Lessons On Movies.com THE SHINING http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_shining.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/the_shining.html The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick It was co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son Indeed, The Shining has become widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the horror genre and a staple of pop culture It was named the all-time scariest film by the UK’s Channel Jack Torrance was named the 25th greatest villain on the AFI's 100 Years 100 Heroes and Villains list in 2003 Director Martin Scorsese placed The Shining on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time Unlike previous Kubrick films, which developed an audience gradually by building on word-of-mouth, The Shining was released as a mass-market film Film critics, film students, and Kubrick's producer, Jan Harlan, have all remarked on the enormous influence the film has had on popular culture Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_%28film%29 More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_shining.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/the_shining.html SYNONYM MATCH starred a remote loosely b past isolated c falls descends d bad guy madness e featured regarded f impact genre g insanity villain h considered previous i roughly 10 influence j category PHRASE MATCH It was co-written a influence loosely based on the novel b at an isolated hotel an off-season caretaker c into madness becomes influenced by a d market film he descends e with novelist Diane Johnson widely regarded f of-mouth building on word- g supernatural presence a mass- h culture enormous i of the same name 10 popular j as one of the greatest More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_shining.html The Shining is a 1980 (1) _ produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick It (2) _ Diane Johnson, and starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall The film is loosely based on the (3) _ by Stephen King A writer, Jack Torrance, (4) _-season caretaker at an isolated hotel His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel (5) _ family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; (6) _ and attempts to murder his wife and son Indeed, The Shining has (7) _ one of the greatest films of the horror genre (8) _ It was named the all-time scariest film by the UK’s Channel Jack Torrance was (9) _ villain on the AFI's 100 Years 100 Heroes and Villains list in 2003 Director Martin Scorsese placed The Shining (10) _ horror films of all time Unlike previous Kubrick films, which (11) _ by building on word-of-mouth, The Shining was released as a mass-market film Film critics, film students, and Kubrick's producer, Jan Harlan, have all remarked on the (12) _ has had on popular culture More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_shining.html Paragraph 1 produced and tdideerc by Stanley Kubrick at an dloiaets hotel His young son sessesosp psychic abilities Soon after stgtniel in becomes unndefecli by a supernatural presence he esdcsdne into madness Paragraph widely radrgdee as one of the greatest the 25th greatest ivnilal oesrviup Kubrick films 10 diuilbng on word-of-mouth 11 The Shining was resaelde as a mass-market film 12 the enormous feeciunln the film has had 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/the_shining.html the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick it was co-written with novelist diane johnson and starred jack nicholson and shelley duvall the film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by stephen king a writer jack torrance takes a job as an off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel his young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel soon after settling in the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm and jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son indeed the shining has become widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the horror genre and a staple of pop culture it was named the all-time scariest film by the uk’s channel jack torrance was named the 25th greatest villain on the afi's 100 years 100 heroes and villains list in 2003 director martin scorsese placed the shining on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time unlike previous kubrick films which developed an audience gradually by building on word-of-mouth the shining was released as a mass-market film film critics film students and kubrick's producer jan harlan have all remarked on the enormous influence the film has had on popular culture 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/the_shining.html Th_ Sh_ n_ ng _s _ 1980 psych_ l_ g_ c_ l h_ rr_ r f_ lm pr_ d_ c_ d _ nd d_ r_ ct_ d by St_ nl_ y K_ br_ ck _ t w_ s c_ wr_ tt_ n w_ th n_ v_ l_ st D_ _ n_ J_ hns_ n, _ nd st_ rr_ d J_ ck N_ ch_ ls_ n _ nd Sh_ ll_ y D_ v_ ll Th_ f_ lm _s l_ _ s_ ly b_ s_ d _ n th_ n_ v_ l _ f th_ s_ m_ n_ m_ by St_ ph_ n K_ ng _ wr_ t_ r, J_ ck T_ rr_ nc_ , t_ k_ s _ j_ b _ s _ n _ ff-s_ _ s_ n c_ r_ t_ k_ r _t _n _ s_ l_ t_ d h_ t_ l H_ s y_ _ ng s_ n p_ ss_ ss_ s psych_ c _ b_ l_ t_ _ s _ nd _ s _ bl_ t_ s_ _ th_ ngs fr_ m th_ p_ st _ nd f_ t_ r_ , s_ ch _s th_ gh_ sts wh_ _ nh_ b_ t th_ h_ t_ l S_ _ n _ ft_ r s_ ttl_ ng _ n, th_ f_ m_ ly _s tr_ pp_ d gr_ d_ _ lly _n th_ h_ t_ l b_ c_ m_ s pr_ s_ nc_ ; 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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 “THE SHINING” POSTER: Make a poster about “The Shining” 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 “The Shining” 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 “The Shining” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH starred a featured loosely b roughly isolated c remote descends d falls madness e insanity regarded f considered genre g category villain h bad guy previous i past 10 influence j impact 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