FILM - vocab list

https://quizlet.com/_1du687

Practice for grammat test on Monday 20/04

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?04

http://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/ReportedSpeechTransformations.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/strategy/transfrm/passive2.htm

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?03

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/backshift.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_past.htm

Film Trailer - I am Legend

HOMEWORK – compare the trailer and what we find out in the trailer, with the poster for I Am Legend.
Poster to be saved in a word document and annotated with at least 5/6 pieces of information you learn from looking at the poster and how these are similar to what we learn from the trailer.

Also include the information not included on the poster - what else do we find out about the plot through the trailer? 

I Am Legend trailer

English Idioms

Useful First Certificate English idioms

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/idioms/fce_idioms_8.php

Body idioms

https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-body.htm

Mise-en-scene Homework

Vocab test the Fault in our Stars Chapters 1 & 2

Something that happens again - A recurrence

To cry - to sob

To start/begin - to kick in

To make up for something bad you have done - To redeem

Gloomy/ Dark - Bleak

To walk with a sore leg - To limp

To suck up drink or food - To slurp

To pass away (slang) - To bite it

To push someone away - to fend off

Silly/nerdy looking - Goofy

Surprised - astonished

To struggle to breath - to gasp

Peace/calmness - Serenity

to fill your eyes with tears - To well up

to hang loosely - To sag

To make a low monotonous noise -To drone

To feel good - To be grand

A bonus/benefit - a perk

To decrease in size  - to shrink

To smile sarcastically - to smirk

an unsatisfactory/very small amount  - Meager

falling apart/old - Decrepit

Someone you know - An acquaintance

To mess about with things/to fidget - To fiddle

Disapproving - Chastening

To go red due to embarrassment - To blush

Doubtful - Dubious

To hold tight before impact - to brace

to boast/ say good things about yourself - To brag

To move suddenly - to jolt/jerk

Film Fridays

The 5 Elements of Mise en Scene

1. Settings & Props

Settings & Locations play an important part in film-making and are not just ‘backgrounds’

•Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time is spent to find a setting which already

exists

•Settings can manipulate an audience by building certain expectations and then taking a

different turn

2. Costume, Hair & Make Up

•Costume, Hair & Make Up act as an instant indicator to us of a character’s personality, status & job

•It tells us immediately whether the film is set in the present and what society/or culture it will

centre around

•Certain costumes can signify certain individuals (i.e. black cloak of a vampire, Spidey’s Spiderman

suit)

3. Facial Expressions & Body Language

•Facial Expressions provide a clear indicator of how someone is feeling

•If someone is smiling broadly, we assume they are happy but we may get a different feeling if this is

accompanied by scary music

•Body Language may also indicate how a character feels towards another character or may reflect

the state of their relationship

4. Positioning of Characters & Objects within a frame

•Positioning within a frame can draw our attention to an important character/object

•A film-maker can use positioning to indicate relationships between people

5. Lighting & Colour

Lighting & Colour can be used to achieve a variety of effects:

•To highlight important characters or objects within the frame

•To make characters look mysterious by shading sections of the face & body

•To reflect a characters mental state/hidden emotions (i.e. bright = happy, dark = disturbed, strobe

effect = confused)

                 LOW KEY LIGHTING:

•Created by using only the key & back lights

•Produces  sharp contrasts of light and dark areas

•Deep, distinct shadows/silhouettesre formed

Example: Horror Films

HIGH KEY LIGHTING:

•More filler lights are used. Lighting is natural and realistic to our eyes

•Produces brightly lit sets or a sunny day (right)

Example: Rom-Coms

Key word tranformation

Reported speech

http://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/ReportedSpeechTransformations.htm

Passive voice

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/strategy/transfrm/passive2.htm

Third conditional

http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/thirdconditional.htm

Phrasal verbs

http://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/PhrasalVerbTransformations.htm

Gerunds and Infinitives

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/

Poetry exam - Common mistakes

http://quizlet.com/72644932/year-10-criterion-d-common-errors-flash-cards/

Essay Structure

Essay Structure

1.A brief description (the person reading your essay has read the book!) of the character in the novel and answer the question

2.Answer the question about the character on his/her own, independent of the other characters or themes

3.Answer the question in relation to other characters

4.Answer the question related to the themes/messages of the novel

5.Conclusion

Is George is coward?

1.Introduction (4/5 sentences)  a summary of the role of this character in the novel and a clear focus on the question and your answer

2.In what way is George a coward or not on an individual level? (Use PEE)

3.In what way is George a coward or not in relation to other characters? (Use PEE)

4.In what way is George a coward or not within the wider context of the novel related to the themes/messages illustrated? (Use PEE)

5.Conclusion

Literary Essay: Of Mice and Men

What is a Literary Essay?

• A discussion and analysis of the main ideas/characters in the novel

• You must use quotes to support your ideas “…”

• DO NOT describe what happens

• You need to understand the main characters and the main themes of the novel

Point Evidence Explain (PEE)

Point = make a point about a character or theme in relation to the question.

Evidence = back up what you say with proof from the text. Find a quotation and write it down in speech marks.

Explain = show how your quotation justifies your point. Pick out individual words from the quote which are particularly effective at demonstrating your point.

