UNIT 8.

FILMS
VOCABULARY
1. animation (n) /'ænɪˈmeɪʃən/: phim hoạt hoạ
2. critic (n) /'krɪtɪk/: nhà phê bình
3. direct (v) /dɪˈrekt/: làm đạo diễn (phim, kịch...)
4. disaster (n) /dɪˈzɑːstə/: thảm hoạ, tai hoạ
5. documentary (n) /,dɒkjə'mentri/: phim tài liệu
6. entertaining (adj) /,entə'teɪnɪŋ/: thú vị, làm vui lòng vừa ý
7. gripping (adj) /'ɡrɪpɪŋ/: hấp dẫn, thú vị
8. hilarious (adj) /hɪˈleəriəs/: vui nhộn, hài hước
9. horror film (n) /'hɒrə fɪlm /: phim kinh dị
10. must-see (n) /'mʌst si:/: bộ phim hấp dẫn cần xem
11. poster (n) /'pəʊstə/: áp phích quảng cáo
12. recommend (v) /,rekə'mend /: giới thiệu, tiến cử
13. review (n) /rɪˈvju:/: bài phê bình
14. scary (adj) /:skeəri/: làm sợ hãi, rùng rợn
15. science fiction (sci-fi) (n) /saɪəns fɪkʃən/: phim khoa học viễn tưởng
16. star (v) /stɑː/: đóng vai chính
17. survey (n) /'sɜːveɪ/: cuộc khảo sát
18. thriller (n) /'θrɪlə /: phim kinh dị, giật gân
19. violent (adj) /'vaɪələnt/: có nhiều cảnh bạo lực
2. Collocation
No. Collocation Meaning
1 Be based on Dựa trên
2 Be afraid of Sợ
3 Be full of sth Nhiều, đầy
4 Fall asleep Ngủ gật
5 Find sb / sth + adj Thấy ai / cái gì như thế nào
6 Make sb / sth + V Khiến ai / cái gì làm gì
7 Play a role Đóng vai trò, đóng vai
8 Review about Nhận xét về
9 Spend sth on sth Dành, tiêu (thời gian / tiền) vào cái gì
10 Think about = Think of Cân nhắc về điều gì Nghĩ về điều gì
II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and complete the words with the clues given.

