Lessons On Movies.com SPIRITED AWAY http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html CONTENTS Listening / Reading Script Mark The Spaces Poster / Trailer Discussion 10 Synonym / Phrase Match Survey 11 Listening Gap Fill Writing 12 Correct The Spelling Homework 13 Punctuate The Text Answers 14 Insert The Vowels Follow Sean Banville on Twitter twitter.com/SeanBanville Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/BreakingNewsEnglish/155625444452176 Google + plus.google.com/110990608764591804698/posts More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville THE LISTENING / READING SCRIPT From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli The film tells the story of Chihiro Ogino, a moody ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood, becomes trapped in an alternate reality that is inhabited by spirits and monsters After her parents are transformed into pigs by the witch Yubaba, Chihiro takes a job working in Yubaba's bathhouse to find a way to free herself and her parents and escape back to the human world Miyazaki wrote the script after he decided the film would be based on his friend's ten-year-old daughter, who came to visit his house each summer Production of Spirited Away began in 2000 Pixar director John Lasseter, a fan of Miyazaki, was approached by Walt Disney Pictures to supervise an English-language translation for the film's North American release When released, Spirited Away became the most successful film in Japanese history, grossing over $274 million worldwide Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said the film is the "product of a fierce and fearless imagination whose creations are unlike any[thing a person has] seen before" It won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards and is among the top ten on the British Film Institute’s list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_away More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html POSTER SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if you like) that you think of as you look at it Share the words with your partner(s) Why did you choose them? You can find posters for this movie at www.wikipedia.com or www.imbd.com - just type the name of the movie in the search field STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start, beginning, end, etc Change partners and share stories CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director, producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s) MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and movie title are good and make you want to see the movie STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie Talk about your role with your movie star partner(s) TRAILER RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s) You can watch a trailer at http://www.youtube.com CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s) QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your partner(s) Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or hear Talk about them with your partner(s) GOOD / BAD: Watch the trailer and write down why you think the film might be good or bad Share your ideas with your partner(s) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MATCHING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html SYNONYM MATCH fantasy a oversee moody b included in alternate c text spirits d sulky script e earning fan f make-believe supervise g powerful grossing h different fierce i admirer j ghosts 10 among PHRASE MATCH a 2001 Japanese animated a ten-year-old a moody b of Miyazaki trapped in an alternate c fearless imagination her parents are transformed d reality escape back e fantasy a fan f into pigs the film's North American g by the age of 14 the product of a fierce and h has seen before unlike anything a person i to the human world 10 50 films you should see j release More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese (1) film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli The (2) Chihiro Ogino, a moody ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood, becomes trapped (3) that is inhabited by spirits and monsters After her parents are transformed into pigs by the witch Yubaba, Chihiro takes a job working in Yubaba's bathhouse to (4) herself and her parents (5) the human world Miyazaki wrote the script after he decided the film (6) friend's ten-year-old daughter, who came to visit his house each summer Production of Spirited Away began in 2000 Pixar director John Lasseter, a fan of Miyazaki, (7) Walt Disney Pictures to supervise an English-language translation for the film's North American release When released, Spirited Away became the most successful film in Japanese history, grossing over (8) Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said the film is the "(9) _ and fearless imagination whose (10) any[thing a person has] seen before" It won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the (11) and is among the top ten on the British Film Institute’s list of the 50 films (12) age of 14 More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html Paragraph 1 a 2001 Japanese deiaanmt fantasy-adventure film a oyomd ten-year-old girl trapped in an alternate liyaret inhabited by tpsiirs and monsters her parents are eotrsrafdnm into pigs eceasp back to the human world Paragraph Pixar trceidro John Lasseter sepesrivu an English-language translation nigorgss over $274 million 10 the "product of a fierce and esfslrae imagination” 11 elkiun anything a person has seen before 12 gmnoa the top ten More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html spirited away is a 2001 japanese animated fantasy-adventure film written and directed by hayao miyazaki and produced by studio ghibli the film tells the story of