Reviewing Vocabulary (first 30 min of the film).
There are 6 words/expressions underlined (hyperlinked) in the sentences below.
Do you remember their meanings? Click on the links and check the entries in the online dictionaries.
1-Chris: So tell me, what's a beautiful young American ping-pong player doing here mingling among the British upper class?
2-Chris: I’m naturally competitive. Is it off-putting?
3-Nola: He was trying to have his way with me over the (ping-pong) table.
4-Chloe: You’re not crossed, are you? (Adj. Definition 3)
5-Chloe: If things go well, Papa will see to it that you move up quickly.
6-Nola: He swept me off my feet with presents.
Now, rewrite/rephrase the sentences below using your own words.
Use the space provided (comments) or send your answers by e-mail.
Look it up in a dictionary if you need help.
1- Chloe: He (Chloe’s father) respects how you (Chris) pulled yourself up against the odds.
2- Nola: I could use a drink just to pull myself together.
3- Nola: I don’t buy into Eleanor.
4- Nola (after the audition): I blew it! I can’t pull it through.
5- Nola: Unless you blew it.
Chris: How could I blow it?
Nola: By making a pass at me.
6- Tom (to his mother): Nola is not exactly over the hill!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Match Point - Week 2
Test your memory...Can you transcribe the dialogue Chris and Nola had in this scene?
Let's work together.
Every student should contribute editing one another's text till we get to a dialogue as close as possible to the script.
I'll suggest the beginning:
Nola Rice: Has anyone told you you play an aggressive game?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Has anyone told you you have very sensual lips?
Now you go on. Who will dare first?
As we continue, you should copy and paste your classmates' text, edit (add, cut, correct spelling/grammar) it using the "comments" slot underneath or send it by email to the whole group.
COME ON! DON'T BREAK THE CHAIN!!!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Match Point (2005)
Week 1
Woody Allan's first film shot entirely in Britain.
Tennis pro Chris Wilton takes a job as a tennis instructor and hits it off immediately with one of his students, wealthy young Tom Hewitt. Tom introduces Chris to his family and Chris falls quickly into a romance with Tom's sister Chloe. But despite the growing certainty that Chris and Chloe will marry, and the enormous professional and financial advantages that come Chris's way through his relationship with the delighted Hewitt family, Chris becomes increasingly intrigued and eventually romantically involved with Tom's fiancée, Nola Rice, a struggling American actress. Their passionate trysts leave Chris in danger of losing the wealth and position he has now come to enjoy. The only solution to the dilemma seems unthinkable... Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net} IMDb.com
Chris's first lines were:
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
Comment (use the space provided below) on Chris's words above (about 50 words), or copy and paste somebody's words - a proverb, a quote, a poem - to illustrate the subject.
Woody Allan's first film shot entirely in Britain.
Tennis pro Chris Wilton takes a job as a tennis instructor and hits it off immediately with one of his students, wealthy young Tom Hewitt. Tom introduces Chris to his family and Chris falls quickly into a romance with Tom's sister Chloe. But despite the growing certainty that Chris and Chloe will marry, and the enormous professional and financial advantages that come Chris's way through his relationship with the delighted Hewitt family, Chris becomes increasingly intrigued and eventually romantically involved with Tom's fiancée, Nola Rice, a struggling American actress. Their passionate trysts leave Chris in danger of losing the wealth and position he has now come to enjoy. The only solution to the dilemma seems unthinkable... Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net} IMDb.com
Chris's first lines were:
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
Comment (use the space provided below) on Chris's words above (about 50 words), or copy and paste somebody's words - a proverb, a quote, a poem - to illustrate the subject.
Monday, March 8, 2010
THE WINNERS!!!
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards - RESULTS
The big Winner was THE HURT LOCKER
See the official trailer at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg
Go to http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars
and see the whole list.
Which award(s) surprised you?
Which nominee(s) do you think should have won the award instead?
The big Winner was THE HURT LOCKER
See the official trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg
Go to http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars
and see the whole list.
Which award(s) surprised you?
Which nominee(s) do you think should have won the award instead?
Friday, March 5, 2010
SUMMARIES - 82nd Annual Academy Awards
Read the summaries below.
Choose one summary of a film you have seen and add two sentences to the text to make it more complete. Your sentences can be added at initial, middle or end positions.
You can find clips and trailers of the films at www.rottentomatoes.com/movies.
SUMMARIES (Source: http://www.imdb.com/)
AVATAR (2009) – James Cameron
When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora. Written by The Massie Twins
THE HURT LOCKER (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow
An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. Written by BWR Public Relations
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS (2009) – Quentin Tarantino
In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history. Written by The Massie Twins
THE BLIND SIDE (2009) – John Lee Hancock
The Blind Side" depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. Written by Anonymous
UP IN THE AIR (2009) – Jason Reitman
Ryan Bingham's job is to fire people from theirs. The anguish, hostility, and despair of his "clients" has left him falsely compassionate, living out of a suitcase, and loving every second of it. When his boss hires arrogant young Natalie, she develops a method of video conferencing that will allow termination without ever leaving the office - essentially threatening the existence Ryan so cherishes. Determined to show the naive girl the error of her logic, Ryan takes her on one of his cross country firing expeditions, but as she starts to realize the disheartening realities of her profession, he begins to see the downfalls to his way of life. Written by The Massie Twins
PRECIOUS (2009) – Lee Daniels
Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. Written by anonymous
INVICTUS (2009) – Clint Eastwood
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid.
Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match. Written by alfiehitchie
Choose one summary of a film you have seen and add two sentences to the text to make it more complete. Your sentences can be added at initial, middle or end positions.
You can find clips and trailers of the films at www.rottentomatoes.com/movies.
SUMMARIES (Source: http://www.imdb.com/)
AVATAR (2009) – James Cameron
When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora. Written by The Massie Twins
THE HURT LOCKER (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow
An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. Written by BWR Public Relations
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS (2009) – Quentin Tarantino
In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history. Written by The Massie Twins
THE BLIND SIDE (2009) – John Lee Hancock
The Blind Side" depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. Written by Anonymous
UP IN THE AIR (2009) – Jason Reitman
Ryan Bingham's job is to fire people from theirs. The anguish, hostility, and despair of his "clients" has left him falsely compassionate, living out of a suitcase, and loving every second of it. When his boss hires arrogant young Natalie, she develops a method of video conferencing that will allow termination without ever leaving the office - essentially threatening the existence Ryan so cherishes. Determined to show the naive girl the error of her logic, Ryan takes her on one of his cross country firing expeditions, but as she starts to realize the disheartening realities of her profession, he begins to see the downfalls to his way of life. Written by The Massie Twins
PRECIOUS (2009) – Lee Daniels
Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. Written by anonymous
INVICTUS (2009) – Clint Eastwood
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid.
Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match. Written by alfiehitchie
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