Movie Time
This movies ESL lesson teaches film genres and opinion adjectives such as funny, scary, boring and exciting. Students guess genres from mime and images, match films to descriptions and survey friends about favourites. They write a structured movie review and roleplay choosing a film during a trip to the cinema.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Age group
Ages 10–13
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students mime genres like action and horror for classmates to guess, match genres to opinion adjectives ('Comedies are funny'), and ask three friends about their favourite films. The second lesson writes a movie review with title, genre and favourite part, roleplays choosing a film at the cinema, and guesses genres from images.
Target language
- • 'What's your favourite movie?'
- • 'Do you like comedies?'
- • Opinion adjectives (funny, scary, boring, exciting)
- • Movie genre vocabulary
Key vocabulary
- thriller
- comedy
- drama
- documentary
- horror
- animation
- review
- opinion
- recommend
- cinema
Speaking questions students answer
- • What's your favourite movie?
- • Do you like horror movies?
- • Is it scary or funny?
- • What kind of movie is this?
- • What do you want to watch?
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Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Guess movie genres from mimes, interview classmates about favourite genres, write a movie review and roleplay going to the cinema. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.