Unit 7 On screen Lesson 5 It was awesome
Express likes and dislikes
Speak
- Look at the pictures from a movie theater.
How do think the people feel about the movie they’ve just seen.
Answer: Luke loved the movie. Naomi isn’t sure how she feels. But she’s a little
disappointed. Megan thinks it wasn’t as good as she had expected. George
hated the movie, Kayla can’t make up her mind about it.
- Read the conversation to check your answers to Exercise 1.
- Luke: 1) __________. I’m a huge fan of the director, so I was expecting something.
offbeat, and I wasn’t disappointed. 2) _________ the ending. If I had to criticize something, it would be the script. Personally, I wasn’t crazy about it.
- Naomi: 3) _________ I was looking forward to this movie so much.
Megan: We both had such high hopes. Didn’t we? But for me, 4) __________.
Naomi: Yes. 5) __________. The opening credits were, good, though.
- George: Do you want to know what I really think? 6) __________. I was a complete
waste of time. 7) __________.
Kayla: To be honest, 8) __________. It wasn’t great either. Remakes aren’t my cup
of tea anyway.
- A Decide if the phrases are positive or negative or uncertain.
- I couldn’t stand it.
- It didn’t live up to my expectations.
- It was awesome.
- I don’t really know how I feel.
- It didn’t do anything for me.
- I particularly liked…
- I can’t make up my mind about it.
- It was a little disappointing.
- Read the phrases that …
Express likes
It was awesome/great/ amazing/impressive
I particularly liked …
It lived up to my expectations.
I’m a huge fan of …
I wasn’t disappointed.
Express dislikes
It didn’t live up to my expectations.
I couldn’t stand …
It didn’t do anything for me.
It was a little disappointing.
It was a complete waste of time.
It’s not my cup of tea.
I’m not a huge fan of …
I was disappointed.
I wasn’t crazy about …
If I had to criticize something …
Express uncertainty
I can’t make up my mind about it.
I don’t really know how I feel.
- Act Work in pairs.
- Choose a well-known movie or television show that you’ve seen recently.
- Prepare a conversation, saying what you liked and disliked about it..
- Include information abut the show but don’t say the title.
- Can other students identify the matter or television show.
