Dates: December 1– 3
Magazine Lesson: Let’s Go to the Movies!
Activity Focus: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Practice, Writing Practice, Talk About It!
Marvelous Movies
Part 1: Reading Comprehension
A. Multiple Choice. Read the questions and choose the best answer.
1. What is this article about?
(A) The best movies ever made
(B) Movies that will come out soon
(C) Books that are popular right now
(D) Comics that Europeans like to read
2. Who would be most interested in this
article?
(A) An actor.
(B) A movie director
(C) Someone who likes history
(D) Someone who watches movies
3. What section of a newspaper might this
article appear in?
(A) Sports
(B) Comics
(C) Entertainment
(D) International News
4. Which movie is about someone who
really lived?
(A) Hugo
(B) War Horse
(C) Puss in Boots
(D) The Iron Lady
B. True or False? If the answer is false, change the sentence to make it true.
1. _____ The main character of Puss in Boots was introduced in a different movie.
2. _____ In Happy Feet 2, Erik does not know what he is good at.
3. _____The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is based on a famous novel.
4. _____ The main character in The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn travels
with two friends.
5. _____War Horse is the only movie in the article that is about an animal.
6. _____ In War Horse, a horse rescues a boy he cares about from the army.
7. _____ At the time of Margaret Thatcher, women held most of the power in society.
8. _____ The main characters in both Hugo and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows solve
mysteries.
9. _____ The boy in Hugo lives in a train station because his parents are very poor.
10. _____ Both Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Mission: Impossible – Ghost
Protocol are based on earlier movies.
Part 2: Vocabulary Practice. Write the correct vocabulary word for each
sentence. You may have to change some of the word forms.
roll around
1. Mr. Cooper is a great teacher because he is ____________ about
helping his students succeed.
suave
2. Betsy doesn’t like waking up early, so she is often __________in
the morning.
grumpy
3. When Chinese New Year __________, many people go home to
be with their families.
ancestor
4. The police department sent a ___________ to find the killer.
5. Last night, I watched a ____________ movie about a family that
faces many problems together.
6. The _________ actor was always polite and charming.
nevertheless
passionate
7. A few powerful families __________ that society, and most people
are afraid to say anything bad about them.
compelling
8. Arthur’s parents wanted him to become a doctor, but he _________
chose to study music.
dominate
9. Most Americans have __________ who came from other countries.
detective
Part 3: Writing Practice. Write one sentence using two vocabulary words.
1. reluctant, nevertheless
________________________________________________________________
2. comic, outlandish
________________________________________________________________
3. compelling, rescue
________________________________________________________________
Part 4: Talk About It!
1. What makes a movie good? What makes a movie bad?
2. If you had a chance to make a movie, what would it be about?
3. What are you passionate about? Why?