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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Casablanca

  GAMES:

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

Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. It has a star-studded cast that includes Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's then-unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. Warner Bros. bought the play for $20,000, which was the most anyone in Hollywood had ever paid for an unproduced play. It is set during World War II and focuses on a man torn between, in the words of one character, love and virtue. He must choose between his love for a woman, and helping her and her husband escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca so that her husband can continue his fight against the Nazis.

Although it was an A-list film, with established stars and first-rate writers, no one involved with its production expected Casablanca to be anything out of the ordinary. It was just one of hundreds of pictures produced by Hollywood every year. The film was a solid success in its initial run and did well at the box office. The movie won three Academy Awards in 1944, including Best Picture. Its characters, dialogue, and music have become iconic, although one of the lines most closely associated with the film — "Play it again, Sam" — is a misquotation; Bergman's character actually says: "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'." The film consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films of all time.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_%28film%29 

  TRAILER AND POSTER

CASABLANCA 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).

CASABLANCA 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.	includes	a.	spent
2	bought	b.	carry on
3.	paid	c.	regularly
4.	torn	d.	connected
5.	continue	e.	comprises
6.	established	f.	divided
7.	involved	g.	conversation
8.	initial	h.	purchased
9.	dialogue	i.	well-known
10.	consistently	j.	first

PHRASE MATCH

1.	It has a star-	a.	virtue
2	the most anyone in Hollywood	b.	hundreds of pictures
3.	love and	c.	against the Nazis
4.	helping her and her	d.	near the top
5.	continue his fight	e.	had ever paid
6.	out of	f.	studded cast
7.	It was just one of	g.	associated with the film
8.	The film was a solid	h.	the ordinary
9.	one of the lines most closely	i.	husband escape
10.	The film consistently ranks	j.	success in its initial run

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. It (1) ____________________ that includes Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's (2) ____________________ Everybody Comes to Rick's. Warner Bros. bought the play for $20,000, which was (3) ____________________ Hollywood had ever paid for an unproduced play. It is set during World War II and focuses on a (4) ____________________, in the words of one character, love and virtue. He (5) ____________________ his love for a woman, and helping her and her husband escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca so that her husband can (6) ____________________ against the Nazis.

Although it was an A-list film, with established stars and first-rate writers, (7) ____________________ its production expected Casablanca to be anything (8) ____________________. It was just one of hundreds of pictures produced by Hollywood every year. The film was a solid success (9) ____________________ did well at the box office. The movie won three Academy Awards in 1944, including Best Picture. (10) ____________________, and music have become iconic, although one of the lines most closely (11) ____________________ film — "Play it again, Sam" — is a misquotation; Bergman's character actually says: "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'." The (12) ____________________ near the top of lists of the greatest films of all time.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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2.	It has a star-ddusdte cast
3.	set irnudg World War II
4.	love and urievt
5.	helping her and her husband cepase
6.	her husband can utncione his fight
Paragraph 2
7.	ahsdbeselti stars
8.	out of the nadoriry
9.	The film was a solid cecssus
10.	in its iiintal run
11.	Bergman's etarcrach
12.	The film csloyentinst ranks near the top

  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

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although it was an a-list film with established stars and first-rate writers no one involved with its production expected casablanca to be anything out of the ordinary it was just one of hundreds of pictures produced by hollywood every year the film was a solid success in its initial run and did well at the box office the movie won three academy awards in 1944 including best picture its characters dialogue and music have become iconic although one of the lines most closely associated with the film — "play it again sam" — is a misquotation bergman's character actually says "play it sam play 'as time goes by'" the film consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films of all time

  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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  CASABLANCA SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Casablanca 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.
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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 "Casablanca". Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Casablanca". 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. "CASABLANCA" POSTER: Make a poster about "Casablanca". 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  "Casablanca". 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 "Casablanca". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	includes	a.	comprises
2	bought	b.	purchased
3.	paid	c.	spent
4.	torn	d.	divided
5.	continue	e.	carry on
6.	established	f.	well-known
7.	involved	g.	connected
8.	initial	h.	first
9.	dialogue	i.	conversation
10.	consistently	j.	regularly

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 ;-)