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NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES
WHAT DID WE LEARNLAST WEEK?
REVIEW : GIVING DIRECTIONS
•How to ask for directions•How to give directions
(walking, driving, using a map)
HOW TO FIND OUR LIVE CLASSES
NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES
A film or television program that provides a factual report on a particular subject
WHAT IS A DOCUMENTARY?
•Netflix•HBO•Hulu• Youtube
WHERE CAN I FINDDOCUMENTARIES?
TIPS FOR WATCHING DOCUMENTARIES IN ENGLISH
•Watch with subtitles in English• Pause, go back, start again if you
don’t understand• Break it up into 2 or 3 sessions• Take notes / Write a summary
NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIESRECOMMENDATIONS
PLANET EARTH
• A docu-series about different natural parts of the word
• Learn vocabulary related to animals, plants, and other nature words
• A study abroad student is accused of murdering her flatmate in Italy
• Study abroad – studying for oneyear/semester/trimester in a foreigncountry
AMANDA KNOX
• A true-crime series • Steven Avery is exonerated after 18
years in prison, then charged with a new murder
Exonerate – to show that someone is not guilty of something
MAKING A MURDERER
• Explores how dogs view the world, what they see, how they process information and perceive time
Perceive – to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses
A DOG’S LIFE
• Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center
•High-wire – a rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground used for balancing acts
MAN ON WIRE
• A French shopkeeper and filmmakertries to document the graffiti artistknown as Banksy
• Graffiti – writing or drawings sprayedon a wall or surface in a public place
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