Films

GRAELLA DE PRESENTACIÓ DEL MEU PROJECTE

CONTEXT D’AULA

Name of the Project

FILM REVIEW

Level

3rd ESO

Grouping

× Individual × Pairwork × Group Work

Place

× Class × Computer Room × Home

When?

Third Term

Necessary Resources

Whiteboard

Computer

Microphone

Photocopies

Programmes:

Wordmagnets

Imtranslator

Audacity

Voki

VoiceThread

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Objectives

Use of the Relative Clauses

Work Vocabulary and expressions related to the Cinema.

Practice dialogues related to the cinema.

Write an informal description of a film.

Record a short and a long film review

Use of Programs to improve their speaking skills.

Imtranslator: How words are pronounced

Types of learning?

Individual

Pair Work.

Strong points of the activity

All the students have something to say.

It’s a good activity to work the different levels in class, as an

activity where there are some final products:

Short film descriptions following a

model:Voki

Long film description following a model:

Voicethread

Final products of all the members of the class are

published/uploded in a blog:

[email protected]

There are nine settings below. Label the setting and then think of characters that you might find in a story that takes place there. Remember, characters don’t have to be human. They can be things like robots or animals.

Setting: Setting: Setting:

Characters: Characters: Characters:





Actors and Characters

Write about movies using the following expressions:

It’s a (genre) starring (actor).

He/she plays a (character).

(1) It’s a sci-fi film starring Will Smith.

He plays a cop who hunts aliens.

(2)

(3)

(4) (5)

A synopsis is a brief summary of a written work or a movie. Read the movie synopses below and try to guess the title of the movie. Movie 1: ________________

This is a comedy starring Jim

Carrey. When a light falls

from the sky, Carrey’s

character Truman begins to

suspect that something is

wrong with the world. He goes

on to discover that his whole

life is being filmed as a show

for others to watch.

Movie 2: ________________

This is a sci-fi thriller starring

Keanu Reeves. His character, Neo,

is a computer hacker who

discovers that life on earth is a

façade created by intelligent

machines that use humans to

generate energy.

Movie 3: ________________

This action/adventure film is a

remake of a 1933 classic. Jack

Black plays a movie director

who captures a giant ape from

a lost island and brings the ape

back to New York. In the end,

the ape escapes captivity and

causes destruction in New

York.

Movie 8: ________________

In this romance, Kate Winslet

plays an upper class woman

who falls in love with a poor

artist. The story takes place

aboard a ship that is struck by

an iceberg and sunk. In the

end, Kate Winslet’s character,

Rose, survives but the poor

artist, who is played by

Leonardo DiCaprio, dies.

Movie 4: ________________

This is a suspense drama

starring Bruce Willis. He plays

a doctor who helps children

with psychological problems.

He tries to help a troubled

child who sees ghosts. In the

end, he helps the boy find

peace, but he discovers that he

is a ghost himself.

Movie 7: ________________

In this sci-fi action film, Will

Smith plays a cop who is

recruited into the

government’s most secret

agency. He has to find ‘illegal

aliens’ that are hiding in New

York, including an insect-like

alien that is trying to take

over the world.

Movie 6: ________________

When a criminal maniac, Sirius

Black, escapes from prison, Harry

, who is played by Daniel Radcliffe,

has to be careful. It turns out

that Sirius is not who he seems.

Movie 5:________________

This is an action film starring

Tobey Maguire. He plays a

superhero who has to stop the

evil genius Dr. Octopus.

Unfortunately, his real life

problems as college student

Peter Parker cause him to

temporarily give up being the

superhero.

Make three movie riddles using the clues in the boxes. Record your movie riddles and make one Voki for each one at www.voki.com/. Go to http://filmrevews.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html The class will try to guess your movies. Wait until all five clues have been listened before guessing.

