Lessons On Movies.com CITIZEN KANE http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html CONTENTS Listening / Reading Script Mark The Spaces Poster / Trailer Discussion 10 Synonym / Phrase Match Survey 11 Listening Gap Fill Writing 12 Correct The Spelling Homework 13 Punctuate The Text Answers 14 Insert The Vowels Follow Sean Banville on Twitter twitter.com/SeanBanville Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/BreakingNewsEnglish/155625444452176 Google + plus.google.com/110990608764591804698/posts More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville THE LISTENING / READING SCRIPT From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles It was released by RKO Pictures, and was Welles’ first feature film The film was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories; it won an Oscar for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Citizen Kane was voted the greatest film of all time in five successive Sight & Sound's polls of critics, - a time span of five decades The movie is particularly praised for its innovative cinematography, music, and narrative structure Many film critics consider Citizen Kane to be the best film ever made, which has led legendary critic Roger Ebert to joke: "So it's settled: Citizen Kane is the official greatest film of all time." The story examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a character based in part upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst It also follows Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick, and describes aspects of Welles' own life Upon its release, Hearst prohibited mention of the film in any of his newspapers Kane's career in the publishing world starts with an idea to provide a social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power The story is told mainly through flashbacks A newsreel reporter wants to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word: "Rosebud" and does so in showing old footage of Kane Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_kane More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html POSTER SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if you like) that you think of as you look at it Share the words with your partner(s) Why did you choose them? You can find posters for this movie at www.wikipedia.com or www.imbd.com - just type the name of the movie in the search field STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start, beginning, end, etc Change partners and share stories CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director, producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s) MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and movie title are good and make you want to see the movie STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie Talk about your role with your movie star partner(s) TRAILER RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s) You can watch a trailer at http://www.youtube.com CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s) QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your partner(s) Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or hear Talk about them with your partner(s) GOOD / BAD: Watch the trailer and write down why you think the film might be good or bad Share your ideas with your partner(s) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MATCHING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html SYNONYM MATCH released a looks at nominated b parts successive c reference innovative d consecutive settled e brought out examines f quest magnate g decided aspects h recommended mention i tycoon j pioneering 10 pursuit PHRASE MATCH feature a polls of critics five successive Sight & Sound's b mystery praised for its innovative c film of all time narrative d pursuit of power the official greatest e of Kane the life and legacy f cinematography newspaper g structure a ruthless h of Charles Foster Kane solve the i film 10 showing old footage j magnate More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles (1) RKO Pictures, and was Welles’ (2) The film was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories; it won an Oscar for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Citizen Kane was voted the greatest film of all time (3) Sight & Sound's polls of critics, - (4) decades The movie is particularly praised for its innovative cinematography, music, (5) Many film critics consider Citizen Kane to be the best film ever made, which has (6) Roger Ebert to joke: "So it's settled: Citizen Kane is the official greatest film of all time." The story examines (7) of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a (8) upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst It also follows Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick, and (9) Welles' own life Upon its release, Hearst (10) the film in any of his newspapers Kane's career in the publishing world starts with an idea to provide a social service, but gradually evolves into a (11) power The story is told mainly through flashbacks A newsreel reporter wants to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word: "Rosebud" and does so in (12) of Kane More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html Paragraph 1 tefruae film nine giraeotecs five usecevssci Sight & Sound's polls tnrraiaev structure aerngyled critic So it's lseettd Paragraph the life and leaygc Chicago ontscoy describes psseact of Welles' own life 10 Hearst prohibited oennitm of the film 11 Kane's career in the punibilsgh world 12 showing old oofetag of Kane More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html citizen kane is a 1941 american drama film directed by and starring orson welles it was released by rko pictures and was welles’ first feature film the film was nominated for academy awards in nine categories it won an oscar for best writing (original screenplay) citizen kane was voted the greatest film of all time in five successive sight & sound's polls of critics - a time span of five decades the movie is particularly praised for its innovative cinematography music and narrative structure many film critics consider citizen kane to be the best film ever made which has led legendary critic roger ebert to joke "so it's settled citizen kane is the official greatest film of all time" the story examines the life and legacy of charles foster kane played by welles a character based in part upon the american newspaper magnate william randolph hearst it also follows chicago tycoons samuel insull and harold mccormick and describes aspects of welles' own life upon its release hearst prohibited mention of the film in any of his newspapers kane's career in the publishing world starts with an idea to provide a social service but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power the story is told mainly through flashbacks a newsreel reporter wants to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word "rosebud" and does so in showing old footage of kane More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville INSERT THE VOWELS (a,e,i,o,u) From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/citizen_kane.html C_ t_ z_ n K_ n_ _s _ 1941 _ m_ r_ c_ n dr_ m_ f_ lm, d_ r_ ct_ d by _ nd st_ rr_ ng _ rs_ n W_ ll_ s _ t w_ s r_ l_ _ s_ d by RK_ P_ ct_ r_ s, _ nd w_ s W_ ll_ s’ f_ rst f_ _ t_ r_ f_ lm Th_ f_ lm w_ s n_ m_ n_ t_ d f_ r _ c_ d_ my _ w_ rds _ n n_ n_ c_ t_ g_ r_ _ s; 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How good were the actors’ performances? What was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your articles “CITIZEN KANE” POSTER: Make a poster about “Citizen Kane” Make sure you put tag lines, audience and critics’ reviews, why people should see it, etc Show it to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your posters MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for “Citizen Kane” Make sure there is a good mix of things to Find some good online activities Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback CHARACTER STORY: Choose one of the characters from the movie Imagine you are that character Write your story about what you did in the movie Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, Twitter stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on “Citizen Kane” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH released a brought out nominated b recommended successive c consecutive innovative d pioneering settled e decided examines f looks at magnate g tycoon aspects h parts mention i reference j quest 10 pursuit OTHER ACTIVITIES Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review on page (It's good for your English ;-) CREATIVE COMMONS Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attributi on-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 14