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Flushed Away
Flushed Away is a movie about a mouse who ends up in the
sewers of underground London. You can find out about the film on the
Flushed Away website:
http://www.flushedaway.com/flash/fa_home.html

Listen to a review of the film 'Flushed

Away' by Conor and Gabriel aged 8.
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Have you seen the film? What did you think of it? Do you
agree with Conor and Gabriel?

If you haven't seen the film,

Do you think you would like to see it?

1. Here are some words you could use to describe a film, tick the ones you hear the
boys use.

funny boring nice

exciting romantic brilliant

terrifying hilarious rubbish

slow complex disgusting
Check your answers on page 4

Which words have similar meanings?

Which words are opposites?

Want to see more?

Watch clips from the film at:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/flushedaway/

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2. Here are some of the things Conor and Gabriel said. Choose the
correct word to complete the sentences.

a/ went
b/ are going
1. We___________ to see the new film
c/ have been
'Flushed Away'.

a/ most boring
b/ funniest
2. It was one of the ____________ films I've
c/ most terrifying
ever seen.

a/ on holiday
3. There was this rat. One day his owners go b/ to the shops
c/ to London
________.

a/ playing
4. My favourite bit was when the slugs started b/ eating
c/ singing
_______.

a/ disgusting
5. There's one part that is really___________, b/ frightening
c/ revolting
you can close your eyes during that.

a/ eight
b/ nine
6. Definitely mark ______ out of ten for the
c/ ten
jokes.

a/ talking
b/ shouting
7. There was lots of ________.
c/ action

a/ to the toilet
8. Don't go ________ just after the film has b/ away
c/home
ended.

Check your answers on page 4

Read more film reviews, and perhaps write one of your own at:
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/filmreview/your_reviews.asp

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Find out more about the animators

and the other things they've done.

http://www.aardman.com/websites.asp

Have you seen any of the other films

they've made?

What kind of film is 'Flushed Away'? Is it a comedy? Is it a musical? Or is it a bit of

both?

3. Try a wordsearch. Can you find 15 words that describe different kinds of films?
Do you know any more?

r t h r i l l e r e e h a a b
d e h o r r o r h r c q c v m
e i t r r i h p i u n s t m f
x c s s s c m j n t e d i v a
o q n a u y o o j n i o o q i
s n u a s b i m a e c m n l e
r z w t m t k g e v s u t n f
b j e r a o e c c d v s o w x
k r d m u x r r o a y i f n f
y b i p c r i z n l t c z x e
k n o o t r a c e c b a c n u
a x p h b v y e i y m l c l z
f r u y l v z f t h x h m e b
o v a g f n h k r h u z c u d
y r a t n e m u c o d n d d z

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Answers

Activity 1: The boys said the film was ...

funny boring nice

exciting romantic brilliant
terrifying hilarious rubbish
slow complex disgusting

Activity 2: The correct words in the sentences are:

1. went
2. funniest
3. on holiday
4. singing
5. disgusting
6. ten
7. action
8. away

Activity 3: Wordsearch

Did you find these words? Check what they mean and see if you can think of at least one
example of each kind of film, some films will fall into two or more categories. How many
words could be used to describe "Flushed Away".

action adventure animation blockbuster cartoon

comedy disaster documentary fiction horror musical

mystery romance science thriller

Remember - You could some of these words and expressions in your own film reviews at,
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/filmreview/your_reviews.asp

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