The subject of this double period is drama series on television.
Form groups of three or four pupils.
Discuss the following questions in your group:
What are your favourite programmes?
What do you hate about television?
Do you watch BBC programmes?
What BBC programmes do you know? Write a list.
Step
activity
aim
time
introduction
Find out what you already know.
10
Step 1
listening Watching television
You can understand a video about watching televisionand answer questions about it.
15
Step 2
reading Sherlock
You can understand a text about the drama series Sherlockand answer questions about it.
15
Step 3
vocabulary and irregular verbs
You can understand and use vocabulary about television. The irregular verbs: to stink, to strike and to swear.
15
Step 4
grammar Conjunctions
You can understand and useconjunctions.
10
Step 5
speaking Talking about television part 3
You canhave a discussion about television.
10
Step 6
writing East-Los-High-episode
You can write a script for a television programme.
20
Step 7
evaluation
Reflecting on what you have learnt.
5
Step 1 - Listening
Watching television
You are going to watch a video by William Haynes.
Watch the video and do assignment 1.
Read the questions.
Watch the video again and do assignment 2.
Assignment 1
Watch the video and answer the questions on your own, then discuss the answers in your group.
In which TV programs did William perform?
Bron: youtube.com - WilliamHaynesTV
Questions
What was William's favorite TV program when he was a kid?
And which TV program was its favorite when he grew up?
Mention two TV shows in which he performed.
In which TV program he had the role of correspondent behind-the-scenes, doing all the interviews?
Why did his interviews with celebrities never come out?
What is his point after his performance in so many TV programs?
Step 2 - Reading
Sherlock
You are going to read a text about the BBC series Sherlock.
Read the text and do assignment 1.
Read the text again and do assignment 2 and 3.
(Optional) Do assignment 4.
Assignment 1
What do you know about the original Sherlock Holmes? Go to the Internet and find out where this character comes from.
Who was the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories?
When were the stories written ?
Where were the stories published?
Sherlock episode 3: The Final Problem, review: 'an exhilarating thrill-ride'
By Michael Hogan
17 January 2017
Shadowy agents, serial killers, secret histories and a grief counsellor who was actually Sherlock Holmes’s long-lost sister. For three weeks, fans of the high-functioning franchise had their brains scrambled by a succession of revelations, riddles and red herrings. But, as the final episode of the fourth series drew to a close last night, one fact remained indubitable: Sherlock is now Britain’s biggest drama. Elementary, my dear viewers.
The slick, contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories – which the BBC has sold to an astonishing 240 territories around the world – was the most popular programme over the festive period, save for the New Year’s Eve fireworks, attracting in excess of 11 million viewers during its three-week run.
However, it’s not all been plain sailing. For every glowing review, social media rave and fan tribute to the flowing-coated charms of Sherlock himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, there has been a sceptical one about the self-referential script or labyrinthine plotting.
Last night’s episode showcased all the elements that have made this modern-day reinvention such a hit – as well as those that have proved divisive.
Titled The Final Problem, this rollercoaster thrill-ride of an episode began with a bang – a bomb blew 221B Baker Street to smithereens, propelling our heroes out of the windows with a huge fireball. Criminal mastermind Moriarty was back, despite having shot himself five years ago: alive and well and up to his old devilish tricks. However, this shock twist – just one of many – wasn’t a resurrection but a rug-pulling flashback and Moriarty was merely a henchman to the main villain of the piece. A villain who was Holmes’s darkest, deadliest adversary yet: his own sister.
Eurus (a star-making turn from Sian Brooke) had spent decades in a fortress-like facility for the criminally insane, located on a remote island to “contain the uncontainables”. As Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) told “brother mine” Sherlock: “This isn’t one of your idiot cases. This is family.”
Except rather than being imprisoned, Eurus turned her guards (led by guest star Art Malik) into captives themselves. The lunatics had literally taken over the asylum. Now she set her estranged siblings a string of life-or-death dilemmas, aided by recordings of Moriarty from beyond the grave. “Miss me?” he kept asking. Yes, we did actually. Actor Andrew Scott swaggered, chewed scenery and palpably relished his return. Louise Brealey also shone in her sole, heart-wrenching scene as pathologist Molly Hooper.