Movie #1 _________________________________ (Movie Title: Keep this a secret)

Clue #1 It’s a _____________________________. (Genre)

Clue #2 It takes place __________________________________. (Setting)

Clue #3 ___________________ is in it. (Actor)

Clue #4 It’s about _____________________________________ (Plot)

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Clue #5 In the end, ____________________________________

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(Climax)


Clue #1 It’s a _____________________________. (Genre)




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Clue #5 In the end, ____________________________________

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(Climax)


Clue #1 It’s a _____________________________. (Genre)




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Clue #5 In the end, ____________________________________

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(Climax)

http://filmrevews.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html



A Sheet: Do You Feel Like Seeing a Movie?

Practice the dialogue with a partner. Fill in the missing information.

Location:

Synopsis:

Showtimes:

Location:

Caprice Theater Synopsis:

Jenny Roberts plays a

penguin that travels

through space. Showtimes:

6:45, 8:45

Location:

Metro Theater Synopsis:

Arnold Stallone plays

a soldier who saves

New York from

terrorists. Showtimes:

2:00, 5:00, 9:30

Location:

Synopsis:

Showtimes:

Location:

Synopsis:

Showtimes:

Location:

Filberg Theater Synopsis:

Christina Spears plays a

sexy cop who has to

stop a turnip from

destroying the Earth. Showtimes:

7:10, 9:20

B Sheet: Do You Feel Like Seeing a Movie?

Practice the dialogue with a partner. Fill in the missing information.

Location:

Capitol Theater Synopsis:

Lenny Drew plays a

rich man who falls in

love with a poor

woman. Showtimes:

7:00, 9:15

Location:

Synopsis:

Showtimes:

Location:

Synopsis:

Showtimes:

Location:

Vogue Theater Synopsis:

Mick Page plays a thief

who steals the tricycle

of a powerful gangster.

Showtimes: 7:15, 10:30

Location:

Robson Theater Synopsis:

Frank Stein plays an

evil scientist who

tries to take over

the world. Showtimes:

6:30, 8:50

Location:

Synopsis:

Showtimes:

Film title: E.T. Directed: Steven Speilberg Main characters: Elliot, brother

Michael, sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore) and E.T the alien.

Plot: Alien stranded on Earth wants to go home.

Type of film: sci-fi comedy Opinion: sad but very good

A movie that I really enjoyed is “Remember the Titans”. It’s a true story about a black American football coach, Herman Boone. Here, Herman Boone is played by Denzel Washington and he is the first black coach to train a team with both black and white team members. It’s about the difficulties he faces with his team “The Titans”, who are not used to “mixed” teams of black and white players. He also has problems with the town people, who don’t want a black coach training their white children. In the end, he succeeds in uniting his team (and the town people) and winning the championship. For me, this movie was a heart warming and very emotional story. I love

how it shows that we are all the same, despite the colour of our skin or beliefs, and how if we work together, we can do anything.

A film that I _________ is E.T by _____________. It is about a boy called Elliot, his

brother __________ and his _________ Gertie, played by ____________, who meet an

__________ called E.T. E.T. is stranded on ___________ because his alien ___________

accidently forgot when they left. Elliot, Michael and __________ sister help E.T. contact his

friends so he can __________ home. During the __________, we see funny _________ as

E.T. discovers how humans _________.

This is a very funny __________ film, but it also is _________ at times and it makes you

________ when E.T. finally leaves to go home. I thought it was a ___________movie.

Find the poster of the film in Internet.

Write a description about a movie you liked, use words below to help you: ( 100-

125 words )

Practice the pronunciation at http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/

Go to voicethread.com/ and record your review.

Finally Go to http://filmrevews.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html and upload your

Film review

http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/


Village Town Island Woods/Forest Coast Seaside Cave Planet Space ship Colony Building Hotel

Mansion Musuem Funfair Enemy Alien Creature Monster Queen Gangster Orphan Killer

Detective Spy Scientist Soldier Archeologist Nanny Reporter Fashion Designer Murder Crime

Blackmail Bet Accident Inheritance Comedy Mystery Romance Adventure Thriller Dark Complex

Funny Light hearted Mythical Magical Scary Chase Hunt Find Go after Hide Trap Save Unite

Succede Help (out) Free Give Take Fight Guess Become Kill

A film that I enjoyed is __________________. It’s _______________________________

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