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Instructions for TeacherPre-film story strips activity:Cut the sections of the pre-film activity worksheet into strips. Form groups of 3-5 students/learners, give each group a set of strips (full contents of page to every group). Tell group to guess the order of events of the film by putting the strips in sequential order. When finished, each group has to justify to the other group why they chose that order. If all groups have the same order, ask them to describe the story of the film they are about to watch based on the information below. What are the characters like? What is the setting like? In what year is the film set? This could also be done as a visual activity, drawing what they know about the characters/film on the board.In the same or different groups, students discuss the meaning of the underlined words & phrases on the strips of paper without using a dictionary. (This lexicon covers different levels so you could adapt for lower-level classes by removing more difficult terms like ‘compulsory acquisition’ & replace with ‘spends his time’ for example.) Each group compares their definitions with those of the other groups and the dictionary is used to check which group is correct. (For terms like ‘bloke’, you could direct students to if required.)Post-film role play:The teacher could use this roleplay to explore a number of aspects of English language discourse. For example, intonation (high-rise) with questioning could be the focus of one round of practice. In subsequent rounds of practice, the student speaking the lines of Dale Kerrigan could be banned from answering ‘good’ and have to answer with a sentence, or even another question. You could practice connectors as another idea, using the scripted ‘good….’ and adding ‘…because…, although….’ for example. Students can also write their own humorous dialogues using the same/similar turn sequence and present to the class. Post-film quotes/text discussion:This is an optional extension to allow students to look at some of the famous quotes/interesting phrases from the film. What do they mean? Are they slang? Why do Australians find these phrases funny? How can we sense/guess the meaning of ‘So much serenity’ from the pace/intonation/feeling of the delivery? What’s different about Farouk’s dialogue & is it an accurate representation of a second-language English speaker in Australia? What aspects of the dialogue in the film are stereotypical?Pre-film activityA bloke buys a house on a toxic waste site, next to Melbourne airport.Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The family are not rich but there is a lot of love in their home. The father, Daryl Kerrigan, loves his home and spends his time adding tacky renovations to his house. He also races greyhounds. Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A property developer, working with the government, sends him a letter telling him he must leave his house. This is called compulsory acquisition, which means Daryl has no choice.Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------He is offered $70,000 for his house.Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------He hires a lawyer called Dennis to take the matter to court. The lawyer is a bit of a dill and his main argument in court is that the feeling or “the vibe” of the situation is bad. Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Daryl is hopeless and he leaves the courtroom to have a break outside. Outside the court, he meets a man called Lawrence Hamill.Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The court tells Daryl he and his family must move out within two weeks.Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Daryl is convinced he has let his family down. Looking for a solution, Mr Hammill offers to help Daryl and his family to go back to court. Cut here > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The judge listens to Mr Hammill say that the house is very important to Daryl and his family, and that a man’s home is his castle and should not be taken away.Role play from the film – post-film activityWayne Kerrigan: How's Mum?Dale Kerrigan: Good.Wayne Kerrigan: How's Dad?Dale Kerrigan: Good.Wayne Kerrigan: How's Trace?Dale Kerrigan: Good.Wayne Kerrigan: How are you?Dale Kerrigan: Good.Wayne Kerrigan: How's Steve?Dale Kerrigan: He's all right.Wayne Kerrigan: Good.Dale Kerrigan: [voice-over] We could just chat for hours.Quotes from the film – post-film activityCon Petropoulous: And can I just say how disenchanted I am with the legal systemDennis Denuto: It's the vibe of the thing, your Honour.Darryl Kerrigan: Compulsorily acquired? You know what this means don't you, they're acquiring it compulsorily.Dale Kerrigan: The real estate agent said 'location location location' and we were right next to the airport!Darryl Kerrigan: This is going straight to the pool room.Farouk: He say plane fly overhead, drop value. I don't care. In Beirut, plane fly over, drop bomb. I like these planes.Darryl Kerrigan: Tell him he's dreaming. Tell 'em they're dreamin'.Dale Kerrigan: [voiceover] He loved the serenity of the placeDarryl Kerrigan: How’s the serenity?Dale Kerrigan: [voiceover] I think he also just loved the word.Darryl Kerrigan: So much serenity. ................
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