chihiro ogino a moody ten-yearold girl who while moving to a new neighborhood becomes trapped in an alternate reality that is inhabited by spirits and monsters after her parents are transformed into pigs by the witch yubaba chihiro takes a job working in yubaba's bathhouse to find a way to free herself and her parents and escape back to the human world miyazaki wrote the script after he decided the film would be based on his friend's ten-year-old daughter who came to visit his house each summer production of spirited away began in 2000 pixar director john lasseter a fan of miyazaki was approached by walt disney pictures to supervise an english-language translation for the film's north american release when released spirited away became the most successful film in japanese history grossing over $274 million worldwide kenneth turan of the los angeles times said the film is the "product of a fierce and fearless imagination whose creations are unlike any[thing a person has] seen before" it won the oscar for best animated feature at the 75th academy awards and is among the top ten on the british film institute’s list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14 More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville INSERT THE VOWELS (a,e,i,o,u) From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html Sp_ r_ t_ d _ w_ y _ s _ 2001 J_ p_ n_ s_ _ n_ m_ t_ d f_ nt_ sy_ dv_ nt_ r_ f_ lm M_ y_ z_ k_ _ nd wr_ tt_ n pr_ d_ c_ d _ nd by d_ r_ ct_ d St_ d_ _ by Gh_ bl_ H_ y_ _ Th_ f_ lm t_ lls th_ st_ ry _ f Ch_ h_ r_ _ g_ n_ , _ m_ _ dy t_ n-y_ _ r-_ ld g_ rl wh_ , b_ c_ m_ s wh_ l_ tr_ pp_ d m_ v_ ng _n _n t_ _ n_ w _ lt_ rn_ t_ n_ _ ghb_ rh_ _ d, 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_ rc_ _ nd f_ _ rl_ ss _ m_ g_ n_ t_ _ n wh_ s_ cr_ _ t_ _ ns _ r_ _ nl_ k_ _ ny[th_ ng _ p_ rs_ n h_ s] s_ _ n b_ f_ r_ " _ t w_ n th_ _ sc_ r f_ r B_ st _ n_ m_ t_ d F_ _ t_ r_ _ t th_ 75th _ c_ d_ my _ w_ rds _ nd _ s _ m_ ng th_ t_ p t_ n _ n th_ Br_ t_ sh F_ lm _ nst_ t_ t_ ’s l_ st _ f th_ 50 f_ lms y_ _ sh_ _ ld s_ _ by th_ _ g_ _ f 14 More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MARK THE SPACES From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html SpiritedAwayisa2001JapaneseanimatedfantasyadventurefilmwrittenanddirectedbyHayaoMiyazakiandproducedby StudioGhibli.ThefilmtellsthestoryofChihiroOgino,amoodyten-yearoldgirlwho,whilemovingtoanewneighborhood,becomestrappedinan alternaterealitythatisinhabitedbyspiritsandmonsters.Afterherparen tsaretransformedintopigsbythewitchYubaba,Chihirotakesajobworki nginYubaba'sbathhousetofindawaytofreeherselfandherparentsand escapebacktothehumanworld.Miyazakiwrotethescriptafterhedecide dthefilmwouldbebasedonhisfriend'sten-yearolddaughter,whocametovisithishouseeachsummer.ProductionofSpi ritedAwaybeganin2000.PixardirectorJohnLasseter,afanofMiyazaki, wasapproachedbyWaltDisneyPicturestosuperviseanEnglishlanguagetranslationforthefilm'sNorthAmericanrelease.Whenreleas ed,SpiritedAwaybecamethemostsuccessfulfilminJapanesehistory,g rossingover$274millionworldwide.KennethTuranoftheLosAngelesTi messaidthefilmisthe"productofafierceandfearlessimaginationwhos ecreationsareunlikeany[thingapersonhas]seenbefore".ItwontheOs carforBestAnimatedFeatureatthe75thAcademyAwardsandisamongt hetoptenontheBritishFilmInstitute’slistofthe50filmsyoushouldseeb ytheageof14 More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) Copyright © www.LessonsOnMovies.com -DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 10 SPIRITED AWAY SURVEY From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html Write five GOOD questions about Spirited Away in the table Do this in pairs Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper When you have finished, interview other students Write down their answers STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT _ _ _ Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 • Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out Change partners often • Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 11 WRITING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/spirited_away.html Write your own movie review Show your partner your letter Correct each other’s work More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 12 HOMEWORK VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about “Spirited Away” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “Spirited Away” What are (did) critics and moviegoers saying (say) about it? How good were the actors’ performances? What was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your articles “SPIRITED AWAY” POSTER: Make a poster about “Spirited Away” Make sure you put tag lines, audience and critics’ reviews, why people should see it, etc Show it to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your posters MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for “Spirited Away” Make sure there is a good mix of things to Find some good online activities Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback CHARACTER STORY: Choose one of the characters from the movie Imagine you are that character Write your story about what you did in the movie Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, Twitter stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on “Spirited Away” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH fantasy a make-believe moody b sulky alternate c different spirits d ghosts script e text fan f admirer supervise g oversee grossing h earning fierce i powerful j included in 10 among OTHER ACTIVITIES Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review on page (It's good for your English ;-) CREATIVE COMMONS Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attributi on-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 14