the good the bad and the ugly

It is the third film in the Dollars Trilogy following A Fistful of Dollars 1964 and For a Few Dollars More 1965.. Leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because I

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THE GOOD THE BAD &

THE UGLY

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CONTENTS

Listening / Reading Script 2 Mark The Spaces 9

Insert The Vowels 8

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THE LISTENING / READING SCRIPT

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is an epic spaghetti western

released in 1966 It was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed the famous film score, including its main theme It is

the third film in the Dollars Trilogy following A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965) The plot revolves

around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, American Civil

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was criticized for how much

violence it showed Leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because I wanted to make a tongue-in-cheek satire on run-of-the-mill [ordinary] westerns” He added: “The west was made by violent, uncomplicated men, and it is this strength and simplicity that I try to recapture in my pictures.” The film is still one of the most popular and well-known westerns ever and is considered to be one of the greatest of its genre It is

in Time magazine’s "100 Greatest Movies of the Last Century"

Quentin Tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the greatest achievement in the history of cinema”

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_The_Bad_%26_The_Ugly

TRAILER AND POSTER

POSTER

1 SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if you like) that you think of as you look at it Share the words with your partner(s) Why did you choose them?

You can find posters for this movie at www.wikipedia.com or www.imbd.com - just type the name of the movie in the search field

beginning, end, etc Change partners and share stories

3 CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director, producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s).

4 MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and movie title are good and make you want to see the movie

about your role with your movie star partner(s)

TRAILER

You can watch a trailer at http://www.youtube.com

you saw to your partner(s)

3 QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your partner(s) Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions

4 VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or hear Talk about them with your partner(s)

might be good or bad Share your ideas with your partner(s)

MATCHING

SYNONYM MATCH

PHRASE MATCH

2 in the title b mill [ordinary] westerns

3 Ennio Morricone composed the c the history of cinema

4 find a fortune d spaghetti western

5 amid the violent chaos e cheek satire

6 criticized for how much f roles

9 the greatest of its i violence it showed

10 the greatest achievement in j famous film score

LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1) _

western released in 1966 It was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the (2) _ cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed (3) _, including its

main theme It is the third film in the Dollars Trilogy following A

Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965) The

(4) _ three gunslingers competing to find a fortune (5) _ the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, American Civil War (6) _

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was criticized for how much

(7) _ Leone explains that "the killings in

my films are exaggerated because I wanted to make a

westerns” He added: “The west was made by violent, uncomplicated men, and it is this (9) _ that I try to recapture in my pictures.” The film is still one of the most (10) _ westerns ever and is considered to be one of the (11) _ It is

in Time magazine’s "100 Greatest Movies of the Last Century"

Quentin Tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the (12) _ in the history of cinema”

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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Paragraph 2

PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

the good the bad and the ugly is an epic spaghetti western

released in 1966 it was directed by sergio leone and starred clint eastwood lee van cleef and eli wallach in the title roles director of photography tonino delli colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and ennio morricone composed the famous film score including its main theme it is the

third film in the dollars trilogy following a fistful of dollars (1964) and for a few dollars more (1965) the plot revolves around three

gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights hangings american civil war battles and

the good the bad and the ugly was criticized for how much

violence it showed leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because i wanted to make a tongue-in-cheek satire

on run-of-the-mill [ordinary] westerns” he added “the west was made by violent uncomplicated men and it is this strength and simplicity that i try to recapture in my pictures” the film is still one of the most popular and well-known westerns ever and is

considered to be one of the greatest of its genre it is in time

magazine’s "100 greatest movies of the last century" quentin tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the greatest achievement in the history of cinema”

INSERT THE VOWELS (a,e,i,o,u)

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p _ p _ l _ r _ n d w _ l l - k n _ w n w _ s t _ r n s _ v _ r _ n d _ s

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_ c h _ _ v _ m _ n t _ n t h _ h _ s t _ r y _ f c _ n _ m _ ”

MARK THE SPACES

TheGood,theBadandtheUglyisanepicspaghettiwesternreleasedin19

66.ItwasdirectedbySergioLeone,andstarredClintEastwood,LeeVan Cleef,andEliWallachinthetitleroles.DirectorofphotographyToninoDel liColliwasresponsibleforthefilm'ssweepingwidescreencinematograp hyandEnnioMorriconecomposedthefamousfilmscore,includingitsma

intheme.ItisthethirdfilmintheDollarsTrilogyfollowingAFistfulofDollar

s(1964)andForaFewDollarsMore(1965).Theplotrevolvesaroundthre

egunslingerscompetingtofindafortuneinburiedgoldamidtheviolentc haosofgunfights,hangings,AmericanCivilWarbattlesandprisoncamp

howmuchviolenceitshowed.Leoneexplainsthat"thekillingsinmyfilms areexaggeratedbecauseIwantedtomakeatongueincheeksatireonru nofthemill[ordinary]westerns”.Headded:“Thewestwasmadebyviole nt,uncomplicatedmen,anditisthisstrengthandsimplicitythatItrytore captureinmypictures.”Thefilmisstilloneofthemostpopularandwellkn ownwesternseverandisconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestofitsgenre

ItisinTimemagazine’s"100GreatestMoviesoftheLastCentury".Quent

inTarantinohascalledit"thebestdirectedfilmofalltime"and"thegreate stachievementinthehistoryofcinema”

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the table Do this in pairs Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper

When you have finished, interview other students Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1 _

STUDENT 2 _

STUDENT 3 _

Q.1

Q.2

Q.3

Q.4

Q.5

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out Change partners often

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings

WRITING

Write your own movie review Show your partner your letter Correct each other’s work

HOMEWORK

the text Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word

about “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson

the Bad and the Ugly ” What are (did) critics and moviegoers saying (say) about it? How good were the actors’ performances? What was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your articles

poster about “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” Make sure you put tag lines, audience and critics’ reviews, why people should see it, etc Show it to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your posters

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” Make sure there is a good mix of things to do Find some good online activities Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback

movie Imagine you are that character Write your story about what you did in the movie Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback

stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” Share your findings with the class

ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review on page 2

(It's good for your English ;-)

CREATIVE COMMONS

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