My Favourite Film Writing Exercise

A Correct the mistakes.

1 The film I like a lot. 6 The beast was in love of her.................................................... ...................................................

2 It’s about young people live in a house. 7 He wanted to divorce of her.................................................... ...................................................

3 There are three childrens. 8 The family has always problems.................................................... ...................................................

4 When the boy was small, your father died. 9 It last for an hour and a half.................................................... ...................................................

5 Is a beautiful story. 10 Much people love this film.................................................... ...................................................

B Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

about because exciting storyline

another called really was

My Favourite Film

My favourite film is called “The Duellists”. It is ......................... a French soldier in the 19th century.

He has an argument with ......................... soldier and they fight a duel. Nobody wins. In the film, they

meet a lot of times and have a lot of fights. It is very .......................... . They have their last duel when they

are old.

The film ......................... directed by Ridley Scott who also directed “Gladiator”. It stars Harvey Keitel

and Diana Quick. I like this film ......................... it has a great storyline and beautiful photography.

I ......................... recommend it.

C Now write about your favourite film.

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ANSWERS

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1 The film I like a lot. 6 The beast was in love of her.I like the film a lot. The beast was in love with her.

2 It’s about young people live in a house. 7 He wanted to divorce of her.It’s about young people living in a house. He wanted to divorce her.

3 There are three childrens. 8 The family has always problems.There are three childrens. The family always has problems.

4 When the boy was small, your father died. 9 It last for an hour and a half.When the boy was small, his father died. It lasts for an hour and a half.

5 Is a beautiful story. 10 Much people love this film.It is a beautiful story. A lot of people love this film.

B

about because exciting storylineanother called really was

My Favourite Film

My favourite film is called “The Duellists”. It is about a French soldier in the 19th century.

He has an argument with another soldier and they fight a duel. Nobody wins. In the film, they meet a lot

of times and have a lot of fights. It is very exciting . They have their last duel when they are old.

The film was directed by Ridley Scott who also directed “Gladiator”. It stars Harvey Keitel and Diana

Quick. I like this film because it has a great storyline and beautiful photography. I really recommend it.

www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010