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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Inception

  GAMES:

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

Inception is a 2010 British-American science fiction action film. It was written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film features an international ensemble cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialized corporate spy and thief. He is an expert at secretly getting valuable commercial information from the unconscious minds of his targets while they dream. Cobb is wanted for murder and is unable to visit his children. He is offered a chance to get his old life back if he can complete a task considered to be impossible. The name of this challenge is "Inception" - the planting of an original idea and thoughts into a target's mind.

In 2001, Nolan wrote an 80-page book about "dream stealers". He presented the idea to Warner Bros. He originally wrote it as a horror film. Warner Bros. bought the movie rights in February 2009 and filming began in six countries across four continents, beginning in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, and finishing in Canada five months later. Inception has received wide critical acclaim. Numerous critics have praised its originality, cast, score, and visual effects. It won Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Cinematography. Inception has grossed over $800 million worldwide and is thus currently one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

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

  TRAILER AND POSTER

INCEPTION 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).

INCEPTION 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.	ensemble	a.	secret agent
2	expert	b.	presently
3.	spy	c.	initially
4.	considered	d.	group
5.	planting	e.	performers
6.	originally	f.	believed
7.	acclaim	g.	making
8.	cast	h.	specialist
9.	currently	i.	praise
10.	grossing	j.	putting

PHRASE MATCH

1.	a specialized corporate	a.	minds of his targets
2	information from the unconscious	b.	it as a horror film
3.	He is offered a chance	c.	to be impossible
4.	complete a task considered	d.	originality
5.	the planting of	e.	grossing films of all time
6.	He originally wrote	f.	to get his old life back
7.	Warner Bros. bought the	g.	an original idea
8.	Inception has received wide	h.	spy and thief
9.	Numerous critics have praised its	i.	movie rights
10.	one of the highest-	j.	critical acclaim

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Inception is a 2010 British-American science fiction action film. It was written, (1) _______________________ by Christopher Nolan. The film features an (2) _______________________ including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialized corporate spy and thief. He is (3) _______________________ getting valuable commercial information from (4) _______________________ his targets while they dream. Cobb is wanted for murder and is unable to visit his children. He is offered a chance to get his old life back if he can complete (5) _______________________ impossible. The name of this challenge is "Inception" – the         (6) _______________________ idea and thoughts into a target's mind.

In 2001, Nolan wrote an 80-page book about "dream stealers". He presented the idea to Warner Bros. He originally wrote it as a horror film. Warner Bros. bought (7) _______________________ February 2009 and (8) _______________________ countries across four continents, beginning in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, and finishing in Canada five months later. Inception has received wide critical acclaim. Numerous critics have                                       (9) _______________________, cast, score, and visual effects. It won Academy Awards for (10) _______________________, Best Sound Editing, (11) _______________________, and Best Cinematography. Inception has grossed over $800 million worldwide (12) _______________________ one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

inception is a 2010 british-american science fiction action film it was written co-produced and directed by christopher nolan the film features an international ensemble cast including leonardo dicaprio ken watanabe and michael caine dicaprio plays dom cobb a specialized corporate spy and thief he is an expert at secretly getting valuable commercial information from the unconscious minds of his targets while they dream cobb is wanted for murder and is unable to visit his children he is offered a chance to get his old life back if he can complete a task considered to be impossible the name of this challenge is "inception" - the planting of an original idea and thoughts into a target's mind

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  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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ctedbyChristopherNolan.Thefilmfeaturesaninternationalensemblec
astincludingLeonardoDiCaprio,KenWatanabeandMichaelCaine.DiCa
prioplaysDomCobb,aspecializedcorporatespyandthief.Heisanexper
tatsecretlygettingvaluablecommercialinformationfromtheunconsci
ousmindsofhistargetswhiletheydream.Cobbiswantedformurderandi
sunabletovisithischildren.Heisofferedachancetogethisoldlifebackifh
ecancompleteataskconsideredtobeimpossible.Thenameofthischalln
geis"Inception"theplantingofanoriginalideaandthoughtsintoatarget'
smind.In2001,Nolanwrotean80pagebookabout"dreamstealers".He
presentedtheideatoWarnerBros.Heoriginallywroteitasahorrorfilm.
WarnerBros.boughtthemovierightsinFebruary2009andfilmingbega
ninsixcountriesacrossfourcontinents,beginninginTokyoonJune19,2
009,andfinishinginCanadafivemonthslater.Inceptionhasreceivedwi
decriticalacclaim.Numerouscriticshavepraiseditsoriginality,cast,sco
re,andvisualeffects.ItwonAcademyAwardsforBestVisualEffects,Bes
tSoundEditing,BestSoundMixing,andBestCinematography.Inceptio
nhasgrossedover$800millionworldwideandisthuscurrentlyoneofthe
highest-grossingfilmsofalltime.

  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

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

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

  INCEPTION SURVEY

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

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

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	ensemble	a.	group
2	expert	b.	specialist
3.	spy	c.	secret agent
4.	considered	d.	believed
5.	planting	e.	putting
6.	originally	f.	initially
7.	acclaim	g.	praise
8.	cast	h.	performers
9.	currently	i.	presently
10.	grossing	j.	making

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 ;-)