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12 AT THE MOVIES

LESSON A TYPES OF MOVIES

1 VOCABULARY
A Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

action classics horror science fiction dramas romantic comedies

1. People usually fall in love in romantic comedies .


2. Many science fiction movies are about the future.
3. Good old movies are often called classics .
4. dramas are serious films that make you think.
5. action movies often have car chases and gun fights.
6. Movies that scare people are called horror movies.

B Unscramble the words to make sentences.


1. movies / into / I’m / action / not
I'm not into action movies.

2. always / endings / cry / make / me / sad


Sad endings always make me cry.

3. good / feel / make / romantic / me / comedies


Romantic comedies make me feel good.

4. movies / crazy / science fiction / she’s / about / not


She's not crazy about science fiction movies.

5. classic / fan / he’s / movies / a / of / big


He's a big fan of classic movies.

C Complete the charts.


A movie I liked Kind of movie Actors
Marlon Wayans
White Chicks COMEDY/ CRIME Shawn Wayans

A movie I didn’t like Kind of movie Actors


HORROR Olivia Cooke
Ouija Daren Kagasoff

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3 GRAMMAR

A Complete the sentences with the present
continuous as future tense.

My parents (1. travel) are traveling to

Cannes, France, for its international film festival

next month! They (2. go) are going

because my mother (3. receive) is receiving

an award. She composes music for movies, and

she (4. be) is honored for her

work. They (5. leave) are leaving for France

on May 10th. My mom (6. stay) is staying

for two weeks, but my father can only stay for ten

days. They (7. see) are seeing a few movies

each day, and they (8. meet) are meeting

some movie stars, too!

B Write questions and answers about weekend plans. Use the present continuous as future tense.
Jeff Maki Matt and Angie You
clean her
Saturday go to the beach go shopping go to the movies
apartment
see a movie with study for a science
Sunday cook a big dinner do the laundry
his brother exam

1. What’s Jeff doing on Saturday? He’s going to the beach.


What's Jeff doing on Sunday? He's
 seeing a movie with his brother.
2. Maki
What's Maki doing on Saturday? She's cleaning her apartment.
What's Maki doing on Sunday? She's studying for a science exam.
3. Matt and Angie
What are Matt and Angie doing on Saturday? They're going shoppinp.
What are Matt and Angie doing on Sunday? They're cooking a big dinner.
4. You
What are you doing on Saturday? I'm going to the movies.
What are you doing on Sunday? I'm doing the laundry.

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