Parallel Reading with films scenes: Classics in class

Listening to and Pronouncing chunks (= Thought Groups)

Choose a one or two minute scene from your movie. Find it in the script. Listen to the scene and notice how the actors break their ideas into thought groups.
 Mark each thought group with slashes. 

find them in Database of Movie Dialogs

See these scenes:  Johnny Guitar's  "Lie to me" & 
                                 Casablanca's  "Misinformed"

                      1. Johnny Guitar

 "Lie to me" Scene (1:05-2:10)

VIENA: Having fun, Mr Logan?        
   
           LOGAN: I couldn't sleep. 

V: That stuff help any?    

            L: It makes the night go faster. 
            What's keeping you awake? 

V: Dreams.  .... Bad dreams. 

             L: Yeah, I get 'em sometimes, too.  .....
                 ..... Here, this'll chase 'em away. 

V: I tried that. Didn't seem to help me any. 

           L: How many men have you forgotten? 

V:  As many women as you've remembered. 

LOGAN: Don't go away. 

            VIENA:  I haven't moved. 

L: Tell me something nice. 

          V: Sure. What d'you want to hear? 

L: Lie to me. Tell me all these years you've waited. Tell me.

          V: All   these   years   I've waited. 

L: Tell me you'd have died if I hadn't come back. 

          V: I would  have died   if  you hadn't  come back. 

L: Tell me you still love me like I love you. 

          V: I  still  love  you   like  you   love me. 

L: Thanks. 
  - Thanks a lot. - (Glass smashes) 

          V: Stop feeling so sorry for yourself. (more lines here)



SCENE 2. 

Casablanca (1942) Misinformed 

Girl: Where wwere you last night?

Rick ; That's so long ago, l don't remember. 

-Will l see you tonight? 

Rick; I never make plans that far ahead. 

  (........ 00:59)

Capt. Renault; How extravagant you are, throwing away women. 
Capt.Re.; Someday they may be scarce. 
       I think now l shall pay a call on Yvonne. 
Maybe get her on the rebound. 

Rick; When it comes to women, you're a true democrat. 

Capt.Re. If he gets a word in, it'll be a major ltalian victory. 
     The plane to Lisbon. You would like to be on it? 

Rick> Why? What's in Lisbon? 

Capt.Re.> The clipper to America. 
      I've often speculated on why you don't return to America. 
      Did you abscond with the church funds? 
      Did you run off with a senator's wife? 
      I like to think you killed a man. It's the romantic in me. 

R> It's a combination of all three. 

Capt.Re; And what in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca? 

Rick :  My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters. 

Capt.Re.; The waters? What waters? We're in the desert. 

Rick; I was misinformed. (02:16)   

(all dialogue from film here)



Go  study Casablanca's quotes.  And  enjoy the search!



                   Some guidelines (from Heinle publishers)
Scripts
Some people find that reading a script while watching a movie is very helpful. Of course it can help you understand what you are hearing, but it can also help you to learn new vocabulary, grammar and idioms. It can also help you to listen for thought groups, reduced vowels and sentence stress. Scripts for many movies, old and new, are available at SimplyScripts. Find a script for a movie you can rent from the video store and then try one or more of these activities. These activities can be a lot of fun if you work with a friend or classmate. 


Listening to and Pronouncing Thought Groups 
Choose a one or two minute scene from your movie. Find it in the script. Listen to the scene and notice how the actors break their ideas into thought groups. Mark each thought group with slashes. You will probably need to listen more than once. Once you have marked the thought groups that you hear, compare your markings with a friend's or classmate's. If you are uncertain, ask your teacher for help.

Rewind your video and listen again. This time take the roles of the characters and practice speaking along with them. Then try reading your lines without the images. Perform your scene for your class. 


Listening to and Pronouncing difficult items 
Choose a couple of lines from your movie. Find them in the script. Read the lines and underline the elements (vowels/consonants/syllables, etc)  you may find difficult to pronounce (reduced items).

Listen to the lines. As you listen, circle each problematic item. Check your predictions to see if they were correct. Listen to the scene and notice how they were delivered (intonation, emphasis...). Then, rewind the video and repeat after the actors. Be sure to pronounce them correctly. 



Possible Websites

Canada
Tribute - movie and actor info; features show time listings all across Canada.

FilmCan - offers movie information, trailers, and show times for major Canadian cities.

Singapore
Movies Online - current listings, synopses, reviews, trailers, and discussion groups.

UK and Ireland
Yell.com - Here you'll find Film Finder, the ultimate film search giving you the latest in what's on where nationwide. Search by location, film or even genre, and Film Finder will tell you where and when it's showing.

Scoot Cinema Guide - guide to what's on where and when in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - updated every week.


United States
Hollywood.com - Reviews, clips, ratings and show times for Hollywood blockbusters and independent films. You can find out what is showing in your city or click on Int'l to find out what's showing in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, China and Japan.

