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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Jack The Giant Slayer

  GAMES:

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

Jack the Giant Slayer is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film based on the fairy tales, "Jack the Giant Killer" and "Jack and the Beanstalk". The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor. The film tells the story of Jack, a young farmhand who must rescue a princess from a race of giants after accidentally opening a gateway to their world. The official Warner Bros. site says: "Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them.…He comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend… and gets the chance to become a legend himself."

Jack the Giant Slayer has received a mixed response from film critics. The film received a 53% approval rating on the review website, Rotten Tomatoes, which wrote: "It's enthusiastically acted and reasonably fun, but Jack the Giant Slayer is also overwhelmed by its digital effects and a story so middle-of-the-road as to be a bit bland and impersonal." Conversely, Richard Roeper of the 'Chicago Sun-Times' said, "Jack the Giant Slayer is a rousing, original and thoroughly entertaining adventure." The flick didn't bring in as much cash as expected at the box office. The 'Hollywood Reporter' estimated that the film was on track to lose between $125 million and $140 million.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Giant_Slayer
http://jackthegiantslayer.warnerbros.com/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jack_the_giant_slayer/

  TRAILER AND POSTER

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER POSTER (Find a nice one from the Internet Movie Database (imbd.com).

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).

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER 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.	fantasy	a.	let loose
2	rescue	b.	score
3.	unleashed	c.	icon
4.	unstoppable	d.	varied
5.	legend	e.	reckoned
6.	mixed	f.	make-believe
7.	rating	g.	boring
8.	bland	h.	movie (slang)
9.	flick	i.	set free
10.	estimated	j.	unbeatable

PHRASE MATCH

1.	a 2013 American fantasy	a.	bland
2	fairy	b.	in centuries
3.	rescue a princess	c.	from film critics
4.	for the first time	d.	tales
5.	He comes face to face with	e.	entertaining
6.	received a mixed response	f.	adventure film
7.	overwhelmed by its digital	g.	as expected
8.	a bit	h.	from a race of giants
9.	thoroughly	i.	the unstoppable warriors
10.	didn't bring in as much cash	j.	effects

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Jack the Giant Slayer is a 2013 (1) _______________________ film (2) _______________________ "Jack the Giant Killer" and "Jack and the Beanstalk". The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor. The film tells the story of Jack, a young farmhand who must (3) _______________________ race of giants after accidentally opening a gateway to their world. The official Warner Bros. site says: "(4) _______________________ for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them.…He (5) _______________________ the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend… and gets the (6) _______________________ himself."

Jack the Giant Slayer has (7) _______________________ from film critics. The film received a 53% (8) ____________________ website, Rotten Tomatoes, which wrote: "It's enthusiastically acted and reasonably fun, but Jack the Giant Slayer is also overwhelmed (9) _______________________ a story so middle-of-the-road (10) _______________________ and impersonal." Conversely, Richard Roeper of the 'Chicago Sun-Times' said, "Jack the Giant Slayer is a (11) _______________________ entertaining adventure." The flick didn't bring in as much cash as expected at the box office. The 'Hollywood Reporter' estimated that the film (12) _______________________ between $125 million and $140 million.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

jack the giant slayer is a 2013 american fantasy adventure film based on the fairy tales "jack the giant killer" and "jack and the beanstalk" the film stars nicholas hoult and ewan mcgregor the film tells the story of jack a young farmhand who must rescue a princess from a race of giants after accidentally opening a gateway to their world the official warner bros site says "unleashed on the earth for the first time in centuries the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost forcing the young man jack (nicholas hoult) into the battle of his life to stop them…he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend… and gets the chance to become a legend himself"

jack the giant slayer has received a mixed response from film critics the film received a 53% approval rating on the review website rotten tomatoes which wrote "it's enthusiastically acted and reasonably fun but jack the giant slayer is also overwhelmed by its digital effects and a story so middle-of-the-road as to be a bit bland and impersonal" conversely richard roeper of the 'chicago sun-times' said "jack the giant slayer is a rousing original and thoroughly entertaining adventure" the flick didn't bring in as much cash as expected at the box office the 'hollywood reporter' estimated that the film was on track to lose between $125 million and $140 million

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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mstarsNicholasHoultandEwanMcGregor.ThefilmtellsthestoryofJack,
ayoungfarmhandwhomustrescueaprincessfromaraceofgiantsaftera
ccidentallyopeningagatewaytotheirworld.TheofficialWarnerBros.sit
esays:"UnleashedontheEarthforthefirsttimeincenturies,thegiantsst
rivetoreclaimthelandtheyoncelost,forcingtheyoungman,Jack(Nicho
lasHoult),intothebattleofhislifetostopthem.…Hecomesfacetofacewit
htheunstoppablewarriorshethoughtonlyexistedinlegend…andgetsth
echancetobecomealegendhimself."JacktheGiantSlayerhasreceived
amixedresponsefromfilmcritics.Thefilmreceiveda53%approvalratin
gonthereviewwebsite,RottenTomatoes,whichwrote:"It'senthusiasti
callyactedandreasonablyfun,butJacktheGiantSlayerisalsooverwhel
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andimpersonal."Conversely,RichardRoeperofthe'ChicagoSun-
Times'said,"JacktheGiantSlayerisarousing,originalandthoroughlyen
tertainingadventure."Theflickdidn'tbringinasmuchcashasexpecteda
ttheboxoffice.The'HollywoodReporter'estimatedthatthefilmwasontr
acktolosebetween$125millionand$140million.

  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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  JACK THE GIANT SLAYER SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Jack The Giant Slayer". 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. "JACK THE GIANT SLAYER" POSTER: Make a poster about "Jack The Giant Slayer". 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  "Jack The Giant Slayer". 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 "Jack The Giant Slayer". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	fantasy	a.	make-believe
2	rescue	b.	set free
3.	unleashed	c.	let loose
4.	unstoppable	d.	unbeatable
5.	legend	e.	icon
6.	mixed	f.	varied
7.	rating	g.	score
8.	bland	h.	boring
9.	flick	i.	movie (slang)
10.	estimated	j.	reckoned

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 ;-)