Scene 10
Chapter 10
BEFORE WATCHING ACTIVITIES
10.1
Oral activity
Look at the picture:
what can you see? Describe it.
What kind of atmosphere does the picture create?
Peaceful Calm Sad Relaxing Happy Thoughtful Silent Lively Dark Bright Astonishing Anxious Cosy Cold Warm Mysterious ……………
Compare your opinions with your classmates.
WHILE WATCHING ACTIVITIES
10.2
Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F)
1)Todd thinks that Neil died because of his father.___
2)Cameron finked about the club.___
3)Boys are guilty (according to Mr Nolan).___
4)Cameron protects Mr Keating.___
5)All the boys sign the document written by Mr Nolan.___
6)Mr Nolan is the new English teacher of the class through exams.___
7)Todd is the first who stands upon his desk turning his head and looking at Mr Keating.___
8)His friends don’t imitate him.___
9)Mr Keating smiles and thanks the boys.___
10.3
Punctuation work (work in pairs):
Below you find Mr Nolan’s words to Todd. The passage has no periods, capital letters or commas. Read it, listen to the video and then punctuate it fully.
I have here a detailed description of what occurred at your meetingsit describes how your teacher Mr Keating encouraged you boys to organize this club and to use it as a source of inspiration for reckless and self-indulgent behaviourit describes how MrKeating both in and out of the classroom encouraged Neil Perry to follow his obsession with acting when he knew all along it was against the explicit order of Neil's parentsit was Mr Keating's blatant abuse of his position as teacher that led directly to Neil Perry's death
AFTER WATCHING ACTIVITIES
10.4
Discuss these three themes.
1)The film presents two approaches to education: the strict, disciplined structure of the boys school as opposed to the freer carpe diem attitude of their teacher. Discuss about the two methods. Explain what you find most effective for yourself even if it is not linked up to what you saw in the film.
2)Another theme was the relationship between a teacher and a pupil and how close and informal such a relationship should be. What is your opinion about it? How should be the perfect teacher according to you?
3) The relationship between parents and children.
How much should parents be involved in their children’s lives? What kind of involvement is positive and helpful and which one is negative and destructive?