Transcript Using Film in the Classroom

Using Film in the Classroom
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PICTURE
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Vision Off
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Task 1
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What can you hear?
How many people are there?
What is happening?
Where is the scene set?
Vision Off
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Task 2
• The name of the short film is ‘Teeth’ and features two
men with false teeth.
• Does this change how you imagined the scene to be?
• You are the screenwriter for this short film. Write a
paragraph with your partner describing the scene.
Describe:
• where the scene takes place
• the men in the scene (clothes, appearance, feelings)
• what happens in the scene
Use the notes you made on the sounds to help you.
Vision Off
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Task 1
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describe the scene (soundtrack or sounds only)
predicting (it might be… / it must be…)
• Task 2
• Descriptions: vocabulary for appearance, character
and emotions
• Use who, what, where, when, how questions
• Tense practice
• Can use scene with dialogue e.g. Bend it Like
Beckham
Vision Off
Pause & Predict
Pause & Predict
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Task
• What happens next?
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Exponent
• writing
• speaking
Sound Off
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Tasks
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Exponent
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make up a dialogue
complete a dialogue
provide a voice-over
describe the music
• integrated skills:
prediction, writing,
speaking (role play)
Other techniques
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Dictogloss
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Play scene with sound for gist
Repeat the scene. Ask Ss to take notes
Ss share notes with partner
Repeat the scene
Ss fill in the gaps
Role-play
More information:
http://www.englishraven.com/SLAC_dictogloss.html
http://www.carla.umn.edu/cobaltt/modules/strategies/Dic
togloss.pdf
Freeze frame
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Pause a scene and ask Ss to describe the scene e.g.
the character’s appearance, clothes, feelings,
colours.
Who does what?
Who does what?
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Task
• Match the actions
to the character
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Exponent
• describing &
sequencing actions
Matching & Sequencing events
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Matching
• Match collocations
• Watch scene and
find the odd-oneout
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Sequencing
events
• Watch scene
• Put actions in order
• Watch and check
Matching & Sequencing events
Other techniques
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Interview with a celebrity
Casting
Class Oscars
best actor / best actress / who was the funniest?
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Climax (Cause & Effect)
Missing scene
Wordhunt
find all the words ending in –ed / -s / -ing
all adjectives & adverbs
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One-sided phone conversation
similar to dialogue completion in Sound Off
For more ideas
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Watch Jamie Keddie’s seminar on the
TeachingEnglish website:
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/seminars/usingvideo-elt-jamie-keddie