UNIT 3

Something That You Have Watched or Witnessed

Part A
Warming up

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.  Good morning, everyone. Today we are going to talk about SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE WATCHED OR WITNESSED.

Before we begin, I’d like to ask you some questions.

  1. Have you ever watched a movie about a true story?
  2. Have you ever witnessed an accident or a crime?

You can refer to the sample answer by watching the following video.

Without looking at the video script, please complete some missing words.

 

  1. Have you ever watched a movie about a true story?

Yes, I have, but I can’t ___________ the whole story. It’s about a poor boy who became successful after more than 15 years lived under a dirty bridge. He ___________ several accidents because of it. He lived in poverty with his parents, so he never went to a hospital despite severe injury. Although they were poor, they never committed a ___________. They never depended on others’ help too.

However, his life ___________ when the boy discovered something valuable near the bridge.

  1. Have you ever witnessed an accident or a crime?

No, I haven’t, but I can tell you a true story about my ___________. At first, she was a broke woman, however, after her business at the ___________ company paid off, she turned over a new leaf. Unfortunately, the more profits she made, the greater ___________ she had. As a result, she got divorced and her husband took their two small kids with him. She was rich, but she lived alone in a luxurious ___________.

Part B
Useful vocabulary and expressions

Please complete the blanks. Do you have the same answers with a classmate next to you? Compare your answers with your partner and then watch the video to confirm by watching the following video:

1. I can’t recall the whole story, but I can still remember the most ___________ segment in the true story.

2. Some people ___________ from poverty and famine, but they can change their life if they keep trying and always pray to the God.

3. Family is more ___________ than simply becoming a rich entrepreneur.

4. I have seen an ___________, but I was not ready to become a witness because I didn’t remember all the facts.

5. I need to read the ___________ thoroughly to analyse that true story.

6. A true story adapted from a movie is unappealing to me because it does not ___________ the plots in depth.

Part C
Finding Information

Interview a friend with the following questions:

  1. How are movies different from real life?
  2. What do men prefer in watching a movie?
  3. Do women watch the same genres of movies like men?
  4. Does watching a movie adapted from a book make you satisfied?
  5. Don’t you know that a movie adapted from a book is rich of visual effects?

After finishing your interview, watch the sample interview and complete the missing blanks without looking at the video script. However, you may read some parts of the video script only when you find difficulties:

  1. How are movies different from real life?

Life in movies is certainly different from real life. In real life, there is no script

and you will _____________  your own story day by day. Life is full of ups and downs,

twists and turns. But they have a similarity. For _____________  , both of them can inspire us to become a successful person.

  1. What do men prefer in watching a movie?

In my view, men like action movies with shocking and _____________  scenes like the Raid, a movie starred by Iko Uwais. Besides enjoying watching violence, they also like to watch something _____________  and futuristic like most of sci-fi movies.

  1. Do women watch the same genres of movies like men?

I am sure that women prefer romantic movies or comedies with _____________  messages. They want to see something romantic and fun, but what they watch have to be related to life in a _____________  . I think that is why soap opera is one of their _____________  genres.

  1. Does watching a movie adapted from a book make you satisfied?

I’m pretty sure that most avid readers are left disappointed when books are adapted into movies. The _____________  is because the movies lack of persuasion and significant details. On the _____________  , original books are always more in-depth with consecutive plot line, which makes them more fulfilling and convincing. 

  1. Don’t you know that a movie adapted from a book is rich of visual effects?

Of course, I understand that movies focus more on visual and sound effects that they fail to _____________  the true message of the story. With a book, you can read chapter by chapter in detail about a story. However, a movie is normally _____________  to its viewing time which lasts only less than two hours. Therefore, the story I find an adapted version is unappealing.

Part D
Reporting

Switch the role and make an interview again, but you can adjust or add the questions.

As you have finished making an interview, make a report of the interview result. Make some notes to prepare, and below are the examples. Watch a sample of reporting the result of an interview, when necessary, by clicking the following video.

When you are ready to make a report about your interview with a partner, please present your report orally in front of the classroom.

Part E
Discussion

Watch a video clip and discuss the questions that follow. Neither look at the video script nor read the sample answers. However, you may replay or pause the video. You can also watch some vocabulary practices in this link when you need it.

  1. Why does the speaker say that Cindy was a true embodiment of traditional women?
  2. How was she involved in the wedding decoration?
  3. How did the couple feel when they took an oath and exchanged wedding rings?
  4. Why did she want to show her gratitude to her wedding by decorating the wedding in pink colour?
  5. What made the speaker excited?

Compare your answers in groups. Check your answers by completing some missing words. You can turn to complete sample answers only when you think it is too difficult.

 

  1. Why does the speaker say that Cindy was a true embodiment of traditional women?

 Because she is not ______ a wholeheartedly devoted feminine, but also a ______ woman.

  1. How was she involved in the wedding decoration?

She was involved by ______ pastel pink color, from many bouquets of roses, balloons, ______ cloths and other decorations.

  1. How did the couple feel when they took an oath and exchanged wedding rings?

They were very ______ and satisfied. I witnessed tears shined in their eyes, but the whole ballroom erupted in endless applause when they ______ to the stage hand in hand.

  1. Why did she want to show her gratitude to her wedding by decorating the wedding in pink colour?

Because she was ______ in her business with her pink colour.

  1. What made the speaker excited?

The wedding ______ she prepared and her success due to her favourite colour, made the speaker ______.

Part F
Voice your opinion

  1. What an important event have you ever witnessed?
  2. How did you feel about that event?
  3. Do you usually videotape or take pictures of an important event? Why?
  4. Can you describe the event?
  5. Who was the center of the attention in that event?

Part G
Working on a project

Please create a video project about the topic. Here is a sample project by a student.

EXTRA RESOURCES

Help yourselves with extra vocabulary and useful expressions resources plus answers. Play, pause, or replay only when you think you need them. Add extra vocabulary or write useful expressions to prepare the project, and you may discuss the vocabulary only when you find difficulties with the meaning.

 You can click the link below for extra vocabulary and useful expressions resources:

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However, you can skip this activity when you have sufficient vocabulary and useful expressions to develop your project, which can be a monolog, an interview, a conversation, or role-play.