Web_activity_ch_2_au cinema

Chapitre 2
activité internet #2
français interactif
activité internet #2
Chapitre 2 : au cinéma
Instructions
Today you will visit a website to view this week's movie listings at the Gaumont Champs-Elysées
movie theater in Paris: http://www.premiere.fr/horaire/cine/108/gaumont-Champs-ElyseesAmbassade-Paris . Using the information on this page and your knowledge of American movie
listings, answer the following questions in English.
1. What are the names of two non-American movies that are in theaters this week?
2. Look at the first movie listed. What is the title? At what times is it being shown?
Give these times in non-official time.
3. In case you get homesick, are any American movies showing? At what times could
you see an American movie on Sunday? (Choose only one movie.)
4. Are there any American movies that you recognize whose titles are written in French?
What are they?
EN CLASSE
Discussion Questions: Prepare the following questions for discussion in class tomorrow.
1. Why might it be important to give movie times in official time?
2. VF and VO are abbreviations that tell whether a movie is being shown in version
française (in French or with French dubbing) or version originale (in the original
language with French subtitles). Which movies are being shown in version française?
In version originale? Which format would you prefer if you were spending some time in
France? Why?
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Chapitre 2
activité internet #2
3. Roleplay with 2 or 3 classmates: Imagine that you want to go to the movies to see a
movie.
You will ask the attendant several questions: What time does (movie name) start? Is it a
good film? Etc.
Switch roles once you have the information you need to have a nice night out.
À quelle heure commence …?
Quels films commencent à 14/17h…?
Est-ce que c’est un bon film ?
Combien ça coûte?
At what time does … start?
Which movies start at 2/5:00 PM?
Is it a good movie?
How much does it cost?
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