English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
Hi guys,
today we started a new sequence about Tim Burton's universe. I'm glad you like it and you already know a little bit about him. Congratulations! He's one of my favorite directors.
Here is the short film you will have to work on:
Here is what we said about it:
The document is a short movie by Tim Burton in black and white.
The main character is Vincent, a young boy who has a double personality. He is a normal boy and an evil scientist.
Other characters:
- 3 women (in a painting / his mother / his baby sitter)
- his pets (dog and cat)
When / Where: The scene takes place during Fall or Winter at his house, in his garden.
What: In the video, he's playing the flute / He's smoking / He's transforming his dog into a monster / He's painting / He's digging up a corpse / He's burying a coffin / He's boiling and drowning a woman in a cauldron.
How / Why:
He's schizophrenic.
He looks sad when he's crying.
He looks mad because of his hair and eyes.
Vocab:
to ressucitate (someone)
to make an experiment
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Homework:
- Mercredi 21/11/12 = devoir de fin de séquence sur les élections américaines (avec: 1- un contrôle de leçon sur ce que vous avez appris / 2- une compréhension de l'oral à partir d'une vidéo de campagne)
- Nous continuerons vendredi le travail sur Vincent; merci de ne PAS regarder la vidéo avec le son (vous pouvez utiliser le lien ci-dessus où la bande son a été supprimée si vous voulez revoir le film, merci).