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P.70
Activity 4
DIFFERENTIATION
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▬ Selection ▬
- The Roaring Twenties, movie by Raoul Walsh, 1939.
- Some Like It Hot, movie by Billy Wilder, 1959.
- Bugsy Malone, movie by Alan Parker, 1976.
- The Untouchables, movie by Brian De Palma, 1987.
- Boardwalk Empire, TV series by Terrence Winter, 2010-present.
- The Artist, movie by Michel Hazanavicius, 2011.
- The Great Gatsby, movie by Baz Luhrmann, 2013.
- Z: The Beginning of Everything, TV series by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin, 2015-2017.
You are in charge of one item from the selection.
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b. What characteristics of the Roaring Twenties can you identify? Extravagance, flappers, gangsters, prohibition…
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b. Does the soundtrack reinforce the mood of the 1920s?
Useful vocabulary: This film was released in… It depicts / represents life in… It reveals how...
Let's talk this out! MEDIATION
MEDIATION
Share your findings with your classmates.
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From French to English
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La traduction de « laisser »
Ex : They left New York during the 20s.
➜ Allow : permettre
Ex : They allow people to drink in speakeasies.
➜ Let : donner la possibilité
Ex : They didn’t let him finish his sentence.
► Exercices p. 72
Let’s learn!
Quiz your class
The class is divided into groups. Some will ask questions about the films they have studied, while others will answer them.