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Speaking: Cinema, TV, and Show Times

Cinema, TV and show times

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🎬 Module 1: Cinema & TV Vocabulary Build-Up

Learn key words and simple sentences to talk about movies and TV shows with confidence!

📌 How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 For the Teacher (20 min total, 8-10 min for Module 1)

1. Use this warm-up to pre-teach vocabulary and simple sentence structures before speaking practice.

2. Monitor student entries in real time and check answers after they complete the interactive tasks.

🧑‍🎓 For the Learner

1. First, complete the 5-item word review and match the phrases to their meanings below.

2. Next, read the 3 useful sentence patterns and fill in the blanks to practise speaking them out loud!

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Teacher Note: This vocabulary review focuses on core A1 words from the unit. Encourage students to click the audio buttons 🔊 to hear the correct pronunciation.

📝 Part 1: Unit Words Review (5 Items)

Question 1 of 5 comedy 🔊

A funny movie that makes people laugh is a ____.

Hint: Word bank: comedy, channel, hero, movie, noon

Question 2 of 5 channel 🔊

You use the remote control to change the TV ____.

Hint: Word bank: comedy, channel, hero, movie, noon

Question 3 of 5 hero 🔊

The brave main character who saves people in a story is the ____.

Hint: Word bank: comedy, channel, hero, movie, noon

Question 4 of 5 movie 🔊

Another word for "film" is ____.

Hint: Word bank: comedy, channel, hero, movie, noon

Question 5 of 5 noon 🔊

12:00 PM in the middle of the day is called ____.

Hint: Word bank: comedy, channel, hero, movie, noon

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Teacher Note: Matching collocations helps learners recognize words that naturally go together in everyday spoken English.

🧩 Part 2: Collocation Matching

Match each key phrase on the left to its meaning on the right.

Phrase

News about sun and rain

A show on TV at a set time

Look at a show on the screen

Line of seats nearest the screen

1. watch a show

____ News about sun and rain ____ A show on TV at a set time ____ Look at a show on the screen ____ Line of seats nearest the screen

2. front row

____ News about sun and rain ____ A show on TV at a set time ____ Look at a show on the screen ____ Line of seats nearest the screen

3. weather report

____ News about sun and rain ____ A show on TV at a set time ____ Look at a show on the screen ____ Line of seats nearest the screen

4. TV programme

____ News about sun and rain ____ A show on TV at a set time ____ Look at a show on the screen ____ Line of seats nearest the screen

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Teacher Note: Model each sentence pattern out loud once. Explain how "after" and "until" fix the time of an activity.

🗣️ Part 3: 3 Useful Sentence Patterns

Pattern 1: We [action] after the film.

Example: "We drink juice after the film." 🔊

Why this works: Use this pattern to talk about what you do right when a movie finishes.

Practice: Finish the pattern with 2 or 3 words. What do you do after a film?

We ____ after the film.

Pattern 2: The shop is open until [time].

Example: "The shop is open until 10 PM." 🔊

Why this works: "until" tells us the closing time or stopping time of a place or show.

Practice: Write a closing time to complete the pattern (a number and PM):

The shop is open until ____.

Pattern 3: The comedy starts after noon.

Example: "The comedy starts after noon." 🔊

Why this works: Use this to tell someone when a specific show or movie begins during the day.

Practice: Choose the word that completes Pattern 3:

"The show starts after ___."

____ a. early ____ b. yesterday ____ c. noon

🎬 MODULE 2: SPEAKING PRACTICE

Listen to each question, record your answer, and check the model answer.

📌 How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 For the Teacher (10 min)

Ask students to record their spoken answers for each of the 6 IELTS Part 1 questions.

Check the AI scoring across all four criteria and review the collapsed model answers together.

🧑‍🎓 For the Learner

First, press the record button and answer each question out loud using your own words.

Next, click the model answer box to view useful phrases and simple explanatory notes.

A student wearing headphones speaking into a microphone, sitting with popcorn near a TV screen showing a film, simple br

1

What do you do before a film?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer (Record first before opening) ▼

"Well, I usually buy popcorn first. Then I find my seat and turn off my phone before it starts."

Useful Phrases & Notes:

• buy popcorn: get food

• find my seat: sit down

• turn off my phone: stop phone

2

What do you do after school or work?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer (Record first before opening) ▼

"Well, I go back home directly. I watch a comedy on TV and relax on the sofa."

Useful Phrases & Notes:

• go back home: return home

• watch a comedy: see funny film

• relax on the sofa: rest

3

Do you watch TV before bed?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer (Record first before opening) ▼

"Well, yes I do. I turn on the TV to watch the news for a bit. It helps me sleep."

Useful Phrases & Notes:

• turn on the TV: start TV

• watch the news: see daily news

• helps me sleep: makes me sleep

4

Do you stay until the end of a film?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer (Record first before opening) ▼

"Well, yes always! I stay in my seat because I want to see the hero win at the end."

Useful Phrases & Notes:

• stay in my seat: not leave

• want to see: like to watch

• hero win at the end: good person wins

5

Do you eat before the cinema or after it?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer (Record first before opening) ▼

"Well, I usually eat before the cinema. I have a quick dinner with friends at a food shop."

Useful Phrases & Notes:

• eat before the cinema: eat first

• have a quick dinner: eat fast

• food shop: place for food

6

What is your favourite show on TV?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer (Record first before opening) ▼

"Well, my favourite show is the weather programme. I watch it every day at noon on channel five."

Useful Phrases & Notes:

• the weather programme: show about weather

• watch it every day: see it daily

• noon on channel five: 12:00 PM on TV 5

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