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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Forrest Gump

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  • Crossword puzzle

Forrest Gump is a 1994 epic comedy-drama romance film. It was based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks. The story portrays several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a naïve and slow-witted native of Alabama. The film shows how he witnesses, and in some cases changes, some of the most important events of the latter half of the 20th century. One critic loved the film and wrote: "Hanks' performance is a breathtaking balancing act between comedy and sadness, in a story rich in big laughs and quiet truths....what a magical movie." Another film critic, Pauline Kael, stated: "I hated it thoroughly."

Forrest Gump was the top grossing film in North America released in 1994. It won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing. It also scooped dozens more awards. The line: "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," was ranked 40th on the "100 Years..." list of the greatest 100 Movie Quotes. "Entertainment Weekly," writing in 2004, said many people see the movie "as an artificial piece of pop melodrama, while everyone else raves that it's as sweet as a box of chocolates." In December 2011, Forrest Gump was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.

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

  TRAILER AND POSTER

FORREST GUMP 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).

FORREST GUMP 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.	epic	a.	earning
2	naïve	b.	won
3.	breathtaking	c.	totally
4.	magical	d.	fake
5.	thoroughly	e.	blockbuster
6.	grossing	f.	enthuses about
7.	adapted	g.	enchanting
8.	scooped	h.	innocent
9.	artificial	i.	awesome
10.	raves	j.	refashioned

PHRASE MATCH

1.	a 1994 epic comedy-drama	a.	slow-witted
2	based on the 1986 novel	b.	of pop melodrama
3.	naïve and	c.	between comedy and sadness
4.	a breathtaking balancing act	d.	of the same name
5.	I hated it	e.	box of chocolates
6.	the top	f.	dozens more awards
7.	It also scooped	g.	romance film
8.	You never know what	h.	grossing film
9.	an artificial piece	i.	thoroughly
10.	it's as sweet as a	j.	you're gonna get

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Forrest Gump is a 1994 (1) __________________ romance film. It was based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks. The (2) __________________ decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a (3) __________________ native of Alabama. The film shows how he witnesses, and in some cases changes, some of the most important events (4) __________________ the 20th century. One critic loved the film and wrote: "Hanks' performance is a breathtaking (5) __________________ comedy and sadness, in a story rich in big laughs and quiet truths....what a magical movie." Another film critic, Pauline Kael, stated: "I      (6) __________________."

Forrest Gump was the (7) __________________ North America released in 1994. It won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, (8) __________________, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing. It also scooped dozens more awards. The line: "Mama always said (9) __________________ of chocolates. You never know what (10) __________________," was ranked 40th on the "100 Years..." list of the greatest 100 Movie Quotes. "Entertainment Weekly," writing in 2004, said many people see the movie "as (11) __________________ pop melodrama, while (12) __________________ that it's as sweet as a box of chocolates." In December 2011, Forrest Gump was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

forrest gump is a 1994 epic comedy-drama romance film it was based on the 1986 novel of the same name by winston groom the film was directed by robert zemeckis and starred tom hanks the story portrays several decades in the life of forrest gump a naïve and slow-witted native of alabama the film shows how he witnesses and in some cases changes some of the most important events of the latter half of the 20th century one critic loved the film and wrote "hanks' performance is a breathtaking balancing act between comedy and sadness in a story rich in big laughs and quiet truthswhat a magical movie" another film critic pauline kael stated "i hated it thoroughly"

forrest gump was the top grossing film in north america released in 1994 it won the academy awards for best picture best director best actor best adapted screenplay best visual effects and best film editing it also scooped dozens more awards the line "mama always said life was like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get" was ranked 40th on the "100 years" list of the greatest 100 movie quotes "entertainment weekly" writing in 2004 said many people see the movie "as an artificial piece of pop melodrama while everyone else raves that it's as sweet as a box of chocolates" in december 2011 forrest gump was selected for preservation in the library of congress' national film registry

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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the1986novelofthesamenamebyWinstonGroom.Thefilmwasdirecte
dbyRobertZemeckisandstarredTomHanks.Thestoryportraysseveral
decadesinthelifeofForrestGump,anaïveandslowwittednativeofAlaba
ma.Thefilmshowshowhewitnesses,andinsomecaseschanges,someo
fthemostimportanteventsofthelatterhalfofthe20thcentury.Onecritic
lovedthefilmandwrote:"Hanks'performanceisabreathtakingbalanci
ngactbetweencomedyandsadness,inastoryrichinbiglaughsandquiet
truths....whatamagicalmovie."Anotherfilmcritic,PaulineKael,stated
:"Ihateditthoroughly."ForrestGumpwasthetopgrossingfilminNorthA
mericareleasedin1994.ItwontheAcademyAwardsforBestPicture,Bes
tDirector,BestActor,BestAdaptedScreenplay,BestVisualEffectsandB
estFilmEditing.Italsoscoopeddozensmoreawards.Theline:"Mamaal
wayssaidlifewaslikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou'rego
nnaget,"wasranked40thonthe"100Years..."listofthegreatest100Mo
vieQuotes."EntertainmentWeekly,"writingin2004,saidmanypeoples
eethemovie"asanartificialpieceofpopmelodrama,whileeveryoneelse
ravesthatit'sassweetasaboxofchocolates."InDecember2011,Forres
tGumpwasselectedforpreservationintheLibraryofCongress'National
FilmRegistry.

  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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  FORREST GUMP SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Forrest Gump". 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. "FORREST GUMP" POSTER: Make a poster about "Forrest Gump". 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  "Forrest Gump". 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 "Forrest Gump". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	epic	a.	blockbuster
2	naïve	b.	innocent
3.	breathtaking	c.	awesome
4.	magical	d.	enchanting
5.	thoroughly	e.	totally
6.	grossing	f.	earning
7.	adapted	g.	refashioned
8.	scooped	h.	won
9.	artificial	i.	fake
10.	raves	j.	enthuses about

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 ;-)