inagodadavida: Wh-quesitons in context AND exciting movie vocabulary!

"Jessina and Christina Go to the Movies!"
This podcast is designed to give upper intermediate level students a chance to hear a situation where wh-questions are used in everyday life. It is also designed to give students a chance to learn some movie vocabulary!

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Before you listen:
Look at the movie vocabulary list below and see if you can identify any of the words before you listen to the podcast. As you listen to the recording, see how many of the words you can guess based on what is being said during the phone call.

Vocabulary list:
online
theatre
The Chicago Reader (website)
genre
romance
documentary
horror
film
lead actor/actress
suspense
action movie (see action-packed)
(to) star
director
romantic-comedy
animation
3-D
CGI
IMAX
CTA
3-D glasses
chick flick

While you are listening:
Attention to details: What do you think "what about" and "how about" mean in these questions?

Post-Listening Activities:

Practice using wh- questions
Wh-questions are used A LOT when we are trying to make decisions about things to do or places to go! Below is an activity that will help you practice using wh- questions and practice your new movie vocabulary!

What do YOU want to see?
Download Partner A and Partner B below.

Partner A

Partner B

Learning New Ways of Saying the Same Thing:
In conversational English, we often cut words out of sentences to make them shorter, or more informal. Look over section 2 of this transcript (on pages 1 and 2) and see if you can find four examples of questions that do not start with wh- words. When you find the three examples, see if you can re-write the same questions into the more traditional longer, or more formal, forms. Click the link below that says "Check your answers!" When you are finished, try and figure out with a partner when you would use informal questions versus when you would use formal questions.