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Talk a Lot Films – Which film would you rent? Student A Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four films. Which film would you rent for a night in with… a) your partner, b) your friends? Why? The Pirate Vincente Minnelli Ye Yan (The Night Banquet) Ziyi Zhang, You Ge historical drama A young woman falls in love with a famous pirate, who is really just an actor Director Main Actors Genre Plot Country / Language Year of Release Awards and Nominations China / Mandarin 1948 Hong Kong Film Award (Best Supporting Actress) Central do Brasil (Central Station) Director Main Actors Genre Plot Country / Language Year of Release Awards and Nominations Walter Salles drama Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright zombie romantic comedy Shaun becomes a hero by defeating an army of the undead UK / English Golden Berlin Bear (Best Director), Silver Condor (Best Foreign Film) ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------Student B Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four films. Which film would you rent for a night in with… a) your partner, b) your friends? Why? The Pirate Director Main Actors Genre Plot Country / Language Year of Release Awards and Nominations Ye Yan (The Night Banquet) Xiaogang Feng Judy Garland, Gene Kelly musical An adaptation of Hamlet, set in China in 907 AD during the Tang Dynasty USA / English 2006 Oscar® nominated (Best Music) Central do Brasil (Central Station) Director Main Actors Genre Plot Country / Language Year of Release Awards and Nominations Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra An emotional journey taken by a 9 yearold boy in search of his father Shaun of the Dead Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Brazil / Portuguese and German 1998 2004 Empire Award (Best British Film), BAFTA (Best British Film) For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Films Information Exchange Answers Films – Which film would you rent? Task: “Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four films. Which film would you rent for a night in with… a) your partner, b) your friends? Why?” The Pirate Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland, Gene Kelly musical A young woman falls in love with a famous pirate, who is really just an actor USA / English 1948 Oscar® nominated (Best Music) Ye Yan (The Night Banquet) Xiaogang Feng Ziyi Zhang, You Ge historical drama An adaptation of Hamlet, set in China in 907 AD during the Tang Dynasty China / Mandarin 2006 Hong Kong Film Award (Best Supporting Actress) Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright Simon Pegg, Nick Frost zombie romantic comedy Shaun becomes a hero by defeating an army of the undead UK / English 2004 Empire Award (Best British Film), BAFTA (Best British Film) Director Main Actors Genre Plot Country / Language Year of Release Awards and Nominations Director Main Actors Genre Plot Country / Language Year of Release Awards and Nominations Central do Brasil (Central Station) Walter Salles Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra drama An emotional journey taken by a 9 yearold boy in search of his father Brazil / Portuguese and German 1998 Golden Berlin Bear (Best Director), Silver Condor (Best Foreign Film) “Which film would you rent…?” Answers will vary. Ensure that students produce reasons for their choices, and why they rejected the other films. They could also think of other people that they would watch each film with, and why. For example: “I would watch Shaun of the Dead with my boyfriend, because he loves horror films...!” etc. Sample Questions Who directed __________? Who are the main actors in __________? Who stars in __________? What kind of film is __________? What is __________ about? Tell me the plot of __________. Which country does __________ come from? Which language is __________ in? When was __________ released? Has __________ won any awards? Which awards has __________ won? Examples Who stars in Shaun of the Dead? What is Ye Yan about? When was Central do Brasil released? Has The Pirate won any awards? [etc.] Extension: you could try to encourage some comparative/superlative questions and sentences too, for example: Which film is the oldest? The Pirate is the oldest. The Pirate is a musical, whereas Sean of the Dead is a zombie romantic comedy. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in Shaun of the Dead. It’s an adaptation of Hamlet, set in China in 907 AD... It was released in 1998. No, but it was nominated for an Oscar® for Best Music. Sample Answers __________ directed __________. The main actors in __________ are __________. __________ star in __________. It’s a __________. It’s... / __________ is about __________. __________. It comes from __________ . It’s in __________. It was released in __________. Yes, __________ has won __________ / No, but it was nominated for... It’s won __________. / It hasn’t won any awards. [etc.] For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com