Point

Give an answer, explaining the part of the aspect of the character you are describing and your idea (make sure it is relevant to the question)

Sentence starters:

In my opinion/ I think that …/ Firstly/ At the beginning of the novel/ However, the character changes when… / Not only … /Despite the fact that …/ Despite the lack of … / While …

Expressions: 

due to/ especially as/ which (eventually) leads to/ which means that/ not only …. but it is also/ a central issue or character is/ Certainly, this is a main theme in the novel/Certainly, this character is central to the plot because …

Evidence

Try to integrate the quotation – remember it can also be only one word! Use a comma before the quotation and remember to use quotation marks!

e.g.   This is shown in the quote, “…”

  This is suggested with the quote, “…”

  This is implied with the quote, “…”

  When Steinbeck writes, “…”

Explain

This is the difficult part – analysing the quotation and making it relevant to the original question. Begin with a basic analysis:

In this quotation…

From this quotation…

The description of … gives an impression/idea about …

This quotation suggests/shows/reveals the/how/why …

We can infer from this quotation just how ….

This line reveals the …

Considering the context, this could link to ...

However, perhaps this indicates ...

Additionally this could be interpreted as ...

This writer uses the word which is important because …

This implies .../ This suggests .../ This shows .../This reveals

However, on the other hand it might suggest that …

Alternatively, this could be interpreted as a sign of …

Personilaty adjectives for Of Mice and Men. Use the link below to learn and practise them.

•https://headmagnet.com/lists/136210

Adjective order

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl_adjectiveorder4.html#

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/adjorder.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord1.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6877

Vocab test Monday 2/02

From Of Mice and Men:

To nibble:to take small bites of something

 To hum:to sing with closed lips

 To jeer: to mock someone

 to stroke: to caress/pet

 to cover: to put something over another

 sorrowfully: sadly

to arise: to start/increase

 to hurl: to throw

 sullenly: silently angry

 to tend: to look after

Coarse: rough

To writhe: to twist, struggle

Hoarse: throaty, rough, weak voice

Woe: worry

To confide: to tell a secret

Soothing: relaxing

Earnestly: seriously, formally

From the poem Quickdraw:

OTo sling

OA pellet

OThe mark

OTo blast

OCalamity

OTo reel

OTo fumble

Vocab test Monday 26/01

1.Scornful

2.To conceal

3.Cozy

4.Manure

5.Sourly

6.Sullen(ness)

7.Contemptuously

8.Indignation

9.A (hula) hoop

10.advertising agency

11.Billboard

12.Broadsheet

13.Campaign

14.Commercial

15.Coupon

16.double-page spread

17.Editing

18.eye-catching

19.Features

20.generic advertising

21.Hype

22.Jingle

23.Launch

24.prime time

25.roadside signs

26.Slogan

27.Slot

28.Soundbite

29.tabloid

The Manhunt by SImon Armitage

The Manhunt Questions

Let’s take a closer look

Answer the following questions by providing quotes and analysis.

Stanza 1

1. What does the phrase ‘passionate nights and intimate days’ initially suggest the poem might be about?

2. What other meanings could ‘passionate’ and ‘intimate’ bring, given the context of the rest of the poem?

Stanza 2

1.     What does ‘only then would he let me trace’ imply?

2.     What might the metaphor ‘the frozen river which ran through his face’ be describing?

3.     What other meaning(s) could ‘frozen’ bring to the poem?

Stanza 3

1.     Why does the narrator use the word ‘explore’ – what connotations does it bring?

2.     The poem is broken up into two-line stanzas.  Why do you think Armitage has used this technique?

3.     What meaning(s) does the phrase ‘blown hinge’ add to the poem?

Stanzas 4-6

1.     Up to now, the couplets have been rhymed; why do you think that Armitage doesn’t rhyme all of the couplets?

2.     Is ‘porcelain’ a good word to describe his collar bone?  Explain your answer fully.

3.     What’s the effect of Armitage’s use of repetition of words and style in these stanzas?

Stanza 7

1.     Armitage starts a new sentence in the poem here; why do you think he does so?

2.     How does this stanza suggest that the narrator is trying to help her husband recover?

Stanza 8

1.     What do you notice about the form of this stanza?  Why might this be important?

Stanzas 9-10

1.     Why does Armitage describe the bullet as a ‘foetus’?

Stanzas 11-12

1.     What sorts of ‘scarring’ is the narrator talking about in these stanzas?

2.     How effective is the metaphor of the ‘mine’ in his mind?  What does the description of it as ‘sweating’ suggest about him?  How does it bring an association of danger?

Stanza 13

1.     What phrase suggests that the narrator is finding it hard to connect to the man?

2.     ‘Then, and only then, did I come close’: close to what?

3.     Look at the last words of each line of the couplet.  What reasons can you think of for Armitage choosing these?  Hint: think about the idea of things which are ‘missing’ or incomplete.

4.     How effective and appropriate is the poem’s title?  Explain your ideas fully.

Poetry - Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

You have picked me out.
Through a distant shot of a building burning
you have noticed now
that a white cotton shirt is twirling, turning.

In fact I am waving, waving.
Small in the clouds, but waving, waving.
Does anyone see a
soul worth saving?

So when will you come?
Do you think you are watching, watching
a man shaking crumbs
or pegging out washing?

I am trying and trying.
The heat behind me is bullying, driving,
but the white of surrender is not yet flying.
I am not at the point of leaving, diving.

A bird goes by.
The depth is appalling. Appalling
that others like me
should be wind-milling, wheeling, spiralling, falling.

Are your eyes believing,
believing
Here in the gills
I am still breathing.

But tiring, tiring.
Sirens below me are wailing, firing.
My arm is numb and my nerves are sagging.
Do you see me, my love. I am failing. Flagging.