4 b/k Language Village - Slumdog millionaire

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Language Village

Exam year 4 VMBO

At the police station

At the doctor's office

At the job agency

At the hotel

Film

You need to know...

You will get questions with each of 5 parts. You will practise these conversations in class.

 The exam will take place in a classroom and will start as soon as you enter the classroom. You will start with 5-6 other classmates. 

 You will get a passport. Your passport has to get signed by all the teachers.

Teachers will ask questions about each topic. You have to answer in your best English. Try to use full sentences and to keep the conversation going. 

After the 5 conversations you will hand in your passport and leave the classroom. 

You will get 2 marks after each conversation. One for the language you use, and the other mark is for your creativity.

 Your teacher will take the average of these marks. That will be your final mark. 

GOALS

• You know the main story of the film
• You can speak about the film, characters, important scenes
• You can give your opinion about the film 

Your conversation

• talk about the film in English
• prepare what you would like to say ( look up vocabulary)
• answer questions by using full sentences
• 3-4 minutes 

You will pass when...

• you speak English (no Dutch allowed)
• you can make simple English sentences
• you use correct grammar
• you can answer questions
• you show that you are prepared

What do you remember about the film?

What are the names of the two main characters?

1. Javed and Prem
2. Prem and Salim
3. Jamal and Prem
4. Jamal and Salim

Main characters

Where is the film set

• Mumbai
• 19 million people
• big contrast rich - poor people 

What is it like to live
in a slum?

Important persons

Watch the clips.

Answer the questions.

Prem, the TV-host

• How would you describe the   host?
• Do you like him, why(not)?
• How does he treat Jamal?
• Is he a honest person?   Explain your answer.

How would you describe
the host, Prem?

Maman, villain

• When do you first see Maman?
• How would you describe him?
• What happens to him?
• How do you feel about Maman?

Police inspector

• How does the inspector treat   Jamal?
• What does he think of Jamal?
• Why is the inspector important     for the story?

Javed, the villain

• How is Javed connected to Salim?
• How is Javed connected to Ladika?

Summary 

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees in the show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. 

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The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees in the show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.

What's the currency in India?

1. Euro
2. Dollar
3. Rupee
4. Pound

Jamal worked in... at the time of the Tv programme

1. a restaurant
2. a TV show
3. a cinema
4. a call centre

Jamal is accused of cheating...

1. because he is too poor to win a TV show
2. because Salim is in prison
3. because he is very intelligent
4. because he didn´t have a job

Jamal, Salim and Latika wanted to be...

1. The Three Little Pigs
2. The Three Musketeers
3. The seven dwarfs
4. the three slumdogs

What "job" do the boys do while at the Taj Mahal?

1. Steal Shoes
2. Make Popcorn
3. Selling water
4. Shoe shining

At the end of the movie...

1. Jamal was killed
2. Ladika was killed
3. Salim was killed
4. Maman was killed

Practise questions

What can you tell me about Jamal?

What can you tell me about Salim?

What can you tell me about Latika?

What is a slumdog?

Where is this film set?

Is Jamal lucky to have a brother like Salim?

Why does Jamal want to be on the TV show?

Is this film a good film for teenagers, why/why not?

Would you recommend this film to your friends/family?

Give your opinon

• Did you like the film?

Yes I really loved it because …

No I didn’t like it because …

• Why did like it / Why didn’t you like the film
  

I like it because its very exciting.

I love it because the actors are really good.

I think it’s ….

I don’t like it because there’s too much violence

• Who is the main character in the film?
  

The main charachter is Jamal Malik.

• Describe that person.
  
• Where is this story set?
  
• Give your opinion
  

I think it’s a very exciting story because ….

I don’t like this film because…

You know the main story of the film:

YES

NO

I HAVE TO PRACTISE MORE

You can speak about the film, characters, important scenes:

YES

NO

I HAVE TO PRACTISE MORE

You can give your opinion about the film

YES

NO

I HAVE TO PRACTISE MORE

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EXAM