Lesson "Cinema Time"

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This ESL/EFL teaching resource is designed to build students' vocabulary, listening/reading comprehension, and functional speaking skills around the theme of movies and going to the cinema. Through structured exercises and practical dialog practice, learners build confidence using everyday English in real-world transactional contexts. Lesson ObjectivesVocabulary: Identify and classify movie genres (e.g., romantic comedy, horror, fantasy, action, animation). Functional Language: Master essential expressions for buying cinema tickets, asking about schedules/prices, and choosing seats. Comprehension: Extract specific details (times, ticket prices, availability) from schedules and dialogs. Speaking: Role-play purchasing tickets at a cinema box office with target phrases. Lesson BreakdownPart 1: Movie Genres & Schedules Students analyze a cinema schedule to match movie titles with genres and express personal viewing preferences using justification sentence frames. Part 2: Comprehension Check A short reading/listening comprehension check where students answer key questions about ticket prices, screening times, and seat/film availability. Part 3 & 4: Useful Phrases & Sentence Completion Targeted language work focusing on chunking and functional grammar through matching exercises and gap-fill dialog practice (e.g., "Which screening?", "How much is that?"). Part 5: Role-Play Challenge A practical speaking activity where students pair up to act out box-office interactions using useful phrase prompts for both the customer and the ticket seller. Target Audience & LevelTarget Level: Beginner to Pre-Intermediate (A1–A2)Format: Printable/Digital Worksheet (Individual, Pair work, and Speaking practice)
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🎬 Cinema Time! - English Practice Worksheet

Unit 1: At the Cinema | Speaking & Vocabulary

Part 1: Movie Genres & Schedules

Look at the FILMWORLD cinema programme below and answer the questions:

FILMWORLD PROGRAMME


• True Love

(6:15 / 8:15)


• Return of the Dead

(6:20 / 8:40)


• ZooWorld

(6:30 / 8:30)


• Crime of the Century

(6:45 / 9:00)


• Toy Story 6

(6:15 / 8:15)



1. What type of film is each movie? (e.g., romantic comedy, horror, fantasy, action, animation)

• True Love: Romantic comedy

• Return of the Dead: _________________________________________________

• ZooWorld: _________________________________________________

• Crime of the Century: _________________________________________________

• Toy Story 6: _________________________________________________

2. Which movie would you like to see? Why?

Example: "I'd like to see ZooWorld because I love fantasy films."

Your answer: ____________________________________________________________________

Part 2: Comprehension Check

Read the conversation between Lee, Amy, and Tess (the ticket seller) on page 16 and answer the questions:

1. Which film do Lee and Amy end up going to see?

Answer: __________________________________________________________________

2. What time does their screening start?

Answer: __________________________________________________________________

3. How much is each ticket? (Hint: Total price is £12.50 for two tickets)

Answer: __________________________________________________________________

4. Why didn't they buy tickets for ZooWorld?

Answer: __________________________________________________________________

Part 3: Useful Phrases (At the Cinema)

Match the start of each phrase on the left with its correct ending on the right:

Start of Phrase

Ending

1. Can I have two...

A. ...is that?

2. Which...

B. ...tickets for True Love, please?

3. How much...

C. ...screening?

4. Here you...

D. ...row.

5. Two seats in the front...

E. ...are.



Part 4: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the dialogue between Krystal and Tess using ONE word per gap:

Krystal: Can I have two (1) tickets for True Love, please?

Tess: Which (2) __________________?

Krystal: The 8.15 screening.

Tess: Here you are... Two tickets in (3) __________________ five.

Krystal: How (4) __________________ is that?

Tess: That's twelve fifty, (5) __________________.

Krystal: (6) __________________ you are.

Tess: (7) __________________ you, enjoy the movie.



Part 5: Role-Play Challenge 🎭

Work with a partner or practice out loud! Choose a movie from FILMWORLD and act out buying a ticket using these helpful key phrases:

You Say:


• "What's on?"
• "Can I have two tickets for..., please?"
• "I'd like two for..., please."
• "How much is that?"
• "Here you are."



Ticket Seller Says:


• "Which screening?"
• "I'm sorry, it's sold out."
• "Row seven. Is that OK?"
• "That's twelve fifty, please."