Lessons On Movies.com BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/blue_is_the_warmest_color.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/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html Blue Is the Warmest Color is a French drama film written, produced and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and released in 2013 The movie's title in French is La Vie d'Adèle – "The Life of Adèle" It won the prestigious Palme d'Or – the top prize - at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival In an unusual move for Cannes, the prize was given to the two lead actors as well as the director The movie is a love story about the relationship between a 15-yearold girl, Adele (played by Adele Exarchopoulos), and her older lover Emma – a blue-haired woman, played by Lea Seydoux Adele has no doubt that a girl must date boys However, her life is turned upside down when she meets Emma, who allows her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and an adult The movie was filmed in 2012 on a budget of €4 million and took five months to complete The film shocked some critics at Cannes with its long and graphic sex scenes Justin Chang writing for "Variety" said that the film contains, "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex scenes in recent memory" Robbie Collin of "The Daily Telegraph" wrote: "Kechiche’s film is three hours long, and the only problem with that running time is that I could have happily watched it for another seven It is an extraordinary, prolonged, popping-candy explosion of pleasure, sadness, anger, lust and hope." Steven Spielberg proclaimed: "The film is a great love story that made all of us feel privileged to be a fly on the wall, to see this story of deep love and deep heartbreak evolve from the beginning." Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Is_the_Warmest_Colour http://movies.yahoo.com/news/blue-warmest-color-cannes-palme-dor-185113587.html More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/blue_is_the_warmest_color.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/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html SYNONYM MATCH prestigious a uncertainty move b stretched out doubt c reviewers turned upside down d respected assert herself (oneself) e dramatically critics f sexual desire explosively g step prolonged h behave confidently lust i develop j in a mess 10 evolve PHRASE MATCH It won the prestigious Palme d'Or – a memory an unusual b down Adele has no doubt that c sex scenes her life is turned upside d the beginning assert herself e on the wall long and graphic f the top prize in recent g privileged feel h as a woman to be a fly i move for Cannes 10 evolve from j a girl must date boys More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html Blue Is the Warmest Color is a French drama film written, (1) _ Abdellatif Kechiche and released in 2013 The movie's title in French is La Vie d'Adèle – "The Life of Adèle" (2) _ Palme d'Or – the top prize - at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival (3) Cannes, the prize was given to the two lead actors as well as the director The movie is (4) _ relationship between a 15-year-old girl, Adele (played by Adele Exarchopoulos), and her older lover Emma – a blue-haired woman, played by Lea Seydoux Adele (5) must date boys However, her life is turned upside down when she meets Emma, who (6) _ and to assert herself as a woman and an adult The movie was filmed in 2012 (7) _ and took five months to complete The film shocked some critics at Cannes with (8) _ scenes Justin Chang writing for "Variety" said that the film contains, "the most (9) _ sex scenes in recent memory" Robbie Collin of "The Daily Telegraph" wrote: "Kechiche’s film is three hours long, and the only problem with that running time is that I could (10) _ it for another seven It is an extraordinary, prolonged, popping-candy explosion of pleasure, sadness, (11) _." Steven Spielberg proclaimed: "The film is a great love story that made all of us feel privileged to (12) _, to see this story of deep love and deep heartbreak evolve from the beginning." More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html Paragraph 1 seredael in 2013 It won the erspiiutosg Palme d'Or an sulnuau move no ubtdo her life is turned sdeipu down erssta herself Paragraph a gdeutb of €4 million cahigpr sex scenes in etncre memory 10 xsinoolep of pleasure 11 vegdiepilr to be a fly on the wall 12 eelvov from the beginning 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/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html blue is the warmest color is a french drama film written produced and directed by abdellatif kechiche and released in 2013 the movie's title in french is la vie d'adèle – "the life of adèle" it won the prestigious palme d'or – the top prize - at the 2013 cannes film festival in an unusual move for cannes the prize was given to the two lead actors as well as the director the movie is a love story about the relationship between a 15-year-old girl adele (played by adele exarchopoulos) and her older lover emma – a blue-haired woman played by lea seydoux adele has no doubt that a girl must date boys however her life is turned upside down when she meets emma who allows her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and an adult the movie was filmed in 