Harry Potter

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

July 2009

- Official site

- Wikipedia

- Activities and links (Isabel Pérez)

- Games

- Listening (BBC)

- Pronunciation

Billy Elliot (2000)

QUESTIONS

1.Where and when is set the film?
2. What is the real nature of the prejudice against ballet shown by Billy's father and brother? What other examples of prejudice are there? To what extent are these prejudices still alive and well in our society?
3. Billy’s Mother is represented in the film by her piano. What happens to the piano? How does the family react to this?
4. Can you describe the kitchen? And the neighbourhood?
5. What lesson was Billy taking in the boy’s club? Was he good at it?
6. Who was Mrs Wilkinson?
7. Who was on strike?

SUBJECTS --- Dance; World/England;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING --- Breaking Out; Families in Crisis;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS --- Caring; Responsibility; Respect.

SUMMARY: FILL IN THE GAPS (Use: grandmother, cigarettes, secret, 11-year-old, Royal Ballet School, responsibility, on strike, ballet class, talent, enthusiasm, food, passion, friend, Northern England, mine).

The life of ______Billy Elliot, a coal miner’s son, in _______is forever changed one day when he sees a _________during his weekly boxing lesson. He finds himself demonstrating the kind of _______ seldom seen by the class’s instructor Mrs Wilkinson.With a never-ending stream of ________ in her hand, Mrs Wilkinson’s ________ for teaching is revived when she sees Bill’s potential. She wants to teach her new pupil.
But Billy must keep the ballet classes a ________from his widowed father and elder brother, as both men are ________ from their jobs at the ________, and are finding it difficult to put _______ on the table. Their frustrations finally explode when they discover Billy spends his boxing money on dancing classes.
Banned from ballet, and troubled by the mental problems of his ________Billy finds comfort with his school __________Michael.
Meanwhile, Mrs Wilkinson encourages Billy to try out for the ________ in London, where he can improve his skill and escape his oppressive background.
But Billy is torn between his _________ to his family and to his talent. His to dance is more than a means of self- expression. It is his ___________, and it is his
destiny.

- Webquest
- Quiz

Sources: British Council, Damaris, worksheet by luisa2008, billyelliot.com, teachwithmovies.org

Madagascar 2

28th November

---CAST---

Ben Stiller as Alex, Chris Rock as Marty, Andy Richter as Mort, David Schwimmer as Melman, Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria, Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien, Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice, Tom McGrath as Skipper, John DiMaggio as Rico, Chris Miller as Kowalski, Christopher Knights as Private, Elisa Gabrielli as Nana AKA Old Lady, Bernie Mac as Zuba, Sherri Shepherd as Florrie, Alec Baldwin as Makunga, will.i.am as Moto Moto, Conrad Vernon as Mason.

---ANIMALS FEATURED---

Zebra - Hippopotamus -Lion - Giraffe -Penguin - Chimpanzee -Ring-Tailed Lemur - Mouse Lemur - Aye-Aye - Ruffed Lemur - Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec -Chameleon - Butterfly - Ocelot Gecko - Giant Rat - Snake - Hawk - Hummingbird - Duck - Nile Crocodile -Dolphins - Horse -Fossa

---ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES---

- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

- Lists of animals and exercises (hangman, dictation, word search)

- Exercises (all levels)

Source: Wikipedia

HSM 3: Senior Year

Only in Theaters October 24th!

PLOT: Now high school seniors, Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are facing the prospect of being separated from each other as they go off in different directions when graduating from East High. Joined by the rest of their Wildcat friends, including Sharpay Evans, Ryan Evans, Chad Danforth, and Taylor McKessie they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about the future.

Lyrics | Now Or Never lyrics

Zac stars as handsome and popular basketball captain Troy Bolton, who discovers a new love after singing with Gabriella Montez at a New Year’s party. Zac started acting when he was eleven years old. Zac won two Teen Choice awards for his role in High School Musical. He was born on October 18th in San Luis Obispo, California. In his spare time, Zac enjoys surfing, skating, playing video games and hanging out with his friends. He plays the piano and is also learning to play the guitar. Zac lives in Los Angeles with his parents, younger brother Dylan, two dogs and a cat.

Vanessa stars as shy, studious Gabriella Montez whose life changes completely after meeting Troy Bolton at a New Year’s Eve party.

Vanessa won a Teen Choice award for her role as Gabriella. Vanessa was born on December 14th in Salinas, California. She lived in several different cities, including Oregon and Southern California. Her mother is Filipino, Chinese and Latina and her father is a mix of Irish and Native American. Vanessa loves shopping, and she also enjoys spending time with friends, going to the cinema, dancing and singing. She lives in Los Angeles with her parents and her 11 year-old sister, Stella.

- Travel set (pdf)

- Official web page

- Trailer

- Wikipedia

The bluest eyes

PAUL NEWMAN, the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history dies aged 83 after long battle with cancer.

"The last of the greats" (Marlon Brando and James Dean) was born in Ohio in 1925.His first movie was The Silver Chalice, followed by Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring Liz Taylor. Diagnosed with lung cancer, Newman recently told his family he wish to die at home.

We´ll miss those eyes that conquered Hollywood.

English trailers (for Pepa)

English Trailers

Here you are, a website for studying English using trailers. You can find 107 trailers with activities: warm-up, summary, cloze, script, quiz, links and forum. Hope you find it useful and funny.