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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on 12 Angry Men

  GAMES:

  • Fill-in-the-blank
  • Matching
  • Hangman
  • Flash cards
  • Sentence jumble
  • Missing words
  • No letters
  • Crossword puzzle

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film. It was adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose and directed by Sidney Lumet. The film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men. They must decide the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. In the United States (both then and now), a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous (everyone in agreement). The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of just one set – the jury room. A total of 93 minutes out of 96 minutes is in the jury room. The other three minutes take place with one scene outside on the steps of the courthouse, and two short scenes in a washroom.

12 Angry Men explores many techniques of how to reach agreement. It looks at the difficulties getting a group of men to agree. Their wide range of personalities adds spice, passion and conflict. Apart from two of the jurors swapping names while leaving the courthouse, no names are used in the film. The defendant is referred to as "the boy" and the witnesses as the "old man" and "the lady across the street". On its first release, 12 Angry Men received critical acclaim. However, the film was a financial disaster at the box office because it was black and white and other movies were being made in colour. Today, the film is viewed as a classic. It is highly regarded from both a critical and popular viewpoint.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Angry_Men_%281957_film%29

  TRAILER AND POSTER

12 ANGRY MEN POSTER

1. SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if you like) that you think of as you look at it. Share the words with your partner(s). Why did you choose them?

2. STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start, beginning, end, etc. Change partners and share stories.

3. CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director, producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s).

4. MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and movie title are good and make you want to see the movie.

5. STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie. Talk about your role with your movie star partner(s).

12 ANGRY MEN TRAILER

1. RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).

2. CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).

3. QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your partner(s). Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions.

4. VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or hear. Talk about them with your partner(s).

5. GOOD / BAD: Watch the trailer and write down why you think the film might be good or bad. Share your ideas with your partner(s).

  MATCHING

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	adapted	a.	examines
2	defendant	b.	sole
3.	reasonable	c.	occurs
4.	exclusive	d.	modified
5.	takes place	e.	praise
6.	explores	f.	accused
7.	range	g.	considered
8.	swapping	h.	logical
9.	acclaim	i.	exchanging
10.	viewed as	j.	variety

PHRASE MATCH

1.	adapted from a teleplay	a.	of the courthouse
2	a jury made up	b.	as "the boy"
3.	hey must decide the guilt or	c.	of 12 men
4.	most criminal trials by jury must	d.	of the same name
5.	outside on the steps	e.	to agree
6.	the difficulties getting a group of men	f.	as a classic
7.	Their wide range of personalities	g.	innocence
8.	The defendant is referred to	h.	be unanimous
9.	the film was a financial disaster	i.	adds spice
10.	the film is viewed	j.	at the box office

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film. It was adapted from a teleplay (1) ___________________ by Reginald Rose and directed by Sidney Lumet. The film tells (2) _________________ made up of 12 men. They must decide the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis (3) ___________________. In the United States (both then and now), a verdict in most criminal trials by jury (4) ___________________ (everyone in agreement). The film is notable for its almost exclusive (5) ___________________ – the jury room. A total of 93 minutes out of 96 minutes is in the jury room. The other three minutes take place with one scene outside on the steps of the courthouse, (6) _________________ in a washroom.

12 Angry Men (7) _____________________ of how to reach agreement. It looks at the difficulties getting a group of men to agree. Their wide range of personalities (8) _________________ and conflict. Apart from two of the jurors swapping names while leaving the courthouse, no names are used in the film. The defendant (9) ___________________ "the boy" and the witnesses as the "old man" and "the lady across the street". On its first release, 12 Angry Men (10) ___________________. However, the film was a financial disaster at the box office because it was black and white and other movies were being made in colour. Today, the film (11) ___________________. It is highly regarded from (12) ___________________ popular viewpoint.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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11.	Today, the film is viewed as a ilscasc.
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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

12 angry men is a 1957 american drama film it was adapted from a teleplay of the same name by reginald rose and directed by sidney lumet the film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men they must decide the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt in the united states (both then and now) a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous (everyone in agreement) the film is notable for its almost exclusive use of just one set – the jury room a total of 93 minutes out of 96 minutes is in the jury room the other three minutes take place with one scene outside on the steps of the courthouse and two short scenes in a washroom

12 angry men explores many techniques of how to reach agreement it looks at the difficulties getting a group of men to agree their wide range of personalities adds spice passion and conflict apart from two of the jurors swapping names while leaving the courthouse no names are used in the film the defendant is referred to as "the boy" and the witnesses as the "old man" and "the lady across the street" on its first release 12 angry men received critical acclaim however the film was a financial disaster at the box office because it was black and white and other movies were being made in colour today the film is viewed as a classic it is highly regarded from both a critical and popular viewpoint

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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  12 ANGRY MEN SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about 12 Angry Men in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	Student 1 __________	Student 2 __________	Student 3 __________
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Q5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

  WRITING

Write your own movie review. Show your partner your letter. Correct each other's work.

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  HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about "12 Angry Men". Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "12 Angry Men". What are (did) critics and moviegoers saying (say) about it? How good were the actors' performances? What was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. "12 ANGRY MEN" POSTER: Make a poster about "12 Angry Men". Make sure you put tag lines, audience and critics' reviews, why people should see it, etc.  Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for  "12 Angry Men". Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback.

6. CHARACTER STORY: Choose one of the characters from the movie. Imagine you are that character. Write your story about what you did in the movie. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback.

7. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, Twitter stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on "12 Angry Men". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	adapted	a.	modified
2	defendant	b.	accused
3.	reasonable	c.	logical
4.	exclusive	d.	sole
5.	takes place	e.	occurs
6.	explores	f.	examines
7.	range	g.	variety
8.	swapping	h.	exchanging
9.	acclaim	i.	praise
10.	viewed as	j.	considered

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review article at the top of the page.
(It's good for your English ;-)