| I go to the movies almost every week. |
| Sometimes, I rent movies from the video store. |
| My favorite films are action films. |
| I like to watch car chases. |
| I like it when the bad guy has a shootout with the good guys. |
| I like the good guys to win. |
| I also like science fiction movies. |
| I like things that take place in the future. |
| I like movies that have aliens from different planets in them. |
| Some of the science fiction movies can be silly and unbelievable. |
| I don’t like those ones. |
| My mother likes dramas. |
| She has a lot of favorite actors and actresses. |
| She sometimes watches sad movies that make her cry. |
| She also likes comedies. |
| She laughs out loud if a comedy is very funny. |
| My father likes horror movies. |
| He likes movies with monsters in them. |
| He also likes thrillers. |
| I have watched some thrillers that keep you tense and on the edge of your seat. |
| Sometimes, I have to shut my eyes if the movie gets too scary. |
| My brother likes animated films. |
| In animated films, there are no actors, just cartoon characters. |
| My brother goes to the movies on Saturday afternoons with his friends. |
| He goes to the matinee. |
| He gets popcorn, candy and pop. |
| He usually comes back with a stomach ache because he eats so much. |
| Sometimes, my father watches documentaries. |
| Documentaries are about real things. |
| You can learn a lot from watching a documentary. |
| I watch documentaries with him sometimes, but I would rather see a good action film. |
Exercise for this lesson:
- How often does the author go to the movies?
- What types of movies does the author like, and why?
- What are some characteristics of the action films the author enjoys?
- What are the author’s mother’s favorite genres, and how does she react to them?
- What is the father’s preferred genre of movies, and why?
- What genre of movies does the author’s brother like, and when does he usually go to the movies?
- What does the brother typically do during his movie outings on Saturday afternoons?
- What are documentaries, and why does the father watch them?
- How does the author feel about documentaries compared to action films?
- What types of movies does the author find silly and unbelievable in the science fiction genre?
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