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The document introduces different movie genres such as action, animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, musical, romance, sci-fi, and western. It discusses some key elements of movies like characters, plot, background, and music. It prompts readers to watch video clips and think about what genres they represent, the background and music, favorite characters and genres, and favorite movies. Finally, it describes a game for teams to collect assigned items as quickly as possible to score points.
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In 1820, a group of fur trappers in northern Louisiana are ambushed by Native Americans. Hugh Glass is badly mauled by a bear defending the group. Though near death, Glass survives but is abandoned by the group's captain who leaves with Glass's son and two others. Glass embarks on a quest for survival and vengeance against those who betrayed him.
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- Comedies aim to make audiences laugh through exaggerated situations and surreal storylines, like in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
- Dramas portray serious, realistic stories and characters without special effects, like The Godfather and 12 Years a Slave.
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Lost2009
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2) The characters all have dark pasts and personal demons that emerged before the crash.
3) Over time, connections are revealed between the initially stranger survivors as mysteries of the island are uncovered, such as the Smoke Monster and the Dharma Initiative.
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- 2. 5 teams Tell your team members • your name • your hobbies • your favourite food
- 3. Game
- 4. Movies
- 5. Why watch movies? • • • • It’s fun It’s exciting and interesting To experience a different world To spend time with friends
- 6. Genres • • • • • Action Animation Comedy Drama Fantasy • • • • • Musical Romance Sci-fi War Western
- 7. Action • a lot of “actions”, mainly fighting. • Closely linked with thriller • Example: Bruce Lee’s martial art films, 007
- 8. Animation • Rapid display of 2-D or 3-D images • Example: Disney, Pixar
- 9. Comedy • Funny, humourous • Happy ending
- 10. Fantasy • Imaginary • Magic/ supernatural
- 11. Horror • Unsettling • Create fears
- 12. Musical • Songs are used by the characters • Dancing usually involved
- 13. Romance • Romance • Involves love between 2 people
- 14. Science Fiction • A setting of the future, outer space. • Imaginary
- 15. Western • Cowboy-movie • Fighting involved
- 16. In movies you have… • the characters (actor/ actress playing different roles; i.e. a lady/ a magician?) • the plot (what happened?) • the background (where is the scene set; i.e. Different countries, city/ suburb/ a place) • Background music (Is it calm? Is it exciting? Is it relaxing?)
- 17. Watching 4 video clips Thinking points • What happened in each movie? • What are the genres of each movie? • Describe the background and music. • Who is your favourite character? • What is your favourite genre? • What is your favourite movie?
- 18. Game Collect the items mentioned, quickest team scores a point
- 19. 2 pairs of glasses
- 20. 3 pairs of shoes
- 21. The oldest person in your team.
- 22. The shortest person in your team
- 23. 1 girl and 1 boy
- 24. A chair
- 25. A 12-year-old
- 26. A watch+ a cell phone
- 27. A bag+ 2 wallets+ a girl
- 28. Something green+ something blue
- 29. Something white+ a pen+ someone who can play table tennis+ a book