Film review

A student's film review

A good film review


My favourite film listening exercises

Talking about films
Describing films
How to talk about films + review
Film vocabulary video

Film reviews

Wanna learn how to write your review?

1. This video will give you some hints about film reviews (with transcript).
2. Another video, in this case about book reviews.

Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King

Watch the video and do the quiz





Try the activity here

Modern family

Watch the video and answer the questions:

How has the role of children in the family changed?
Children in the past didn’t use to be the centre of family life
When did this change take place?
by the end of the 20th C
How old is their older child?
their older child is 13
What do Lucy and Michael feel?
They feel their children dominate their home
How has parents’ attitude changed recently?
Current parents are childcentric. It’s in the media, books, parenting classes; everyone is talking about their children
What would Lucy’s mother say in some cases?
her mother would say they are dominated in a way they shouldn’t be. Children rule the house

Answers written in white. Select the text above to see them.

Intermediate - Sports

Watch this video about a promising sportsman and choose the correct answer for the following questions.

1 … in the World Rowing Championship which was held in Yugoslavia.

a) Germany didn’t participate

b) Iraq didn’t participate

c) Slovenia didn’t participate

2 Rashid is

a) single

b) a university student

c) a professional sportsman

3 Rashid thinks

a) he has to work more to qualify

b) it’s impossible to qualify

c) it’s possible to qualify

4 He needs

a) more determination

b) to improve his tactics

c) a new coach

5 The coach wants

a) Rashid to get to the final

b) Rashid to be in London 2012

c) Rashid to accept the challenge

6 Other sportspeople in Iraq

a) have been able to train abroad

b) have won international competitions

c) have reached a professional level

7 Rashid

a) finishes at the top of the list

b) gets his Olympic qualification

c) will have another opportunity in 6 months

Answers written in white. Select the text to see them: 1b, 2b, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6a, 7c

Some sports vocabulary

2nd Intermediate - Top ten inventions of all time

Listening sports

Improve your listening skills. Watch a video about a special football fan. Check your answers with the subtitles.