1. A_ _M_ _ _ _ 2. C_ _ _ _C_ _ _ 3. C_ _ _D_ _ _

4. C_ _ _ _N_ _ 5. D_ S_ _ _ 6. E_ _ _ _S_ _ _
7. S_ _ _E 8. S_ _D_ _ _ 9. N _ _R_ _ _ _

10. M_ _D_ _ 11. I_ _ _ _ N_ _ _ _ _ 12. D_ _ _S_ _ _

Exercise 2. Choose the word(s) that doesn’t belong to the group.
1. A. tiredness B. exciting C. interesting D. exhausting
2. A. film B. cartoon C. cinema D. comedy
3. A. director B. editor C. actor D. comedy
4. A. science fiction B. animation C. documentary D. romantic
5. A. shocking B. acting C. entertainingD. exciting
6. A. terrifying B. entertainingC. frightening D. exciting
7. A. because of B. although C. despite D. in spite of
8. A. character B. audience C. actor D. actress
9. A. horror B. thriller C. plot D. document
10. A. feeling B. annoy C. enjoy D. like
Exercise 4.
annoy attract ban review role
survey series post horror films comedy
1. That movie consisted of a ________________ of flashbacks.
2. This letter is ready for the ________________.
3. I tried to ________________ the waiter’s attention.
4. Canada will ________________ smoking in all offices later this year.
5. The current________________ will have a wider geographical spread.
6. As a writer, her forte is ________________.
7. ________________ often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes.
8. Money played an important ________________ in my life.
9. She sent us her ________________ of the research.
10. I’m sure she does it just to ________________ me.
Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases in the box.
based on play a role review send make
think of find afraid of fall asleep full of
1. ________________ me an email when you have any news.
2. Scientists can also ________________ in improving energy efficiency in their laboratories.
3. The film is ________________ a true story.
4. After changing the bed, I would ________________ quickly.
5. Let’s ________________ what has happened so far.
6. A good man is hard to ________________.
7. The house has been ________________ activity all day.
8. Two blacks do not ________________ a white.
9. Animals are usually fire.
10. I can ________________ nothing else but your dazzling smile.
Match the films with their definitions
a. comedy b. romantic comedy c. action film d. documentary
e. cartoon f. science fiction g. horror i. adventure film
 1. A film that has humorous drawings or characters.
2. A film that is based on scientific discoveries of the future. It deals with space travel and life on other
planets.
3. A film that is intended to be funny, with a happy ending.
4. A film which combines comedy with a love story.
5. A film about strange and frightening things.
6. A film about dangerous experience, journey or series of events.
7. A film that has a lot of exciting actions.
8. A film or television program that gives facts about something.
Ex III: Fill in the gaps with a suitable adjective given in the box
scary boring romantic interesting
violent entertaining disappointing moving
1. The show was so ………………………Every one left in the middle of the program.
2. My son doesn’t like horror films because they are ………………..
3. T.V programs for small children shouldn’t include …………….scenes.
4. The film was so …………………that nearly every one cries when they see the ending.
5. VTV3 has a lot of ………………………..game shows.
6. Titanic is a film famous for its ……………….love story of the two main characters.
7. The film is so …………………..that I saw it twice.
8. Doing the same thing every day is ………………….I want to do the new things.
Ex V: Odd one out
1. A. thriller B. scary C. cartoon D. comedy
2. A. hilarious B. entertaining C. shocking D. discovery
3. A. confusing B. annoyed C. terrified D. interesting
4. A. producer B. writer C. documentary D. actor
5. A. horror B. director C. animation D. wildlife
6. A. radio B. television C. exciting D. internet
7. A. island B. actress C. director D. viewer
8. A. park B. university C. museum D. cinema
9. A. audience B. spectator C. viewer D. action
10.A. show B. science C. physics D. literature
Exercise 9. These pairs of words are easily confused. Choose the best word for each sentence.
1. I was disappointing/ disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.
2. Are you interesting/ interested in football?
3. The football match was very exciting/ excited. I enjoyed it.
4. It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished progress.
8. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing/ amused.
9. Why do you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/ bored?
10. He’s one of the mosst boring/ bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says
anything interesting/ interested.
Exercise 2. Circle the correct answers.
1. I found the film A Polluted Planet hard to believe. It’s a very shocked/ shocking documentary.
2. Is there a cinema near here/ hear?
3. I don’t really like the film though/ despite its storyline is intriguing.
4. I think you will enjoy Our Holiday. It’s quite enjoy/ enjoyable.
5. I don’t care about/ on your idea.
6. Mary overslept/ oversleep this morning although she went to bed early last night.
7. He felt very well. However/ Because, he was diagnosed with cancer.
8. There were too/ two many fights in the film. It was too violent.
9. The story of the film is silly. However/ So, many people still enjoyed it.
10. I didn’t really understand the film. It was very confusing/ confused.
Exercise 3. Circle the correct answers.
1. We were all horrifying/ horrified when we heard about the disaster.
2. It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
3. Are you interesting/ interested in football?
4. I enjoyed the football match. It was quite exciting/ excited.
5. It was a really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
6. I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was offered it.
7. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really disgusting/ disgusted.
8. Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
9. The film was so dull/ dully that we almost fell asleep.
10. This film is very funly/funny.
Exercise 1. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. the / What / people / do / about / say / film?
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2. directed / film / Annabelle, I John R. Leonetti. / My I favourite / is / a horror / by / film / by
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3. the / to / go / Let’s / cinema / tonight!
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4. of/ What / kind / is / film / it?
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5. He / doesn’t / of / like / kind / film. I that
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6. in / Many / cried / when I saw / the / people I they / scenes / the / film.
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7. was I The / film / fell / last / night / so / asleep. / boring I that / we
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8. There / fights I was / were / too / in / many / the / film. / It / violent.
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9. see / you / What / film / did I recently?
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10. earphones / Put / near / your / here.
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