PROJECT FILM: MODERN TIMES.

By Charles Chaplin.

BEFORE WATCHING

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Do you work in summer or have a part-time job?

2) Do you like it?, Is it interesting? Why? Why not?

3) What is the most important aspect of having a job?

WHILE WATCHING.

A) Underline the words that describe the Tramp.

Careless - evil - kind - friendly polite short fat - thin

Funny rich - shy fashion hard-working poor-

B) Describie the factory

1) Why doesnt the president like the machine for lunch?

2) Do the inventors of this machine worry about the employee?

C) At the end of the day

1) Where is he taken to?

2) Why is he taken there?

D) Complete the following sentense.

He is taken to prison because

E) Decide if the following statements are True or False.

1) Gamin is a rich girl.

2) Gamins mother has died.

3) Gamins father is unemployed.

4) Gamin hasnt gat any brothers or sisters.

F) Answer the following question.

What does the prisoner put into the salt?

G) While the Tramp was in jail outside there were troubles with unemployees. Choose the best option.

1) The man killed in the street is Gamins

a) Brother

b) Father

c) Uncle.

2) Now in jail he has a

a) comfortable

b) cold

c) unpleasant.

3) When he is set free he

a) Wants to go home.

b) Goes to another country.

c) Wants to stay longer.

d)

H) Answer the following question.

How do Gamin and the Tram meet each other?

I) The Tram and Gamin imagine a life together. Put the action into the right order.

1) He milks the cow.

2) They have dinner.

3) He gets home from work.

4) He eats grappes.

5) He cleans he hands with the curtain.

J) In the deartment store. Match the two halves.

1)

2) He gets a job

3) He takes Gamin

4) They paly with

5) Gamin spends the night

6) He got dunk because

a) Roller-skates

b) As a watchman

c) In the bedroom display

d) The burglar shot the rum

e) To the toy department.

K) Answer the following questions.

1) How many jobs does he get after being in jail?

2) Why does he lose his job at the factory?

3) Why does he lose his job in the caf?

L) In the end

Where do you think are they going to?

AFTER WATCHING.

Connection with history.

Think and answer .

1) How does the production system works?

2) Who designed it?

3) In what conditions did the employees work in the factories?

4) What social and laboral situation did the workers live?

I hope you have enjoyed this activity.