Для многих фильмы 2025 года будут ностальгическими, так как среди премьер множество давно известных историй. Мы составили подборку громких новинок кино этого года и подготовили задания к ним. Упражнения подойдут для уроков английского языка со взрослыми учениками уровня Intermediate и выше.
Фильмы:
The Last of Us (season 2)
Премьера: весной
Жанр: post-apocalyptic drama
Начните урок с вопросов про сериалы, которые ученики смотрели в последние 2 года и продолжение которых с нетерпением ждут.
- What TV series did you watch in the last 2 years? Which one do you like more? Why?
- What TV show’s next season release are you waiting for?
Откройте концепт-арт сериала «The last of us» с сайта ArtStation. Покажите так, чтобы не было видно название в левом нижнем углу.
Look at the art-concept of a TV series. Do you recognize it?
Дождитесь ответа и покажите название или постер сериала с сайта Кинопоиск. Затем спросите:
- Have you seen it?
- If so, did you like it? Why (not)?
- If not, would you like to? Why (not)?
2. Have you seen the trailer for the second season?
- If so, do you think it will be more interesting than the first season?
- If not, what do you think the second season will be about?
Let’s watch it together and discuss.
- What themes from Season 1 do you see continuing in Season 2?
- How does the concept of survival manifest in Season 2? Are there new challenges that the characters face?
- How does the setting in Season 2 contribute to the overall atmosphere of the series? Are there new locations that play a significant role?
- Based on the events of Season 1, what do you predict for the characters and the storyline in the 2nd season?
Ученикам, которые знакомы с видеоигрой, дайте задание прочитать следующий вопрос и комментарии.
Read the comments. Say if you agree or disagree with them and why.
- «I hate that this teaser isn’t just teasing the show but literally teasing at the emotions i felt during the game. 100% like «You remember this? You remember what happens next don’t you? You remember how it felt? You wanna feel it again?»»
- «Looks like they just acted out scenes from the game. So good.»
- «The environment is so accurate.. I love how I was instantly able to recognise so many of the places shown. AND THE DAMN SONG IN THE BACKGROUND MAN, IM FINNA CRY RN.»
- «I trust Pedro Pascal, he will nail this scene when that dialogue comes, this show will be fire if they don’t change Narration style of game.»
Слова для запоминания:
- teaser — give a small amount of information about a subject, product, etc. in order to make people interested in seeing or hearing more about it later;
- act something out — perform the actions and say the words of a situation or story;
- accurate — correct, exact, and without any mistakes;
- instantly — immediately;
- finna — contraction of fixing to, means «getting ready to do something»;
- RN — right now;
- nail — to do something successfully;
- narration — the act of telling a story.
Freakier Friday
Премьера: 8 августа
Жанр: fantasy comedy
Покажите ученикам названия нескольких фильмов про обмен телами и попросите подумать, что объединяет эти киноленты. Если они затрудняются ответить, покажите постеры с сайта IMDb.
Look at the names of some movies.
- What do you think they have in common?
Дождитесь ответа и спросите:
- Do you know any other movies with the same plot?
Затем по отдельности покажите фотографии актрис на IMDb.
Look at the photos below.
- Do you know these actresses?
- What movies with them do you know?
- Do you remember/know a movie where they act together?
Key:
Jamie Lee Curtis — Halloween; Virus; Christmas with the Kranks; Knives out.
Lindsay Lohan — The Parent Trap; Get a Clue; Mean girls; Just my luck; Georgia rule.
Откройте постер первого фильма «Freaky Friday» и узнайте, смотрели ли ученики его. Если нет, коротко познакомьте их с сюжетом. Можете также включить трейлер.
- Have you seen this movie?
- Do you believe that one day it will be possible to swap bodies?
После этого покажите студентам название второго фильма и попросите поразмышлять над вопросами:
Look at the name of the second upcoming movie — «Freakier Friday».
- In what ways do you think the film will be freakier compared to the first one?
