Lessons On Movies.com APOCALYPSE NOW http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/apocalypse_now.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/apocalypse_now.html Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War It was directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L Willard (played by Sheen), an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces Colonel Walter E Kurtz (Brando's role) The screenplay by John Milius and Coppola came from Milius's idea of adapting Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness into the Vietnam War era It also draws from Michael Herr's Dispatches, the film version of Conrad's Lord Jim and Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) On the review website Rotten Tomatoes.com, Apocalypse Now has an incredibly high 99% rating The consensus is: "Francis Ford Coppola's haunting, hallucinatory Vietnam war epic is cinema at its most audacious and visionary" In his original review, Roger Ebert wrote: "Apocalypse Now achieves greatness not by analyzing our experience in Vietnam, but by re-creating, in characters and images, something of that experience." The Los Angeles Times’ Charles Champlin wrote: "It towers over everything that has been attempted by an American filmmaker in a very long time" The movie is widely regarded by many as a masterpiece of Hollywood, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of all time Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/apocalypse_now.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/apocalypse_now.html SYNONYM MATCH epic a unbelievably central b period assassin c outshines insane d hitman era e main incredibly f general opinion consensus g quoted audacious h blockbuster towers over i mentally ill j bold 10 cited PHRASE MATCH a 1979 American epic a insane an assassin sent to b era presumed c in Vietnam into the Vietnam War d Conrad's Lord Jim the film version of e over everything an incredibly f most audacious cinema at its g war film analyzing our experience h masterpiece of Hollywood It towers i kill the renegade 10 regarded by many as a j high 99% rating More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/apocalypse_now.html Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American (1) _ the Vietnam War It was directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen The (2) _ Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L Willard (played by Sheen), an assassin sent to kill the (3) _ insane Special Forces Colonel Walter E Kurtz (Brando's role) The screenplay by John Milius and Coppola came from Milius's idea of adapting Joseph Conrad's novel (4) _ into the (5) _ It also draws from Michael Herr's Dispatches, (6) _ Conrad's Lord Jim and Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) On the review website Rotten Tomatoes.com, Apocalypse Now has (7) _ 99% rating The consensus is: "Francis Ford Coppola's (8) _ Vietnam war epic is cinema at (9) _ visionary" In his original review, Roger Ebert wrote: "Apocalypse Now achieves greatness not by analyzing our experience in Vietnam, but by recreating, in (10) _, something of that experience." The Los Angeles Times’ Charles Champlin wrote: "It towers over everything that (11) _ an American filmmaker in a very long time" The movie is widely regarded by many (12) _ Hollywood, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of all time More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/apocalypse_now.html Paragraph 1 set iudngr the Vietnam War the eacrltn character US Army special sepitnaoor officer an aisssans sent to kill the renegade presumed naesin ndgiatpa Joseph Conrad's novel Paragraph an lecriidybn high 99% rating Coppola's aihugntn, hallucinatory Vietnam war epic agnlayniz our experience in Vietnam 10 It rwteso over everything 11 regarded by many as a ierempsctea of Hollywood 12 fyrequltne cited as one of the greatest films of all time 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/apocalypse_now.html apocalypse now is a 1979 american epic war film set during the vietnam war it was directed and produced by francis ford coppola and stars marlon brando robert duvall and martin sheen the central character is us army special operations officer captain benjamin l willard (played by