Objectives
Film & TV

Students explore vocabulary and activities related film and TV. Topics include movie production, the health effects of watching television, the pros and cons of television, and movie genres.

Verb Patterns

Students review verb patterns and build an advanced understanding of how different meanings can be achieved by using verbs in different ways.

Using Gerunds

Students learn that gerunds are not only used as objects of certain verbs but are in fact a type of noun and can therefore be used in different parts of a sentence.

To + Infinitive Vs. To + Object + Infinitive

Students review which verbs can be used with these patterns as well as the major differences in meaning and usage between the two.

Verb That Describe Senses

Students practice how to express what they saw, heard, discovered, etc. by using gerunds and/or infinitive verbs.
Grammar
12-1 Verb + To + Infinitive

Students learn several verbs that can be used in this pattern as well as how it can used in the negative.

12-2 Gerunds

Students learn the most common verbs followed by gerunds as well as other instances where gerunds can be found, including subjects in sentences, objects of prepositions, and sentence complements.

12-3 To + Infinitive or Gerund?

Students practice verbs that can be followed by either verb pattern with no difference in meaning as well as verbs whose meaning or usage changes depending on the verb pattern used.

12-4: Verb + Object + To + Infinitive

Students practice this verb pattern as well as its differences with verb + to + infinitive verb.

12-5 Sense Verbs with Gerunds or Base Verbs

Students practice using sense verbs with gerunds; eg - I saw them dancing, and the difference in meaning when sensed verbs are used with base verbs; eg - I saw them dance.
Reading
12-1 In The News

Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about movie production funding and investment.

12-2 In The News

Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about the negative effects of TV on children.
Writing
12-1 Articles

Students examine the rules on how to properly use definite and indefinite articles, then do an exercise to practice their understanding of articles

12-2 Proofreading

Students do a proofreading exercise, looking for and correcting common errors in student writing.

12-3 Film Review

Students write a two-paragraph composition summarizing and evaluating a film they have watched.
Media
12-1 Is TV a Good or Bad Thing?

A listening activity based on a recording of six people describing their opinion of the topic.

12-2 The Ghost Writer

A video-listening activity where students watch the ending of a film and then speculate about what led to the final events of the film.

12-3 Best and Worst Movie Genres

A listening activity based on a recording of several people describing their movie tastes.
Speaking
12-1 Unit Introduction

Unit introduction conversation activity. (group work)

12-2 Vocabulary Discussion

Vocabulary discussion activity. (group work)

12-3 To + Infinitive Verb Discussion

Students discuss answers to questions practicing this essential verb pattern. (pair or work)

12-4 Gerund Discussion

A conversation activity for students to practice sentences that contain gerunds. (pair or group work)

12-5 Picture Stories

Students work with a partner to compose stories about photos. Stories must contain examples of the verb pattern, verb + object + infinitive verb. (pair work)
Vocabulary

addictive

attention

behaviour

blockbuster

box office

cameraman

chase

CIA

comic

couch potato

creepy

critic

fad

folk(s)

genre

ghost writer

gross

horror

inflation

influence

initial

investigator

investment

keen

launch

layman

lecturer

manga

memoirs

mistress

my “plus one” (at a party)

nonsense

plot

potential

poverty

proposal

psychological

real estate

recruit

scene

sole

somebody's take on something

stock

sum

suspense

technician

threat

to appreciate

to be desensitized

to be glued to the idiot box

to be over someone

to blame

to conclude

to confirm

to develop

to disclose

to drop out

to entertain

to export jobs

to extend one’s knowledge

to flip through the channels

to go / be against the grain

to keep someone on their toes

to neglect

to prevent

to provide

to recommend

to recover

to ridicule

to rot

to rush

to speculate

to take something for granted

to work out (well)

tutor

upcoming

violence

violent

visible

wisely
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