ALL ABOUT MOVIES!

1. ALL ABOUT MOVIES! What is a movie genre? A genre is a type of movie, song or book. You will be given a card with a movie genre. When that genre is mentioned, you will read out the question to someone who is far away from you.

2. Classic Movies What makes a movie a classic? A classic movie isn’t just an old black and white movie, but a memorable movie. Read the card.

3. Action Movies What do you need to make an action movie? To make an action movie, you need thrills, spills and chills. Read the card.

4. Macho Movies What does macho mean? This means masculine - a strong man. Who does this movie appeal to, men or women? Read the card.

5. The Big Heist Movie What does heist mean? This means to steal lots of money, from a bank or casino. Read the card.

6. Based on a true story What is the difference between a period movie and a movie based on a true story? A period movie is set in a time period, but the story may not be true. Read the card.

7. Chick Flick What does chick mean, and what is flick? Chick is another name for girl, and flick is a movie. These movies are often love stories. Read the card.

8. Horror – Suspense – Thriller What is the difference between these genres? Horror is usually about ghosts. Suspense is a movie that makes your heart pace. Thriller is similar to horror, but with a crazy guy trying to kill someone. Read the card.

9. Sci - Fi What is the definition of Sci and Fi? Sci = science – Fi = fiction Any movie about space, time travel and technology. Read the card.

10. Disaster Movie What defines a movie to be a Disaster movie? Something bad happens, and the characters must find a way to solve the problem. Read the card.

11. Musical All movies have music in them, but what makes a movie a musical? Read the card. When the characters sing and dance.

12. Murder Mystery What is the difference between this genre and a horror movie? Read the card. This type of movie is about solving the crime, to make you think, but not to scare you.

13. Comedy Which comedy do you like best? Read the card.

14. Feel Good Movie What is the difference between this genre and a comedy? Read the card. This type of movie is not always humorous.

15. Adventure Movie What is the difference between this genre and an action movie? Read the card. This type of movie is about going on a quest.

16. Tear Jerker What is the meaning of this genre? Any movie that has a sad ending, and makes you cry. Read the card.

17. Western Does this genre mean a movie set in the country side? No, this genre is set in the 1800’s of western USA. Read the card.

18. Fantasy What’s the difference between this genre and Sci-fi? This genre is about magic and mystical creatures. Read the card.

19. Choose a category Click on one of these Movie discussion Movie vocabulary Movie culture and history

20. Choose a discussion topic Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic 6 Topic 7 Topic 8 Topic 9 Topic 10

21. Let’s discuss 1: Do you prefer watching movies in the cinema or downloading them? Back to menu

22. Let’s discuss 2: Remaking classic movies, do you think that Hollywood should not remake these movies, or do you not mind? Back to menu

23. Let’s discuss 3: If a new movie came out and everybody said it was bad, would you still go and watch it, why? Back to menu

24. Let’s discuss 4: If you are with a group of friends what type of movie should you choose to suit everybody’s taste? Back to menu

25. Let’s discuss 5: What type of movie would you watch if you were on a date, why? Which is better to go and watch on a date, horror, comedy or a chick flick? Back to menu

26. Let’s discuss 6: When watching English movies do you listen in English or Chinese, if you listen in English do you prefer to read English or Chinese subtitles? Back to menu

27. Let’s discuss 7: What type of movie would you watch if were feeling sad? Back to menu

28. Let’s discuss 8: Could you spend an entire day from morning to night just watching movies? Back to menu

29. Let’s discuss 9: Do you choose the movie because of the famous actor or the famous director? Back to menu

30. Let’s discuss 10: Would you watch the same movie many times? If so, which movie you have seen the most? Back to menu

31. Choose a vocabulary topic Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic 6 Topic 7 Topic 8 Topic 9 Topic 10

32. Vocabulary 1: what do you call the bad guy in a movie? The villain. Back to menu

33. Vocabulary 2: in a movie, the hero is in trouble, we don’t know whether he will find a way out of his problem or not. Then the movie cuts to another scene, what do we call this? A cliff hanger. Back to menu

34. Vocabulary 3: when there is a surprise in the ending of a movie, something that you didn’t think was going to happen. What do we call this? A twist. Back to menu

35. Vocabulary 4: what do we call a movie that makes a lot of money? A block buster. What do we call a movie that fails to make a profit? A flop. Back to menu

36. Vocabulary A sequel. A prequel. A trilogy. 5: when a second version of a movie is made, is called what? When movie is made about what happened before the original, is called what? When there are three movies made, this is called what? Back to menu

37. Vocabulary 6: what do we call a horror movie that has a lot of blood, and dead bodies? Gory. Back to menu

38. Vocabulary 7: to make a Sci-Fi movie, they need to make space ships, aliens and explosions. What is this called to make something look real in a movie? Special effects. Using CGI – computer generated images, models and miniatures, make up design, stop motion animation. Back to menu

39. Vocabulary 8: what is another name for a handsome actor? A heart throb. Back to menu

40. Vocabulary 9: what type of comedy did Charlie Chaplin used? Slapstick. When a comedy is based on real life events is called what? Satire. Back to menu

41. Vocabulary 10: what do we say when a girl is in trouble, and the hero must rescue her? A damsel in distress. Back to menu

42. Choose a culture and history topic Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic 6 Topic 7 Topic 8 Topic 9 Topic 10

43. Culture and history 1: fans like to dress up as their favourite hero, this is called what? A: Cos-Play B: Fan Activity C: Movie Club D: Strange Party Back to menu

44. Culture and history 2: it was very popular, you drive your car, park in a space and put a smaller speaker inside your car. What is this called? A: car cinema B: auto cinema C: drive-in cinema D: outdoor cinema Back to menu

45. Culture and history 3: apart from mobile phones being used in the cinema, which other bad habit is the most annoying for other people. A: clapping B: talking out loud C: eating food D: laughing out loud Back to menu

46. Culture and history 4: old silent movies of the early 20th century were only comedy movies, such as Charlie Chaplin? True False Back to menu

47. Culture and history 5: we call some movies – a movie. We call some other movies – a film. What is the reason? A: film just means it is very old. B: film means a movie that is classified as an art form. C: Americans say movie, film is British English. D: just personal choice to say movie or film. Back to menu

48. Culture and history 6: 3D movies three dimensional movie Which year did the first ever 3D movie was released? A: 1952 B: 1942 C: 1932 D: 1922 This movie was called the “Power of Love” Back to menu

49. Culture and history 7: Indian movies are referred to as what? A: Indian Hollywood B: Hindu movies C: Bollywood D: just movies Bombay (now called Mumbai) + Hollywood = Bollywood Back to menu

50. Culture and history 8: what kind of cinema is this? A: a cinema where you can drink beer B: it’s not a cinema but only a DVD store C: it was a cinema in the past but not anymore D: this has nothing to do with movies. The Bagdad Theater is a movie theater in the Hawthorne District of Portland, Oregon, United States. Back to menu