sheen) an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane special forces colonel walter e kurtz (brando's role) the screenplay by john milius and coppola came from milius's idea of adapting joseph conrad's novel heart of darkness into the vietnam war era it also draws from michael herr's dispatches the film version of conrad's lord jim and werner herzog's aguirre the wrath of god (1972) on the review website rotten tomatoescom apocalypse now has an incredibly high 99% rating the consensus is "francis ford coppola's haunting hallucinatory vietnam war epic is cinema at its most audacious and visionary" in his original review roger ebert wrote "apocalypse now achieves greatness not by analyzing our experience in vietnam but by re-creating in characters and images something of that experience" the los angeles times’ charles champlin wrote "it towers over everything that has been attempted by an american filmmaker in a very long time" the movie is widely regarded by many as a masterpiece of hollywood and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of all time 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/apocalypse_now.html _ p_ c_ lyps_ N_ w _ s _ 1979 _ m_ r_ c_ n _ p_ c w_ r f_ lm s_ t d_ r_ ng th_ pr_ d_ c_ d V_ _ tn_ m by Fr_ nc_ s W_ r F_ rd _t w_ s C_ pp_ l_ d_ r_ ct_ d _ nd st_ rs _ nd M_ rl_ n Br_ nd_ , R_ b_ rt D_ v_ ll, _ nd M_ rt_ n Sh_ _ n Th_ c_ ntr_ l ch_ r_ ct_ r C_ pt_ _ n _s _S _ rmy B_ nj_ m_ n _ ss_ ss_ n s_ nt _ ns_ n_ t_ Sp_ c_ _ l (Br_ nd_ 's L r_ l_ ) sp_ 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lyz_ ng _f Ch_ rl_ s th_ t th_ t _n ch_ r_ ct_ rs _ xp_ r_ _ nc_ " Ch_ mpl_ n h_ s _ xp_ r_ _ nc_ b_ _ n wr_ t_ : Th_ "_ t _ tt_ mpt_ d _n _ nd L_ s t_ w_ rs by _n _ m_ r_ c_ n f_ lmm_ k_ r _ n _ v_ ry l_ ng t_ m_ " Th_ m_ v_ _ _s w_ d_ ly H_ llyw_ _ d, r_ g_ rd_ d _ nd _s by m_ ny fr_ q_ _ ntly _s _ c_ t_ d m_ st_ rp_ _ c_ _s _ n_ _f _f th_ gr_ _ t_ st f_ lms _ f _ ll t_ m_ More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MARK THE SPACES From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/apocalypse_now.html ApocalypseNowisa1979AmericanepicwarfilmsetduringtheVietnam War.ItwasdirectedandproducedbyFrancisFordCoppolaandstarsMarl onBrando,RobertDuvall,andMartinSheen.ThecentralcharacterisUS ArmyspecialoperationsofficerCaptainBenjaminL.Willard(playedbyS heen),anassassinsenttokilltherenegadeandpresumedinsaneSpecial ForcesColonelWalterE.Kurtz(Brando'srole).ThescreenplaybyJohnMi liusandCoppolacamefromMilius'sideaofadaptingJosephConrad'snov elHeartofDarknessintotheVietnamWarera.ItalsodrawsfromMichael Herr'sDispatches,thefilmversionofConrad'sLordJimandWernerHerz og'sAguirre,theWrathofGod(1972).OnthereviewwebsiteRottenTom atoes.com,ApocalypseNowhasanincrediblyhigh99%rating.Thecons ensusis:"FrancisFordCoppola'shaunting,hallucinatoryVietnamware piciscinemaatitsmostaudaciousandvisionary".Inhisoriginalreview,R ogerEbertwrote:"ApocalypseNowachievesgreatnessnotbyanalyzing ourexperienceinVietnam,butbyrecreating,incharactersandimages,somethingofthatexperience."TheL osAngelesTimes’CharlesChamplinwrote:"Ittowersovereverythingth athasbeenattemptedbyanAmericanfilmmakerinaverylongtime".The movieiswidelyregardedbymanyasamasterpieceofHollywood,andisfr equentlycitedasoneofthegreatestfilmsofalltime 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 APOCALYPSE NOW SURVEY From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/apocalypse_now.html Write five GOOD questions about Apocalypse Now 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/apocalypse_now.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 “Apocalypse Now” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson MAGAZINE ARTICLE: “APOCALYPSE_NOW” Write a magazine article about “Apocalypse Now” 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 POSTER: Make a poster about “Apocalypse Now” 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 “Apocalypse Now” 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 “Apocalypse Now” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH epic a blockbuster central b main assassin c hitman insane d mentally ill era e period incredibly f unbelievably consensus g general opinion audacious h bold towers over i outshines j quoted 10 cited 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