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Horror stories characters
Quick vocabulary activity that can be done by the pupils at home before starting a sequence on a horror film or horror story (I did it before working on Tim Burton�s Vincent, Polanski�s The Fearless Vampire Killers or Anne Rice�s Interview With The Vampire and it worked quite well). Another possible activity that you can do after that one if you wo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Mississippi Burning
This is part of a sequence on American minorities. The scenes are to be found at the beginning of Alan Parker�s Mississippi Burning, when the two FBI agents arrive for the first time in Mississippi (Sheriff�s office, car, lunch counter).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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The Time Tunnel Project
An activity that can be done as part of a broader project on the theme of travelling, time travel being one aspect of it. You can ask your pupils to look for information at home or have them search for one period in class before organizing the debate. During the search, ask them to find data on their period but also on 2 other periods so that they ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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Film Festival 10th edition - movie matches
In groups of two or three, pupils present and defend their film in front of the class, who can ask questions to give the others the opportunity to develop and hold their ground. I tried it this afternoon with my pupils and it worked quite well.
Have fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 39
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AMERICAN ICONS & SYMBOLS
A visual to start a sequence on The States or stereotypes. Suggestions for the teachers on page two. You can also prepare a crossword or a matching activity for weaker pupils.
Good luck
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 43
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Dracula - Webquest
The idea is to divide your class in 8 groups of 3 or 4 and have them look for information on the net (1 hour / 1,5 hour). Then during the next session, they will have to report the information they gathered on their theme and character,while the others will have to take notes. That activity can be done before watching the film by Coppola or a play ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 37
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Loreena McKennitt - Celtic Music and travelling + SONG Caravanserai
A worksheet I worked on with my pupils as part of a sequence on culture shock. Worked quite well. An opportunity to make them discover a great musician.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7lTIpgku80
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Have a guess ! GAME - 6 sets of cards
A guessing game on American emblematic figures and places. You can play the game in class as an ice breaking activity for your very first lesson using only the first step to encourage them to make long sentences. You can also play the extended game just before the holidays.
I have left the blue part blank so that you might add your own examples, s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: others
Downloads: 40
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LET�S GO TO THE MOVIES - GUESS WHO ? / TABOO ... GAMES
You can use this worksheet in different ways to play with your pupils. You can either :
- cut the cards horizontally and play a taboo game, each pupil / team trying to have his team / the class guess which character is being described without saying the 4 different words around. It is also forbidden to say the name of the director/writer/studios...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 31
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Days of Waiting (2) - Worksheet 1
Steven Okazaki�s "Days of Waiting" is a poignant documentary short film about Estelle Ishigo, one of the few Caucasians to be interned with 110,000 Japanese Americans in 1942. That first worksheet focuses on the beginning of the short film (Estelle Ishigo�s early years till she got married). The DVD of the film can be bought on the internet. You ma...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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