Language with film: activity
Learning
Before watching
Watch the official trailer of Keeping Mum.
Complete worksheet 2.
Watch "Big Trouble in Little Wallop" about making the film.
Which other films are the cast famous for?
How do they describe their characters?
What are Niall Johnson's ideas about the film?
The review writing process
Take the following steps:
Study a presentation on writing good reviews made for you.
Have a look at useful English phrases for reviewing.
Study the review template and a model review.
Download and save a copy of the template in your computer.
Add content to the template according to the structure provided.
Overwrite the step-by-step instructions in each section as you go.
Edit for accuracy and wording. Make sure your review:
informs, describes, analyses, and evaluates;
is organised into clear paragraphs;
uses specific vocabulary about the film; and
gives your opinion and your reasons.
When satisfied, write a clean copy. Check your writing against the following free web sources:
Text Analyzer (vocabulary)
Automatic Readability Checker (coherence and cohesion)
Grammarly (use of language)
Make any changes necessary. Then seek feedback from your teacher.
Lead-out
- Define 'black comedy' in your own words.
- Give examples of three different types of British humour.
- A great dialogue makes any film memorable. Which dialogues in Keeping Mum did you like best? Why?
- Music tells us how to feel about what we are seeing. Which scenes in Keeping Mum touched you most thanks to music?