ELSAC Workout: Listening 1, Movies

ELSAC Workout: Listening 1, Movies

Title: Dead Poets Society (1989)
Cast: Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke
Awards: Academic Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) and more

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Language Focus:

Listening for main ideas and specific details
Understanding useful expressions and idioms

Level: Foundation / Undergraduates
Time: approx. 140 min + 1- hour practice
Suggested next workout: Listening 2, Movies
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1. 14:09 "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."

2. 14:10 "Carpe Diem!"

3. 14:43 "We are food for worms."

4. 65:19 "I want you to find your own walk."

5. 80:32 "Sucking the marrow out of life does not mean choking on the bone."

a. You should choose you own unique way that is different from others.

b. A poetic way of saying we will all die.

c. Enjoy yourself while you can, before you lose the opportunity or before you become too old.

d. Living the life to the fullest does not represent failing the opportunities in life.

e. A term for the most elite American Universities.

f. Latin for "seize the day," or more generally, "live life to the fullest."

- The Dead Poets was dedicated to "sucking the

⁽¹⁾ out of life." That's a phrase from Thoreau we would

⁽²⁾ at the beginning of every meeting. You see, we would gather at the old Indian cave and

take turns reading from Thoreau, Whitman, Shelly-- the biggies-- even some of our own verse. And, in the

⁽³⁾ of the moment, we'd let poetry work its magic.

- You mean, it was a bunch of guys sitting around reading poetry?

- No, Mr. Overstreet, it wasn't just guys. We weren't a Greek organization. We were Romantics.

We didn't just read poetry, we let it

⁽⁴⁾ from our tongues like honey. Spirits

⁽⁵⁾ women

⁽⁶⁾ and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh?

Thank you, Mr. Perry, for this stroll down Amnesia Lane. Burn that, especially my picture.

Invoke	Stroll	Soared	Marrow
Drip	Enchantment	Swooned

1. Girls are not allowed to enter the cave.
	True	False
2. Charles Dalton is not going to give up his name.
	True	False
3. Knox is Mutt Saunder's brother.
	True	False
4. Knox was severely beaten by Chet at the party.
	True	False
5. Charlie should not have published an article in the paper because it could cause troubles.
	True	False
6. Charlie can easily get away with the publication of the article.
	True	False
7. Mr. Nolan knew the names of Dead Poets Society members from Charles.
	True	False
8. Charlie is kicked out of school.
	True	False
9. Mr. Nolan was a teacher of English long before Mr. Keating's time.
	True	False
10. Mr. Nolan approves of Mr. Keating's teaching methods.
	True	False
11. Mr. Keating supports Charlie's actions.
	True	False
12. Neil's father is happy that his son is in a play.
	True	False

1. At home, after the play, Neil

^(a)

2. The time of the year is

^(b) which would figuratively symbolize

^(c)

3. The

^(d) asks for an inquiry into Neil's death. Why would Neil's father want this?

4. The administration, represented by

^(e), wants the boys to confess about their activities

in the Dead Poets Society because they are seeking to make a scapegoat out of

(f).

5. According to

^(g), the administration believes Neil and the boys are the real

^(h).

6. As a final act of defiance against Mr. Nolan and the administration, the boys in Keating's class led by

(i) call Keating by the name of

^(j) and stand on their

^(k).

7. Keating says "

"^(l) because he knows the boys have finally understood what he has been trying to

^(m).

teach	Mr. Nolan	thank you	commits a suicide	desks	death
victims	O Captain! My Captain!	Todd Anderson	principle	winter	Mr. Keating
Cameron

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Example:	0	f
1. 06:00 Put his foot in his mouth	1		a) a sudden idea or desire that has not been thought out or reflected upon.
2. 15:24 The world is their oyster	2		b) refers to nonsensical words or sentences that have no real meaning.
3. 17:25 I'll second that	3		c) to say or do something that you should not have, esp. something that embarrasses someone else
4. 57:00 Gibberish	4		d) it means that people can do whatever they want
5. 75:59 A whim	5		e) a way of saying "I agree with what was just said."

1. What are the four pillars of Welton College?
	a. a review of exhibitions in the West focusing on ancient Chinese history
	b. a review of an exhibition featuring curious objects from ancient China
	c. a review of an exhibition detailing the development of art in ancient China
2. The exhibition includes objects made of
	a. china and metal
	b. glass and ivory
	c. rock and wood
3. What period of Chinese history is represented?
	a. the last 3,500 years
	b. from approx 4500BC to 1000BC
	c. from 1974 to the present
4. Most of the exhibits were found
	a. in Sichuan province
	b. in small villages
	c. at burial sites of people who had died
5. The tone of the review is
	a. positive
	b. neutral
	c. negative

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