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Intermediate

Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Improve your ability to talk about movies and TV shows.

Exercise 1

Warm-up

Have a short conversation based on these questions. Make sure you ask your tutor some questions too!

What new movies are you looking forward to seeing?

Have you ever binge-watched a TV show?

Exercise 2

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these phrases with your tutor.

low production value
stiff acting
poor writing
no character development
plot holes
bad dialogue

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the items on the list you have encountered in a movie or TV show and which you have not.

Exercise 3

Useful Language

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor. If you don't know a word, ask your tutor to read the definition and example sentence.

script

Noun

prop

Noun

set

Noun

trailer

Noun

costume

Noun

soundtrack

Noun

special effect

Noun

episode

Noun

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which definition matches each word or phrase.

script

A.
the written text of a movie or TV show
B.
words spoken by actors

prop

A.
an object that appears in a movie or TV show
B.
a person on a movie set

set

A.
the environment in which a scene is filmed
B.
the time in which a movie or TV show takes place

trailer

A.
a short movie
B.
an advertisement for a movie or TV show

costume

A.
the environment in which a scene is filmed
B.
clothing worn by actors

soundtrack

A.
the music in a movie or TV show
B.
all of the sound in a movie or TV show

special effect

A.
an illusion using props, camera work, etc. in a movie or TV show
B.
an object that appears in a movie or TV show

episode

A.
one part of a TV show
B.
one movie in a series of movies

Exercise 4

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

	Hyun-woo Do you like going to the cinema?
	Nina I sure do! I go all the time. How about you?
	Hyun-woo Yeah — I just love getting popcorn!
	Nina Same here! What streaming services do you use?
	Hyun-woo I just use Netflix because it has most of my favorite series. What about you?
	Nina I have Netflix and Hulu.
	Hyun-woo Ah, I've thought about getting Hulu as well. Have you ever given up on a TV show?
	Nina Oh yeah, a few times. I got a few episodes into this one show, but the script was so poor. The whole show was just full of bad dialogue. The sets and the costumes looked incredible, though.
	Hyun-woo So annoying! The second season of my favorite show was like that. There was no character development at all and it was full of plot holes, too. What movies or shows do you think you'll never get tired of?
	Nina I've seen Back to the Future so many times. The special effects are great, not to mention the soundtrack!
	Hyun-woo True! Any modern favorites?
	Nina I loved Andor. It's set before the original Star Wars movies.

Check Your Understanding

What does Hyun-woo like about going to the cinema?

Why does Hyun-woo use Netflix?

Why did Nina give up on a TV show she was watching?

Exercise 5

Find the Mistake

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. Be careful — not all sentences have a mistake!

Have you ever giving up on a TV show?

The whole show had full of bad dialogue.

What movies or shows do you think you'll never get tired of?

I just love for getting popcorn.

The sets and the costumes looked incredible.

It has most my favorite series.

What streaming services do you used?

The show had low product value.

Exercise 6

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Yan-ting. Use the Answer Pool below to help you.

	Ling Do you like going to the cinema?
	Yan-ting Yeah, when a new (1) comes out and it looks good, I want to see it on the big (2). It's just so much better than watching at home!
	Ling That's true. What streaming services do you usually use?
	Yan-ting I've got a few, but I (3) use Amazon Prime. How about you?
	Ling My husband and I mostly just watch Netflix, but we recently signed up for Disney+ for the kids. Have you ever given up on a TV show?
	Yan-ting Yeah, I started watching this crime (4) a while back but the (5) was so stiff. I can't stand shows with bad acting! How about you?
	Ling For me it's all about the characters. If a story has no character development then it's not worth watching.
	Yan-ting Yeah, there's so many good shows out there that our (6) are pretty high these days.
	Ling Right. What movies or shows do you think you'll never get tired of?
	Yan-ting For me, (7) like The Lord of the Rings will never get old. Everything about them is so good: the acting, the (8), the score!

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 8

Answer Pool (Questions 1-8)

props
movie
drama
mostly
screen
standards
acting
classics

Exercise 7

Conversation

Have a conversation based on these questions. Don't forget to ask your tutor some questions too!

Do you like going to the cinema?

What streaming services do you use?

Have you ever given up on a TV show?

What movies or shows do you think you'll never get tired of?