Place Each Movie from the Catalog in the Appropriate Category

Created by : Michella Laniel & Roxanne Roy

Student’s Name :______Movie Genre Vocabulary

Adjectives Adverbs Nouns Verbs each also back choose first front fill out funny genres find left kind help less releases like older row rent right side start several store want specific time welcome sure welcome write

Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Modals

except because since Expressions a lot of

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 2 Movie Genres

Place each movie from the catalog in the appropriate category.

______Action : ______

______Science-Fiction : ______

Animated :

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Drama :

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Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 3 Horror :

Comedy : ______

______Documentary :

Musical : ______

______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 4 Simple Past Tense

Fill in with the simple past tense.

1) Queen Latifah ______(star) in the movie Chicago.

2) My friend and I ______(rent) two movies last night.

3) The clerk ______(tell) me that my total was 11,50$.

4) My son ______(want) a new video game last week.

5) Matty ______(be) disappointed with her movie choice.

6) They ______(try) to audition for a TV show.

7) The actors ______(read) their script before filming.

8) Last year, you ______(go) to see over 100 movies.

Change the following sentences to the negative form.

9) Debbie and Eric chose “Spiderman 3”.

______

10) Someone stole my DVD collection.

______

Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (questions) using a question word.

11) The movie theatre opened in 1998.

______

12) Rebecca sold two games yesterday.

______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 5 Movie Crossword Puzzle

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3. movies that usually take place 1. movie with a lot of fighting in the future and killing 6. very strange 2. very scary film 7. not interesting 4. another word for hilarious 8. about love 5. movie about real-life events 10. movie that makes you laugh 9. movie with singing and 11. hand-drawn or computer- dancing generated chararcters and scenery 12. serious movie, not funny 13. not serious; almost stupid

Adapted from TopNotch

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 6 Listening Exercise

Situation A

This conversation is between two customers (husband and wife) and the video store clerk.

Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.

1. How are the new releases organized? a) by genres b) by color c) by actors d) by alphabetical order.

2. How many movie genres are there?

______

3. Where are the science fiction movies? a) at the back of the store b) on the right side of the store c) in the middle of the store d) at the front of the store. Adjectives of quality and quantity

Colour the blocks in which adjectives of quality are written in green and the blocks in which adjectives of quantity are written in red.

some poor all weird

long much sufficient huge

no enough funny many

awful heavy any short

whole difficult several boring

Now use any five adjectives of quality and five adjectives of quantity in sentences of your own.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

9. ______

10. ______

Adapted from funstuff.com. Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 8 Movie Genres

Complete each statement about movie genres. Write the letter on the line.

1. Fighting and killing are common in _____. A. drama

2. In the past, _____ were drawn by hand, but a lot

of them are now done on the computer. B. documentary

3. A _____ tells a story with singing and dancing. C. science-fiction film

4. A _____ gives facts and information about real people

and events. D. horror films

5. A _____ usually takes place in the future. E. action films

6. Elf is a great _____. I can’t stop laughing every

time I watch it. F. animated films

7. This courtroom _____ is a serious movie about life and

death. G. musical

8. Scary things happen in _____. H. comedy

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Movie Genres 9 Ratings Vocabulary

Adjectives Adverbs Nouns Verbs good here kid know older only mean other over rent though watch very wonder

Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Modals

except since with Expressions of course parental guidance well

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 10 The Position of Adverbs

We usually place definite adverbs of time (every day, yesterday, last week, Monday) at the end of the sentence. I see your sister every day. I intend to meet her on Tuesday.

We usually place adverbs of frequency (never, ever, rarely, seldom, often, usually, generally, always) before the main verb, and after the verb TO BE. John never studies his lesson. He always comes to class on time.

If the sentence contains an auxiliary, the adverb still goes before the main verb. John doesn’t always eat good food.

In the following sentences place the adverb in its proper position.

1. We rent a video. (every week). ______

2. Mario watches sci-fi movies. (often) ______

3. They know the star’s name. (rarely) ______

4. We like the same movies. (seldom) ______

5. Sam had a movie telethon. (Friday) ______

6. She chooses a horror movie. (never) ______

7. Ann buys fresh popcorn. (always) ______

8. Juno will be in video stores. (next year)______

9. I go to Blockbusters. (usually) ______

10. We went to the movies. (last Sunday) ______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 11 Canadian Rating System

GENERAL The contents of these motion pictures are suitable for viewing by all ages.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children. 14 ACCOMPANIMENT Suitable for people 14 years of age and older. Those under 14 should view with an adult. NO rental or purchase by those under 14. Parents cautioned. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes. 18 ACCOMPANIMENT Suitable for people 18 years of age or older. Persons under 18 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Parents strongly cautioned. Will likely contain: explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror. RESTRICTED Restricted to 18 years of age and over. NO rental or purchase by those under 18. Content not suitable for minors. Video contains frequent use of sexual activity, brutal graphic violence, intense horror and/or other disturbing content. EXEMPT Contains material not subject to classification, e.g. documentaries, nature, travel, music, culture, sports and leisure, educational and instructional information.

