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Look at the film review and do the exercises to improve your writing skills.

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Introduction:

In this lesson learners will revise some film review vocabulary through pair-work discussions. They they will write their own film review after analysing a model. Then they will read each other's reviews and have a class vote about which film looks most interesting.

Topic: Films

Aims:

To encourage students to join in a discussion

To develop students' writing skills

To train learners to spend time planning before they write.

Age group: Teenagers and young adults

Level: A2 - B2

Time: 60 minutes +

Materials:

Teacher's notes

Film review worksheet

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Introduction: In this lesson learners will revise some film review vocabulary through pair-work discussions. They they will write their own film review after analysing a model. Then they will read each other's reviews and have a class vote about which film looks most interesting. Topic: Films Aims:

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Task

Writing a Film Review

This is the lesson where you put everything together. We want you to write a review of a film. You will see two examples of film reviews which you can use to help you write your own review. When you've finished your review, post it in the comments section and read other participants reviews and tell them what you think. In lesson one we looked at film vocabulary, in lesson three we gave you some advice about using film to improve your English and gave two short reviews of films about football, in lesson four we focussed on the passive which is a common form to use when writing about films, and in lesson six we showed you some websites where you can read lots of film reviews. While you are writing your review, you can go back to these lessons for some help.

What should I include in my film review?

It's up to you! Here is a list of some common things that you see in film reviews. Have a look at the Bend It Like Beckham film review and match the five colours to the things in this list. Is there anything extra included in the review? Is there anything missing?

The film's title.

An eye-catching heading.

The genre (type of film).

The audience. Who is the film for?

The director, main actors, when it was made, has it won any awards?

The plot. A brief summary that doesn't mention the ending!

Your opinion.

Your evaluation.

Film Review 1

How can I describe Bend It Like Beckham? If I had to choose a genre, I would say it's a romantic comedy-drama sports film!

The film was made in and directed by Gurinder Chandha who is well-known for films which explore the lives of Indians living in the UK.

The film is set in London and stars Jess (Parminder Naghra) , who is an 18-year-old girl with Indian parents. One of the main storylines is the tension between Jess, who loves football, and her parents, who don't allow her to play. Jess's friend and teammate, Jules, who is played by Keira Knightly (Pirates of the Caribbean) encourages Jess to play despite her parent's wishes.

The film deals with serious social problems such as sexism and racism, but the film is very funny at the same time! The acting is very good and of course, there is a happy ending! Oh, and David Beckham is in the movie, but you must wait until the end for that!
I would give Bend It Like Beckham four and a half stars out of five and definitely recommend you watch it!
Now, look at the second film review. Is it a good review? What does it include? Is there anything missing?
Film Review 2

Fever Pitch - Funny, dramatic and a perfect finish!

I love football and I love films, so Fever Pitch was the perfect movie for me. It tells the story of a school teacher who is mad about his football club - Arsenal! The film was made in 1997 and is based on a best-selling book of the same name. The film has also been remade for American audiences based on baseball.

The main role is played by Colin Firth (Paul) one of the UK's most famous actors. Paul falls in love with a new teacher (Sally) at his school during the 1989/90 football season, one of the most important seasons in Arsenal's history. The plot follows the ups and downs of Paul's romance with Sally and the fortunes of Paul's football team. But who does he love more? Sally or Arsenal? You'll have to watch the film to find out!

There are strong performances by Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell (Sally) in this romantic comedy-drama. If you are a football fan you will love this film, but it definitely has a wider appeal, too! I will give it five-stars and not just because I'm an Arsenal fan!

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2. How much older than Lucy was Edmund?

3. How did Peter say Edmund had always behaved?

4. What did Peter and Susan decide to do about their concern over Lucy?

5. How did the Professor respond to their account of Lucy’s story?

6. What was the main reason Susan and Peter didn’t believe Lucy?

7. What did the Professor say were the only three logical possibilities?

8. What did he advise them to do?

9. What was unusual about the Professor’s house?

Critical Thinking

1. Why do you think Peter reacted as he did to Edmund?

2. Why do you think the Professor was willing to believe Lucy’s story?

3. What do you think of his statement that nothing is more probable than that there could be other worlds just round the corner?

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2. What did he want as he ate the Turkish Delight?

3. What was the queen especially interested in learning about his family?

4. What was unusual about this particular Turkish Delight?

5. What did the queen say she’d like to do with Edmund?

6. What was the condition for her carrying out her idea?

7. What did the queen tell Edmund about fauns?

8. How did Lucy feel about Edmund having got into Narnia, too?

9. How did Edmund feel about it himself

Critical Thinking

1. Why do you think the queen changed from being angry and threatening to sympathetic?

2. Why do you think the queen seemed not to mind Edmund’s forgetting his manners as he answered her questions?

3. Why do you think Edmund’s opinion of the queen changed as he spent more time with her?

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1. Why was Lucy surprised that her siblings hadn’t been wondering where she was?

