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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on The Shining

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The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It was co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel. Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son.

Indeed, The Shining has become widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the horror genre and a staple of pop culture. It was named the all-time scariest film by the UK's Channel 4. Jack Torrance was named the 25th greatest villain on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains list in 2003. Director Martin Scorsese placed The Shining on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time. Unlike previous Kubrick films, which developed an audience gradually by building on word-of-mouth, The Shining was released as a mass-market film. Film critics, film students, and Kubrick's producer, Jan Harlan, have all remarked on the enormous influence the film has had on popular culture.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_%28film%29

  TRAILER AND POSTER

THE SHINING 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).

THE SHINING 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.	starred	a.	remote
2	loosely	b.	past
3.	isolated	c.	falls
4.	descends	d.	bad guy
5.	madness	e.	featured
6.	regarded	f.	impact
7.	genre	g.	insanity
8.	villain	h.	considered
9.	previous	i.	roughly
10.	influence	j.	category

PHRASE MATCH

1.	It was co-written	a.	influence
2	loosely based on the novel	b.	at an isolated hotel
3.	an off-season caretaker	c.	into madness
4.	becomes influenced by a	d.	market film
5.	he descends	e.	with novelist Diane Johnson
6.	widely regarded	f.	of-mouth
7.	building on word-	g.	supernatural presence
8.	a mass-	h.	culture
9.	enormous	i.	of the same name
10.	popular	j.	as one of the greatest

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

The Shining is a 1980 (1) ___________________________ produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It (2) ___________________________ Diane Johnson, and starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. The film is loosely based on the (3) ___________________________ by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, (4) ___________________________-season caretaker at an isolated hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel. (5) ___________________________ family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; (6) ___________________________ and attempts to murder his wife and son.

Indeed, The Shining has (7) ___________________________ one of the greatest films of the horror genre (8) ___________________________. It was named the all-time scariest film by the UK's Channel 4. Jack Torrance was (9) ___________________________ villain on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains list in 2003. Director Martin Scorsese placed The Shining (10) ___________________________ horror films of all time. Unlike previous Kubrick films, which (11) ___________________________ by building on word-of-mouth, The Shining was released as a mass-market film. Film critics, film students, and Kubrick's producer, Jan Harlan, have all remarked on the (12) ___________________________ has had on popular culture.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick it was co-written with novelist diane johnson and starred jack nicholson and shelley duvall the film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by stephen king a writer jack torrance takes a job as an off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel his young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel soon after settling in the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm and jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son

indeed the shining has become widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the horror genre and a staple of pop culture it was named the all-time scariest film by the uk's channel 4 jack torrance was named the 25th greatest villain on the afi's 100 years 100 heroes and villains list in 2003 director martin scorsese placed the shining on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time unlike previous kubrick films which developed an audience gradually by building on word-of-mouth the shining was released as a mass-market film film critics film students and kubrick's producer jan harlan have all remarked on the enormous influence the film has had on popular culture

  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 SHINING SURVEY

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

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "The Shining ". 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 SHINING" POSTER: Make a poster about "The Shining ". 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 Shining ". 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 Shining ". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	starred	a.	featured
2	loosely	b.	roughly
3.	isolated	c.	remote
4.	descends	d.	falls
5.	madness	e.	insanity
6.	regarded	f.	considered
7.	genre	g.	category
8.	villain	h.	bad guy
9.	previous	i.	past
10.	influence	j.	impact

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 ;-)