Lessons On Movies.com THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.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_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is an epic spaghetti western released in 1966 It was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed the famous film score, including its main theme It is the third film in the Dollars Trilogy following A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965) The plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, American Civil War battles and prison camps in 19th-century America The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was criticized for how much violence it showed Leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because I wanted to make a tongue-in-cheek satire on run-of-the-mill [ordinary] westerns” He added: “The west was made by violent, uncomplicated men, and it is this strength and simplicity that I try to recapture in my pictures.” The film is still one of the most popular and well-known westerns ever and is considered to be one of the greatest of its genre It is in Time magazine’s "100 Greatest Movies of the Last Century" Quentin Tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the greatest achievement in the history of cinema” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_The_Bad_%26_The_Ugly More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.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_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html SYNONYM MATCH epic a centres roles b panned revolves c among amid d blockbuster chaos e over the top criticized f spoof exaggerated g parts satire h accomplishment genre i mayhem j category 10 achievement PHRASE MATCH an epic a of gunfights in the title b mill [ordinary] westerns Ennio Morricone composed the c the history of cinema find a fortune d spaghetti western amid the violent chaos e cheek satire criticized for how much f roles a tongue-in- g genre run-of-the- h in buried gold the greatest of its i violence it showed 10 the greatest achievement in j famous film score More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1) _ western released in 1966 It was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the (2) _ cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed (3) _, including its main theme It is the third film in the Dollars Trilogy following A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965) The (4) _ three gunslingers competing to find a fortune (5) _ the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, American Civil War (6) _ in 19th-century America The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was criticized for how much (7) _ Leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because I wanted to make a tongue-incheek (8) westerns” He _the-mill added: “The west was [ordinary] made by violent, uncomplicated men, and it is this (9) _ that I try to recapture in my pictures.” The film is still one of the most (10) _ westerns ever and is considered to be one of the (11) _ It is in Time magazine’s "100 Greatest Movies of the Last Century" Quentin Tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the (12) _ in the history of cinema” More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html Paragraph 1 an epic gsptieaht western in the title lreso Ennio Morricone cposmedo the famous film score The plot vlsvoree around three gunslingers find a teufnor in buried gold amid the violent ahosc of gunfights Paragraph ztciieicrd for how much violence it showed I wanted to make a tegoun-in-cheek satire violent, docmtaeinuplc men 10 strength and mtciispyil 11 one of the greatest of its nerge 12 the etstrgae achievement 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_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html the good the bad and the ugly is an epic spaghetti western released in 1966 it was directed by sergio leone and starred clint eastwood lee van cleef and eli wallach in the title roles director of photography tonino delli colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and ennio morricone composed the famous film score including its main theme it is the third film in the dollars trilogy following a fistful of dollars (1964) and for a few dollars more (1965) the plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights hangings american civil war battles and prison camps in 19th-century america the good the bad and the ugly was criticized for how much violence it showed leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because i wanted to make a tongue-in-cheek satire on run-of-the-mill [ordinary] westerns” he added “the west was made by violent uncomplicated men and it is this strength and simplicity that i try to recapture in my pictures” the film is still one of the most popular and well-known westerns ever and is considered to be one of the greatest of its genre it is in time magazine’s "100 greatest movies of the last century" quentin tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the greatest achievement in the history of cinema” 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_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html Th_ G_ _ d, th_ B_ d _ nd th_ _ gly _ s _ n _ p_ c sp_ gh_ tt_ w_ st_ rn r_ l_ _ s_ d _ n 1966 _ t w_ s d_ r_ ct_ d by S_ rg_ _ L_ _ n_ , _ nd st_ rr_ d Cl_ nt _ _ stw_ _ d, L_ _ V_ n Cl_ _ f, _ nd _ l_ W_ ll_ ch _ n 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m_ n, _ nd _ t _ s th_ s str_ ngth _ nd s_ mpl_ c_ ty th_ t _ try t_ r_ c_ pt_ r_ _ n my p_ ct_ r_ s.” p_ p_ l_ r _ nd Th_ f_ lm w_ ll-kn_ wn _s st_ ll _ n_ w_ st_ rns _f th_ _ v_ r _ nd m_ st _s c_ ns_ d_ r_ d t_ b_ _ n_ _ f th_ gr_ _ t_ st _ f _ ts g_ nr_ _ t _ s _ n T_ m_ L_ st m_ g_ z_ n_ ’s "100 Gr_ _ t_ st M_ v_ _ s _ f th_ C_ nt_ ry" b_ st-d_ r_ ct_ d Q_ _ nt_ n f_ lm _f T_ r_ nt_ n_ h_ s c_ ll_ d _ ll _ nd "th_ t_ m_ " _t "th_ gr_ _ t_ st _ ch_ _ v_ m_ nt _ n th_ h_ st_ ry _ f c_ n_ m_ ” More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MARK THE SPACES From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html TheGood,theBadandtheUglyisanepicspaghettiwesternreleasedin19 66.ItwasdirectedbySergioLeone,andstarredClintEastwood,LeeVan Cleef,andEliWallachinthetitleroles.DirectorofphotographyToninoDel liColliwasresponsibleforthefilm'ssweepingwidescreencinematograp hyandEnnioMorriconecomposedthefamousfilmscore,includingitsma intheme.ItisthethirdfilmintheDollarsTrilogyfollowingAFistfulofDollar s(1964)andForaFewDollarsMore(1965).Theplotrevolvesaroundthre egunslingerscompetingtofindafortuneinburiedgoldamidtheviolentc haosofgunfights,hangings,AmericanCivilWarbattlesandprisoncamp sin19thcenturyAmerica.TheGood,theBadandtheUglywascriticizedfor howmuchviolenceitshowed.Leoneexplainsthat"thekillingsinmyfilms areexaggeratedbecauseIwantedtomakeatongueincheeksatireonru nofthemill[ordinary]westerns”.Headded:“Thewestwasmadebyviole nt,uncomplicatedmen,anditisthisstrengthandsimplicitythatItrytore captureinmypictures.”Thefilmisstilloneofthemostpopularandwellkn ownwesternseverandisconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestofitsgenre ItisinTimemagazine’s"100GreatestMoviesoftheLastCentury".Quent inTarantinohascalledit"thebestdirectedfilmofalltime"and"thegreate stachievementinthehistoryofcinema” 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 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY SURVEY From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html Write five GOOD questions about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 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/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.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 “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” 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 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY” POSTER: Make a poster about “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” 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 Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” 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 Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH epic a blockbuster roles b parts revolves c centres amid d among chaos e mayhem criticized f panned exaggerated g over the top satire h spoof genre i category j accomplishment 10 achievement 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