ON TIME

(LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING) filmenglish.com

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TALKING ABOUT THE IMAGE

IIBEFORE WATCHING
The image above was taken from a short film called On Time. In small groups, discuss the following questions:
1) What do you think the short film is about?
2) What story does the short film tell?
3) What do you think you will see and hear in the short film?
4) How does the image relate to the short film?
5) Why is the short film called On Time?
IIIAFTER FIRST WATCH
A) Did you like the film?
B) How did it make you feel?
C) Does the film have a message?
IVSECOND WATCH
You are going to watch the film again; this time you should concentrate on Arthur, the main character, and use
adjectives to describe how he is feeling at different stages in the film:
a) at the start when he is looking at the photo
b) when the salesman shows him the case
c) when he talks to the woman
d) when he signs the contract
e) when he boards the plane
VDISCUSSION IN PAIRS
1) Would you like to have this case?
2) How could the case be useful?
3) Could the case be used in a bad way?
VIHOMEWORK
Write a narrative that describes the story of the film which starts with the words:
Once upon a time there was a man in an airport