At the Movies 9:30-9:40 Ice Breaker What is the best thing that happened last week? What is the worst thing that happened last week? 9:40-9:50 The Movie Award Season At the end of February of each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) presents its annual Academy Awards to honor the best films of the previous year in the United States. So, let s talk about a movie today! Please watch this 2 min movie trailer (Disney Movie, Big Hero 6). Then you can talk about it while you are answering these questions. If you describe this movie in one word, what is it? Why is Hiroshi in the Police department? There are many funny scenes in the trailer? Please share them with others : ) If you have not watched the movie yet, please share your reasons for wanting to watch or not watch. 9:50-10:00 Dialogue Practice the Dialog below with a partner. Brad: Hey, Amy! Did you go to the movie at AMC Theater at Woodfield Mall last week? 1
Amy: We hardly go there anymore You know what I am talking about, but all my family enjoyed watching the movie together last night. (Amy means here that these days we can relax and watch the movie through online for a cheaper price at home.) Brad: What movie did you watch? Amy: We all watched Hachi: A dog s Tale. It s a good movie based on a true story. Brad: Ya, actually I watched the trailer last night. It s about faithful dog, waiting for his owner for years at the station right? Amy: That s right. Isn t that an amazing story? My two daughters and even my husband were crying at end of the story. If you take your family, that s the one you should watch. Smith s family was there, too. : ) Brad: Ya it seems to be a good one for a family movie. In the movie trailer I saw Richard Gere acting Also saw Joan Allen who is a nominee for an Academy Award By the way... Do you remember how much you paid? Amy: I think I believe around $11 per adult and $9 per child. Brad: A bit pricey, isn t it?..., but it s OK. Still It s under our budget for our family fun night. We ll go there tonight, thanks lot! 10:00-10:10 Vocabulary What adjectives are used in the dialog to describe movies? What are some other adjectives you can use to describe a good movie? A bad movie? As a group at your table, think of as many adjectives as you can that are appropriate to describe movies. The table with the most adjectives wins. Words to describe good movies Words to describe bad movies 1. wonderful 1. awful 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 2
10:10-10:25 Grammar: Participles as adjectives Present participles Stephen King s books are fascinating. The last James Bond film was boring. Past participles I m fascinated by Stephen King s books. I was bored by the last James Bond film. The new Steven Spielberg movie sounds interesting. I m interested in the new Steven Spielberg movie. Adjectives ending in -ing are called present participles. They are outside factors that cause a feeling. Past participles end in ed and express the feeling or reaction a person has. Directions: Complete the description below with the correct form of these words. Use either the present participle or the past participle. Example: amazing or amazed Amaze annoy confuse disgust embarrass shock I had a terrible time at the movies. First, my ticket cost $10. I was really by the price. By mistake, I gave the cashier a $5 bill instead of a ten. I was a little. Then there was trash all over the theatre. The mess was. The people behind me talked during the move, which was. The story was hard to follow. I always find thrillers too. I like the special effects, though. They were. Write six sentences about movies, actors, or novels. Use the words above. Write some sentences with the present participle and some sentences with the past participle. Then compare your sentences with others at your table. The first one has been done for you. 1. Johnny Depp is an amazing actor. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 3
10:25-10:40 Discussion Questions What is your all-time favorite movie? Are there any kinds of movies you dislike? If so, what kinds? Why do you dislike them? Do you like to watch horror movies? Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? How about movies? Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater? Have you ever seen the same movie more than once? If yes, name it (or them). How often do you go to movies? If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to do first, see the movie or read the book? Why? What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? What's the funniest? What's the most romantic? What is the worst movie you've ever seen? What was the last movie you saw? Was it good? Who did you see it with? What movie star would you most like to meet? Who is your favorite actor or actress? Is there a movie you could watch over and over again? How much does it cost to see a movie in your country? If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be? (Drama, comedy, etc.?) Do you think there is too much violence in movies? Does it affect children? Do you like animated films? Have you seen any of the "Lord of the Rings" or "Harry Potter" films? Did you enjoy them? Do you prefer watching films in their original version or in your mother language? Who chooses the programs the family watches together? 4
Bible discussion 10:40-11:00 Jesus feeds more than 5000 Luke 9:12-17 12 Late in the afternoon all twelve of the disciples came and urged him to send the people away to the nearby villages and farms, to find food and lodging for the night. For there is nothing to eat here in this deserted spot, they said. 13 But Jesus replied, You feed them! Why, we have only five loaves of bread and two fish among the lot of us, they protested; or are you expecting us to go and buy enough for this whole mob? 14 For there were about 5,000 men there! Just tell them to sit down on the ground in groups of about fifty each, Jesus replied. 15 So they did. 16 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish and looked up into the sky and gave thanks; then he broke off pieces for his disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And everyone ate and ate; still, twelve basketfuls of scraps were picked up afterwards! The Word You May Not Know: Twelve apostles = 12 students of Jesus; countryside = Outside the city; follower = to go after the trusted leader; divide = to separate things; satisfied = filled up Questions from Luke 9:12-17 1. Were they any food when they arrived in the deserted place? 2. How many loaves of bread and fish were among them? 3. About how many people were there? 4. What happened when Christ looked up to heaven and thanked God for the food? 5. Who do you think Jesus Christ is? 6. Do you think Christ can satisfy the deep needs (peace, love, comfort, joy, etc ) of your life now? 7. How much does God, Jesus care about you after you have read this story? 5
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