The Internet Movie Database

Cioran's nihilism woith touches of lyricism

Cioran, the somber philosopher
 Upon his entrance into the University, he met Eugène Ionesco and Mircea Eliade, the three of them becoming lifelong friends.
Cioran's skepticism  remains both inexhaustible and, in its own particular manner, joyful


Life inspires more dread than death — it is life which is the great unknown.
I feel I am free but I know I am not.




Here, a list of aphorisms taken from F. Savater

- Life. "The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live, the only reality. "
- Humanity. "Love thy neighbor is unthinkable. Did you ask a virus to love another virus?".
- God. "A disease that we imagine to be cured because nobody dies from it today. "
- Death. "Nature, seeking a formula to satisfy everyone ,finally chose death, which, as expected, has not satisfied anyone. "
- Friendship. "With the age what we are most afraid of is that our friends outlive us. "
- Literature. "All literature begins with songs and ends with exercises. "
- Relativism. "What would our tragedies be if an insect would submit theirs?".
- Philosophy. "To glimpse the essence of things we should not  go into any  trade. We must remain lying down all day, ... and moan. "
- People. "A people represents not so much a collection of ideas and theories as of their  obsessions. "
- Religiosity. "The further away be the men from  God, the more they advance in the knowledge of religions. "
- Time. "I do nothing, it is true. But I see my spending hours, which is more worth than to try to fill them. "
- Self-definition. "I am a philosopher howler. "

The best of all: Mourinho

The other side of things:


Perhaps you know Mou from the media, who uses his nickname "The Special One", a self-proclaimed title, in diferent ways. Mou seems to be a master of mind games. He is the king motivator, the master baiter, and he has been, for certain periods of his career, the manifestation of God himself.

He's been famous for hios personal style to defend his players  interests in a controversial way.
As early as 2004 Mourinho refused to shake hands with Boavista coach Jaime Pacheco, quoting "I don't shake hands with someone I don't know"
A weel-know to barça fans, 
Barcelona is a cultural city with many great theatres and this boy  (Messi) has learned very well. He’s learned play-acting.” – After Messi got Asier Del Horno sent off.

This season he stated that  "If teams gift their games to Barcelona, it will be harder to win the league. They think that they will not win and therefore play with their reserve squad – this would complicate the league for us." after an ample win BArça with Racing Santander.


But look at the other side:
He said these words, and will die for them:

The team is completely close. Anything you say outside, there is no chance it will go inside. So the team is really strong and compact. We know what we want and how to achieve it on the pitch.”

“I don’t want special relations with one of them (his players). I hate to speak about individuals. Players don’t win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies.”

Read more: http://soccerlens.com/jose-mourinho/#ixzz1H8lpoKUT

What Jose Mourinho Taught Me About Market Research Do you think Jose Mourinho knows much about market research, brand segmentation, and customer profiling? Think again... Mou does know his market (the opposition) and does endless research. Ask anyone who’s worked with him at Chelsea, Barcelona or Real Madrid. Mourinho is notorious for gathering information about the opposition team, analyzing the data, and briefing his players. The results are impressive. When interviewed for the Chelsea vacancy, he prepared PowerPoint presentations showing where and how he would develop the team. Board members were blown away. Mourinho looked at the league table that way a General would a battle field. He assessed his troops (team), reviewed the enemy(Man United perhaps), and drew up plans to undermine the opposition. And it worked.

The bestest money quotes

Value these quotes from 1 to 7: 1 the least 7 the most.

A- Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. ~Woody Allen

B- If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't buy” -proverb

C- Money often costs too much. Emerson

D- When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. ~Oscar Wilde

E- check up once in a while, and make sure that you haven't lost, the things that money can't buy.

F- They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

G- The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money. ~Author Unknown




common sense

“Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.”

If money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?”

if money does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.”

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. ~Pablo Picasso

mark twain -worth - value - money - Money quotes

Mark Twain quotes prove difficult to resist. One read through some quotes from Mark Twain, and his colorful life is evident. His early works showcase his unique wit and humorous inclinations.

"The Father of American Literature" WM. Faulkner
At the close of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom and Huck find gold. We readers of Twain's work continue to uncover the same in Mark Twain quotes.

Born: November 30, 1835 (with Halley's Comet)
Died: April 21, 1910 (also with Halley's Comet...Twain predicted that his own death would occur with the return of the comet)
Education: Very little, other than self-education in a library
Occupation: Printer's apprentice, typesetter, printer, steam boat pilot, miner, actor, author, humorist, inventor

Next Mark Twain Famous Quote



The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Some men worship rank, some worship heroes, some worship power, some worship God, & over these ideals they dispute & cannot unite--but they all worship money.
- Mark Twain's Notebook


Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

We have the best government that money can buy.

Illustration by "Dwig" from the Dave Thomson collection

MONEY - WORTH - VALUE

"To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.





Humans life is worth nothing