Into Films

There is more than you think when you watch a film in English. You get exposure to natural language in a non-threatening setting and you are in a common ground regarless of your international background. Therefore, it's not about simply sticking the DVD in the player and watch the film, it's about helping you to develop critical comprehension, analysis skills and most of all making effective for you learning English as foreign language.

Let's work a bit on the film we have been watching in class these days.

• What's the right way of pronouncing the title of the film?
• Why do you think I have chosen this particularly film?
• Think about the values one can get out of it, what have you learnt from it and write an opinion essay with your own conclusions.
• Have a look at the trailer and write 7 sentences related to any aspect of the film.

• Print the quiz you're been given here, complete it, justify your answers whenever it is possible and hand it in in class. The Guardian Quiz

• Could you identify when this music in the movie is played, whether it is at the beginning, in the middle or at the end.

Natural disasters and extreme weather

 Natural disasters create a lot of damage, sometimes materially speaking and others in

 the number of human lives lost. At times, disasters can be predicted, but in many other

 cases they are unpredictable. Beyond the damage, natural  disasters can become a great

 subject of photography.   Very beautiful images can then be been taken when these disasters

 take place. Here you can see some beautiful photographs from destructive disasters within the

 following video. 

 After watching watching it:

·       Look for the definition of natural phenomena.

          ·       Name 12 natural phenomena that are shown in the video.

·       Find the top 7 most bizarre phenomenon in the world, name them  and look for 5  photos which you consider show  the most beautiful natural disasters.