Worksheet- the Boat That Rocked (Film Trailer) Watch the Video 3 Times
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Worksheet- The Boat that Rocked (film trailer) Watch the video 3 times VIEWING 1: Write down all the words you understand : VIEWING 2: Fill in the blanks Richard Curtis, creator of Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually was __________ by the true story of how the _________ _____________ tried to _____ rock ‘n’ roll music from the _________ to bring us his latest comedy : __________ ________ In 1964, all anybody could ______ on _______ radio of ____ music was about _____ hours a week and this was the ________ time for British pop music. That’s the whole point of being the government, if you don’t like something, you simply make it ________ until one __________ DJ and a band of __________ took to the sea to begin __________ _______-_______ hours a day. You had the right to _______ to this music _________ you wanted… They became known as _________, loved by _________ and despised by the ____________. 22 million _____ used to ____ in every day, and then of course they got ________ status, which was even ________ VIEWING 3: Interview Richard Curtis ! What type of film is it according to Richard Curtis ? A comedy A romance A romantic comedy What’s the serious message out of this film ? ………………………………………………………………………. EE : Would you like to watch this film ? Why ? (30 words) …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………………… ….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………… ……. Toolbox : exciting/ hilarious/ based on true events… Activity 3 : Let’s recap ! Using the trailer and your asnwers, write the synopsis (=plot) of the film The Boat that Rocked is a film by……………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………………… …. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………………… ….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………… …….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………………… ……….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………… ………….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………… …………….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………… ……………… Choose 10 keywords from your recap in order to make an oral account of your documents Worksheet- The Real Story Behind Britain’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Activity 1 : Word chase In the text, find the equivalents of the words below: - radio station - illegal - gain ground - music group - forbidden - adverts Activity 2 : Right or Wrong ? 1) At the beginning of the 60’s decade, the BBC broadcast rock ‘n’ roll: R/ W Justify by quoting from the text : …………………………………………………………………………………… 2) Some people decided to broadcast rock ‘n’ roll music illegally : R/W Justify by quoting from the text : …………………………………………………………………………………… 3) The British government approved of Radio Caroline and off-shore radios: R/W Justify by quoting from the text : …………………………………………………………………………………… Activity 3 : Explain the following aspects of the text in your own words : a- ‘’Auntie’’ ………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..…… b- Pirate stations …………………………..……………………………………..………………………………… c- Crime …………………………..………………………………..…………………………………………………. d- Music made its mark …………………………..……………………………..………………………….…… Activity 3 : Let’s recap ! Using your answers to the questions, write a recap of your documents: Toolbox : BBC/ broadcast/off-shore/ pirate radios/ rebel against/ airwaves = radio stations/ illegally/ reach an audience/ supply music/ freedom/ a crime/ … In the 1960s, pirate radios……………………………………………………………………………………….…… …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………… …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………………. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………………. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………………. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………………. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………………. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………………………… …………..…………………………………………………..………………………………… …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………………. …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………… Choose 10 keywords from your recap in order to make an oral account of your documents The Woodstock Festival of 1969 By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com Guide (adapted) Historical Importance of the Woodstock Festival of 1969: The Woodstock Festival was a three-day concert that involved lots of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll - plus a lot of mud. The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 has become an icon of the 1960s hippie counterculture. The Organizers of Woodstock The organizers of the Woodstock Festival were four young men: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Mike Lang. [...] The Plan for the Woodstock Festival The four young men then got to work on organizing a large music festival. They found a location for the event up in an industrial park in nearby Wallkill, New York. They printed tickets ($7 for one day, $13 for two days, and $18 for three days), which could be purchased in select stores or via mail order. The men also worked on organizing food, signing musicians, and hiring security. Things Go Very Wrong The first of many things to go wrong with the Woodstock Festival was the location. [...] After much wrangling, the town of Wallkill passed a law that effectively banned the concert from their vicinity. Everyone involved with the Woodstock Festival panicked. Only a month-and-a half before the Woodstock Festival was to begin, a new location had to be found. Luckily, in mid-July, Max Yasgur offered up his 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York to be the location for the Woodstock Festival. As the date got closer, more problems sprung up. It soon appeared that their 50,000 people estimate was way too low and the new estimate jumped to upwards of 200,000 people. The young men then tried to bring in more toilets, more water, and more food. [...] Hundreds of Thousands Arrive at the Woodstock Festival On Wednesday, August 13 (two days before the Festival was to begin), there were already approximately 50,000 people camping near the stage. [...] Since there was no way to get the 50,000 people to leave the area in order to pay for tickets, the organizers were forced to make the event a free concert. This declaration of a free concert had two consequences. The first was that the organizers were going to lose massive amounts of money and the second was that as news spread that it was now a free concert, an estimated one million people headed to Bethel, New York. Police had to turn away thousands of cars. After the Woodstock Festival The organizers of Woodstock were dazed at the end of the Festival. They didn't have time to focus on the fact that they had created the most popular music event in history, leaving apart the incredible debt of over $ 1million. Worksheet- Woodstock (MUSIC) Activity 1 : Look for info a) Length of the festival Justify by quoting from the text : …………………………………………………………………………………… b) Location of the festival Justify by quoting from the text : …………………………………………………………………………………… c) Number of people who came to the festival Justify by quoting from the text : …………………………………………………………………………………… Activity 2 : Word chase Circle the words which best qualify the Woodstock Festival of 1969 DIRTY DRUG-FREE LACK OF HYGIENE CROWDED WELL-ORGANIZED MONEY PROFITS Use the words you circled in the cloud and write a sentence to describe Woodstock: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… Things Go Very Wrong : What went wrong in Woodstock ? Justify with the text ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… Activity 3 : Let’s recap ! Toolbox : music festival/ hippies/issues/over-populated/ lack of hygiene/ free concert/ huge debt The Woodstock Festival ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………………… ….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………… …….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………………… ……….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………… ………….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………… …………….………………………… …………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………………………… ….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………………… …….…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………………… ……….……………… Choose 10 keywords from your recap in order to make an oral account of your documents Music Festivals in England (1960s-1970s) The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969 at the English town of Wootton, on the Isle of Wight. The festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 to see acts including Bob Dylan, The Band, The Who, Free, Joe Cocker, the Bonzo Dog Band and The Moody Blues. It was the second of three music festivals held on the island between 1968 and 1970. Organised by Ronnie and Ray Foulk's Fiery Creations, it became a legendary event, largely owing to the participation of Dylan, who had spent the previous three years in semi-retirement. The event was well managed, in comparison to the recent Woodstock Festival, and trouble-free. The 1969 festival was considerably larger and more popular than the previous year's. Dylan had been little heard of since his allegedly near-fatal motorcycle accident in July 1966. Shunning the Woodstock Festival, held near his home in upstate New York, Dylan was initially reluctant to perform his comeback show on the little-known Isle of Wight. 1970s Pilton Festival 1970 Glastonbury was heavily influenced by hippie ethics and the free festival movement in the early 1970s, beginning with the Isle of Wight Festival, which featured