Lessons On Movies.com PATHS OF GLORY http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.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/paths_of_glory.html Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb It is set during the third year of World War I The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack Dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial The movie did OK at the box office when it was first released, though it did earn Kubrick much critical praise However, active and retired soldiers were offended by the way the French military was portrayed and the French government placed enormous pressure on United Artists to not release the film Paths of Glory has since taken its place in the list of classic war movies Its message grows stronger with each passing year It was especially popular during the Vietnam era The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award under the category Best Film but lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai The film also won a Jussi Awards' Diploma of merit In 1959 the film was nominated for a Writers' Guild of America Award but again lost During the production and release of the movie, Kirk Douglas experienced significant negative publicity and financial loss for his role in the making of such an anti-war film Nevertheless, he persisted in his efforts and the film was made and released, to become a movie classic Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paths_of_Glory More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.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/paths_of_glory.html SYNONYM MATCH based on a accusation stars b particularly refused c continued charge d features enormous e masterpiece especially f derived from era g media attention publicity h declined persisted i time j huge 10 classic PHRASE MATCH a 1957 American anti- a of cowardice based on the novel of b war film defend them against a charge c of classic war movies active and retired d pressure on United Artists the French government placed enormous e in his efforts taken its place in the list f during the Vietnam era Its message grows stronger g the same name It was especially popular h publicity significant negative i soldiers were offended 10 he persisted j with each passing year More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.html Paths of Glory is a (1) _ by Stanley Kubrick (2) _ same name by Humphrey Cobb It is set during the third year of World War I The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, (3) _ French soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack Dax attempts to defend them against a charge (4) _ -martial The movie did OK at the box office when it was first released, though it did earn Kubrick much critical praise However, (5) _ offended by the way the French military was portrayed and the French government (6) _ United Artists to not release the film Paths of Glory has since (7) _ of classic war movies Its message grows (8) _ year It was (9) _ Vietnam era The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award under the category Best Film but lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai The film also won a Jussi Awards' Diploma of merit In (10) _ for a Writers' Guild of America Award but again lost During the production and release of the movie, Kirk Douglas experienced (11) _ and financial loss for his role in the making of such an anti-war film Nevertheless, he (12) _ the film was made and released, to become a movie classic More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.html Paragraph 1 the mncoanimgd officer against a charge of orcicdwea irlcicta praise active and retired soldiers were fedfdoen enormous ruesreps ealeres the film Paragraph ilcscas war movies The film was mdnaoetni for a BAFTA under the artgycoe Best Film 10 Douglas experienced significant negative cuitliypb 11 flcinaina loss 12 he sdetirspe in his efforts 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/paths_of_glory.html paths of glory is a 1957 american anti-war film by stanley kubrick based on the novel of the same name by humphrey cobb it is set during the third year of world war i the film stars kirk douglas as colonel dax the commanding officer of french soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial the movie did ok at the box office when it was first released though it did earn kubrick much critical praise however active and retired soldiers were offended by the way the french military was portrayed and the french government placed enormous pressure on united artists to not release the film paths of glory has since taken its place in the list of classic war movies its message grows stronger with each passing year it was especially popular during the vietnam era the film was nominated for a bafta award under the category best film but lost to the bridge on the river kwai the film also won a jussi awards' diploma of merit in 1959 the film was nominated for a writers' guild of america award but again lost during the production and release of the movie kirk douglas experienced significant negative publicity and financial loss for his role in the making of such an anti-war film nevertheless he persisted in his efforts and the film was made and released to become a movie classic 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/paths_of_glory.html P_ ths _ f Gl_ ry _ s _ 1957 _ m_ r_ c_ n _ nt_ -w_ r f_ lm by St_ nl_ y K_ br_ ck b_ s_ d _ n th_ n_ v_ l _ f th_ s_ m_ n_ m_ by H_ mphr_ y C_ bb _ t _ s s_ t d_ r_ ng th_ th_ rd y_ _ r _ f W_ rld W_ r _ Th_ D_ x, th_ c_ mm_ nd_ ng _ ff_ c_ r _ f Fr_ nch s_ ld_ _ rs wh_ r_ f_ s_ d t_ t_ f_ lm st_ rs K_ rk D_ _ gl_ s _ s C_ l_ n_ l c_ nt_ n_ _ 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g_ _ n l_ st D_ r_ ng th_ pr_ d_ ct_ _ n _ nd r_ l_ _ s_ _ f th_ m_ v_ _ , K_ rk D_ _ gl_ s _ xp_ r_ _ nc_ d s_ gn_ f_ c_ nt n_ g_ t_ v_ p_ bl_ c_ ty _ nd f_ n_ nc_ _ l l_ ss f_ r h_ s r_ l_ _ n th_ m_ k_ ng _ f s_ ch _ n _ nt_ -w_ r f_ lm N_ v_ rth_ l_ ss, h_ p_ rs_ st_ d _ n h_ s _ ff_ rts _ nd th_ f_ lm w_ s m_ d_ _ nd r_ l_ _ s_ d, t_ b_ c_ m_ _ m_ v_ _ cl_ ss_ c More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MARK THE SPACES From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.html PathsofGloryisa1957AmericanantiwarfilmbyStanleyKubrickbasedonthenovelofthesamenamebyHump hreyCobb.ItissetduringthethirdyearofWorldWarI.ThefilmstarsKirkD ouglasasColonelDax,thecommandingofficerofFrenchsoldierswhoref usedtocontinueasuicidalattack.Daxattemptstodefendthemagainsta chargeofcowardiceinacourtmartial.ThemoviedidOKattheboxofficewhenitwasfirstreleased,thou ghitdidearnKubrickmuchcriticalpraise.However,activeandretiredsol dierswereoffendedbythewaytheFrenchmilitarywasportrayedandthe FrenchgovernmentplacedenormouspressureonUnitedArtiststonotre leasethefilm.PathsofGloryhassincetakenitsplaceinthelistofclassicwa rmovies.Itsmessagegrowsstrongerwitheachpassingyear.Itwasespe ciallypopularduringtheVietnamera.ThefilmwasnominatedforaBAFT AAwardunderthecategoryBestFilmbutlosttoTheBridgeontheRiverK wai.ThefilmalsowonaJussiAwards'Diplomaofmerit.In1959thefilmwa snominatedforaWriters'GuildofAmericaAwardbutagainlost.Duringt heproductionandreleaseofthemovie,KirkDouglasexperiencedsignifi cantnegativepublicityandfinanciallossforhisroleinthemakingofsucha nantiwarfilm.Nevertheless,hepersistedinhiseffortsandthefilmwasmadea ndreleased,tobecomeamovieclassic More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) Copyright © www.LessonsOnMovies.com -DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 10 PATHS OF GLORY SURVEY From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.html Write five GOOD questions about Paths Of Glory in the table Do this in pairs Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper When you have finished, interview other students Write down their answers STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT _ _ _ Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 • Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out Change partners often • Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 11 WRITING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/paths_of_glory.html Write your own movie review Show your partner your letter Correct each other’s work More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 12 HOMEWORK VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about “Paths Of Glory” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “Paths Of Glory” What are (did) critics and moviegoers saying (say) about it? 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 “PATHS OF GLORY” POSTER: Make a poster about “Paths Of Glory” 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 “Paths Of Glory” 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 “Paths Of Glory” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH based on a derived from stars b features refused c declined charge d accusation enormous e huge especially f particularly era g time publicity h media attention persisted i continued j masterpiece 10 classic 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