Twists kept on coming in this Chinese puzzle of a story, co-written by series creators Gatiss and Steven Moffat. Sherrinford, hinted to be a third Holmes brother, wasn’t a person but a place. The much-mourned Redbeard wasn’t the family dog but a little boy: Sherlock’s childhood chum with whom he played pirates, until jealous Eurus threw him down a well. Tense scenes of a young girl on a plummeting aeroplane turned out to be a metaphor for Eurus’s fear and isolation. Highly implausible at times, but also powerfully effective.
The dazzling script delivered laughs, excitement and emotion. Movie pastiches flew past, from horror tropes to Avengers’ gentleman spy weaponry, and some smart Silence Of The Lambs business with a glass cell. After the adrenalin stopped pumping, there was even a happy ending.
We were left with a wiser Holmes and Watson (Martin Freeman) – “the junkie who solves crimes to get highand the Doctor who never came home from the war” – back in a rebuilt 221B, ready to crack more crimes. It was like our beloved characters had been restored to factory settings. If this was the last-ever episode, which it surely won’t be, it worked well as a sign-off.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Tip!
Er zijn verschillende manieren om woordjes te leren.
Je kunt de woorden hardop voorlezen of overschrijven.
Het belangrijkste is dat je dit niet te lang achter elkaar doet, want dan leer je niets meer.
In twee keer 10 minuten leer je meer dan in een half uur.
Irregular Verbs
Bekijk de onderstaande kennisbank en bestudeer de volgende irregular verbs (onregelmatige werkwoorden):
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Do you think it is possible to watch “too much” television? How much is "too much"?
In the past, parents used to worry that children might damage their eyes reading books. Later they were concerned that they spent too much time watching the TV, and now they worry that they spend too much time on the net. Does it really matter how much time children spend doing these things?
Assuming it is a problem – how could children be persuaded to spend less time watching TV? Consider these possibilities:
Increase the number of advertisements.
improve the quality of video games.
encourage them to play in the street.
Can you think of any others?
The television is often blamed for children's bad behaviour or for generating violence in society. What is your opinion on this?
The human race has been violent for centuries. What caused violence before television and video games?
It seems that many children now have TVs in their bedrooms. Do you think this is a good idea?
Why/why not?
Step 6 - Writing
East-Los-High episode
If you have a drama teacher, it probably is a good idea to ask her or him for assistance,
because you are going to write a mini-episode of East Los High.
Information about East Los High
We have Spangas. In the U.S.A. they have East-Los-High.
East Los High is a teen drama web television series that revolves around the lives
of a group of teens navigating their final years at a high school in East LA.
In groups of at least four, you are going to write a mini-episode of the series and perform it.
Instructions:
Decide who your characters are: what do they like and dislike, what is their age, what are their backgrounds, what, apart from school, brings them together? What are their names?
Think of an event or problem that forces your characters to act.
Write an episode of maximally 10 minutes. (If you write in a character size 11, with single spaces and an extra space between clauses, an A4 sheet of paper is about 2 minutes of drama.)
Learn your texts by heart.
Enact your episode for class.
Open het werkbestand in google docs: 7.3 Drama - An episode. Maak een kopie van het werkblad in je eigen omgeving (Bestand - Een kopie maken...) of download het werkblad (Bestand - Downloaden als).
Step 7 - Evaluation
Fill in the schedule and answer the questions below.
Activiteit
leuk
niet leuk
makkelijk
moeilijk
weet ik al
nieuw
Listening
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar
Speaking
Writing
What have you learnt in this double period?
Answer the following questions:
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Toelichting
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor havo en vwo, leerjaar 3. Dit is thema 7 'Television'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Drama. Deze les staat in het teken van dramaseries. In deze les wordt de series Sherlock Holmes genoemd als voorbeeld. De onregelmatige werkwoorden in deze les zijn: to stink, to strike, en to swear. In de grammaticaopdracht wordt 'conjunctions' behandeld.
Leerniveau
HAVO 3;
VWO 3;
Leerinhoud en doelen
Engels;
Eindgebruiker
leerling/student
Moeilijkheidsgraad
gemiddeld
Studiebelasting
1 uur en 40 minuten
Trefwoorden
arrangeerbaar, conjunctions, drama, dramaseries, engels, hv3, stercollectie, tv kijken
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor havo en vwo, leerjaar 3. Dit is thema 7 'Television'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Drama. Deze les staat in het teken van dramaseries. In deze les wordt de series Sherlock Holmes genoemd als voorbeeld. De onregelmatige werkwoorden in deze les zijn: to stink, to strike, en to swear. In de grammaticaopdracht wordt 'conjunctions' behandeld.
The subject of this double period is drama series on television.
