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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on The Lone Ranger

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Walt Disney's The Lone Ranger is the tenth version to be seen in movie theatres or on TV as serials. It is an action-adventure western film directed by Gore Verbinski. It is based on the 1933 radio serial of the same name. The film stars Armie Hammer in the title role and Johnny Depp as his sidekick Tonto. The movie tells the story of a Native American warrior (Depp) who teams up with John Reid (aka the Lone Ranger) to fight against greed and corruption. They also aim to seek justice for tragedies in their lives. Tonto recruits The Lone Ranger to bring justice to those responsible for destroying his tribe's villages. Reid wants to find the killers responsible for his brother's apparent death.

There has been controversy over the casting of Depp as Tonto. There are concerns as to whether the film will present a positive and accurate representation of the Native American Comanche people. The film's producers hired an adviser from the Comanche Nation to ensure that Depp's portrayal of Tonto would be an honest one. Depp himself has openly dismissed the controversy. He said there is Native American ancestry in his family heritage and thus he has made all efforts to represent the Comanche accurately. He said he considers the role as a personal attempt "to try to right the wrongs of the past", especially because of the often warped way in which Native American culture was portrayed in earlier movies.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_%282013_film%29

THE LONE RANGER 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).

THE LONE RANGER 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.	version	a.	worries
2	serial	b.	supposed
3.	sidekick	c.	family tree
4.	aka	d.	partner
5.	apparent	e.	interpretation
6.	controversy	f.	performance
7.	concerns	g.	distorted
8.	portrayal	h.	series
9.	ancestry	i.	debate
10.	warped	j.	also known as

PHRASE MATCH

1.	the tenth version	a.	greed and corruption
2	an action-adventure	b.	in his family heritage
3.	fight against	c.	brother's apparent death
4.	bring justice to those responsible for	d.	the casting of Depp as Tonto
5.	the killers responsible for his	e.	Comanche people
6.	There has been controversy over	f.	to be seen
7.	the Native American	g.	right the wrongs of the past
8.	there is Native American ancestry	h.	destroying his tribe's villages
9.	a personal attempt to try to	i.	American culture was portrayed
10.	the often warped way in which Native	j.	western film

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Walt Disney's The Lone Ranger (1) ____________________ seen in movie theatres or on TV as serials. It is an action-adventure western film directed by Gore Verbinski. It is based on the 1933 radio (2) _____________________. The film stars Armie Hammer in the title role and Johnny Depp as his sidekick Tonto. The movie tells the story (3) _____________________ (Depp) who teams up with John Reid (aka the Lone Ranger) to fight (4) _____________________. They also aim to seek justice for (5) _____________________. Tonto recruits The Lone Ranger to bring justice to those responsible for destroying his tribe's villages. Reid wants to find the (6) _____________________ his brother's apparent death.

There has been (7) _____________________ of Depp as Tonto. There are concerns (8) _____________________ will present a positive and accurate representation of the Native American Comanche people. The film's producers (9) _________________ Comanche Nation to ensure that Depp's portrayal of Tonto would be an honest one. Depp (10) _____________________ the controversy. He said there is Native American ancestry in his family heritage and thus (11) _____________________ represent the Comanche accurately. He said he considers the role as a personal attempt "(12) _____________________ of the past", especially because of the often warped way in which Native American culture was portrayed in earlier movies.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

Paragraph 1
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2.	Johnny Depp as his esiickkd Tonto
3.	a Native American rraoirw
4.	seek ectiusj for tragedies in their lives
5.	those epbesnliors for destroying his tribe's villages
6.	his brother's ratpenpa death
Paragraph 2
7.	nsrceotrovy over the casting of Depp as Tonto
8.	a stviepoi and accurate representation
9.	Depp's arraolytp of Tonto
10.	Native American sraenyct in his family heritage
11.	made all efforts to neeterpsr the Comanche accurately
12.	a eopnarls attempt to try to right the wrongs of the past

  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

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  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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  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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  THE LONE RANGER SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "The Lone Ranger". 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. "THE LONE RANGER" POSTER: Make a poster about "The Lone Ranger". 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  "The Lone Ranger". 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 "The Lone Ranger". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	version	a.	interpretation
2	serial	b.	series
3.	sidekick	c.	partner
4.	aka	d.	also known as
5.	apparent	e.	supposed
6.	controversy	f.	debate
7.	concerns	g.	worries
8.	portrayal	h.	performance
9.	ancestry	i.	family tree
10.	warped	j.	distorted

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 ;-)