How About Going to the Movies?
Look at the pictures (A–E). Discuss with your partner what people usually do in these places in their free time.
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Listen and read.
Hi, AJ[annotation: AJ = Action Jackson]! What’s up?
Hi, Onni. Great to see you!
You too. Hey, are you free tonight? How about going to the movies?
I’m sorry, but I can’t tonight. Are you busy tomorrow?
Tomorrow is okay. Which movie should we see? Any suggestions[explanation: suggestion [səˈdʒestʃ(ə)n] – ettepanek]?
Big Game?
Ha-ha! Get serious.
Well, let’s see what’s on tomorrow. Is about six okay?
That’s a bit too early, I’ve got my piano lesson at five. How about seven?
Yeah, that’s fine. Okay, let’s see. We have a couple of options[explanation: option [ˈɒpʃ(ə)n] – variant; valikuvõimalus]. First, there’s this...
- Onni would like to go to the cinema tonight.
- Jackson has a piano lesson tomorrow.
- Jackson suggests going to the cinema.
- Jackson and Onni have a few options as to which film to see.
- Meeting at 6 p.m. is late for Onni.
- Onni would not like to see Big Game.
- Jackson is free tonight.
Pairwork 1
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- Who are the people in the dialogue?
- What idea does Onni have?
- When are the boys going to the cinema?
- Why can’t Onni go to the cinema at six?
Pairwork 2
Read the dialogue with your partner. Replace the underlined words and phrases with your own ideas. Switch roles.
Pairwork 3
Continue the conversation. Suggest films you would like to see.
Onni
- Onni wants to see an action or adventure film.
- He’s busy with his hobbies every (but not the whole) evening.
- He’s not very interested in comedies.
AJ (Action Jackson)
- AJ likes all kinds of films but particularly enjoys comedies.
- He has seen almost every film at the cinema.
- He has a lot of free time but needs a lift[explanation: lift [lɪft] – siin: küüt; lift (BrE)] to the cinema.
The World of Cinema
- Redd Pepper is a voice-over .
- In addition to film trailers, Redd Pepper has done television , animations, books and video .
- When he was working on the London , he was noticed by a executive[annotation: executive [ɪɡˈzekjətɪv] – juhataja] because of his voice.
- When working on The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Redd didn’t Steven Spielberg’s voice.
- Instead of treating what he does as a job, Redd is with it.
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