FILM 3: CRASH

FILM 3: CRASH

A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. An African-American TV director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two carjackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple...

They all live in LA. and during the next 36 hours, 
they will all collide.

CRASH, a Paul Haggis movie

STEP 1: THE TITLE: CRASH

The introductory monologue pretty much summarizes most of what happens in this movie.  People in L:A: move back and forth in their cars, without any kind of human contact.  They need to collide in order to make that necessary human contact everybody needs.

1. WHAT DOES THE TITLE CRASH MEAN? CRASH in the film has the meaning of some families or groups that they aren't known, but doing their own lives, at the last they crash, they match their lives, for something.

STEP 2: THE OPENING MONOLOGUE

1. (2.51 – 5.54) Read the opening monologue.

Graham has just crashed.   

The car is now stopped.   

This is what he says:

“It's the sense of touch. Any real city, you walk, you know?, you brush past people. 

People bump into you.

In L.A., nobody touches you.  We're always behind this metal and glass.

I think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so that we can feel 

something.”

1.1.*Discuss the meaning of these words.  

The persons must nhave the touch with other persons. 

1.2.*How do you think the woman sitting right next to him (the driver) is going to respond to this?

 Because there are too much people in LA. this problem affect the touch of the people.

1.3.The woman sitting next to Graham leaves the car and goes to where the police officer and 

the other driver are.  What kind of problem do you perceive in the conversation you hear?  

 The principal problem is the racism

Choose one and explain.

-       an age gap problem

-       a racial issue

-       tension due to unsolved problems these two women had before

 A kind of a problem they have the diferent race when convince together, you can see this problem in the film.

1.4.Graham goes to where his colleagues are working. 

 What have they found?  The shoe 

How does Graham react to that? He rect very sad because is his brother shoe. Then, there's a flashback wich explain crime of his brother.

2. (35:01- 36:48) Check the problems these two men are having:

The locksmith doesn’t know how to do his job. False

The locksmith wants to overcharge for his job. True

The locksmith didn’t replace the lock for a new one. True

The store owner doesn’t understand English well enough. True

The locksmith cannot find a way to communicate effectively with the store owner.True

The locksmith has a friend who fixes doors; so, he wants to persuade the store owner to have his door fixed by this friend. False

The store owner has a door lock in his store that needs to be replaced. False

The store owner has a door in his store that needs to be replaced. True

The locksmith doesn’t want to be insulted any more. True

The locksmith leaves without getting any pay. True

The store owner believes he’s been cheated False

 the film website

STEP 3: WRITING A SUMMARY

Write down the characters' names

and the different stories in the film.

Graham waters and his partner  Ria.- They are investigating a crime scene.
Ferhad a Persian shop owner and his daughter Dori.- There have a shop. Farhad guy a revolver. Farhad has a door hroken and he coll a locksmith. He tell tohimthat he have to change the door. Farhad didn't change the door and they attckhis shop.

Anthony and Peter.- They are Carjakers.
Daniel Ruiz.- He's the locksmith who try to fix the locker of Ferhad. He have got a daughter.
John Ryan and Tom Handsom.- There're policeman and they save Christine.
Rick Cabot and Jean.- Anthony and Peter stole their car, Jean is very racist.
 


STEP 4: WRITING THE  STORY
 Tv director Cameron Thayer and his wife Christiane, to exit. Cameron is cooperative, but christine has had a few drinks and is argumentative. This annoys Ryan, who sexually molests Christine uder the pertenece of administering a pat-down, intimidated, Cameron says nothing. the couple is relased without a citiaon.

Choose 1 story IN THE FILM and write a summary in the  

CRASH WIKI 

instructons:
You'll have 1 of the stories.
Write a summary of the story.
Describe the characters in the story:
How do they look like?describe them using adjectives like: naïve, responsible, ambitious...
What's the relationship between them?mother-son, husband-wife...
How do they feel at the beginning?
How do they react in the story?
Do they change? Why? Why not?

Give your opinion.

