14021 video worksheet lifted short film

Before watching • Do you believe we are alone in the universe?. • Do you believe in aliens and UFOs?. • What do you think aliens might look like?. Before watching • Do you believe we are

Short Film “Lifted”, by Pixar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQYQOzSMsRQ

1 Before watching

• Do you believe we are alone in the universe?

• Do you believe in aliens and UFOs?

• What do you think aliens might look like?

Draw one in the box on the right

• Do you think flying a UFO is easy or difficult?

• Do you believe in alien abduction?

2 While watching

• Enjoy the film!

3 After watching

• Genre: What kind of movie is it? ………

• Actors/Stars: o Who is in it? ………

o Describe the aliens: 1 ………

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2 ………

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o What is the big alien’s job? ………

o Did the small alien pass the test? ………

• Setting: Where and when does it take place? ………

• Plot: What is it about? ………

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• Climax: How does it end? ………

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• Reviews: What do you think about it? ………

Answer Key

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQYQOzSMsRQ

1 Before watching

• Do you believe we are alone in the universe?

• Do you believe in aliens and UFOs?

• What do you think aliens might look like?

Draw one in the box on the right

• Do you think flying a UFO is easy or difficult?

• Do you believe in alien abduction?

ANSWERS MAY VARY

2 While watching

• Enjoy the film!

3 After watching

• Genre: What kind of movie is it? Animated (sci-fi) cartoon

• Actors/Stars:

o Who is in it? Two aliens and one human

o Describe the aliens:

1 One alien is big and green He’s the supervisor who’s trying to

teach the little alien to fly and operate a UFO.

2 The other alien is small and green, wearing a helmet He’s

taking a UFO test but isn’t doing very well.

What is the big alien’s job? supervisor, captain

o Did the small alien pass the test? Probably not…

• Setting: Where and when does it take place? Rural USA (?), now

• Plot: Aliens trying to abduct a human One of the aliens is trying to

operate the UFO and abduct the human, but isn’t doing very well.

• Climax: How does it end? They don’t succeed in abducting the human,

decide to put everything as it was but then crash their UFO and destroy the man’s house The man is very lucky to be alive…

• Reviews: What do you think about it? Answers may vary