4.1 Elementary - Language Leader - English
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The document provides information about films and film genres. It discusses popular Iranian films and directors like Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It also profiles the Chilean film "Machuca" from 1973, which is about the friendship between two 11-year-old boys from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Santiago, Chile. The document contains vocabulary about various film genres and provides examples of films that fit into each genre. It also includes a short quiz about the information provided.
4.1 Elementary - Language Leader - English
- 1. Unit 4: Leisure Time 4.1: Silver Screen
- 2. 1. How often do you watch films? 2. Do you usually watch films at home or at the cinema? Which do you prefer? Why? 3. How often do you go to the cinema? Who do you go with?
- 3. VOCABULARY: types of film an action/ adventure film an animation a horror film a western a romantic comedy a love story a musical a historical film a comedy a war film a science fiction a thriller
- 5. an action / adventure film
- 10. a love story (romance) film
- 12. a musical film
- 13. a comedy
- 14. a war film
- 15. a science fiction (sci-fi) film
- 16. a thriller
- 17. Can you think of an example of each type of film? Which types of film do you like? Why? What types of film are on at the cinema in your town/ city now?
- 18. Country profile: Iran by Mahsa Nami These days, Iranian films are quite popular, thanks to the work of three or four famous film directors, for example Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his daughter, Samira. Iranian directors don't usually make thrillers or romantic comedies, but they make films about the lives of ordinary people, and life in the city or the country.
- 19. The week's film: Machuca Director: Andres Wood This film is about two 11- year old boys in Chile, in 1973. The two boys, Pedro Machuca and Gonzalo Infante (the excellent young actors Ariel Mateluna and Matias Quer), come from different families. Gonzalo lives in a rich part of the capital city, Santiago, but he's unhappy at home and at school a private school for rich children. The head teacher of the school opens it to children from the poor area . . .
- 20. 1. a film from Ireland 2. films in Iran 3. the number of cinemas in Iran 4. a film from Chile 5. Hollywood films
- 21. d 1. actor e 2. director b 3. ordinary c 4. private school a 5. head teacher a.) This person controls a school. b.) It's normal, not different or unusual. c.) Students (or their parents) pay to go here. d.) You see this person in films or plays. e.) This person gives instructions to actors in a film.
- 22. Country profile: Iran by Mahsa Nami These days, Iranian films are quite popular, thanks to the work of three or four famous film directors, for example Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his daughter, Samira. Iranian directors don't usually make thrillers or romantic comedies, but they make films about the lives of ordinary people, and life in the city or the country. ? 1. People outside Iran don't like Iranian films.
- 23. Country profile: Iran by Mahsa Nami These days, Iranian films are quite popular, thanks to the work of three or four famous film directors, for example Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his daughter, Samira. Iranian directors don't usually make thrillers or romantic comedies, but they make films about the lives of ordinary people, and life in the city or the country. T 2. Mohsen Makhmalbaf is Samira's father.
- 24. Country profile: Iran by Mahsa Nami These days, Iranian films are quite popular, thanks to the work of three or four famous film directors, for example Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his daughter, Samira. Iranian directors don't usually make thrillers or romantic comedies, but they make films about the lives of ordinary people, and life in the city or the country. F 3. Iranian directors make a lot of action films.
- 25. The week's film: Machuca Director: Andres Wood This film is about two 11- year old boys in Chile, in 1973. The two boys, Pedro Machuca and Gonzalo Infante (the excellent young actors Ariel Mateluna and Matias Quer), come from different families. Gonzalo lives in a rich part of the capital city, Santiago, but he's unhappy at home and at school - a private school for rich children. The head teacher of the school opens it to children from the poor area . . . F 4. Gonzalo in Machuca lives in Chile, but we don't know where.
- 26. The week's film: Machuca Director: Andres Wood This film is about two 11- year old boys in Chile, in 1973. The two boys, Pedro Machuca and Gonzalo Infante (the excellent young actors Ariel Mateluna and Matias Quer), come from different families. Gonzalo lives in a rich part of the capital city, Santiago, but he's unhappy at home and at school - a private school for rich children. The head teacher of the school opens it to children from the poor area . . . ? 5. The rich area is near the poor area.
- 27. The week's film: Machuca Director: Andres Wood very good This film is about two 11- year old boys in Chile, in 1973. The two boys, Pedro Machuca and Gonzalo Infante (the excellent young actors Ariel Mateluna and Matias Quer), come from different families. Gonzalo lives in a rich part of the capital city, Santiago, but he's unhappy at home and at school - a private school for rich children. The head teacher of the school opens it to children from the poor area . . . T 6. The main actors are very good.