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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Schindler's List

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Schindler's List is a 1993 film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand Jewish refugees in Poland during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant. The film was a huge box office success and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Score. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the 100 best American films of all time.

Schindler's List won great acclaim from many of Spielberg's peers. Filmmaker Billy Wilder reportedly wrote a long letter of thanks to Spielberg in which he said: "They couldn't have gotten a better man. This movie is absolutely perfection." Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino commented that Schindler's List left him "shaken" and that "even though I have seen many films about the Holocaust, none up to that point had managed to get at the feeling of what it was like to be in the inside of a concentration camp." The film was well received in Israel, where it is aired on public television every year on Holocaust Memorial Day, unedited, uncensored and without commercial breaks.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler%27s_List

  TRAILER AND POSTER

SCHINDLER'S LIST 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).

SCHINDLER'S LIST 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.	employing	a.	broadcast
2	novelist	b.	listed
3.	huge	c.	contemporaries
4.	ranked	d.	praise
5.	of all time	e.	writer
6.	acclaim	f.	enormous
7.	peers	g.	uncut
8.	absolutely	h.	ever
9.	aired	i.	using
10.	uncensored	j.	totally

PHRASE MATCH

1.	saved the lives of more than a	a.	office success
2	based on the	b.	a better man
3.	a huge box	c.	8th on its list
4.	Best Original	d.	thousand Jewish refugees
5.	ranked the film	e.	public television
6.	great acclaim from	f.	breaks
7.	They couldn't have gotten	g.	him "shaken"
8.	Schindler's List left	h.	novel Schindler's Ark
9.	it is aired on	i.	many of Spielberg's peers
10.	uncensored and without commercial	j.	Score

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Schindler's List is a 1993 film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who (1) _________________ more than a thousand (2) _________________ in Poland during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and is (3) _________________ Schindler's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant. The film was (4) _________________ success and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Score. In 2007, the American Film Institute                              (5) _________________ on its list of the 100 best American      (6) _________________.

Schindler's List (7) _________________ from many of Spielberg's peers. Filmmaker Billy Wilder reportedly wrote a long letter of thanks to Spielberg in which he said: "They couldn't have (8) _________________. This movie is absolutely perfection." Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino commented that Schindler's List left him "shaken" and that "(9) ___________________ seen many films about the Holocaust, none (10) _________________ had managed to get at the feeling of what it was like to be in the inside of (11) _________________." The film was well received in Israel, where it is aired on public television every year on Holocaust Memorial Day, (12) _________________ and without commercial breaks.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

Paragraph 1
1.	more than a thousand Jewish efuergse
2.	gyiolpnme them in his factories
3.	Australian tnlesivo Thomas Keneally
4.	Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish acntnatcuo
5.	won seven Academy Awards, nuiingdcl Best Picture
6.	Best lniaOirg Score
Paragraph 2
7.	Schindler's List won great amlaicc
8.	Billy Wilder tdelrporey wrote a long letter of thanks
9.	This movie is absolutely enitfrcepo
10.	the inside of a nctarnoconeti camp
11.	it is aerdi on public television every year
12.	unedited, uncensored and without lmccaimroe breaks

  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

schindler's list is a 1993 film about oskar schindler a german businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand jewish refugees in poland during the holocaust by employing them in his factories the film was directed by steven spielberg and is based on the novel schindler's ark by australian novelist thomas keneally it stars liam neeson as schindler ralph fiennes as ss officer amon göth and ben kingsley as schindler's jewish accountant the film was a huge box office success and won seven academy awards including best picture best director and best original score in 2007 the american film institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the 100 best american films of all time

schindler's list won great acclaim from many of spielberg's peers filmmaker billy wilder reportedly wrote a long letter of thanks to spielberg in which he said "they couldn't have gotten a better man this movie is absolutely perfection" filmmaker quentin tarantino commented that schindler's list left him "shaken" and that "even though i have seen many films about the holocaust none up to that point had managed to get at the feeling of what it was like to be in the inside of a concentration camp" the film was well received in israel where it is aired on public television every year on holocaust memorial day unedited uncensored and without commercial breaks

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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phFiennesasSSofficerAmonGöth,andBenKingsleyasSchindler'sJewi
shaccountant.ThefilmwasahugeboxofficesuccessandwonsevenAca
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ommanyofSpielberg'speers.FilmmakerBillyWilderreportedlywroteal
ongletterofthankstoSpielberginwhichhesaid:"Theycouldn'thavegott
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nTarantinocommentedthatSchindler'sListlefthim"shaken"andthat"
eventhoughIhaveseenmanyfilmsabouttheHolocaust,noneuptothat
pointhadmanagedtogetatthefeelingofwhatitwasliketobeintheinside
ofaconcentrationcamp."ThefilmwaswellreceivedinIsrael,whereitisai
redonpublictelevisioneveryyearonHolocaustMemorialDay,unedited,
uncensoredandwithoutcommercialbreaks.

  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)
1.	__________________________________________________________________
2.	__________________________________________________________________
3.	__________________________________________________________________
4.	__________________________________________________________________
5.	__________________________________________________________________
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  SCHINDLER'S LIST SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Schindler's List". 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. "SCHINDLER'S LIST" POSTER: Make a poster about "Schindler's List". 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  "Schindler's List". 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 "Schindler's List". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	employing	a.	using
2	novelist	b.	writer
3.	huge	c.	enormous
4.	ranked	d.	listed
5.	of all time	e.	ever
6.	acclaim	f.	praise
7.	peers	g.	contemporaries
8.	absolutely	h.	totally
9.	aired	i.	broadcast
10.	uncensored	j.	uncut

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 ;-)