Thursday, January 21st

 

Billy Elliot’s pitch

At the beginning, Billy, who doesn’t like boxing is knocked out on the first round.

And a little girl invites him to join her in a dancing class.

So, his family is shocked and they don’t agree with his new passion.

Moreover, his teacher encourages him to go to the Royal ballet school because she thinks he is talented.

Next, she reads his mum’s letter and they are very moved.

Finally, his father gives him a second chance and accepts his passion.

Homework for Monday 25th:

– être capable de présenter le pitch du film

Wednesday, January 20th

 Hello,

Today, we talked about your emotions when you are dancing and then you watched Billy Elliot’s trailer.

This is what you understood.

What does it feel when you’re dancing?

When I’m dancing, I feel cheerful, clumsy, free, emotional, moved, romantic, crazy…

I feel like an elephant, a monkey, a bird, a tiger, a snake… because I’m a very bad/good dancer, I’m very shy…

I feel like Beyonce because I’m a star but only in my bedroom.

Billy Elliot’s trailer

It’s an emotional movie, a drama.

The story takes place in England.

Billy Elliot doesn’t like boxing, he prefers dancing.

He wants to dance but his father doesn’t agree.

He says dancing is for girls. Boys can do boxing, play football but they mustn’t dance.

His mother is dead and he has a big brother.

His dance teacher encourages him to go to the Royal ballet school because she thinks he can dance extremely well.

At the end, I think the father will change his mind and Billy will continue to dance.

Homework for Thursday 21st:

– être capable de présenter le film (trailer sur le blog)

– dire ce qu’on ressent quand on danse.

The argument

Tuesday, January 19th

The posters

The trailer

The argument

First the father is disgusted because Billy wants to do ballet.

Then he is very angry because he thinks ballet is just for girls not for boys. He has a lot of stereotypes.

After that he is more and more irritated. Consequently he says swearwords.

Monday, January 18th

Hello,

Today, you finished the « describe and draw » activity and you discovered the title of Sequence 4: Billy Elliot: a boxer or a dancer ?

Describe and draw

Document 1:

The document is a drawing.

On the right, there is a black foot with a red ballerina.

In the background, there is a red and blue boxing ring.

The laces and the ropes are mixed together.

The colours symbolize the flag of The United Kingdom or The USA.

Document 2:

The document is a picture.

There are two characters: a teenager and a little girl.

On the left, the boy is wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts, boxing gloves and a helmet.

Next to the boy, the little girl is looking at him. She has glasses.

In the background, there are two windows with bars.

They are in a gym.

So, I think we are going to study sports and stereotypes.

Homework for Wednesday 20th:

– être capable de présenter une des deux images.