Describe one character in the story.

Describe the story  
using past tenses and expressions: past simple, past continuous, present perfect.

OPTIONAL:
Podcast your story.

Frankenstein

FRANKENSTEIN 

Frankenstein is an important story because was the first science fiction story and talk about create human live. The moral of this story is that when you have a challenge, and are obsessed with getting the challenge you have to be sure that it doesn’t affect the other persons. This moral is so important and it’s good to remember it for live well.

 

MARY SHELLY 

Mary Shelly was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist essayist, biographer and travel writer, best knownfor herGothic novel Frankenstein. He's husband was a romantic poet andphilosopher. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother wasthe philosopher feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.

Unit 3: Offer and ask for he

Pau.-A picknick was a gread idea, Bernat.

Bernat.-Yes, thanks. I'm looking forward to it.

Pau.-  Have you got everything?

Bernat.- Well, we've got enough food, but there isn't much to drink.

Pau.- Shall I get a few cans of fizzy drinks or something? There's a shop near here.

Bernat.- Would you mind?

Pau.- No that's fine.

Bernat.- Thanks, Pau. Could you get two charis too? And we need a mini fritge.

Pau.- OK, no problem. I'll see what they've got.

Bend it like beckham

 WORKSHEET 2: CHARACTERS IN THE FILM

CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION: 
Jasminder wants to be a professional footballer. Unfortunately, her parents have more traditional ideas about her future.

Juliette(Jules) also wants to be a professional footballer. She plays for women's football team, the Hunslow Harriers.

Jess' parents, Mr and Mrs Bhamra, immigrated to Britain before their children were born. They want their daughters to be proper Indian girls. 

Jules' father Alan supports his daughter's football career. He practices with her and goes to watch her matches. Her mother, Paula, doesn't like it. She wants her daughter to be more feminine.

pinky is Jess' older sister. She is busy planning her wedding to her boyfriend, Teetu.

Joe is the coach of the Hounslow Harriers. He used to play football but a knee injury forced him to stop playing.

Tony is Jess' best friend. He plays football with her in the park. Tony has a secret.

David Beckham is an international football star.

MY CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION:
Jess: She is an Indian girl. She is shorter than Juls. She and her parents come originally from India, but they live in London. Her parents went to save the Indian traditions, so they don't allow Jess to play in a professional team. especially her mother doesn't like, that Jess likes football. Pinky is Jess' sister and she is going to marry and Indian boy, whose names is Teetu. The marriage is arranged by the parents. She reveals a culture that's considered not entirely his. 
Juls: She is an English girl and she wants to became a footballer. Her father supports Jules. Her mother does the opposite. She wants her daughter to become a "real" woman. She is taller than Jess but shorter than Joe. 
Joe: He is the coach of the football team. He has got problems with her father. She became coach because he injured his knee. He fell in love with Jess.
  
PICTURES DESCRIPTION:

The picture shows a football team who won a tournament. How couldn't it be otherwise, they are very happy. In the photo there are nine football players.
In the background we can see the fence of the football stadium.
In the middle we can see the trophy.
All the girls wear the same football equipment and they are spread in all the picture.

This picture shows a group of friends going on a boat and they are very happy.
In the back ground we can see the river and a city.
In the foreground we can see three people smiling, Juls, Jasminda and Joe and between the background and the foreground there are six women.
I think it is a nice photo for the landscape and for all the group because everyone is happy.

WORKSHEET3: WHILE YOU WATCH

2.1: THE HOUNSLOW HARRIERS     00:00 - 39:30

 Exercise A: Put these events in the correct order.

4.-Pinky's has her engagement party.

2.-Jules sees Jess plyaing football in the park, and asks her to join the Hounslow Harriers.

6.-Jess' mother sees her wearing shorts and playing foootball with Tony's firends, and tells her she's not allowed to play football.

5.- Jess lies to her parents that see has a part-time job, so she can go out and play football.

1.-Jess and Jules go shopping for football shoes.

