Monday, August 1, 2011

At the Movies:E.T.,1982

E.T. is almost thirty years old. Here is an advertisement for when the movie became twenty years old. Steven Speilberg is the director and the young girl in the movie, Drew Barrymore, has become a famous American actress.


 Movies are a part of our culture. We talk about the movies we watch and two generations have seen E.T.. I saw the movie and so did my kids. Also, movies show the behaviour of people. For example, you see a family in this movie, a separated mother and her three children. The kids order pizza, and ride bikes. The mother reads a child's story, Peter Pan, to her young daughter before she goes to bed. In this movie, the family enjoy a popular celebration in October called Hallowe'en. Understanding the culture makes learning English easier.


The movie, E.T., won awards for its music, sound and visual effects. The actor, E.T.,  was a robot which was a big deal back in 1982. It cost 1.5 million to make the robot. It couldn't walk, so a person was used sometimes. They did not want to pay an additional one million to make the robot walk (1)  Enjoy the advertisement which is called a movie trailer




Talking about movies. Answer the questions.


1.    What kind of movie is E.T? (horror, romance, comedy, sci-fi, action movie)


2.    Who is the director?


3.    Where does the story take place?


4.    What is about?   


5.    E.T. talks. What does he say in the movie trailer?


6.    How does the movie end?


7.    What is your favourite English movie?


8.    Who is your favourite Canadian or American actor or actress?


9.    What kind of movie do you like to watch?


10.  How often do you watch movies?






(1)  www.fiftiesweb.com