- How will the main characters be portrayed in a new movie?
Watch the talk-show «Why Jamie Lee Curtis Called Disney to Make “Freakier Friday” With Lindsay Lohan» and find the answers to the questions.
- Why did Disney have to make Freakier Friday?
- Which line do people come up to the actresses on the street and quote back to them?
- Was it difficult for the actresses to remember which of their characters they were supposed to play?
Key:
- People always asked the actress about the movie «Freaky Friday».
- It’s October 3rd. You are ruining my life. Make good choices.
- Yes, it was.
Слова из интервью для запоминания:
- assume — accept something to be true without question or proof;
- set — the place where a film or play is performed or recorded, and the pictures, furniture, etc. that are used;
- obviously — in a way that is easy to understand or see;
- come up with — suggest or think of an idea or plan;
- cast — the actors in a film, play, or show;
- ongoing — continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment;
- promotional — intended to advertise something;
- literally — using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase;
- overly — too; very;
- ad-lib — said without any preparation or practice;
- significant — important or noticeable;
- curious — interested in learning about people or things around you;
- changeover — complete change from one system or method to another;
- see double — have a problem with your eyes so that you see two of everything, usually because you are drunk or ill;
- apparently — used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true;
- irreplaceable — too special, unusual, or valuable to replace with something or someone else.
Superman
Премьера: 11 июля
Жанр: superhero
Покажите ученикам фотографии, которые иллюстрируют слово «superstar», и попросите отгадать его. При необходимости дайте подсказку:
- What do you call a very famous person or a celebrity?
Look at the pictures and try to figure out the word.


- What other words that start with super- can you think of?
Possible answers: a supermarket; supernatural; superpower, superman; supervisor; superlative, etc.
Убедитесь, что были перечислены слова «superpower» и «superman». Затем спросите:
- What do you think of when you hear the word «superpower»?
- Do you think Superman is a hero? Why (not)? What are his superpowers?
- Who is a hero to you?
Если у учащихся мало идей, покажите им список ниже и попросите выбрать те пункты, с которыми они согласны.
Tick the things a hero does.
A hero:
- risks their life;
- helps people;
- has a lot of money;
- runs very fast;
- can fly;
- wears a cool costume.
- Do you like watching movies about superheroes?
- What are your favorite characters?
- Have you seen any of the «Superman» movies/cartoons? Which one did you like most?
- What do you think the new movie «Superman» is about?
Watch the trailer and then discuss it with your teacher.
- How do you think the portrayal of Superman in «Superman» differs from previous adaptations? What challenges will Superman face?
- Are there any new characters?
- What new settings or locations are introduced?
- How will Superman change in 50-100 years?
Snow White
Премьера: 21 марта
Жанр: musical fantasy
Вместе с учениками вспомните экранизации классических сказок: мультфильмы, фильмы и сериалы. Изучите список лучших экранизаций классических сказок на сайте Film.ru и спросите, что им больше всего нравится и почему, а также какую экранизацию они считают худшей. Также узнайте, по каким сказкам учащиеся хотели бы видеть новый фильм/мультфильм/сериал. Спросите, знакомы ли они уже с новинками этого года.
Let’s remember some fairy tale adaptations (cartoons/movies/TV series).
Now look through the list.
- What fairy tale adaptation do you like the most and why?
- What do you think the worst adaptation is? Explain your answer.
- What fairy tales would you like to see a new film/cartoon/series based on?
- Have you seen the trailers of upcoming movies?
- If so, which ones? Do you like them? Why (not)?
- If not, have you heard that there is an upcoming movie based on the fairy tale «Snow White»?
Look at the comments under its trailer.
- If I saw this movie on a plane. I would still walk out.
- 30,000 Disney employees were forced to like this video.
- They finally did it. They made a movie nobody is going to pirate.
- My finger is exhausted from liking all the comments.
