Dancer in the Dark - how to express consequence and goal

26.11.2010

Hey,

today we first gossiped a little about Tony Parker and Eva Longoria's divorce with Aurélie, the "gossip queen" who says she never ever talks about people..., and our two gossip girl and gossip boy (Quentin and Ambre)... Here is what we said:

How to express betrayal:
"How could you do this to me?" she said / screamed / yelled / barked in a sad tone.

She must have felt so much betrayed when she learned that her boyfriend was seeing another girl / having an affair / cheating on her.

Then we continued the lesson with the study of a scene from the movie Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier, featuring the singer Björk. You can watch the two extracts below:

Extract #1

Here is what we said about it:

This scene deals with Selma who goes to Bill's home to get her money back. She explains the reasons why she needs the money. She wants to pay the doctor in the afternoon so that Gene, her son, can have surgery / undergo an operation. She doesn't want him to have the same disease. She's blind and it's a genetic problem.

Extract #2

Here is what we said about it:

How to express consequence and goal:

* Selma has decided to pay the doctor in the afternoon, that's why she can't wait until the end of the month to get her money back.
* She has recently been fired from her job that's why she can't save up more money.
* She's blind and it would take her too much time that's why she decides not to count the money.

According to her, at the beginning of the scene, Bill doesn't intend to shoot her because he is a good friend. But he shouts in order to alert his wife and so as to scare Selma. He is lying in order not to give the money back and so as to pass for the victim.

HW: for next time, you need to learn the lesson and be prepared to talk about the two extracts.

Files: Download the worksheet that we have worked on here.

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