Discuss the production of movies, TV programs, theater performances, and newspapers.
Topics
How a movie is made;
media professions;
processes;
the entertainment industry
Speaking
Describing how something is done or made;
describing careers in the media
Grammar
The passive to describe process with is / are + past participle and modal + be + past participle;
defining and nondefining relative clauses
Pronunciation
Stress in compound nouns
Listening
Listening to a producer describe his work;
listening for personality traits
Self-study:
Listening to an interview;
listening for steps in a process
Activity
"Who makes it happen?": Putting together a crew for making a movie
Reading
"Hooray for Bollywood"!: Reading about the kind of movies in India
Writing
Writing about a process