Stories – in films, books and TV series – are the inspiration for our March activities. At A1 Movers and A2 Flyers we ask our younger students to write about their favourite character. Our B1 Preliminary learners will practise their speaking while they talk about different places to enjoy a show or a film. Our B2 students can practise all skills while they discuss what makes a film memorable and then write their own stories. Finally, our B2 First and C1 Advanced students can practise their use of English and listening while they watch a short video on the topic of films and cinema. Happy March!

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March
Stories – in films, books and TV series – are the inspiration for our March activities. At A1
Movers and A2 Flyers we ask our younger students to write about their favourite character.
Our B1 Preliminary learners will practise their speaking while they talk about different places
to enjoy a showor a film. Our B2 students can practise all skills while they discuss whatmakes
a film memorable and then write their own stories. Finally, our B2 First and C1 Advanced
students can practise their use of English and listening while they watch a short video on the
topic of films and cinema. Happy March!
1. And the Oscar goes to…................................................................................................. 2
2. Memorable stories.......................................................................................................... 5
3. Action!............................................................................................................................ 8
4. My favourite character ...................................................................................................12
5. References....................................................................................................................14

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1. And the Oscar goes to…
Level: B2 First / C1 Advanced
Skills: speaking, listening, use of English
Interaction: individual, in pairs and whole class activity
Time: 45 minutes
Warm up (15’) – whole class
 Do you prefer to watch films or TV series? Why?
 What was the last film you saw?
 Did you like it? Why?
 What’s your favourite film?
 What makes it special?
 What makes a film memorable?
 You are going to read an acceptance speech given by Emma Stone in 2017 at the
Oscars Academy Awards. What information do you think she will include?
Use of English (10’) – individually
For questions 1 - 8, read the text belowand decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0. A to B for C on D towards
"Thank you so much (0) to the Academy. To the women in this category, Natalie, Isabelle,
Meryl, Ruth, you were all so extraordinary and I (1) look _____ to you and I admire you more
than Ican (2) ______ into words. It has been the greatest honor of all to (3) ______ alongwith
you. To my mom and my dad and my brother, Spencer, and my soul sister, Chrissie,mywhole
family, I love you so much. Thank you for everything. To Doug Wald, who stood by me (4)
_____ these years, Holly and Michelle and Craig and P.J. And Greta and Bob Cooper, thank
you so much and I (5) _____ that a moment like this is a huge confluence of luck and
opportunity and so Iwant to thank Damien Chazelle for the opportunity to be part of a project
that was so special and once in a lifetime. I'm so grateful to have been (6) ______ in this film
and thank you for your faith and your patience and such a wonderful experience. And Ryan
Gosling, thank you for (7) _____ me laugh and for always raising the bar and for being the
greatest partner on this crazy adventure. To our whole crew, everyone that put theirheartand
souls into this film, I -- I'm going to find you all individually, and I'm going to thank you. Along
with my friends, who I love so much. I'm going to hug the hell out of you when the feeling re-
enters my body. I still have a lot of growing and learning and work to do. And this guy is a
really beautiful symbol to continue on that (8) _____ and I'm so grateful for that. So thankyou
so much. Thank you."
Adapted from: Stone, E. (2017)

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1. A on B down C up D in
2. A write B place C express D put
3. A stay B stand C keep D be
4. A every B across C along D all
5. A realise B notice C find out D discover
6. A called B asked C involved D invited
7. A doing B causing C making D provoking
8. A trip B voyage C way D journey
Listening (10’) – individually
You are going to listen to Emma Stone’s speech. Listen to check your answers to the
previous activity.
Follow-up activity (10’) – in pairs
Can you explain the following vocabulary? What does it mean? What context could you use
it in?
 raise the bar
 put your heart and soul into something
 crew

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KEY
"Thank you so much (0) to the Academy. To the women in this category, Natalie, Isabelle,
Meryl, Ruth, you were all so extraordinary and I (1) look up to you and I admire you more than
I can (2) put into words. It has been the greatest honour of all to (3) stand along with you. To
my mom and my dad and my brother, Spencer, and my soul sister, Chrissie, my whole family,
I love you so much. Thank you for everything. To Doug Wald, who stood by me (4) all these
years, Holly and Michelle and Craig and P.J. And Greta and Bob Cooper, thank you so much
and I(5) realise that a moment like this is a huge confluence of luck and opportunity and so I
want to thank Damien Chazelle for the opportunity to be part of a project that was so special
and once in a lifetime. I'm so grateful to have been (6) involved in this film and thank you for
your faith and your patience and such a wonderful experience. And Ryan Gosling, thank you
for (7) making me laugh and for always raising the bar and for being the greatest partner on
this crazy adventure. To our whole crew, everyone that put their heart and souls into this film,
I -- I'm going to find you all individually, and I'm going to thank you. Along with my friends, who
I love so much. I'm going to hug the hell out of you when the feeling re-enters my body. I still
have a lot of growing and learning and work to do. And this guy is a really beautiful symbol to
continue on that (8) journey and I'm so grateful for that. So thank you so much. Thank you."

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2. Memorable stories
Level: B1 Preliminary / B2 First
Skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading
Interaction: whole classand in pairsactivity
Classroom equipment: computer, Internet connection,
speakers
Time: 100 minutes
Warm up (15’) – whole class
 Do you prefer watching films or TV series? Why?
 What was the last film you saw?
 Did you like it? Why?
 What’s your favourite film / TV series?
 What makes it special?
 What makes a film memorable?
 What makes a TV series memorable?
 What makes a film a success?
 What makes a TV series a success?
 What do you think are the best films of all time? Take some time to write your list of
the ten best films and then share your ideas and vote.
Reading and Speaking (20’) – whole class and in pairs
You are going to read a list of the ten most successful films in terms of their box-office
success.
 Can you make any predictions in terms of the films that will appear on the list?
 Do you think the list will be similar to your list of the 10 best films? Why (not)?
ALL-TIME BOX-OFFICE TOP 10 FILMS
1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Avatar
3. Titanic
4. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
5. Avengers: Infinity War
6. Jurassic World
7. The Lion King
8. Marvel's The Avengers
9. Furious 7
10. Frozen II
Source: AMC Network Entertainment LLC (2020).

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Speaking (15’) – in pairs
Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes. I’d like you to
discuss what makes a film memorable. Here are some ideas.
Now you have about a minute to decide which two would be the most decisive ones.
What makes a film
memorable?
Cast
Visual effects Plot and script
Soundtrack
Director

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Speaking (10’) – in pairs
You are going to listen to some music which is part of the soundtrack of famous films.
 How do you feel when you listen to this music?
 What do you think is the story behind this music? Where does the story take place?
What happens in the story? Who are the characters?
 Can you guess the film?
1. Film 1
2. Film 2 (from 0’ 47’’)
3. Film 3 (from 41’ 24’’ to 42’ 58’’)
Writing (40’) – in groups of 3
In groups of 3, choose the music you like best and write a story based on the music. If you
have seen the film you can try and change the story.

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3. Action!
Level: B1 Preliminary / B2 First
Skills: speaking and listening
Interaction: whole class and in pairs activity
Time: 30 minutes
Warm up (10’) – whole class
 Do you like watching films and TV series?
Why (not)?
 Where do you usually watch them? Why?
 Do you enjoying going to the cinema? Why (not)?
 What was the last film you saw? Tell your partner about it.
 What was the last TV series you watched? Tell your partner about it.
Speaking (10’) – in pairs
I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give each of you a
photograph and I’d like you to talk about it.
Student A, here is your photograph. It shows people watching a film. Please tell your partner
what you can see in the photograph.

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Student B, you should listen to your partner. When s/he has finished please give him / her
some feedback. You can use this for reference.
Criteria Yes No Comments
Grammar and Vocabulary
Does your partner use synonyms?
Does your partner repeat the same words
and structures?
Does your partner use the vocabulary and
grammar that are necessary to describe the
photograph?
Discourse Management
Are sentences very short?
Is your partner’s description connected to
the photograph?
Does your partner use connectors (and, but,
also, however, etc.)?
Does your partner repeat his / her ideas?
Pronunciation
Can you understand your partner?
Is intonation ok?

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Student B here is your photograph. It shows people watching a show. Please tell your
partner what you can see in the photograph.
Student A, you should listen to your partner. When s/he has finished please give him / her
some feedback. You can use this for reference.
Criteria Yes No Comments
Grammar and Vocabulary
Does your partner use synonyms?
Does your partner repeat the same words
and structures?
Does your partner use the vocabulary and
grammar that are necessary to describe the
photograph?
Discourse Management
Are sentences very short?
Is your partner’s description connected to
the photograph?
Does your partner use connectors (and, but,
also, however, etc.)?

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Follow-up activity (10’)
 Do you prefer watching films on a screen or seeing a play in the theatre? Why (not)?
Look at the graph belowand comment on the information it provides. Discuss the information
in pairs.
Does your partner repeat his / her ideas?
Pronunciation
Can you understand your partner?
Is intonation ok?

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4. My favourite character
Level: A1 Movers/ A2 Flyers
Content: description
Interaction: whole classand individual activity
Time: 55 minutes
Warm up (10’) – whole class
 Do you watch TV?
 How often do you watch TV?
 What’s your favourite TV programme? Why?
 When is it on?
 Do you like going to the cinema? Why (not)?
 Who do you go to the cinema with?
Writing (15’) – individually
Think about your favourite cartoon character. Write 5 sentencesabout them. Write about:
1. The programme or book the character is in
2. What the character is like (Is it an animal? Is it an object? What colour is it? Is it
young or old?)
3. What the character can / cannot do
4. Who its friends are and what they do together
5. Why you like it or what makes it special
Don’t include the character’sname
1. My favourite character is in …
2. It is …
3. It can … but it can’t
4. Its friends are … and they … together
5. I think it is very special because it…

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Reading and listening (15’) – whole class
When students have finished, the teacher should put all the pieces of paper in abag.Students
will take turns to read the little descriptions. After reading each description aloud, the rest of
the group will have to guess who wrote the description and who they think the character is.
Follow up (15’) – individually
Students can drawtheir favourite character. They can put the drawings on the wall and then
go around the class looking at each other’s drawings. They can ask and answer questions
about the drawings.

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5. References
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https://www.filmsite.org/boxoffice.html [Accessed 9th March 2020].
Amenábar, A. & Ianni C. (2001). No Curtains. Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZx0DcxGUeo [Accessed 9th March 2020].
Chuklanov, A. (2018). On Set. [image/jpeg] Available at:
https://unsplash.com/photos/Hn3S90f6aak/info [Accessed 5th March 2020].
Deetman, P. (2019). Hollywood Sign. [image/jpeg] Available at:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/hollywood-sign-2695679/ [Accessed 9th March 2020].
Ding, Y. (2019). Princess Cruises Alaska. [image/jpeg] Available at:
https://unsplash.com/photos/TmvSImvV7vA/info [Accessed 5th March 2020].
Gerrard L. & Zimmer H. (2000). Now We Are Free. Decca. Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yOZEiHLuVU[Accessed 9th March 2020].
Giles, M. (2015). Playing guitars on the beach at dusk. [image/jpeg] Available at:
https://unsplash.com/photos/IiwYeihxC58/info [Accessed 9th March 2020].
Gore, T. (2019). Have you seen my son? [image/jpeg] Available at:
https://unsplash.com/photos/MVtcPKSHZH8/info [Accessed 5th March 2020].
Hills, J. (2017). No title. [image/jpeg] Available at:
https://unsplash.com/photos/23LET4Hxj_U/info [Accessed 5th March 2020].
Hurwitz, J. (2016). The End. Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2MAUeNFz4 [Accessed 9th March 2020].
Pixabay (2016). Selective Focus Photography of Popcorns. [image/jpeg] Availableat:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/food-snack-popcorn-movie-theater-33129/ [Accessed 9th
March 2020].
Stone (2017). Emma Stone’s Oscar 2017 Acceptance Speech. [online]. ABC Oscars.
Available at: https://oscar.go.com/news/winners/emma-stone-wins-2017-oscar-for-actress-in-
a-leading-role-in-la-la-land [Accessed 9th March 2020].
Watson, A. (2019). Preferred movie watching locations among adults in the United
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https://www.statista.com/statistics/264399/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-in-the-us/
[Accessed 5th March 2020].
Youtube (2017). Emma Stone Oscars Speech for Best Actress Win Oscars 2017.
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLIc6JGA_Po [Accessed 9th March 2020].