This document is an English lesson about talking about TV shows and movies. It contains exercises for students to practice conversations about seeing the latest episodes of shows, describing movies they have watched recently, and discussing TV and movies they enjoy or have seen. Vocabulary includes words like episode, soundtrack, and big screen. Students are provided with sample dialogues and prompted to make new sentences around topics like describing movies and discussing missed TV episodes.

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SkimaTalk Official Course
English Basics for Intermediate Learners
Lesson 15 : Talking About TV and Movies

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Exercise 1: Warming Up
Words & Phrases
the latest ~ adj
(a TV) episode n
to miss [something] v
get in a fight v
reality TV n
real life n
realistic adj
acting n / v
special effects n
soundtrack n
big screen n
[a movie] comes out v
Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the
meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much
information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much
information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases
A Hey, did you see the latest episode of Big House?
B Actually, I missed it. What happened?
A Veronica and Jessica got in a fight again.
B
Gosh, they always get in fights. Why does that happen
so much?
A
Big House is a reality TV show. There’s lots of fighting
on reality TV shows.
B But there’s not that much fighting in real life...
A Well, reality TV is not very realistic!
Dialogue practice Practice making NEW sentences
1. Did you see ____?
2. There’s lots of ___ on/in ___.
3. _____ is not very _____.
4. _____ is very _____.
• Did you see the latest ~
• I missed it.
• What happened?
• ~ is not very ~

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)
A I just saw an amazing movie!
B Really? Tell me about it!
A
It had a great story, incredible acting, amazing special
effects, and a wonderful soundtrack.
B
I’d like to see that sometime, but I’ll probably wait until it
comes out on DVD.
A
No, you should really see it in a movie theater! I think
you’ll enjoy it a lot more on a big screen.
B
But if I watch it at home, I can put my face really close to
the TV and it will seem like a big screen.
A
Haha! Well, you could try that, but I don’t think it will be
the same.
Dialogue practice
1. I just _______.
2. The movie had ____, ____, and
____.
3. If I ______ , I can ______.
4. You could _____, but _____.
• I just ~
• If I ~, I can ~
• It had ~, ~, and ~
• You could ~, but ~
Practice making NEW sentences

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Exercise 4: Roleplay
Use today’s phrases in the situation described below.
Your teacher will start the roleplay with a comment or question.
Two friends are
talking about TV
shows and
movies they’ve
seen recently.
Use real
examples or your
imagination.
• Did you see the latest ~
• I missed it.
• Tell me about it!
• What happened?
• I just saw ~
• It was ~

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Exercise 5: Discussion
Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.
• Have you seen any English movies? If so, which
ones do you like, and why?
• What movies do you like in your native language?
Why do you like them?
• What kind of TV shows are popular in your country?
• Have you seen any English TV shows? If so, which
ones have you seen, and what do you think about
them?

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End of Lesson
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