dijous, 10 de març del 2011

Dangerous minds

PART 2: THE SONG: GANSGTA'S PARADISE
WHAT'S THE SONG ABOUT?
The song talks about the live of the children in their neighborhoods of criminals.

New word:

neighborhoods -> barris





THE ESCENE OF THE RESTAURANT



PART 3:ROLE-PLAY/PODCAST A SCENE YOU LIKE
Choose a scene in the film.
Write the lines down. read aloud and practice the pronounciation and intonation.
Podcast it and publish in your blog

DIALOGUE AT THE RESTAURANT

R:     Hey, are you sure they got chicken?
Mm-hmm.

L:May I tell you a little
about this evening's specials?

W:The chef is featuring foie gras with smoked
duck and figs on a hill of bulgar.

W:Uh, salmon tartar
in potato gaufrette

W:over wild mushrooms,
and fennel salad.

w:Uh, for the entree
we're featuring

W:a complex shellfish
pan roast with orso,

W:a touch of comfit and a broth
thickened with lobster shell oil.

W:All very, very good.

L:Could we have a few minutes, please?
W:Ah, yes.

R:Thank you.

R:Are you sure they got chicken?
L:Yes.

L:Here. See, it's right there,
sweetie. You see? Poulet.



L:And when the waiter comes back,
you may as well talk to him.

L:lt'll be good practice
for your summer job interviews.

R:I can't talk to that guy. He probably
thinks I'm weird or something.

L:He does not. He can't help
but notice your natural charm.

L:You just look him straight in the eye and
you talk to him like you would anyone else.

L:Now, go ahead and call him over.

L:Go ahead. Just give him
a little nod.

W:Are we ready?
R:Okay, I'll have the chicken.

R:A whole one.

L:And I'll have the same.

L:And one to go, please.

W:One to go. Thank you.


PART 4: WRITING:GIVING YOUR OPINION
30% students in Catalonia don't get ESO Certificate.
Is our educational system being effective enough? Well, I think that the schools should be harder
Are students working hard enough? Depend of the students
Are parents helping in the educational process? Yes, they should do that
What's the average in your class? I don't know. I think a 7
Where's the problem? have you got any suggestions? In my opinion the problem is that the students aren't motivated.




Synopsis:


LouAnne Johnson (Michelle Pfeiffer), a retired U.S Marine, applies for a teaching job at Parkmont High School in California, and is surprised and pleased to be offered the position with immediate effect. Turning up the next day to begin teaching, however, she finds herself confronted with a classroom of tough, sullen teenagers, all from lower-class and underprivileged backgrounds, involved in gang warfare and drug pushing, flatly refusing to engage with anything.

PART 1
1. Who are the main characters in the film?

LouAnne: She's the the most important character in the film and she's a teacher
Emilio: Student at Parkmount High School, East Paco Alto, California. He is a trouble-maker in Louanne Johnson's class, but everyone listens to him.
Raúl: In the movie, the character Raul was just as bad as everyone else. He had many problems with school and everyone else. One of his decisions was when he fought Emilio and then later ended up in a police car. This problem was solved because the teacher went to Raul’s house and she explained to his parents that it wasn’t his fault


2. Why does Lou Anne accept the job?

Because she think that she'll teach clever students

3. Is Lou Anne getting the student's attention? How?

Yes, with karate and prices like candy bars.
PART 2

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Are the students learning poetry?How?

Yes, with Bob Dylan's poems, with prices and with an A

2. What's the prize for the contest?

it's a dinner in a very good restaurant

3. Whoa are the winners?

Durrell, Raúl n' Emilio

4. Who's finally going?

Emilio

5. What do they have for dinner?

2 chickens

6. What's Raul's problem?

He hasn't got money

7. What's Lou Anne's offer?

She give money to Raul

6. What's Callie's problem?

She's pregnant

7. What's Emilio's problem?

Someone want to kill him

8. How is Lou Anne helping Callie?



9. How is Lou Anne helping Emilio?

She said to Emilio that he should say it to the police

10. Is Emilio asking for help to the principal?

No, he isn't

11. What happens to Emilio?

He died in the end of the film

12. Is Lou Anne leaving the job? Why?

No, because her students insisted a lot that she shouldn't leave

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