The Great Wall & Baraka: Both...

 

Talk to partner. Can you explain the difference between a Ritual and a Tradition?

Share your guesses with the class.

Read the paragraphs about tradition and ritual.

• Tradition is a generic term that encompasses a wide variety of things and concepts that are handed down by one generation to another. A tradition is an act, behavior, or a belief system which has a special significance for the members of the society.

• Ritual is an act or a series of acts that are performed or observed in a society. In every society, important functions, events, ceremonies, festivals  are marked by certain acts or a series of acts that are perceived to have a symbolic value. Rituals are observed almost religiously because, in most cases, they have a religious backing and, therefore, considered important for individuals in the society. It is the presence of rituals that make an event formal and traditional.

According to the definitions above, decide which situations are rituals and traditions.

1. a handshake to greet others
2. the practice to honor and respect the seniors
3. exchanging wedding rings on the alter
4. bride's wearing white on the wedding day

Traditions

2, 4

Rituals

1, 3 

Watch the movie segment from the movie The Great Wall and make a list of  acts involved in the rituals of the scene. Can you see any traditions? Have in mind the acts, clothes, feelings, etc.

 

Watch the segment from the fantastic movie,  Baraka, and compare both rituals. Write sentences with BOTH:

 

Remember:

Both 

Both means 'this one and that one', 'these two together', 'at the same time' (it always precedes two elements):

Ex: Both my parents are from Brazil. My mother is from Salvador and so is my father.

Ex: Burger King sells both burgers and fries. Burg sells burgers and also fries.

Both can also be used as a pronoun:

Ex: Both of them work near their homes. Those two people work near their homes.

Ex: I saw two shirts in the store and I bought them both. 

I saw two shirts in the store and I bought the two of them.

1 - ________________

2 - ________________ 

3 - ________________ 

4 - ________________ 

5 - ________________

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Bridesmaids: Paired Conjunctions

Watch the movie segment.


















I. Work in groups. make a list of 3 things  the bride and the guest have (or did) in common. Use both... and...

EX: . Both the bride and the guest sang a song.

1 ______________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________

II. Do the same thing, using neither... nor...

EX: Neither the bride nor the guest like each other.

1 ______________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________

III. Write sentences about the members of your group, using both... and... / neither... nor...

1 ______________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________

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Warm Bodies: Both... And... and Neither... Nor

Warm Bodies is a nice film about zombies. The story is well conducted and some of the scenes can be really funny - or even scary. I liked it a lot.

Watch the movie segment and check who performed the following actions. R (the zombie) or Julie (the girlfriend of one of his victims), or both. Write B for both or N for none of them.

(   ) Likes vinyl records and songs from the 80s.

(   ) Likes Bruce Springsteen songs, especially Dancing in the Dark.

(   ) Had something to eat on the plane.

(   ) Looked at old pictures.

(   ) tried out some sunglasses.

(   ) Danced on the plane.

(   ) Had fun

(   ) sang a song.

(   ) Left the plane.

Check your answers with a partner.

Rewrite the items above, using the conjunctions BOTH... AND...  or NEITHER... NOR.

Ex: Both R and Julie like vinyl records and songs from the 80's.

Discuss with a partner:

1. How different would life be if there were real zombies among us?

2. Why are zombie movies so popular?

3. What do Julie and R have in common?

4. How different are they from each other?

5. Is this scene scary? Why (not)?

6. Why do you think they were alone on the plane?

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Answer key:

B

B

N

B

B

B

B

N

N

2.  Both R and Julie like Bruce Springsteen songs, especially Dancing in the Dark.

3.  Neither R nor Julie had something to eat on the plane.

4. Both R and Julie looked at old pictures.

5. Both R and Julie tried out some sunglasses.

6. Both R and Julie danced on the plane.

7. Both R and Julie had fun.

8. Neither R nor Julie sang a song.

9. Neither R nor Julie left the plane.

What Dreams May Come: Determiners - Both, Either, Neither

This movie has a beautiful message. I used many scenes in my class. This one is to practice determiners - BOTH EITHER NEITHER. Sts who like arts and Monet or Van Gogh usually enjoy it a lot.

I. Look at these two impressionist paintings by Claude Monet. Check the alternatives you believe apply to the impressionist movement.

1. ( ) Color is not mixed.

2. ( ) They don't make use of black.

3. ( ) They reflect the outdoors.

4. ( ) They use very bright colors.

5. ( ) They transmit the idea of movement

6. ( ) They show nature and landscapes.

7. ( ) We can't see the details of the picture clearly, but we can see the essence.

II. Now watch this beautiful segment. Decide which items in exercise A also apply to the movie segment.

III. Write sentences comparing the paintings and the segment. Use Both ... and, Neither ... nor, Either ... or. Remember that each student may have a different perspective of art, so the answers may vary a bit.

Ex:

1. Neither the paintings nor the movie has mixed colors ( or Both the paintings and the segment have mixed colors).

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Flashbacks of a Fool: Paired Conjunctions - Both... And, Neither... Nor, Either... or, Not only... but (also)...

This is a fantastic scene that shows the first date of these two teenagers, Joe and Ruth, who lived the 80's to its extreme and loved David Bowie and Bryan Ferry's Roxy Music.


Watch the movie segment and write YES if the activity or item is true according to the segment and NO if it is not.


1. Ruth and Joe would like to drink? (___________ red wine; ___________white wine)

Ruth and Joe would like to drink either red or white wine.

2. (Ruth ___________ and  Joe ____________ ) are wearing make up.
................................. wearing make up.


3. (Joe ___________; Ruth ________________) laid on the carpet.

.................................... laid on the carpet.


4. (Joe ____________Ruth ____________) liked William Burroughs's books.

................................... liked William Burroughs's books. ( )


5. Ruth likes listening to (David Bowie _____________; Bryan Ferry ____________).

Ruth thinks it is great to listen to ..........................................
 

6. (Ruth _______________; and Joe _____________) imitated Bryan Ferry's (___________ singing _______________ dancing)
 
Not only... imitated Bryan Ferry's .........................

Answer Key:
2. Both Joe and Ruth are / not only Joe but (also) Ruth…
3. Both Joe and Ruth / not only Joe but (also) Ruth …
4. Neither Joe nor Ruth…
5. Either David Bowie or Roxy Music.
6. not only Ruth but Joe... / both singing and dancing.


 
How to prepare your own video activity:
- Select a scene in which two or more people are performing several actrivities.
- Choose activities both or neither one perform.
- Have students write sentences with the target language.



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