Movies can be useful to develop English vocabulary and fluency.

1. Developing ‘E’ Through
Movies in Madagscar
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3. Watch and Listen. Answer the following questions.
Watch some scenes from the same movie. Answer:
o Where did they get engaged?
o What happens after the engagement?
o Where did they get the engagement ring?
o How did Annie’s father take the news?
Relate to the movie.
Relate to some scenes and answer:
o Talk about the engagement custom in your country.
o What happens before and after the engagement?
o Who attend the engagement ceremony?
o What does the groom offer his fiancee and his in-laws?
o What do these gifts symbolize?
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4. Watch and Listen. Answer the following questions.
Do you think the groom made a good impression when he met his parents in law for the first
time?
Check (√) the things he did next to make a good impression.
Put an (O) next to other things he should do, and put an (X) next to the things he should not do. Explain.
 Shake hands.
 Find out about his in-laws’ origin and interests.
 Use first names.
 Say what his job is.
 Look at his in-laws directly.
 Kiss them on the cheek.
 Tell them about how they met.
 Kiss Annie in front of her parents.
 Smile and laugh a lot.
 Sit very close to Annie.
 Hug his in-laws when he says goodbye.
 Touch Annie on the knee.
How do you make a good impression when you meet your in-laws?
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5. Watch and Listen. Answer the following questions.
o When and where will the wedding ceremony be held?
o Where will they have the reception?
o How much is the cake?
o Are there any wedding planners? If so, what do they coordinate?
Relate to the movie.
o How do people get engaged?
o When do people in your country get married after they got engaged?
o Who pays for the ceremony?
o Where does the reception take place?
o How much is the wedding cake? How much is the wedding gown?
o Do people hire wedding planners?
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6. Watch and Listen. Discuss. Answer the following questions.
Have you hired wedding planners for a wedding ceremony?
Check (√) the things they should coordinate. Put an (X) next to the things he should not coordinate.
What else do they need to coordinate?
 The church service. OTHER:
 Church decoration
 Organize people entering the church.
 Compile the « wedding list ».
 Design and print « wedding invitations ».
 Choose the kinds of ceremony: traditional, civil, or religious.
 Choose a reception venue.
 The reception, the cake, the menu, the chef and caterers.
 Wedding car.
 Choose wedding dress, and dresses for bridesmaids.
 Help choose wedding rings
 Clean up after the reception.
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7. Watch. Use the following adjectives to describe mood.
All Scenes.
Match how people in the movie felt in the different situations from different scenes in the movie.
Mood Situations
1. Excited E.g.: The bride was so excited when she announced
her wedding plan to her parents.
2. Puzzled …………… was ……………… when …………………………
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3. Nervous …………… was ……………… when …………………………
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4. Worried …………… was ……………… when …………………………
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5. Pensive …………… was ……………… when …………………………
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8. Watch. Act out the following situations.
All Scenes.
Match how people in the movie felt in the different situations from different scenes in the movie.
Functions Roles
1. Breaking the news, Reacting Bride: you announce your wedding plan to your parents. You feel excited.
Her mother: you are shocked and disapprove of the plan.
Her father: you are delighted.
2. Reassuring, Groom: you said something to your fiancee. She feels bad about it.
Now, you feel puzzled and don’t know what to do.
Bride’s mother: ask him what the matter is, and reassure him.
3. Apologizing, accepting Groom’s mother: you don’t feel comfortable with your daughter-in law.
Apologize to her.
Bride: you ask the groom’s father why she behaves like that. She apologizes
to you. Accept her apology.
4. Inviting, accepting Bride: You organize a bridal shower. Invite your friend to come over for
the party.
Her friend: Accept the invitation and ask for directions to the bride’s house.
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9. Watch. Explain.
Different Scenes from the movie. Look for the weather in different scenes from the movie. What do they
symbolize? For example: cold, rain, sun, wind, …
Look at other possible symbols in the movie.
Scene What happens (It) symbolizes …
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10. Organizational Map
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11. Vocabulary Building
Word Banks:
Make a list of Vocabulary items related to the Use them in your own sentences to talk
movie about the movie:
 reception • The reception took place at …
 wedding vows •
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 honeymoon
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12. Graphic Organizers: Graphic Organizers:
How people in the movie are related and facts Planning a wedding
Names
Name: ………. Name: ……….
Occupation
Roles
Facts
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13. Timeline: Complete the timeline and write down facts: where, when, what happened
Engagement:
Meeting the in-laws:
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