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[Illysook]

Some movie scenes work better as ESL lesson plans than others. English subtitles are nice, but not necessary as IMDB has many film scripts that you can print out. In cases where you can't access a computer, you can have students read the parts. I like a lesson where students don't just get into pairs and have conversation, but instead get together and write something that they have to present. What movie clips have you used, or what are your favorites for this?

[balzor]

[Illysook]

I'm trying to ween my High School students off of Korean subtitles. At their level, the English subtitles are more appropriate. However, I'm finding them quite rare.

[Wingnut]

The first 5 minutes of Hitch is the best I've come across.

[Illysook]

What questions or exercises do you require of your students when you use it?

This week, I've been using the last brownie scene from Notting Hill. I copied that part of the film script from IMDB and I read it with the students before we watch the film clip, then they watch it with the script to refer to. That's 2 opportunities for listening and reading. Then I tell them to get together with their groups to write their own sad story and I give a prize for the best story/presentation. Listening to each other tell the stories is another listening opportunity.

[tsteele]

Surprisingly, Futurama works quite well if you pick a scene with a lot of physical comedy

Lots of great fodder for "describe the scene" as well.

[Illysook]

I like the idea of "describe the scene" but with a class of 40 students who don't want to speak English in front of their friends, I need clips where characters are describing something, revealing something personal, or telling a story. Once the students see the example, they can be encouraged to try it for themselves. Sometimes I do this with other kinds of material, but film clips are very popular. Unfortunately, the movie index in my head is not that substantial. Movie buffs?

[Saudiman]

Try scenes from "A League of Their Own" - perfect baseball movie, lots of action, lots of emotion.

[jzrossef]

Just show few clips of Leonidas screaming war chants in 300. Might be worth a chuckle. Depending on how conservative they are... it might even be priceless