Answer the following questions :

1. An animated movie is usually classified ______.

2. A horror movie with violent behaviour would be classified ______.

3. A movie with some mild violence would be classified ______.

4. A movie about the animals of Australia would be classified ______.

5. A movie which is for older kids would be classified ______.

6. An educational movie would be classified ______.

7. Name two movies (other than those in the catalog) with R ratings:

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8. Name two movies (other than those in the catalog) with G ratings:

______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 12 Quebec Rating System

Visa général May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons of all ages. Guidelines A classification of "Visa général" means that the film so classified is unlikely to disturb an average viewer. It in no way indicates that the film is considered to be "suitable" for children. Only a "for children" notice would indicate that such a film would be appropriate for younger viewers.

13 years and over May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons 13 years of age or over. Children 12 years of age and under may be admitted to a public showing of the film, but only if accompanied by an adult. Guidelines When rating a film as "13 years and over", the examiners consider:  certain manifestations of violence (senseless destruction, physical harm, graphic violence, etc.);

 the representation of sexuality (extremely detailed intimate scenes, sexual relationships promoting dominance or disturbing situations, etc.); certain themes (suicide, family break-ups, mental instability, marginal behaviour, etc.). 16 years and over May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons 16 years of age or over. Guidelines These films may contain complex sequences, including violent or erotic elements, as well as certain problematic situations encountered by adults. However, the examiners are required to conduct a rigorous evaluation when considering the following:  detailed and complacent images of unwarranted or sustained violence;

 particularly troubling images; the manner in which sexuality is depicted. 18 years and over May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons 18 years of age or over. Guidelines Films restricted to an adult audience usually contain:  explicit representations of sexuality;

 exacerbated violence, particularly those depicting torture or other forms of cruelty heightened through special effects to a level of harrowing realism; closely associated erotic behaviour and violence

1) Can a 10 year old boy go see a 13+ movie if he is with his father? Why?

______

2) If a movie is rated R (Canadian System), what would be the rating in the Quebec

system?

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 13 ______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 14 Listening Exercise

Situation B

This conversation is between two customers (husband and wife) and the video store clerk.

Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.

1. What does the rating PG mean? a) general people b) personal guide c) parental guidance d) passive grade.

2. In the Canadian system, how many ratings are there?

a) ______

3. Which movies are exempt from ratings? a) comedies b) travel c) animation d) drama.

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Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 16 Verb Review

Fill in with the simple present, present continuous or simple past.

1. The clerk ______the renting policies to the client now. (explain)

2. Sam and John ______two movies last Friday. (rent)

3. The movie “Shrek” ______older than the movie “Ratatouille”. (be)

4. My friend ______the movie “Shrek” yesterday afternoon. (watch)

5. Jack ______where to find the action movies in the store. (know)

6. The film ______on the television right now. (play)

7. We must ______the movie before 7 P.M. (return)

8. I ______the video store two weeks ago. (visit)

Change the following sentences to the negative form.

9. Mary buys pre-viewed films every month.

______

10. Look! The popcorn is popping in the popcorn machine.

______

Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (question) using a question word.

11. The clerk helped the boy choose a game.

______

12. Carla was very happy with her movie.

______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Ratings 17 Likes And Dislikes Vocabulary

Adjectives Adverbs Nouns Verbs all always arm agree cool everything guy built democratic fair hunk choose easy here mood forget fair less star hear funny only time laugh gloomy something tonight look good too mean less very rent next yet rule serious see take think want watch

Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Modals everything against nobody between something with

Expressions all right

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 18 Word Order

Put the following sentences in order.

