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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Raiders Of The Lost Ark

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Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise. It sets Indiana Jones against a group of Nazis who are searching for the Ark that Hitler believes will make his army invincible. The film originated with Lucas' desire to create a modern version of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s. It became the year's top-grossing film of 1981 and remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1982, including Best Picture, and won four (Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects).

The film's critical and popular success led to three additional films - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). There was also a television series, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996), and over 15 video games. Critic Bruce Williamson said: "There's more excitement in the first ten minutes of Raiders than any movie I have seen all year." The New York Times' Vincent Canby praised the film, calling it, "one of the most [amazingly] funny, ingenious and stylish American adventure movies ever made." "Entertainment Weekly" said Indiana Jones was its third favourite action hero ever.

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

  TRAILER AND POSTER

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 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).

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 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.	adventure	a.	serial
2	searching for	b.	earning
3.	invincible	c.	history
4.	grossing	d.	seeking
5.	nominated	e.	well-liked
6.	popular	f.	escapade
7.	series	g.	clever
8.	chronicles	h.	indestructible
9.	ingenious	i.	sophisticated
10.	stylish	j.	recommended

PHRASE MATCH

1.	It is the first film in the	a.	grossing films ever
2	create a modern version of the	b.	Effects
3.	remains one of the highest-	c.	led to three additional films
4.	It was nominated for	d.	Indiana Jones franchise
5.	Best Visual	e.	stylish
6.	popular success	f.	eight Academy Awards
7.	There was also a television	g.	hero
8.	Vincent Canby	h.	serials of the 1930s
9.	funny, ingenious and	i.	series
10.	action	j.	praised the film

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, (1) ____________________ Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise. It sets Indiana Jones (2) ____________________ who are searching for the Ark that Hitler (3) ____________________ army invincible. The film originated with Lucas' desire to create a modern (4) ____________________ of the 1930s and 1940s. It became the year's top-grossing film of 1981 and remains one of the (5) ____________________ made. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1982, including Best Picture, and won four (Best Art Direction, (6) ____________________, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects).

The film's (7) ____________________ success led to three additional films - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones (8) ____________________ (1989), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). There was  (9) ____________________, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996), and over 15 video games. Critic Bruce Williamson said: "There's (10) ____________________ the first ten minutes of Raiders than any movie I have seen all year." The New York Times' Vincent Canby (11) ____________________ it, "one of the most [amazingly] funny,                                     (12) ____________________ American adventure movies ever made." "Entertainment Weekly" said Indiana Jones was its third favourite action hero ever.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

raiders of the lost ark is a 1981 american action-adventure film directed by steven spielberg produced by george lucas and starring harrison ford it is the first film in the indiana jones franchise it sets indiana jones against a group of nazis who are searching for the ark that hitler believes will make his army invincible the film originated with lucas' desire to create a modern version of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s it became the year's top-grossing film of 1981 and remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made it was nominated for eight academy awards in 1982 including best picture and won four (best art direction best film editing best sound best visual effects)

the film's critical and popular success led to three additional films - indiana jones and the temple of doom (1984) indiana jones and the last crusade (1989) and indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (2008) there was also a television series the young indiana jones chronicles (1992–1996) and over 15 video games critic bruce williamson said "there's more excitement in the first ten minutes of raiders than any movie i have seen all year" the new york times' vincent canby praised the film calling it "one of the most [amazingly] funny ingenious and stylish american adventure movies ever made" "entertainment weekly" said indiana jones was its third favourite action hero ever

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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eofDoom(1984),IndianaJonesandtheLastCrusade(1989),andIndian
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NewYorkTimes'VincentCanbypraisedthefilm,callingit,"oneofthemos
t[amazingly]funny,ingeniousandstylishAmericanadventuremoviese
vermade.""EntertainmentWeekly"saidIndianaJoneswasitsthirdfavo
uriteactionheroever.

  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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  RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Raiders Of The Lost Ark 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 "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". 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. "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK" POSTER: Make a poster about "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". 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  "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". 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 "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	adventure	a.	escapade
2	searching for	b.	seeking
3.	invincible	c.	indestructible
4.	grossing	d.	earning
5.	nominated	e.	recommended
6.	popular	f.	well-liked
7.	series	g.	serial
8.	chronicles	h.	history
9.	ingenious	i.	clever
10.	stylish	j.	sophisticated

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 ;-)