2. What did they find when they looked into the wardrobe?

3. Why didn’t Lucy make up with the others by saying she had just made up the story of her adventure?

4. Why should the next few days have been delightful, and why did Lucy not enjoy them?

5. Why did she not mean to hide in the wardrobe during hide-and-seek?

6. Why did Edmund follow her into the wardrobe?

7. What was his first clue that something unusual was happening?

8. Why did he think Lucy didn’t answer his call?

9. What was Edmund’s first impression of the Lady on the sledge?

10. Who did the Lady say she was?

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Why do you think Lucy had begun to wonder whether Narnia had been a dream?

2. How would you describe the Lady on the sledge, based on what is told about her in this chapter?

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A. Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions from the lists above that make the most sense based on the story.

1. Mr. Tumnus invited Lucy to have ... with him, and served her toast and ... and cake.

2. One of the books Lucy saw on the shelf was titled The Life and Letters of ...

3. Mr. Tumnus told wonderful tales of how ... and ... used to come out to dance with the Fauns.

4. He also talked about ..., and ... sometimes visiting the forest, and weeks of jollification.

B. Comprehension – Answer the following questions

1. What does Mr. Tumnus’s phrase “Daughter of Eve” mean?

2. How did the faun convince Lucy to come to his cave?

3. How did he entertain her after they had eaten?

4. What happened when Lucy said she had to go?

5. What had Mr. Tumnus promised to do with Lucy?

6. What did he fear would happen to him if he failed to keep his promise?

7. Why did he decide not to keep the promise anyway?

C. Critical Thinking

1. Why do you think Lucy felt comfortable in the faun’s cave?

2. Why do you think it took Lucy so long to understand the danger she was in?

3. What do you think about her behavior toward Mr. Tumnus after she realized what he had planned to do?

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A. Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions from the lists above that make the most sense based on the story.

1. The children were sent to stay with the Professor because of ...

2. Peter thought they had ...

3. After the rooms full of books, they found a room that was empty except for a big wardrobe with a ... in the door.

4. When Lucy found herself standing in the middle of a wood, she felt both frightened and ...

5. The first person she met in the wood was wearing a red ...

B. Comprehension – Answer the following questions.

1. Where did the children live before this story began?

2. Why was Edmund bad-tempered the first night at the Professor’s house?

3. How did the adventures begin?

4. What first made Lucy realize that something queer was happening in the wardrobe?

5. What did she think that convinced her it was safe to go on and explore?

6. What was the source of the light in the wood?

C. Critical Thinking Questions

1. What is your first impression of each child’s personality?

2. What do you think about Lucy’s decision to enter the wood alone – was it safe, brave, foolish? Explain why you feel as you do.

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7 Questions to Help You, young writers, develop a plot. Read the story and answer the questions!

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1. Who are the main characters and what do they want?

2. Who or what is the antagonist—the person or thing that attempts to keep the main character from their goal?

3. What will happen if the main character/s fails?  What are the stakes?  Why should the reader care?

4. How does the main character attempt to achieve that goal, and what does the antagonist do to stop them?

5. How does the main character finally succeed (or fail)?  What is the climax of the story, the event for which the reader waits?

6. What is the final outcome of this struggle?  How is it all resolved?

7. What are the thematic implications of that resolution?  What points are made in the story about human nature or life in general?

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1. Why do you think that Lucy took so long time to understand that she is in danger?
2. What are the important events in Narnia, and what are the important items in Narnia?
3. Why did Lucy feel comfortable in the faun's cave?
4. How does the professor respond to the children's account of Lucy's story?
5. How do I write a thesis about The Chronicles of Narnia?
6. Who was Father Christmas, and what gifts did he bring for the children?
7. What does Lucy like about Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
8. What are the differences between deep magic and deeper magic?
9. Describe the place Narnia.
10. Why did Edmund lie about Narnia?
11. How did the professor respond to Susan and Peter after their account of Lucy's story?
12. What are the important events in The Chronicles of Narnia, and what are the important items in the land of Narnia?
13. On their journey to see Aslan, where did the beavers and children stop for the night?
14. In The Chronicles of Narnia, what made Lucy upset when she returned after her meeting with Mr. Tumnus from the land of Narnia?

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2. What about the least happy?
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6. Should we always be happy?
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1. Why does the writer tell this
“Are you happy?” is a deceptively complex question to both ask and answer."

2. Besides money, what aspects are used to measure happiness in the survey?

3. On average, what is the world's happiness level? and is it getting better compared to the last survey?

4. Is Canada the happiest country in world according to the survey in 2021?

5. What is the least happy country in North America?

6. Is Finland the happiest country in the world? Is 2021 Finland's first year to be number one?

7. Who do you think this web article is written for?

8. Do you think it is a good idea to compare happiness in different countries? Why?

9. If you look at the global map and read the article closely, why do you think countries in North America are happier than countries in Africa?

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Mapped: Global Happiness Levels in 2021

"Are you happy?" is a deceptively complex question to both ask and answer.

It's generally understood that having enough money to cover your needs and wants can help you live a relatively happy, comfortable life-and recent research shows this relationship may increase linearly as income levels grow, as well.