1. video stores / is / That / in / at the moment / film

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2. all the time / to rent / like /The boys / horror movies

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3. are / very / Shrek, / popular movies / Shrek I and II

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4. loves / romantic movies / My sister / to watch

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5. with / fresh popcorn / We / our movie / enjoy

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6. are entertaining / for all ages / Action movies

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7. a great selection / The video store / of movies / for everyone / has

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8. than / I / a horror movie / prefer / a science fiction movie

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9. is playing / his favourite game / Sam

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10. bought / at the video store / five / They / pre-viewed movies

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Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 19 Y K H B J F J L O Q I D O C P C C K C E J F B R K K I P N N E V A S C Q I Q G L P I Z F S O S I W O D V J H H B R A V E O O C O W K A T M B O E S C A P E N A J E D C B N J S K L M O U C O P D S W T Q I E N R C P Z R D W E B T L I P N F G K C C F X X S D I E L O Y T O R I A Y V U P S G T R A N E E U L M L O Y S L X T E N D H Z M G M E C L G E C O M E D Y D N B H E D U C E F C O L M T W P U E T B X X R C T B R W F X D E V A S H L S D C R N U E C A R T O O N K Y G B I A Z I I I T H G I F L L Y D S U V L I Q V F I O D L A U G H Z J U A P L G W M U X G K F K E T U C A N L Q Y

action fierce laughed brave fight meet cartoon fought met comedy friendly save cruel helpful saved cute intelligent silly escape kind western escaped laugh

Word Association

Types of movie Adjectives Verb/simple past (describing words)

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 21 Simple Future Tense

Fill in with the simple future tense.

1. I ______a member of Movieland in five minutes. (become)

2. The Roys ______a movie room in their basement next spring. (build)

3. I ______the movie “Shrek” while you buy the popcorn. (find)

4. John ______that movie as soon as possible. (rent)

5. I ______to your movie choice if I choose the next time. (agree)

6. We ______two films to watch while babysitting tonight. (bring)

7. Kathy ______the popcorn for our Saturday movie night. (buy)

8. They ______the game for the competition next weekend. (choose)

Change the following sentences to the negative form.

9. I will take a popcorn, chocolate bar and soft drink please.

______

10. Tonight, they will watch the movie together.

______

Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (question) using a question word.

11. She filled out the membership form before choosing a film.

______

12. He will register his film before he leaves the store.

______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 22 Survey on Movies

A: Excuse me, I’m doing a survey on movies. Would you mind answering a few questions? B: Sure./Of course.

Movie going: 1. How often do you go to the cinema?______2. Who do you usually go with? ______3. What is the last movie that you saw?______

Best actor/ actress: 4. Who is the best actor? ______5. Who is the best actress? ______

Horror film: 6. Do you enjoy horror films? ______7. What is the most horrible film you have seen?______

Action film: 8. Do you enjoy action films? ______9. Is it OK for young kids to watch violence on TV? ______

Comedy: 10. Do you like watching comedies? ______11. Who is the funniest actor/ actress? ______

Science fiction film (Sci-fi film): 12. What is the last science fiction film you saw?______13. How do you feel about the film? * Circle your choice entertaining/ terrific/ confusing/ silly Best film: 14. What is your favourite film?______15. Who was starring in it?______

A: That’s all. Thank you! Created by CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung Secondary School

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 23 Listening Exercise

Situation C

This conversation is between three customers (mother, father and son).

Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.

1. How many movies will the customers rent?

______

2. What does “democratic” mean? a) one person decides b) everyone wants the same movie c) two out of three want the same movie d) the clerk decides.

3. What film does Sam agree to rent? a) The Game Plan b) I Am Legend c) The Rock d) Ratatouille.

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 24 Movie Cloze

Fill in the blanks below in the words in the box:

actors extra Parts of the Movie: The place or time a movie takes place is called cameo plot the ______. What happens in a movie is camera scenes called the ______. A movie is usually character setting broken up into many ______. The critic star movie is filmed with a ______.

People in Movies: The people who act in the movie are ______. A ______is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the ______. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a ______. An ______is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A ______is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.

Movie Genres: The type of movie is the movie action projector ______. A movie that makes you animation sci-fi laugh is a ______. A movie that blockbuster screen makes you scream is a ______movie. A movie that is exciting with lots of s sequel guns and explosions is an ______comedy theater movie. Movies about the future or space are documentar ticket known as ______films. And a y usher movie about real life is a genre ______. An ______film has cartoon characters.

Blockbusters Movies with big budgets that sell a lot of tickets are called ______. Many of these movies do so well that movie producers make a ______, or part II.

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 25 At the Theater: The place where you watch a movie is called a ______. To see a movie, usually, you have to buy a ______. The movie is projected onto a large ______using a movie ______. An ______is a person who shows you to your seat and makes sure everybody is quiet during the movie. © 2005 www.bogglesworldesl.com

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 26 Synopsis Vocabulary

Adjectives Adverbs Nouns Verbs back about calling agree finest again candies buy funny also fun choosing great always jacket dreams hilarious kind feel renowned membership get young pal heard true know wishes rent sounds think torn watch

Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Expressions something between because sounds perfect which without upside down

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Visit a video store – Sypnosis 27 Verb Review (4 tenses)

Fill in with the simple present, present continuous, simple past or simple future.

