Activity 1 : Billy Elliot / Beginning of the movie

Watch the movie. Concentrate on the pictures and on the intonations but don’t worry about the words.

A - Try to answer the following questions. Write complete sentences.

Who can you see ? …………………………………………………………….
Who is missing ?............................................................................
How do you know ?...........................................................................
Can you guess what happened ? (use probably) ……………………………………………….
Can you imagine Billy’s feelings ?  ( use must) ………………………………………………..
Where does the scene take place ? Country : ………………… City :………………………….
inside :…………………………………………………………………………………………
outside :………………………………………………………………………………………..
When does the action take place ? ………………………………………………………….
Billy’s actions. What can you see him doing? …………………………………………………………..
Can you guess Billy’s tastes ? .....................................................................
What does he look like ?.....................................................................

B - Circle the adjectives corresponding best to the people, the places, the atmosphere…
Billy : energetic - isolated - scared - lonely
Elder brother : violent - excited - in a hurry - pleased
Father : happy - worried - preoccupied - upset - nervous
Nan : absent-minded - surprised - glad
The house : poor - rich - small - dark -beautiful - messy
The police : friendly - threatening
The general atmosphere : tense - rough - nice - pleasant - violent
The environment : upper social-class - middle class - typical working-class

C- Isn’t there an element missing in this scene and present on the film poster ?

Which one ? ..............................................................................

D- Write a short text to sum up the first scene studied. (On another copy.)