However, there's much more to it than that. Happiness levels depend not just on financial security, but also broader perceptions of one's social support, personal freedom, and more.

This series of map pulls data from the World Happiness Report to uncover the average scores of 149 countries between 2018-2020, and which ones emerged the happiest or unhappiest. We also look at the most and least improved countries in every region.

How is Happiness Measured?

First, let's look at the factors used to calculate world happiness levels. Some clear indicators are health and wealth, both metrics that have been steadily on the rise worldwide. The report takes these into account, weighting GDP per capita and life expectancy at birth into the scores.

The report also looks at more intangible aspects, collecting survey responses around:

Social support

Freedom to make life choices

Generosity

Perceptions of government/ business corruption

Positive or negative affects (Recent experience of emotions)

This year, there was a natural focus on the negative affect measure of the COVID-19 pandemic on happiness levels, such as exacerbating mental health risks. In addition, such measurements varied depending on each country's response to the crisis.

Looking Closely at Regional Happiness Levels

Worldwide happiness comes in at an average score of 5.5, a marginal improvement since our previous coverage of this report in 2019. Let's dive into regional outlooks for happiness levels.

North America

Current Mood: Happy (6.1)

Canada retains its spot as the happiest country in North America, although its overall global ranking has dropped over the years. In 2019, it was ranked in ninth place globally, dropping to 11th in the 2020 edition, and declining further to 14th place in this year's report.

Haiti continues to fare poorly as the unhappiest in the region, with an average annual GDP growth of only 1.3% over 20 years. Its weak economy and political instability have been worsened by the pandemic-setting back efforts to reduce poverty and widening inequality.

South America

Current Mood: Content (5.9)

With the largest middle class in the Americas- 60% of its population-and a miniscule 0.1% extreme poverty rate, Uruguay is the happiest South American country. The nation has also achieved equitable access to basic services, from education to electricity.

The trio of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela are experiencing different stages of progress in happiness levels, but their relationship is very much interdependent.

Venezuela and Ecuador face similar economic challenges and sharp declines in oil prices. Venezuela is additionally acutely affected by socio-political unrest, triggering a mass exodus of citizens to Ecuador and Colombia alike. The silver lining is that the influx of highly-educated Venezuelan migrants may provide a 2% boost to Ecuador's GDP.

Colombia, the most improved country, has halved its poverty rate in the last decade. In addition, it has welcomed almost 2 million Venezuelan migrants as of Dec 2020-and plans to provide them up to 10 years of protective status.

Europe

Current Mood: Happy (6.4)

Finland remains at the top of the leaderboard as the world's happiest country. This year's ranking was also influenced by high levels of trust in the way the COVID-19 pandemic was handled.

Meanwhile, the shock of the COVID-19 crisis is expected to be short-lived in Croatia, which is the most improved country. This is partly due to its steady pre-pandemic economic gains, although risks remain.

In the unhappiest country of Ukraine, conflicts continue to cause stress on its politics, security, and economy. In particular, government corruption remains a big public issue.

Middle East and Central Asia

Current Mood: It's Complicated (5.3)

Saudi Arabia is the most improved country in the region, as it continues to reduce its oil dependence, diversify its economy, and bolster its public services. It has also been making some progress towards gender equality.

The tourism and hospitality industries contribute nearly 20% of Jordan's GDP-and COVID-19 has caused a prolonged economic decline in the country along with the headwinds of these industries.

Although Afghanistan has seen improvements in access to basic services and its agricultural economy, challenges remain with prolonged conflict and violence. A post-pandemic recovery in the world's unhappiest country might take several years.

East Asia and Oceania

Current Mood: Neutral (5.5)

Both New Zealand and Taiwan saw a successful COVID-19 response and recovery boosting their positions in the global happiness rankings. In fact, New Zealand was the only non-European country to make it into the top 10 on the global happiness list.
Note: As the report only covers 149 countries, "Oceania" only refers to Australia and New Zealand in this instance.
Although India remains the unhappiest country in the region, it also showed the most improvement overall, possibly due to its increased access to basic services. Notably though, the pandemic caused a sharp economic contraction in real GDP by 23.9% year-over-year in Q1'2021.

Africa

Current Mood: Unhappy (4.5)

In July 2020, the island nation of Mauritius joined Seychelles to become the second high-income country in Africa, helping cement its status as the happiest in the region.

Zambia, the most improved African country, has one of the world's youngest populations by median age-which presents long-term opportunities for labor force participation.

On the flip side, agriculturally-reliant Benin struggles with high poverty, with close to 40% of the population living below $1.90 per day.

Zimbabwe, the unhappiest country, has been through not just natural disasters but financial disasters too. It experienced hyperinflation of 786% in May 2020, accompanied by an equally sharp rise in food prices.

Although each country has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic, it's clear that on the whole, happiness levels take into account so much more. How will future rankings look like in a post-pandemic world?

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Mapped: Happiness Levels Around the World in 2021

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