Unit 7 On screen Lesson 1 At the movies
Talk about going to the movies
Recall and read
- Work in pairs. Write a movie title for each of the genres.
action/adventure cartoon comedy documentary
horror musical science fiction thriller western
- Read The Screen One movie survey answers.
- Where do you usually sit when you go to the movies?
- Do you wait until the very end of the movie before leaving?
- What annoys you most when you go to the movies?
- Do you ever watch foreign-language movies?
- Do you prefer going to large multiplex or small independent movie theaters?
- Do you ever watch movies in 3D?
- ______________________?
I always sit in the middle of the auditorium. I don’t like being too near the front or the back. And I like to be in the middle of the row so that I’m right in the middle.
- ______________________?
I always wait until the end of the closing credits before I leave. Don’t understand why people want to go as soon as the credits appear. It’s rude.
- ____________________?
People using phones during the movie. I really hate that. Or when I sit down to watch a movie and realize it’s a remake of a foreign-language movie. When they remake movies they’re never as good as the original.
- ____________________?
Yes, I do. I’m from Spain, where they dub most foreign-language movies. In bigger cities you can usually find movie theaters that show subtitled rather than dubbed movies. I prefer those because I can practice my English.
- __________________?
I prefer to go to small independent movie theaters rather than large multiplex theaters. I like old buildings with an old-fashioned box office and a lobby where you can buy something to eat or drink.
- __________________?
Not very often. I wear glasses, so it’s annoying. Having to wear another pair on top. And it’s usually not worth the extra you have to pay.
- Work with words
Parts of a movie theater
aisles auditorium lobby rows
The box office is usually located just outside the movie theater or in the
1) _______ . The 2) _______ is the main part of the movie theater, where the audience sit. The sits are place in 3) _______ facing the screen. Two 4) ______ often divide the seating area.
Types or parts of a movie
credits dubbed remake subtitled
Movies have opening and closing 5) ______ to list the people involved. A
6) _______ movie allows the audience to hear the original soundtrack. Blockbuster movies are usually 7) _______ into more than 30 languages. A 8) _______ is a movie that uses the same story as one made before.
- Extend
Complete the text with these words.
credit dubbed trailer
Wile on location, the movie’s star had her own 1) __________ to relax in. She’s an amazing screen actress, She’s been 2) ___________ the new Queen of Hollywood. She deserves 3) ___________ for all the work she’s done.
