Warm-up. Describing a scene

PAIR ACTIVITY

Students A watch the first half of the scene with no sound and describe it to their partners who won't be facing the screen, And then switch roles.

Describe what you see as much as you can. Not only actions, the way they move, what they are wearing, the atmosphere, what you can guess about the people from what you see around them.

They should then be allowed to watch the whole scene so they can check if the description they heard from their classmates was accurate.

This segment belongs to the film "Almost famous", I film I have seen and enjoyed with my students in the past.

The early 1970s. William Miller is 15-years old and an aspiring rock journalist. He gets a job writing for Rolling Stone magazine. His first assignment: tour with the band Stillwater and write about the experience. Miller will get to see what goes on behind the scenes in a famous band, including the moments when things fall apart. Moreover, for him, it will be a period of new experiences and finding himself. 

It was written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit