Daniela Miranda Daniela Miranda

Materials

Main Aims

  • •By the end of the lesson students will have learned new lexis (MFPA) reviewed and practised reading for gist, but also processed and product writing practice in the context of movies/books reviews

Subsidiary Aims

  • Learners will have also practised reading for gist in the context of movies/films

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T- projects on the Jamboard images of a writer of reviews and icons of a movie camera and a book. T- Elicits learners to give ideas of the projected images. What is he doing?

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

Learners will read a sample of a movie review. T- asks students to identify which sentences or words they think people should write in a movie or book review. Bend it Like Beckham – Brilliant and Funny! How can I describe Bend It Like Beckham? If I had to choose a genre, I would say it’s a romantic comedy-drama sports film! The film was made in 2002 and directed by Gurinder Chandha who is well-known for films which explore the lives of Indians living in the UK. The film is set in London and stars Jess (Parminder Naghra), who is an 18-year-old girl with Indian parents. One of the main storylines is the tension between Jess, who loves football, and her parents, who don’t allow her to play.Jess’s friend and teammate, Jules, who is played by Keira Knightly (Pirates of the Caribbean) encourages Jess to play despite her parent's wishes. The film deals with serious social problems such as sexism and racism, but the film is very funny at the same time! The acting is very good and of course, there is a happy ending! Oh, and David Beckham is in the movie, but you must wait until the end for that! I would give Bend It Like Beckham four and a half stars out of five and definitely recommend you watch it! S- Will write their ideas on the Jamboard.

Functional Language (8-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productuve tasks.

T- Projects the sample text highlighted whith different colours to identify the things that a review for books and films usually include. T- Projects the list of them in the next slide. The film's title. An eye-catching heading. The genre (type of film). Where is set? Who is the author? Is it a best seller book or author? The director, main actors, when it was made, has it won any awards? The plot. A brief summary that doesn't mention the ending! The audience. Your opinion Your evaluation To help learners remember what to include in the reviews. T- projects Q&A´s for reviews. Language reference for a movie/ book review What genre is it? What´s it about? Who´s in it? Who is the director/ author? Where is it set? When did it come out? What happens in the end? Who is the film/book for? Will you recommend it? Did you like it or not? It´s about... The main character is... It starts... It was directed/ written by.... The director/author is... It´s set/ takes place in.../at/during It came out... It´s based on... (a true story/ a book/ a legend) Basically what happens is... The best bit is... The ending is... ( adjective) What I liked the most/ the thing I liked about it is... One thing I didn´t like... I definitely recommend it! You really must see it! I wouldn´t really recommend it. T- elicits learners to identify the tenses and intonation for writing. What tenses are we using for these sentences? Past tenses What do we need in a text to make the right intonation? Good punctuation. T- Gives instructions for practice and gives the hyperlink for the google form. Identify the list on the text. Now, look at the second film review. Can you identify what does it includes? Is it a good review? What does it include? Is there anything missing? Fever Pitch – Funny, dramatic and a perfect finish! I love football and I love films, so Fever Pitch was the perfect movie for me. It tells the story of a school teacher who is mad about his football club – Arsenal! The film was made in 1997 and is based on a best-selling book of the same name. The film has also been remade for American audiences based on baseball. The main role is played by Colin Firth (Paul) one of the UK’s most famous actors. Paul falls in love with a new teacher (Sally) at his school during the 1989/90 football season, one of the most important seasons in Arsenal’s history. The plot follows the ups and downs of Paul’s romance with Sally and the fortunes of Paul’s football team. But who does he love more? Sally or Arsenal? You’ll have to watch the film to find out! There are strong performances by Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell (Sally) in this romantic comedy-drama. If you are a football fan you will love this film, but it definitely has a wider appeal, too! I will give it five stars and not just because I’m an Arsenal fan! T -conducts OCFB

Productive Task(s) (18-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

T- gives instructions. Write a review about the last movie you watched. Learners will write a review about the latest film they watched. T- Gives instructions for breakout rooms. Read your review to your peer about the last movie you watched and then listen to t your peer review.

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

• T conducts OCFB following up on the production stage. • T writes on the screen samples of learners’ production and asks learners to identify correct and incorrect sentences and correct them if needed. • T conducts OCFB

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