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Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Feb 24, 2014
Feb 21, 2014
Love English Awards 2013
Macmillan has organised a competition you might want to have a look at...
Vote for your favourite blog about the English language!
Please have a look at all nominated blogs below and select your favourite here.
You might find interest blogs you can follow from now on and use for your English practice. So far, I've selected English with a twist. I've added it to the list of Websites of Interest you can find on the right.
Vote for your favourite blog about the English language!
Please have a look at all nominated blogs below and select your favourite here.
You might find interest blogs you can follow from now on and use for your English practice. So far, I've selected English with a twist. I've added it to the list of Websites of Interest you can find on the right.
Have a look at the post HOW TO TALK ABOUT MOVIES IN ENGLISH, useful for your reviews.
Feb 4, 2014
Viaje de Estudios 2014
BRISTOL &
BATH
Del 1 al 4 de mayo
Precio: 390€*
El precio incluye:
- Vuelos
de ida y vuelta (equipaje de mano 10 kgs)
- Traslados
de autobús ida y vuelta al aeropuerto de Alicante.
- Hotel de
categoría turista en Bristol con acomodación en habitaciones dobles y desayuno.
- Seguro
de viaje + IVA
*Precio sujeto a disponibilidad en el momento de hacer reserva en firme.
Interesad@s haced transferencia de 250€ antes del 10 de febrero (pedid datos a vuestro profesor)
Más información: Profesora Irene Larrocha (Ext. Totana) irene@eoilorca.org
Guía orientativa del viaje
Día 1 de mayo Alicante-Bristol: llegada al hotel y vuelta por la ciudad.
Día 2 de mayo Bristol- Bath: Visita a la ciudad de Bath que ofrece distintas posibilidades: visita a las termas, tour de la ciudad (hay un tour diario gratuito), tarde en Spa. Vuelta a Bristol por la tarde.
Día 3 de mayo: Día en Bristol: Visita catedral, puerto, compras, zoo, tour de la ciudad.(posible visita a Stonehenge)
Día 4 de mayo: Desayuno y traslado hacia el aeropuerto y regreso a Murcia.
Los vuelos son con Ryanair: salida Alicante 01/05 a las 18:00 horas –llegada 19:40 y vuelta 04/05 salida a las 18:05 – llegada:21:35
Si queréis más información sobre los destinos y qué hacer allí: Bristol y Bath
Oct 6, 2013
Easy Virtue
The Film Club is back!
Every Thursday at 16:30 a film will be shown in Room 1.20
This week's movie is Easy Virtue. Watch the trailer!
May 19, 2013
Speaking Ideas: Historical films and Technology
Answer these questions or use them for inspiration to prepare your speaking test:
HISTORY AND WARFARE
1. If you could have lived in another historical period, which one would you choose?
2. Which historical figure do you particularly admire?
3. Which historical films have you seen and enjoyed?
4. Which recent historical films have been very popular?
HELP AND PERSUASION
1. Whay are self-help books so popular?
2. What have you recently tried to persuade someone to do?
3. How easy is it for people to persuade you to do something?
4. If you bought a self-help book what would it be about?
5. What kind of problems cause people to buy self-help books?
TECHNOLOGY and ADDICTIONS
1. What kind of addictions are caused by modern gadgets?
2. Which gadgets do you always have with you when you go out?
3. What kind of things are people in your society obsessed with?
You can also comment on these statements, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons:
1. Historical films are a good way for people to learn about history.
2. It does not matter if a historical film is factually inaccurate.
3. There is no point in anyone reading a self-help book.
4. Self-help books can do more harm than good
5. The success of a company depends on the happiness of its employees
6. Advertising is harmful to a lot of people
7. Gadgets make life easier - or do they?
8. Addictions are one of the greatest problems in society today.
9. An obsession is not necessarily a bad thing.
HISTORY AND WARFARE
1. If you could have lived in another historical period, which one would you choose?
2. Which historical figure do you particularly admire?
3. Which historical films have you seen and enjoyed?
HELP AND PERSUASION
1. Whay are self-help books so popular?
2. What have you recently tried to persuade someone to do?
3. How easy is it for people to persuade you to do something?
4. If you bought a self-help book what would it be about?
5. What kind of problems cause people to buy self-help books?
TECHNOLOGY and ADDICTIONS
1. What kind of addictions are caused by modern gadgets?
2. Which gadgets do you always have with you when you go out?
3. What kind of things are people in your society obsessed with?
You can also comment on these statements, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons:
1. Historical films are a good way for people to learn about history.
2. It does not matter if a historical film is factually inaccurate.
3. There is no point in anyone reading a self-help book.
4. Self-help books can do more harm than good
5. The success of a company depends on the happiness of its employees
6. Advertising is harmful to a lot of people
7. Gadgets make life easier - or do they?
8. Addictions are one of the greatest problems in society today.
9. An obsession is not necessarily a bad thing.
Mar 7, 2013
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
ONE OF THE MOVIES SHOWN AT THE SCHOOL...