3.-Pinky's boyfriend's relatives see Jess and Jules laughing and hugging, and think she is kissing a man.

Exercise B: Who said what? Match the statement with he person who said it.

1.- 'I was married at your age' Jess' mother

2.- 'If she's more interested in playing football than chasing boys, well quite frankly I'm over the moon about that.' Jules' father.

3.-'Your mother's right. It's not nice. You must start behaving like a proper woman.' Jess father.

4.-'No boy's going to want to go out with a girl who's got bigger muscles than him' Jule's mother.

Exercise C:Think about the expectation that Jess' and jules' famlies have of them. Make lists of the things that their family

Both Jess and Jules

-Femenins girls.
-Have a boyfriends.
-Don't have bigger muscles.
-Espected to get married.
-Are not espected to play sports.
-Enjoy shopping: to look nice, to find a boy friend.

Jess

-Is also expected to get maried to an Indian man.
-Have to cook well Indian food. 

2.2: WILL PINKY GET MARRIED?              30:00 - 1:10:10

Exercise A: This section starts with Pinky's wedding being cancelled, because her future in - laws think that Jess was kissing a white man at the bus-stop. Her parents then forbid her from playing football. Put the following events in order.
 
6-1.-Jess gets into a fight with another football player.
7-2.-Jess' father sees Joe and Jess hugging. 
3-3.-Joe and Jess almost kiss. Jules sees this and becomes jealous.
1-4.-The Hounslow Harriers go to Germany
4-5.-The Bhamras find out Jess went to Germany, and try to make her quit the team. 
8-6.-The wedding is back on again.
5-7.-Tony tells Jess that he is gay.
2-8.-Joe goes to the Bhamra's house to try to persuade them to allow Jess to play football.

Exercise B: Rewrite these paragraphs so they are true. There are three mistakes in each paragraph. 

1.-Pinky blames her parents because her wedding is cancelled. She tells her parents that Jess has stopped playing football . They are very angry and tell her she can't continue to play.

-Pinky blames Jess because her wedding is cancelled. She tells her parents that Jess hasn't stopped playing football. They are very angry and tell her she can't continue to play.

2.-Jules doesn't like Joe. In Germany, Joe and Jess fight. Jules sees this and is upset and jealous. Jules visits Jess' house and they have an argument. 

-Jules likes Joe. In Germany, Joe and Jess nearly kissed. Jules sees this and is upset and jealous. Jess' visits Jules house and they have an argument. 

3.-Pinky is very happy that her wedding is cancelled. She persuades Teetu, her boyfriend, to talk to his friends. Teetu's parents and the Bhamras arrange for the wedding to continue. Unfortunately, the wedding date is the same day as Jess' university exams.

-Pinky is upset that her wedding is cancelled. She persuades Teetu, her boyfriend, to talk his parents. Teetu's parents and the Bhamras arrange for the wedding to continue. Unfortunately, the wedding date is the same day as Jess' final match.

Exercise C: Joe tries to encourage Jess not to give up. When Jess says that her parents want to protect her by not letting her play football, Joe asks her "Whose life are you living?" What does he mean?

That she isn't living her life, she is living  that the family want's to her.

2.3: THE FINAL MATCH                      1:10:10 - end

Exercice A: Answer the questions.

1.- Why does jess' mother pray to the picture of Babaji?
-Because she doesn't want Jess to play football.

2.-How does Jess feel at the start of her sister's wedding?
-Very sad

3.-Why does Joe go to Jess' house during the wedding?
-Because he wants that Jess play the football match.

4.-Why does Mr Bhamra allow Jess to go to the football match?
-Because she was really sad.

5.-What does the American offer Jules and Jess?
-To play in a football team.

6.-What job does Joe take in the end?

-He trains the femenine girls team.

Exercice B: What happens to these people at the end of the movie?

1.-Jess and Jules
-They went to Sta Clara to play football.

2.-Jules' mother
-She accepts her daughter to play football

3.-Jess and Joe
-They start a relationship

4.-Pinky an her mother-in-law
-They get very well.

