Unit Three Lesson One

Let’s Go to the Movies!

Let’s Go to the Movie

movie

cinema

ticket

poster

stardirector

actor

actress

science fiction filmthriller

adventureanimated

feature

action

special effectHarry Potter

When you see the word, what will you think of?

a.Have you ever seen / collected any movie posters?

b.Where can you probably find some posters?

c.What kind of movie do you like best? Comedies, thrillers, animated movies or feature movies?

d.What’s your favourite movie?

e.Do you know the movie Zhang Ga, the soldier boy?

Listen to the text and judge whether the following sentences are true or false

( )1. The movie, Zhang Ga, the Soldier Boy, is a .

( )2. Li Hua’s father has seen the movie already.

( )3. Li Hua’s father thinks the movie is neither excellent nor

instructive(有教育意义的 )。( )4. When the movie was first on, it was not popular.

( )5. The directors of the movie were world famous at

that time.

( )6. Linda has to edit some articles for their school

newspaper this weekend.

F

F

F

F

T

T

both and

Chinese

comedyfeature movie

Fill in Li Hua’s weekend plan.Where to go: _______________________

What to do: ________________________

Who to go with: _____ , Li Xin(probably)

What movie to see: ______________________

Type: ________________________

Plot(情节 )： about __________________________

during the Anti- Japanese War

Director: Cui Wei, Ouyang Hongying

Starring: An Jisi

Which show to see: __________________

City Cinema

see a movie

Linda

Zhang Ga, the Soldier Boyfeature movie

the heroic deeds of a brave boy

the evening show

Complete Li Xin’s diary according to the text Today, Li Xin, Linda and I went to the _______.Since

Li Hua and I had some ______ to edit in the afternoon, we went to the _______ _____.

There were a few new movies on at the cinema, but we saw an old one,______ _____, ____ ______ ____. It was a movie about the heroic deeds of a ______ boy during the Anti-Japanese ____.Li Hua’s father told her that the movie was a

big ___when it was first on. The movie starring a famous child _____was directed by two famous Chinese ________.

I think the movie is worth(值得的 ) seeing because there is a lot to _____ _____ it.　

cinema

articles

evening show

Zhang Ga the Soldier Boy

brave

War

hit

actor

directors

learn from

Complete the dialogue between Linda and

Li xin about their plans for the eveningA: We’ve finished our editing at last! B: Great! Have you any plans for this evening?A: Nothing special. What about you?B: Well, Li Hua and I are going to ____ __ _____.A: _____ _____ are you going to see?B: An old Chinese movie,Zhang Ga, __ ______ ____.A: Ah,I know it’s about the heroic deeds of a ____ ____ during the Anti-Japanese War.B: Exactly.Have you seen it?A: Not yet. But my parents told me about it once.It was a ___ ___

when it was ____ ____.B: Would you like to see the movie with us?A:Yes, I’d love to!B: Let’s go and find Li Hua now.

see a movie

aWhat movie

Soldier Boy

brave boy

big hitfirst on

Work in pairs and make up a dialogue about “What ’s your favourite movie?”

Use the following questions for reference:1. What ’s your favourite movie?2. Is it a Chinese movie or a foreign one?3. What kind of movie is it?4. What’s it about?5. Who is the director of the movie?6. Who stars in it?7. Why do you like it best?