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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:
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:
Setting: Setting: Setting:
Characters: Characters: Characters:
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)
_____________________________________________
Clue #5 In the end, ____________________________________
_____________________________________________
(Climax)
Movie #2 _________________________________ (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)
_____________________________________________
Clue #5 In the end, ____________________________________
_____________________________________________
(Climax)
Movie #3 _________________________________ (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)
_____________________________________________
Clue #5 In the end, ____________________________________
_____________________________________________
(Climax)
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
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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