- •Cherkasy – 2005
- •Foreword
- •The history of film
- •European film in the 1920s
- •The arrival of sound
- •Hollywood's golden era
- •Postwar decline european film in the postwar world
- •Great Britain
- •Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
- •Germany
- •Nonwestern film production
- •Third World
- •American film of the 1960s and 1970s
- •Contemporary american film
- •The History of Film
- •Film Genres
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Indiana jones
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •11. Focus-Puller
- •Top international directors – past and present
- •Ingmar Bergman
- •Legends
- •1910 – 1950S
- •1950 – 1990S
- •C. Match the words and their synonyms:
- •Charlie Chaplin
- •Titanic by Dartagnan Fletcher
- •Malibu Manor Bed and Breakfast July 15
- •F. Information Gap. A Movie Review
- •Movie Review Schindler’s List
- •Information Gap for Student b
- •Movie Review Schindler’s List
- •I. Write or discuss the answers to these questions. Make up your own examples with the italicized words.
- •Oscar Winners
- •Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
- •The Lord of Rings
- •The Filming Day
- •I. Write a self dictation. Cinema in England
- •A. Critiquing a Film
- •Worksheet
- •B. Interpreting Soap Opera Subplots
- •References:
A. Critiquing a Film
Objectives: Students will predict the success of current movies.
Students will compare the criteria for popularity between films in their country and English-language films.
Students will discuss and draw conclusions about this criterion.
Website Addresses: http://www.allmovie.com – Movie summaries
Look for “New in Theaters” Click on titles
http://www.filmland.com/boxoffice ‑ Box office reports
http://www.joblo.com/box-office.htm - Box office reports
Grouping:
Individual
Setup:
Search the Internet for movie previews, predict the success of a movie in the target culture and in their own countries, and compare their predictions with current popularity ratings.
Student’s name:_______________________________________________Date:______________
Worksheet
PART I. Go to the Internet and read the description of the movies.
1. Choose the three current movies you think will be the most popular with English speakers, and briefly summarize the content. Next, explain your choices (actors, story line, special effects, etc.).
Movie 1:_______________________________ Summary_______________________________
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Why do you think this movie will be popular? _______________________________________
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Movie 2:_______________________________ Summary_______________________________
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Why do you think this movie will be popular? ________________________________________
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Movie 3:_______________________________ Summary_______________________________
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Why do you think this movie will be popular? ________________________________________
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2. Would these movies be popular in your country? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PART II. Go to the Internet and read the current status of the movies.
What are the three most popular films right now?
1.________________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _____________________
Did they match your predictions? Why or why not? What makes these films so popular?
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Further Activities:
1. Have students see one of the movies and determine if they agree with the critical reviews of the film.
2. Have students work in pairs or small groups and write a review of a movie they saw.