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THEME 3 MOVIES

FUNCTIONS
F1 Talking about likes/dislikes, hobbies and free time activities
F2 Expressing opinions
9 GRADE F3 Making preferences
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F4
Asking about and telling the time and the date
F5 Inviting and refusing accepting an invitation
14 Clock Matching

This activity aims to have students practise telling the time.

Materials and Preparation
Copy and cut up the clock cards on page 73 and make sure that each group has two sets of cards.
Procedure
1 Divide students into groups of four or five and give out one set of clock cards to each group. Ask
them to deal out the cards equally among them; they each need to have 4 or 5 cards. Then give each
group the second set of cards. Ask them to place the pack face down in the middle.
2 In order to demonstrate how to play the game, do the first round with the whole class. Name a
student in each group to begin and ask them to pick up a card from the pile on the desk and look at
it. Tell them that they are not supposed to show it to the others. Have other members in the group
ask “What time is it?” The one who has picked up the card from the pile must tell the others the time.
Have students put up their hands if they have the same card. Ask the player with the matching card
in each group to take both cards and discard them. Then it is that player’s turn to pick up a card from
the pile. Tell students that they need to get rid of all their cards and the one to get rid of his/her cards
first becomes the winner.
3 Resume the game; monitor while walking around the classroom and help when necessary. You
do not have to wait for each group to have a winner; you can stop the activity after an appropriate
length of time.

15 Let’s Write a Review!

This activity aims to revise and consolidate words/phrases used in film reviews and have students
read/write film reviews.
Materials and Preparation
Copy the worksheet on page 74 and make sure that each student in the class has one.

Procedure
1 Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Ask them to read the two reviews and underline the
words used to describe films. Have them work individually.
2 Allow 8-10 minutes for this and then stop the activity and elicit the answers.
3 Afterwards, ask students to choose a film they like/dislike and write their opinions about it in a short
review by using at least two of the words given in the boxes. If you think your students might not
be familiar with some of the words given, you may wish/need to go over them before starting the
activity.
4 As a follow-up activity, you can have students work in pairs and peer check each other’s reviews or
have some of them read out their reviews.

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