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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Paths Of Glory

  GAMES:

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

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. It is set during the third year of World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack. Dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial. The movie did OK at the box office when it was first released, though it did earn Kubrick much critical praise. However, active and retired soldiers were offended by the way the French military was portrayed and the French government placed enormous pressure on United Artists to not release the film.

Paths of Glory has since taken its place in the list of classic war movies. Its message grows stronger with each passing year. It was especially popular during the Vietnam era. The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award under the category Best Film but lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai. The film also won a Jussi Awards' Diploma of merit. In 1959 the film was nominated for a Writers' Guild of America Award but again lost. During the production and release of the movie, Kirk Douglas experienced significant negative publicity and financial loss for his role in the making of such an anti-war film. Nevertheless, he persisted in his efforts and the film was made and released, to become a movie classic.

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

  TRAILER AND POSTER

PATHS OF GLORY 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).

PATHS OF GLORY 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.	accusation
2	stars	b.	particularly
3.	refused	c.	continued
4.	charge	d.	features
5.	enormous	e.	masterpiece
6.	especially	f.	derived from
7.	era	g.	media attention
8.	publicity	h.	declined
9.	persisted	i.	time
10.	classic	j.	huge

PHRASE MATCH

1.	a 1957 American anti-	a.	of cowardice
2	based on the novel of	b.	war film
3.	defend them against a charge	c.	of classic war movies
4.	active and retired	d.	pressure on United Artists
5.	the French government placed enormous	e.	in his efforts
6.	taken its place in the list	f.	during the Vietnam era
7.	Its message grows stronger	g.	the same name
8.	It was especially popular	h.	publicity
9.	significant negative	i.	soldiers were offended
10.	he persisted	j.	with each passing year

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Paths of Glory is a (1) ___________________________ by Stanley Kubrick (2) ___________________________ same name by Humphrey Cobb. It is set during the third year of World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, (3) ___________________________ French soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack. Dax attempts to defend them against a charge (4) ___________________________ -martial. The movie did OK at the box office when it was first released, though it did earn Kubrick much critical praise. However, (5) ___________________________ offended by the way the French military was portrayed and the French government (6) ___________________________ United Artists to not release the film.

Paths of Glory has since (7) ___________________________ of classic war movies. Its message grows (8) ___________________________ year. It was (9) ___________________________ Vietnam era. The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award under the category Best Film but lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai. The film also won a Jussi Awards' Diploma of merit. In (10) ___________________________ for a Writers' Guild of America Award but again lost. During the production and release of the movie, Kirk Douglas experienced (11) ___________________________ and financial loss for his role in the making of such an anti-war film. Nevertheless, he (12) ___________________________ the film was made and released, to become a movie classic.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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5.	enormous ruesreps
6.	ealeres the film
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8.	The film was mdnaoetni for a BAFTA
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11.	flcinaina loss
12.	he sdetirspe in his efforts

  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

paths of glory is a 1957 american anti-war film by stanley kubrick based on the novel of the same name by humphrey cobb it is set during the third year of world war i the film stars kirk douglas as colonel dax the commanding officer of french soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial the movie did ok at the box office when it was first released though it did earn kubrick much critical praise however active and retired soldiers were offended by the way the french military was portrayed and the french government placed enormous pressure on united artists to not release the film

paths of glory has since taken its place in the list of classic war movies its message grows stronger with each passing year it was especially popular during the vietnam era the film was nominated for a bafta award under the category best film but lost to the bridge on the river kwai the film also won a jussi awards' diploma of merit in 1959 the film was nominated for a writers' guild of america award but again lost during the production and release of the movie kirk douglas experienced significant negative publicity and financial loss for his role in the making of such an anti-war film nevertheless he persisted in his efforts and the film was made and released to become a movie classic

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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warfilmbyStanleyKubrickbasedonthenovelofthesamenamebyHump
hreyCobb.ItissetduringthethirdyearofWorldWarI.ThefilmstarsKirkD
ouglasasColonelDax,thecommandingofficerofFrenchsoldierswhoref
usedtocontinueasuicidalattack.Daxattemptstodefendthemagainsta
chargeofcowardiceinacourt-
martial.ThemoviedidOKattheboxofficewhenitwasfirstreleased,thou
ghitdidearnKubrickmuchcriticalpraise.However,activeandretiredsol
dierswereoffendedbythewaytheFrenchmilitarywasportrayedandthe
FrenchgovernmentplacedenormouspressureonUnitedArtiststonotre
leasethefilm.PathsofGloryhassincetakenitsplaceinthelistofclassicwa
rmovies.Itsmessagegrowsstrongerwitheachpassingyear.Itwasespe
ciallypopularduringtheVietnamera.ThefilmwasnominatedforaBAFT
AAwardunderthecategoryBestFilmbutlosttoTheBridgeontheRiverK
wai.ThefilmalsowonaJussiAwards'Diplomaofmerit.In1959thefilmwa
snominatedforaWriters'GuildofAmericaAwardbutagainlost.Duringt
heproductionandreleaseofthemovie,KirkDouglasexperiencedsignifi
cantnegativepublicityandfinanciallossforhisroleinthemakingofsucha
nantiwarfilm.Nevertheless,hepersistedinhiseffortsandthefilmwasm
adeandreleased,tobecomeamovieclassic.

  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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  PATHS OF GLORY SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Paths Of Glory". 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. "PATHS OF GLORY" POSTER: Make a poster about "Paths Of Glory". 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  "Paths Of Glory". 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 "Paths Of Glory". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	based on	a.	derived from
2	stars	b.	features
3.	refused	c.	declined
4.	charge	d.	accusation
5.	enormous	e.	huge
6.	especially	f.	particularly
7.	era	g.	time
8.	publicity	h.	media attention
9.	persisted	i.	continued
10.	classic	j.	masterpiece

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 ;-)