And here you have a review if the movie...
"In India we have a saying: Eveything will be alright in the end, so if it's not alright, then it is not yet the end"
And here you have a review if the movie...
"In India we have a saying: Eveything will be alright in the end, so if it's not alright, then it is not yet the end"
Feb 22, 2013
Oscars 2013
It's the weekend of the Oscars!
The ceremony will be on Sunday night, starting at midnight.
Visit http://oscar.go.com/ for all sorts of information, including "MY PICKS", a section to predict your winners, which you can share with your friends on Facebook.
This is my prediction for best movie... (and I haven't seen it)
a
For best actor I say Daniel Day-Lewis...
And finally, do you remember Penélope Cruz's acceptance speech?
The ceremony will be on Sunday night, starting at midnight.
Visit http://oscar.go.com/ for all sorts of information, including "MY PICKS", a section to predict your winners, which you can share with your friends on Facebook.
This is my prediction for best movie... (and I haven't seen it)
a
For best actor I say Daniel Day-Lewis...
And finally, do you remember Penélope Cruz's acceptance speech?
Feb 14, 2013
A bit more about The Iron Lady
PLOT
An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.
FEATURETTE: Making of "The Iron Lady"
An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.
Director:
Phyllida Lloyd
Writer: Abi
Morgan (screenplay)
FEATURETTE: Making of "The Iron Lady"
The Iron Lady
TODAY AT 5PM
ROOM 1.12
(A worksheet with listening comprehension exercises is available)
Jan 21, 2013
Film: Cinema Paradiso
Wednesday 23rd at 16:00
Thursday 24th at 18:30
in
Room 1.12
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnwɔːvo ˈtʃiːnema paraˈdiːzo] New Paradise Cinema), internationally released as Cinema Paradiso, is a 1988 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Jacques Perrin, Philippe Noiret, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio, and was produced by Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli, while the music score was composed by Ennio Morricone along with his son, Andrea.
PLOT
In Rome during the 1980s, famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita, returns home late one evening, where his girlfriend sleepily tells him that his mother called to say that someone named Alfredo has died. Salvatore obviously shies away from committed relationships, and he has not been back to his home village of Giancaldo, Sicily in 30 years. As she asks him who Alfredo is, Salvatore flashes back to his childhood.
RECEPTION
Cinema Paradiso was a critical and box-office success and is regarded by many as a classic. It is particularly renowned for the 'kissing scenes' montage near the end of the film. Winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1989, the film is often credited with reviving Italy's film industry which later produced Mediterraneo and Life Is Beautiful.
Jan 15, 2013
About "The Descendants"
The result of her wise disposition of her property,
you young people all know too well.
It is yours - you who live it each day of your lives.
Without it, where would many of you be today?
Mrs. Pierre Jones
On the Use of Hawaiian Land
Owned by Princess Bernice Pauahi Paki
The wealthy Princess had to make a decision about her property. The last surviving descendant of Kamehameha I - a warrior chief who united all the Hawaiian Islands in 1810 - Bernice Pauahi Paki owned about 375,500 acres of gorgeous Hawaiian land.
She could have done anything she wanted with her treasure. Inheriting about nine percent of the entire Kingdom of Hawaii, Pauahi Paki wasn’t just land-rich. Her status as a Princess meant that she was highly respected by all Hawaiians.
Yet ... she was bothered by her wealth. What had she done to deserve it? What if she had been born into a poor family instead of a rich one? What if she were a descendant of land workers instead of land owners?
Feeling "responsible and accountable" for the inheritance she'd received from her ancestors, Pauahi Paki made a profound decision. She would place all of her land in trust for the benefit of Hawaiian children.
It is against this backdrop that we meet Matt King and his dying wife, Joanie (called "Elizabeth" in the film based on Kaui Hart Hemmings’s book, The Descendants).
ISSUES and QUESTIONS to PONDER: Pauahi Paki was a Princess of the Hawaiian royal family. As a descendant of King Kamehameha I, she was wealthy, just like the rest of her relatives. Do wealthy people have a responsibility to help others? If riches are inherited, does that make a person more (or less) likely to share?
Learn more about "The Descendants" with this:
1. Interviews on the set
2. Visual glossary
3. Radio broadcast on the story behind the movie
Jan 13, 2013
Film: The Descendants
Next week you will have the opportunity to watch a movie in the School...
You can watch the trailer here.
Wednesday 16th at 16:30
Thursday 17th at 18:30
in
Room 1.12
Plot
Matt King (George Clooney) is a Honolulu-based lawyer and the sole trustee of a family trust that controls 25,000 acres of pristine land on the island of Kaua'i. Though he has been able to manage his money, most of Matt's cousins are broke from squandering their share of the inheritance. The trust will expire in seven years because of the rule against perpetuities, so the King family has decided to sell the land to Kaua'i native Don Holitzer for development. Just before family members are ready to formally endorse the deal, a boating accident near Waikīkī renders Matt's wife, Elizabeth, comatose.You can watch the trailer here.
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