Lesson Plan
Objectives:
To discuss themes related to male and female relationship;
To practice vocabulary based on weddings and funerals;
To analyze some scenes from the film “Four Weddings and a funeral”.
PROCEDURES:
WARM UP: Ask if the students had already watched the film or not:
CORE LESSON: Handout: Plot summary and some expressions related to the movie.
Give a handout with expressions based on “A lot like love” which appear on the film.
Require the students to read the plot summary of the movie
Discuss the meanings of the expressions.
Request them to read the excerpt trying to connect to the scenes watched.
REFERENCES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClL8vuBgIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEJT70A7hCg&feature=related
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Cast
A Lot Like Love is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole. The
screenplay by Colin Patrick Lynch focuses on two individuals whose relationship slowly
evolves from lust to friendship to romance over the course of seven years. The film's tag line
was: there's nothing better than a great romance to ruin a perfectly good friendship.
Constructed as a series of chapters that take place at a turning point in each character's
life, the story moves from seven years in the past to three years to two and finally arrives in the
present day. Emily Friehl and Oliver Martin's first encounter is on a flight from Los Angeles to
New York City, during which they join the mile high club. He has hopes of becoming an
Internet entrepeneur and, certain of his future success, gives her his phone number and
suggests she call him in six years to see if his prediction came true.
Three years later, facing the prospect of spending New Year's Eve alone, Emily finds
Oliver's number and calls him, and the two meet for dinner. Thus starts a series of reunions
with the passing of time, as each drift in and out of relationships with others, Oliver and his
business partner Jeeter start an on-line diaper service, and Emily becomes a successful
photographer. Each time they meet, one appears to be settled and content while the other is
struggling to make headway in both life and career. Eventually they come to the realization
that each is exactly the person the other one needs for fulfillment.
Expressions
You know, kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray. (Passing your tongue on an ash recipient)
What's screwing one like? (having sex)
You stalking me? (persecution)
You only get one chance to make a first impression. (To cause good feelings at the first time you met someone)
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SCENE 1 Opening!
SCENE 2
What are the reasons given by Emily to explain the fact that Olive and she would never become a thing?
Love
Underwear
Deafness
Camera
Undressing
Male Female Relationship
Nudity
Public Nudity
Sign Language
Kissing
Airplane
Teen Movie
Party
Serenade
BELOW: Some dialogues from the first and second scenes of the movie “A LOT
LIKE LOVE”
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89 Just first things first, you Well, that's good.
You know, kissing a smoker know? I hear that's gonna be huge.
is like licking an ashtray.
132 166
Really? Make a plan and get all my - It will be.
What's screwing one like? ducks in line. - I'm sure.
91 134 167
- You stalking me? - Yes, I mean ducks in a row. - Are you being sarcastic?
- Yes. - Well, what ducks are those? - No!