- Somewhere there are Disney employees reading this comment section and cracking up silently to themselves.
- I’ll give Disney some credit. They are brave enough to leave the comment section open.
- Amazing — 33.000 likes and 827.000 dislikes. The world is healing.
- This trailer makes me want to sit on the TV and look at my couch.
- Came here just to read the comments. Was not disappointed.
- Disney — Coming to a theatre near you. Me — Is that a threat?
- Wow. Disney. You truly are incredible. It took you 3 years, multiple rewrites, unnecessary CGl, and 209 million dollars just for me to enjoy a comment section of a movie I will never watch. Bless you.
- Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the bravest of them all? Disney, for not locking the comment section.
- We thankfully have the technology nowadays to make the animation look worse than the original from 1937.
- I got a feeling that this movie gonna have more comments on youtube than tickets sold.
- I paid nothing to watch this trailer, but I already want my money back.
Слова для запоминания:
- walk out — leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval;
- be forced to — to make somebody do something that they do not want to do;
- pirate — copy illegally; of published material;
- exhausted — drained of energy or effectiveness, extremely tired;
- crack up — suffer a nervous breakdown;
- give credit — praise somebody for the good things they have done;
- heal — restore or be restored to health;
- disappointed — feeling sad or let down due to unfulfilled expectations;
- threat — potential harm or danger;
- CGl — visual content created with computer software (realistic or fantastical images, animations and special effects).
- Are they positive or negative?
- Why do you think people are so critical of this movie?
Дальше вы можете показать еще несколько комментариев, которые относятся к выбору главного героя. Попросите учащихся прочитать и подумать ещё раз над вопросом выше.
Look at some more comments. Read them and think of the question above again.
- Evil Queen to Mirror: «Describe Snow White to me.» Mirror: «Weird, weird.»
- Why is Lord Farquaad playing Snow White?
- I want the queen to win in this version.
- Would you give it a shot and watch it? Why (not)?
Watch the trailer again and answer the questions.
- Do you agree with the comments? Why (not)? Was it so bad?
- Would you go to see the movie after watching the trailer? Why (not)?
- When choosing a movie to watch, what do you pay more attention to? ( poster; actors; reviews; trailer, director, etc.)
Слова из трейлера:
- fairness — the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable;
- opinionated — an opinionated person is certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often;
- fair(est) — very pleasing to the eye; beautiful;
- flee — run away quickley;
- restore — give or bring back;
- frighten — make someone afraid or anxious.
Больше кинопремьер в 2025
Еще больше фильмов, которые ожидаются в 2025 году:
- Back in action (action comedy) — January 17
- Flight risk (action thriller) — January 24
- Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy (romantic comedy) — February 13
- Captain America: Brave New World (superhero) — February 14
- Mickey 17 (science fiction black comedy) — March 7
- A minecraft (adventure comedy) — April 4
- Thunderbolts (superhero) — May 2
- Final Destination: Bloodlines (supernatural horror) — May 16
- Lilo & Stitch (science fiction comedy) — May 23
- Mission: Impossible — The final Reckoning (action spy) — May 23
- From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (neo-noir action thriller) — June 6
- How to Train Your Dragon (fantasy) — June 13
- 28 years later (post-apocalyptic) — June 20
- F1 (sports action drama) — June 25
- Jurassic World: Rebirth (science fiction action) — July 2
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (slasher) — July 18
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps (science-fiction) — July 25
- The bad guys 2 (animated heist comedy) — August 1
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (supernatural horror) — September 5
- Mortal kombat 2 (martial arts fantasy) — October 24
- Now You See Me 3 (heist-thriller) — November 14
- Zootopia 2 (animated comedy) — November 26
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (mystery) — date release is unknown
- Return to Silent Hill (psychological horror) — date release is unknown
- Death of a unicorn (supernatural comedy horror) — date release is unknown
- Wednesday 2 (gothic coming-of-age supernatural mystery comedy thriller) — in later part of 2025