film & television in the uk for tefl/tesol/esl
TRANSCRIPT
Film and television
What's your favourite f i lm or TV show?
Explain to a partner what it's about, who is featured in it, when it was made, etc.
Explain why it's your favourite!
Guess the British TV show
Sherlock Doctor Who Downton Abbey
Blackadder Top Gear Eastenders
Guess the Brit ish f i lm
The King's Speech Chariots of Fire Slumdog Millionaire
James Bond Harry Potter The Italian Job
Cinema, the Internet, and piracy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xuKlIFofJ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZm8vNHBSU
How will Internet streaming or downloading affect the box office?
If a new film was released that you really wanted to see, would you watch it at home or at the cinema?
• watch TV and films on multiple devices, through the Internet• huge variety of series available, just one click away• 50 million subscribers worldwide
Film and TV vocabulary
A film buff A rom-com A chick-flick A nail-biter A sitcom A chat show A quiz show Prime-time
(viewing)
(Horror films) don't really do it for me
(Action films) aren't really my thing
What's on?Does it have
subtitles?Is it dubbed?When does it come
out?What's it about?Who's in it?
ACTIVITY
In groups, make up a television programme or film storyline and pitch it to the class. Each
film/tv programme storyline will then be put to a vote to decided which one the class would
most likely like to watch.
Discussion questions Do you like going to the cinema? How often do you go?
What is your favourite/least favourite genre of film? Why?
If a book has been made into a film, which do you prefer to do first, see the film or read the book? Why?
Do you watch a lot of television?
Do you watch any English-language TV?
Will the cinema one day be a thing of the past?
Was TV better in the past or now? What about cinema?
Discussion questions Do you like going to the cinema? How often do you go?
What is your favourite/least favourite genre of film? Why?
If a book has been made into a film, which do you prefer to do first, see the film or read the book? Why?
Do you watch a lot of television?
Do you watch any English-language TV?
Will the cinema one day be a thing of the past?
Was TV better in the past or now? What about cinema?