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The history of cinema and genres

Lessons 29–30 · 2 lessons · S. Khan, L. Kamalova, L. Jurayev. Teens’ English 8 (English, Grade 8). “O‘qituvchi” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2020
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What kind of films do you like?

Textbook: p. 39
GoalFilm genres; asking about experience with the Present Perfect (Have you ever ...?); the Academy Awards.
New words
comedy · komediyahorror film · qo‘rqinchli filmscience fiction · fantastik filmprize · mukofot
Explanation

Genres: comedy – funny; drama – serious life stories; action – fights and fast events; adventure – journeys and risks; horror – scary; fantasy – magic and imaginary worlds; science fiction – the future, other planets, technology. To ask about experience we use the Present Perfect: Have/Has + subject + past participle: Have you ever seen a science-fiction film? Answer: Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. Positive: I have seen ... (I’ve seen); negative: I have never seen ... . Irregular verbs: see – seen, eat – eaten, meet – met, leave – left. The “Oscar” is an award of the American film academy; the first ceremony was held on 16 May 1929 in Hollywood.

Worked examples
Mini-survey: Have you ever eaten popcorn in a cinema? – Yes, I have. Have you ever met a film star? – No, I haven’t. Have you ever left a film before the end? – Yes, once. Result: Dilnoza has eaten popcorn in a cinema. Jasur has never met a film star.
Genre guide: A film about a talking robot that saves a planet is science fiction. A film about a funny family on holiday is a comedy. A film about a dragon and a young hero is a fantasy.
Class activity

“Have you ever ...?”: with eight verb cards (see a horror film, eat popcorn, meet a star ...) circulate and note the answers.

Practice
1
Question: you / ever / see / a comedy
2
Complete: She has ___ (never / see) a horror film.
3
Which genre: a film about future space travel?
4
Why do people like different genres?