About a Boy - guideline and task

VIDEO - ABOUT A BOY

 

• Think of different situations in which one person may tell another “I love you”. Could it ever be embarrassing?
• Think of the most unusual ways of meeting your date
• What would you think of a 38-year old man/woman who’s never had a job? Can  you imagine his/her daily routine?

 

Who says the following?

 

1. “Try to keep invisible … or else blend in with the crowd.”
2. “Once you open the door to one person, anyone can come in.”
3. “You’re sending him like a lamb to the slaughter.”
4. “You don’t beat around the bush, do you?”
5. “Marcus got a crush on somebody and so I did.”
6. “She got the wrong end of the stick.”
7. “They’ll crucify you.”
8. “I’m not sure it’s up to me.”
9. “He’ll get torn to shreds.”
10. “Don’t tell me you couldn’t murder a Big Mac.”

 

Write down all the verbs (ways of..) appearing between brackets in the subtitles

 

e.g.: blows___________________________________________________________

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Match the following words with the right character

blank – single mum – singleton – artist – intelligent – music therapist – pushy – shallow – stunningly attractive – a loser – caring – touched – self-centred – tactless – depressed

 

WILL                            MARCUS                            FIONA                            RACHEL

 

 

Complete the sentences with the prepositions/particles missing:

1. A hundred years ago you had to depend ….. other people.
2. I didn’t fit …. my old school.
3. You became …. comparison, wonderful.
4. I’m not sure this is working ….
5. Rainy days and Mondays always get me …..
6. I basically live ….. the royalties of that.
7. His mum is a little ….. colour sometimes.
8. It’s amazing how he takes ….. you.
9. Look where she ended ….
10. That’s the best I could come ….. ……
11. I’m not attracted …. you, you know?

 

Look up the following colloquial expressions:

 

to be barmy                                          to shag sbdy (taboo)                            I don’t buy this rubbish

sth pisses you off                            be stuck doing sth                            to figure sth out

to get dumped                                          to live off sth                                          we hit it off

to give sbdy a hard time              to screw things up                            not to give a shit about             

sod / sodding / bugger off / piss off                                          sth lurking at the back of your mind

 

 

Discuss:

 

No man is an island.

This story is about two boys.

It doesn’t pay to tell lies.

Families do more harm than good.

 

Writing:

Choose ONE of the following topics:

 

• You’ve been invited to write an article on the most interesting character in the film. Write you article, giving some details of that character and explaining why you find him / her especially interesting.
• You’ve been asked to write about any one of the statements under the section “Discuss” above, giving your opinion by making reference to the film.
• What do you think are the 2 (two) most surprising events in the film? Write about them, saying how these affect the development of the story.