2012 on a budget of €4 million and took five months to complete the film shocked some critics at cannes with its long and graphic sex scenes justin chang writing for "variety" said that the film contains "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex scenes in recent memory" robbie collin of "the daily telegraph" wrote "kechiche’s film is three hours long and the only problem with that running time is that i could have happily watched it for another seven it is an extraordinary prolonged popping-candy explosion of pleasure sadness anger lust and hope" steven spielberg proclaimed "the film is a great love story that made all of us feel privileged to be a fly on the wall to see this story of deep love and deep heartbreak evolve from the beginning" 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/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html Bl_ _ _s th_ W_ rm_ st C_ l_ r _s _ Fr_ nch dr_ m_ f_ lm wr_ tt_ n, pr_ d_ c_ d _ nd d_ r_ ct_ d by _ bd_ ll_ t_ f K_ ch_ ch_ _ nd r_ l_ _ s_ d _ n 2013 Th_ m_ v_ _ 's t_ tl_ _ n Fr_ nch _ s L_ V_ _ d'_ dèl_ – "Th_ L_ f_ _f _ dèl_ " _t w_ n th_ pr_ st_ g_ _ _ s P_ lm_ d'_ r – th_ t_ p pr_ z_ - _ t th_ 2013 C_ nn_ s F_ lm F_ st_ v_ l _ n _ n _ n_ s_ _ l m_ v_ f_ r C_ nn_ s, th_ pr_ z_ w_ s g_ v_ n t_ th_ tw_ l_ _ d _ ct_ rs _ s w_ ll _ s th_ d_ r_ ct_ r r_ l_ t_ _ nsh_ p Th_ m_ v_ _ b_ tw_ _ n (pl_ y_ d by _ d_ l_ _s _ _ l_ v_ st_ ry 15-y_ _ r-_ ld _ b_ _ t g_ rl, th_ _ d_ l_ _ x_ rch_ p_ _ l_ s), _ nd h_ r _ ld_ r l_ v_ r _ mm_ – _ bl_ _ -h_ _ r_ d w_ m_ n, pl_ y_ d by L_ _ S_ yd_ _ x _ d_ l_ h_ s H_ w_ v_ r, n_ h_ r d_ _ bt l_ f_ th_ t _s _ t_ rn_ d g_ rl m_ st _ ps_ d_ d_ t_ d_ wn b_ ys wh_ n sh_ m_ _ ts _ mm_ , wh_ _ ll_ ws h_ r t_ d_ sc_ v_ r d_ s_ r_ _ nd t_ _ ss_ rt h_ rs_ lf _ s _ w_ m_ n _ nd _ n _ d_ lt Th_ m_ v_ _ w_ s f_ lm_ d _n 2012 _n _ b_ dg_ t _f m_ ll_ _ n _ nd t_ _ k f_ v_ m_ nths t_ c_ mpl_ t_ Th_ sh_ ck_ d s_ m_ cr_ t_ cs _t w_ th gr_ ph_ c s_ x sc_ n_ s "V_ r_ _ ty" s_ _ d _ xpl_ s_ v_ ly m_ m_ ry" th_ t gr_ ph_ c R_ bb_ _ C_ nn_ s J_ st_ n th_ f_ lm l_ sb_ _ n C_ ll_ n Ch_ ng _f _ ts €4 f_ lm l_ ng _ nd wr_ t_ ng f_ r c_ nt_ _ ns, s_ x sc_ n_ s "Th_ D_ _ ly "th_ _n m_ st r_ c_ nt T_ l_ gr_ ph" wr_ t_ : "K_ ch_ ch_ ’s f_ lm _ s thr_ _ h_ _ rs l_ ng, _ nd th_ _ nly pr_ bl_ m w_ th th_ t r_ nn_ ng t_ m_ _ s th_ t _ c_ _ ld h_ v_ h_ pp_ ly w_ tch_ d _ t f_ r _ n_ th_ r s_ v_ n _ t _ s _ n _ xtr_ _ rd_ n_ ry, pr_ l_ ng_ d, p_ pp_ ng-c_ ndy _ xpl_ s_ _ n _ f pl_ _ s_ r_ , s_ dn_ ss, _ ng_ r, l_ st _ nd h_ p_ " St_ v_ n Sp_ _ lb_ rg pr_ cl_ _ m_ d: "Th_ f_ lm _ s _ gr_ _ t l_ v_ st_ ry th_ t m_ d_ _ ll _ f _ s f_ _ l pr_ v_ l_ g_ d t_ b_ _ fly _ n th_ w_ ll, t_ s_ _ th_ s st_ ry _f d_ _ p l_ v_ _ nd d_ _ p h_ _ rtbr_ _ k _ v_ lv_ fr_ m th_ b_ g_ nn_ ng." More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MARK THE SPACES From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html BlueIstheWarmestColorisaFrenchdramafilmwritten,producedanddi rectedbyAbdellatifKechicheandreleasedin2013.Themovie'stitleinFr enchisLaVied'Adèle"TheLifeofAdèle".ItwontheprestigiousPalmed'Or thetopprizeatthe2013CannesFilmFestival.InanunusualmoveforCan nes,theprizewasgiventothetwoleadactorsaswellasthedirector.Them ovieisalovestoryabouttherelationshipbetweena15yearoldgirl,Adele (playedbyAdeleExarchopoulos),andherolderloverEmmaabluehaire dwoman,playedbyLeaSeydoux.Adelehasnodoubtthatagirlmustdate boys.However,herlifeisturnedupsidedownwhenshemeetsEmma,wh oallowshertodiscoverdesireandtoassertherselfasawomanandanadu lt Themoviewasfilmedin2012onabudgetof€4millionandtookfivemonth stocomplete.ThefilmshockedsomecriticsatCanneswithitslongandgr aphicsexscenes.JustinChangwritingfor"Variety"saidthatthefilmcont ains,"themostexplosivelygraphiclesbiansexscenesinrecentmemory ".RobbieCollinof"TheDailyTelegraph"wrote:"Kechiche’sfilmisthreeh ourslong,andtheonlyproblemwiththatrunningtimeisthatIcouldhave happilywatcheditforanotherseven.Itisanextraordinary,prolonged,p oppingcandyexplosionofpleasure,sadness,anger,lustandhope."Ste venSpielbergproclaimed:"Thefilmisagreatlovestorythatmadeallofus feelprivilegedtobeaflyonthewall,toseethisstoryofdeeploveanddeeph eartbreakevolvefromthebeginning." 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 BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR SURVEY From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/blue_is_the_warmest_color.html Write five GOOD questions about Blue Is the Warmest Color 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/blue_is_the_warmest_color.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 “Blue Is the Warmest Color” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “Blue Is the Warmest Color” 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 “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR” POSTER: Make a poster about “Blue Is the Warmest Color” 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 “Blue Is the Warmest Color” 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 “Blue Is the Warmest Color” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH prestigious a respected move b step doubt c uncertainty turned upside down d in a mess assert herself (oneself) e behave confidently critics f reviewers explosively g dramatically prolonged h stretched out lust i sexual desire j develop 10 evolve 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