5.-Joe and Mr Bhambra
-Become friends while Jess  go to USA.

Exercice C: At the end of the wedding celebration, Jess is sitting in the car with her sister when her sister says "Don't you want all of this?" (a wedding, a husband, etc.). What does Jess mean when she says "I want more than this?"

- Because she wants to be a football player.

 

French Kiss

 ACTIVITY 1: THE PLOT.

Kate and Charlie are a couple from Canada who decided to buy a house and get married. Charlie goes to Paris and called Kate to tell her that he's in love with Juliette. Kate had fear to fly but finally she flew to Paris. In the plane she met a French thief called Luc. He hide necklace and a vine plant in her bag. She went to Charlie's hotel to talk to a him but she saw Charlie with Juliette, and Kate fainted. The man next to her stole her bag. When she woke up. She met Luc again and they went to catch Bob (the man who stole her bag). They found the bag but they didn't find the clothes and the passaport. Then Kate and Luc catch the train to get to Luc's town and they had lunch with his family. Luc tried to find the necklace but he didn't find it because Kate was wearing it. Later they caught the train to Tunis. Kate wanted to reconcile with Charlie. Kate and Luc had a plan. The next morning they went to the beach and the plan succeeded. At night Kate met Charlie for a dinner and Luc met Juliette. The relation with Charlie didn't work. Then Kate returned the stolen necklace to the police who returned her passaport and her money. After that Kate gave the money to Luc. At the end Luc and Kate fell in love and they lived happily together.

CHARACTERS (activity 2)

                 

Kate fears flight, sensitive woman, she is lactose intolerant, she is insuring of herself.

She's in love to Charlie but Charlie meets a new girl called Juliette. She goes to French and she meets Luc.

Juliette’s from French. She's a beautiful woman. She has got long brown hair and she's tall. She's a romantic girl, she's fashionable. She's in love to Charlie but she made love with Luc.

Luc is from France. He's an alcoholic and a smoker person. He has got an incredible moustache and he's tall. He is a thief. He talks with her because he has got an economic interest. Luc in the end fell in love with Kate and goes to Canada.

Charlie is from Canada. He is tall and he had short black hair and brown eyes. He was selfish and he isn't honest. Charlie first of all is in love with Kate but after fall in love with Juliette.

Comparation:

KATE AND JULIETTE

Kate is shorter than Juliette.
Juliette is more beautiful than Kate.
Juliette is more fashionable than Kate.

Kate is older than Juliette.
CHARLIE AND LUC.
Luc is a French man and Charlie is Canadian.
Charlie is shorter than Luc.

Charlie at the end wears more modern clothes.

Luc is a thief and Charlie isn’t it.

LUC (activity 3)

Hello, I'm Luc and I'm French. I'm a single man, but I like womans, smoking and drinking alcohol.

A long time ago I stayed in the USA. The I stole a very expensive necklace to plant a vineyard in France.

In the plane I come back to Paris, the woman who chose to seat beside me, was Kate, a woman who was afraid of flying but she took the plane because she wanted to recover her husband. She talked to me all the time, and then I put the necklace into her bag. When I arrived to Paris, I did not wanted to lose sight because I had my necklace. Also I helped her to find her husband, but finally we fell in love and we went to live tgether next to the vineyard.

THE ROLEPLAY

L: OK. So I try to understand.

L: He tells you he has met this woman.

L: No, this... goddess.

L: He breaks your heart. He Hu...

K: Hurts me. Humbles me.

L: Humiliates you.

K: Humiliates me.

L: OK, and then you come here to Paris so that he can do it again but this time right in your face.

K: No, No. I come to Paris to 67get back the man that I love. Is that so hard to understand, even for a person like you?

L: OK, and meanwhile his lover...                                                     

K: Don’t ever use that word again.

L: This bastard woman,

L: she’s feeling something else, maybe?

K: Once he saw me, myself, moi, everything, would change, the spell would be broken.

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