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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Fight Club

  GAMES:

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  • Matching
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  • Flash cards
  • Sentence jumble
  • Missing words
  • No letters
  • Crossword puzzle

Fight Club is a 1999 American film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed leading character - an "everyman" who can't find any sense in his white-collar job. He forms a "fight club" with soap maker Tyler Durden, played by Pitt. The two then become involved in a relationship with a wild woman by the name of Marla Singer, played by Bonham Carter. The movie is heavy on violence. Fincher said this was to mirror the difference between young people and the value system of advertising. The ending has a very unexpected twist to it.

When Fight Club was released, it was debated fiercely by critics because of its violence. A newspaper reported: "Many loved and hated it in equal measures." Some critics expressed concern that the film would lead to copycat behaviour. "The Times" said: "It touched a nerve in the male psyche." Although the film's makers called Fight Club "an accurate portrayal of men in the 1990s", some critics called it "irresponsible and appalling". In 2007, the magazine "Total Film" ranked Fight Club as "the greatest film of our lifetime". In the same year, Premiere selected Tyler Durden's line: "The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club," as the 27th greatest movie line of all time.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_club 

  TRAILER AND POSTER

FIGHT CLUB 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).

FIGHT CLUB 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.	based on	a.	mind
2	involved in	b.	reflect
3.	heavy on	c.	mixed up with
4.	mirror	d.	passionately
5.	twist	e.	derived from
6.	fiercely	f.	surprise
7.	copycat	g.	awful
8.	psyche	h.	using a lot of
9.	appalling	i.	chosen
10.	selected	j.	imitation

PHRASE MATCH

1.	based on the 1996 novel	a.	relationship
2	leading	b.	line of all time
3.	involved in a	c.	character
4.	The movie is heavy	d.	behaviour
5.	The ending has a very unexpected	e.	of the same name
6.	debated fiercely	f.	in the male psyche
7.	lead to copycat	g.	and appalling
8.	It touched a nerve	h.	twist to it
9.	critics called it irresponsible	i.	on violence
10.	the 27th greatest movie	j.	by critics

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Fight Club is a 1999 American film (1) _____________________ of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the (2) _____________________ - an "everyman" who (3) _____________________ in his white-collar job. He forms a "fight club" with soap maker Tyler Durden, played by Pitt. The two then (4) _____________________ a relationship with a wild woman by the name of Marla Singer, played by Bonham Carter. The movie (5) __________________. Fincher said this was to mirror the difference between young people and (6) _____________________ advertising. The ending has a very unexpected twist to it.

When Fight Club was released, it was (7) ___________________ critics because of its violence. A newspaper reported: "Many loved and hated (8) _____________________." Some critics expressed concern that the film would lead to copycat behaviour. "The Times" said: "It (9) _____________________ the male psyche." Although the film's makers called Fight Club "an accurate (10) _____________________ the 1990s", some critics called it "(11) _____________________ ". In 2007, the magazine "Total Film" ranked Fight Club as " the greatest film of our lifetime". In the same year, Premiere selected Tyler Durden's line: "The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club," as the 27th greatest (12) _____________________.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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2.	his white-olcrla job
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4.	riomrr the difference
5.	the value smsety of advertising
6.	The ending has a very pxcdeteenu twist to it
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7.	it was debated ilcryeef by critics
8.	Many loved and hated it in equal esuermas
9.	concern that the film would lead to tccaopy behaviour
10.	an accurate atrrloyap of men in the 1990s
11.	critics called it irresponsible and agpaipnll
12.	The greatest film of our fiietlem

  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

fight club is a 1999 american film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by chuck palahniuk the film was directed by david fincher and stars edward norton brad pitt and helena bonham carter norton plays the unnamed leading character - an "everyman" who can't find any sense in his white-collar job he forms a "fight club" with soap maker tyler durden played by pitt the two then become involved in a relationship with a wild woman by the name of marla singer played by bonham carter the movie is heavy on violence fincher said this was to mirror the difference between young people and the value system of advertising the ending has a very unexpected twist to it

when fight club was released it was debated fiercely by critics because of its violence a newspaper reported "many loved and hated it in equal measures" some critics expressed concern that the film would lead to copycat behaviour "the times" said "it touched a nerve in the male psyche" although the film's makers called fight club "an accurate portrayal of men in the 1990s" some critics called it "irresponsible and appalling" in 2007 the magazine "total film" ranked fight club as " the greatest film of our lifetime" in the same year premiere selected tyler durden's line "the first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club" as the 27th greatest movie line of all time

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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nnamedleadingcharacteran"everyman"whocan'tfindanysenseinhis
whitecollarjob.Heformsa"fightclub"withsoapmakerTylerDurden,pla
yedbyPitt.Thetwothenbecomeinvolvedinarelationshipwithawildwo
manbythenameofMarlaSinger,playedbyBonhamCarter.Themovieis
heavyonviolence.Finchersaidthiswastomirrorthedifferencebetween
youngpeopleandthevaluesystemofadvertising.Theendinghasavery
unexpectedtwisttoit.WhenFightClubwasreleased,itwasdebatedfierc
elybycriticsbecauseofitsviolence.Anewspaperreported:"Manyloved
andhateditinequalmeasures."Somecriticsexpressedconcernthatthe
filmwouldleadtocopycatbehaviour."TheTimes"said:"Ittouchedaner
veinthemalepsyche."Althoughthefilm'smakerscalledFightClub"anac
curateportrayalofmeninthe1990s",somecriticscalledit"irresponsible
andappalling".In2007,themagazine"TotalFilm"rankedFightClubas"t
hegreatestfilmofourlifetime".Inthesameyear,PremiereselectedTyle
rDurden'sline:"Thefirstruleoffightclubisyoudonottalkaboutfightclub
,"asthe27thgreatestmovielineofalltime.

  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	__________________________________________________________________
2.	__________________________________________________________________
3.	__________________________________________________________________
4.	__________________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	__________________________________________________________________
2.	__________________________________________________________________
3.	__________________________________________________________________
4.	__________________________________________________________________
5.	__________________________________________________________________
6.	__________________________________________________________________

  FIGHT CLUB SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Fight Club". 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. "FIGHT CLUB" POSTER: Make a poster about "Fight Club". 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  "Fight Club". 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 "Fight Club". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	based on	a.	derived from
2	involved in	b.	mixed up with
3.	heavy on	c.	using a lot of
4.	mirror	d.	reflect
5.	twist	e.	surprise
6.	fiercely	f.	passionately
7.	copycat	g.	imitation
8.	psyche	h.	mind
9.	appalling	i.	awful
10.	selected	j.	chosen

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 ;-)