1. Last night, Caroline ______she was a movie star. (dream)

2. If I enroll a new member, I ______a free rental. (receive)

3. The children ______“Ratatouille” right now. (watch)

4. Julie ______a member of two video stores. (be)

5. We ______the movie “I am Legend” last weekend. (enjoy)

6. Listen! The teacher ______the documentary we will look at. (explain)

7. You can ______two movies for the price of one. (choose)

8. Mathew ______to rent a science fiction movie yesterday. (want)

Change the following sentences to the negative form.

9. Maxime laughs when he watches “Ratatouille”.

______

10. Next week, we will pay only four dollars to rent a film.

______

Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (question) using a question word.

11. Robert rented three movies last weekend.

______

12. The restrooms are at the back of the store.

______

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Sypnosis 28 A synopsis is a brief summary of a written work or a movie. Read the movie synopses below and try to guess the title of the movie.

Movie 1: ______Movie 2: ______Movie 3: ______This is a comedy starring Jim This is a sci-fi thriller starring This action/adventure film is Carrey. When a light falls Keanu Reeves. His character, a remake of a 1933 classic. from the sky, Carrey’s Neo, is a computer hacker who Jack Black plays a movie character Truman begins to discovers that life on earth is a director who captures a giant suspect that something is façade created by a intelligent ape from a lost island and wrong with the world. He goes machines that use humans to brings the ape back to New on to discover that his whole generate energy. York. In the end, the ape life is being filmed as a show escapes captivity and causes for others to watch. destruction in New York.

Movie 8: ______Movie 4: ______In this romance, Kate Winslet This is a suspense drama plays an upper class woman starring Bruce Willis. He plays who falls in love with a poor a doctor who helps children artist. The story takes place with psychological problems. aboard a ship that is struck He tries to help a troubled by an iceberg and sunk. In the child who sees ghosts. In the end, Kate Winslet’s character, end, he helps the boy find Rose, survives but the poor peace, but he discovers that artist, who is played by he is a ghost himself. Leonardo DiCaprio, dies.

Movie 7: ______Movie 5: ______In this sci-fi action film, Will This is an action film starring Smith plays a cop who is Movie 6: ______Tobey Maguire. He plays a recruited into the When a criminal maniac, Sirius superhero who has to stop the government’s most secret Black, escapes from prison, evil genius Dr. Octopus. agency. He has to find ‘illegal Harry Potter, who is played by Unfortunately, his real life aliens’ that are hiding in New Daniel Radcliffe, has to be problems as college student York, including an insect-like careful. It turns out that Peter Parker cause him to alien that is trying to take Sirius is not who he seems. temporarily give up being the over the world. superhero.

From: http://bogglesworldesl.com/files7/MovieSynopses.doc

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Sypnosis 29 Listening Exercise

Situation D

This conversation is between three customers (three women who are friends).

Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.

1. Where is the synopsis of the film? a. on the side of the DVD jacket b. on the back of the DVD jacket c. inside the DVD jacket d. on the front of the DVD jacket.

2. How many persons are choosing the film?

______

3. What genre is the movie “Ratatouille”? a. comedy b. musical c. action d. animation.

Movieland Student Activity Book 2 Selecting a DVD – Sypnosis 30 Make three movie riddles using the clues in the boxes. Read your movie riddles to the class (or your group) and they will try to guess your movies. Wait until all five clues have been read before guessing.

Movie #1 ______(Movie Title: Keep this a secret)

Clue #1 It’s a ______. (Genre) Clue #2 It takes place ______. (Setting) Clue #3 ______is in it. (Actor) Clue #4 It’s about ______(Plot) ______Clue #5 In the end, ______(Climax)

Movie #2 ______(Movie Title: Keep this a secret)

Clue #1 It’s a ______. (Genre) Clue #2 It takes place ______. (Setting) Clue #3 ______is in it. (Actor) Clue #4 It’s about ______(Plot) ______Clue #5 In the end, ______(Climax)

Movie #3 ______(Movie Title: Keep this a secret)

Clue #1 It’s a ______. (Genre) Clue #2 It takes place ______. (Setting) Clue #3 ______is in it. (Actor) Clue #4 It’s about ______(Plot) ______Clue #5 In the end, ______(Climax) www.bogglesworldesl.com

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