Unit 7 On screen Lesson 6 The Perfect Choice

Make suggestions and express preferences

Speak and read

1. Work in pairs. Match the classic movie titles to the sports.
2. Bend It Like Beckham a. basketball
3. Hoop Dreams b. baseball
4. Field of Dreams c. soccer
5. Read the postings at a movie forum website and check your answers.

    Which sport would Jonathan like to find a movie about?

     Does he find an acceptable movie?

    Movie Forums

Hi, Can anyone suggest a good sports movie to show at our school movie club? -Jonathan

What about showing Hoop Dreams? It’s a documentary about two African teenagers trying to become basketball stars. It’s awesome, in my humble opinion. Vince

Hoop Dreams is good, but I prefer Field of Dreams. It’s a drama about a farmer who builds a baseball field on his farm in Iowa USA, which is where I live. I suggest you check it out. It’s great(imho) Gene

Thanks for the suggestions, but I think I’d rather find a movie about soccer instead. Any ideas? Jonathan

Have you considered showing Bend It Like Beckham? It’s about two teenage girls who want to become soccer players.

Wouldn’t you rather show a movie that girls can identify with too? And it’s a comedy rather than a drama. Keira

Thanks, Keira. Bend it Like Beckham sound like it would be perfect. An I see it’s rated PG, so all the students can see it. Awesome Jonathan

3. Study Read the posts again and answer the questions.
4. Which genres are the three movies?
5. Why do you think Gene prefers Field of Dreams?
6. What do you think “imho” stands for?
7. Give three reasons why Bend It Like Beckham would be a perfect choice for the movie club?
8. Practice

    Write one word in each blank to express a preference or make a suggestion.

Meg: Do you want to watch a movie on television?

Tom: In general I 1) _______ watching movies a movie theater to watching at home.

Meg: Ok. 2) _______ don’t we go to the movies? Which kind of movie 3) ______ you

           prefer to see – an action movie or drama?

Tom: I’d 4) ______ see an action movie 5) ______ a drama. But could we see a foreign

          movie instead?

Meg: We 6) _______ go to a subtitled Russian movie or a dubbed Italian movie.

Tom: 7) _______ always prefer subtitled movies.

5. Discuss and write

    Discuss how you would answer this post from a movie website.

    Hi, I’m from the US and want to start watching movies from other countries. Can you

    suggest some movies I should watch from your country.

Recommend a movie and explain why.

Summarize the movie in a few sentences.

6. Write your suggestions in a post. Use the following phrases.
7. To make suggestions

          What about watching _______?

Have you considered/thought about watching _______?

1. To express preferences in general

     I prefer ________.

1. To express preferences in a specific situation

I’d prefer _______.

I’d prefer _______.

I’d rather _______. (than)

7. Share your response with a partner. Then write a response to your partner’s post.