1. Read the lines of a comic vaudeville ‘Romantic Fools’ by Rich Orloff.

(A Man and a Woman address the audience. Each points to the other as they say)

Man: Women!

Woman: Men!

Man: ‘Why do women act the way they do?’ At some point every man ponders this question, gives up, and decides to focus on something simpler, like quantum physics.

Woman: ‘Why do men act the way they do?’ Since the beginning of time, scholars have asked this question, resulting in volumes upon volumes of man-written crap.

Man: Women make me feel – and that’s the problem. And yet, on the other hand… Individually, men and women are complex, dynamic and compelling.

Woman: Compared to amoebas.

Man: However, put men and women together –

Woman: And wear protective goggles.

Man: I mean, it’s not like I haven’t tried a rewarding, meaningful, interpersonal, nurturing – you know, all that kind of crap – relationship with a woman. I’ve been out with women who are repressed, flirtatious, maternal and needy. And I still haven’t found the right woman for me. And sometimes I wonder if I ever will.

Woman: I mean, it’s not like I haven’t tried to have an emotionally rewarding, sexually satisfying relationship with a man who doesn’t lie abut his marital status. I’ve been out with men who are meek, assertive, stoned, and sexually ambiguous. And sometimes I come from a date –

Man: I look in the mirror and say –

Woman: ‘Lori, buy a puppy.’

2. What word or phrase is being defined?

1. A play or film in which part of the story is sung to music.

2. The total number of actors in play or film.

3. The people who watch the play at the theatre.

4. What these people do with their hands at the end of a play.

5. The person who makes a film.

6. Journalists who write about films and plays.

7. The name of the articles they write.

8. The translation of the story of a film across the bottom of the screen.

9. To reserve tickets before the performance.

10. The most important actors or actresses of a film.

3. Fill in the blanks below with the words in the box.

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Parts of the Movie:

T he place or time a movie takes place is called the _________. What happens in a movie is called the _________. A movie is usually broken up into many _________. The movie is filmed with a __________.

People in Movies:

The people who act in the movie are __________. A _________ is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the ___________. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a __________. An _________ is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A __________ is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.

Movie Genres:

The type of movie is the movie ___________. A movie that makes you laugh is a __________. A movie that makes you scream is a __________. A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an __________ movie. Movies about the future or space are known as __________ films. And a movie about real life is a __________. An __________ film has cartoon characters.