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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Terminator 2: Judgment Day

  GAMES:

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

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film. It is the second installment of the Terminator franchise and the sequel to The Terminator (1984). It was directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher, Jr. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The story follows Sarah Connor (Hamilton) and her son John as they are pursued by a new, more advanced Terminator - the liquid metal, shape-shifting T-1000. It was sent back in time to kill John and prevent him from becoming a future leader of the human resistance against the machines. An older, less advanced Terminator (Schwarzenegger) is also sent back in time to protect John.

Terminator 2 was a significant box office and critical success. It had an impact on popular culture, and is considered hugely influential in the genres of action and science fiction. The film's visual effects included many breakthroughs in computer-generated imagery, marking the first use of natural human motion for a computer-generated character and the first partially computer-generated main character. It received four Academy Awards for makeup, sound mixing, sound editing, and visual effects. Rotten Tomatoes.com said: "Terminator 2 features thrilling action sequences and eye-popping visual effects, but what takes this sci-fi/action landmark to the next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day

  TRAILER AND POSTER

TERMINATOR 2 - JUDGMENT DAY 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).

TERMINATOR 2 - JUDGMENT DAY 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.	installment	a.	exciting
2	sequel	b.	chased
3.	pursued	c.	signifying
4.	prevent	d.	major
5.	resistance	e.	chapter
6.	significant	f.	opposition
7.	breakthroughs	g.	stop
8.	marking	h.	milestone
9.	thrilling	i.	follow-up
10.	landmark	j.	advances

PHRASE MATCH

1.	the second installment	a.	metal
2	the sequel	b.	office and critical success
3.	liquid	c.	in time
4.	the human resistance	d.	of the Terminator franchise
5.	sent back	e.	thrilling action sequences
6.	a significant box	f.	to the next level
7.	The film's visual effects included	g.	against the machines
8.	marking the first use of	h.	many breakthroughs
9.	Terminator 2 features	i.	to The Terminator (1984)
10.	takes this sci-fi/action landmark	j.	natural human motion

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film. It (1) ___________________ of the Terminator franchise and the sequel to The Terminator (1984). It was directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher, Jr. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The story follows Sarah Connor (Hamilton) and her son John as they are (2) ___________________, more advanced Terminator - the liquid (3) ___________________ T-1000. It was sent back in time to kill John and (4) ___________________ becoming a future leader of (5) ___________________ against the machines. An older, less advanced Terminator (Schwarzenegger) is also (6) ___________________ to protect John.

Terminator 2 was a significant box office and critical success. It had an (7) ___________________ culture, and is considered hugely influential in (8) ___________________ and science fiction. The film's visual effects included many breakthroughs in computer-generated imagery, (9) ___________________ use of natural human motion for a computer-generated character and (10) ___________________ computer-generated main character. It received four Academy Awards for makeup, sound mixing, sound editing, and visual effects. Rotten Tomatoes.com said: "Terminator 2 (11) ___________________ action sequences and eye-popping visual effects, but what takes this sci-fi/action (12) ___________________ next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters."

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

Paragraph 1
1.	the Terminator iscehafnr
2.	pursued by a new, more dvcandea Terminator
3.	duiqli metal
4.	shape-sngtfihi
5.	the human cairestens against the machines
6.	sent back in time to ptocetr John
Paragraph 2
7.	a significant box office and tcrlaiic success
8.	considered hugely fteiunnilal
9.	The film's vusila effects included many breakthroughs
10.	the first aypltiral computer-generated main character
11.	nlitlihrg action sequences
12.	sci-fi/action dalrmkna

  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

terminator 2 judgment day is a 1991 science fiction action film it is the second installment of the terminator franchise and the sequel to the terminator (1984) it was directed by james cameron and written by cameron and william wisher jr the movie stars arnold schwarzenegger and linda hamilton the story follows sarah connor (hamilton) and her son john as they are pursued by a new more advanced terminator - the liquid metal shape-shifting t-1000 it was sent back in time to kill john and prevent him from becoming a future leader of the human resistance against the machines an older less advanced terminator (schwarzenegger) is also sent back in time to protect john

terminator 2 was a significant box office and critical success it had an impact on popular culture and is considered hugely influential in the genres of action and science fiction the film's visual effects included many breakthroughs in computer-generated imagery marking the first use of natural human motion for a computer-generated character and the first partially computer-generated main character it received four academy awards for makeup sound mixing sound editing and visual effects rotten tomatoescom said "terminator 2 features thrilling action sequences and eye-popping visual effects but what takes this sci-fi/action landmark to the next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters"

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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econdinstallmentoftheTerminatorfranchiseandthesequeltoTheTerm
inator(1984).ItwasdirectedbyJamesCameronandwrittenbyCamero
nandWilliamWisher,Jr.ThemoviestarsArnoldSchwarzeneggerandLin
daHamilton.ThestoryfollowsSarahConnor(Hamilton)andhersonJoh
nastheyarepursuedbyanew,moreadvancedTerminator-
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ssadvancedTerminator(Schwarzenegger)isalsosentbackintimetopr
otectJohn.Terminator2wasasignificantboxofficeandcriticalsuccess.I
thadanimpactonpopularculture,andisconsideredhugelyinfluentialint
hegenresofactionandsciencefiction.Thefilm'svisualeffectsincluded
manybreakthroughsincomputer-
generatedimagery,markingthefirstuseofnaturalhumanmotionforac
omputer-generatedcharacterandthefirstpartiallycomputer-
generatedmaincharacter.ItreceivedfourAcademyAwardsformakeup
,soundmixing,soundediting,andvisualeffects.RottenTomatoes.com
said:"Terminator2featuresthrillingactionsequencesandeye-
poppingvisualeffects,butwhattakesthissci-
fi/actionlandmarktothenextlevelisthedepthofthehuman(andcyborg
)characters."

  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.	__________________________________________________________________
6.	__________________________________________________________________

  TERMINATOR 2 - JUDGMENT DAY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Terminator 2: Judgment Day 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 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". 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. "TERMINATOR 2 - JUDGMENT DAY" POSTER: Make a poster about "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". 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  "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". 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 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	instalment	a.	exciting
2	sequel	b.	chased
3.	pursued	c.	signifying
4.	prevent	d.	major
5.	resistance	e.	chapter
6.	significant	f.	opposition
7.	breakthroughs	g.	stop
8.	marking	h.	milestone
9.	thrilling	i.	follow-up
10.	landmark	j.	advances

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 ;-)