Step 1 : brainstorming

Look at the photo and say what you know about musical theatre

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Step 2 : listening

 

 

Listen  from the beginning to 3'42 & take notes about the following elements:

 

 

Step 3 : reading

Read the paragraphs summing up the plot of the film, then put them back into the right order

   

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  • follow up work: Using what you know about Romeo & Juliet as well as the images from the video, dub the trailer of West Side Story.(Include information about the cast, the director, the composer...)                                                                                                                        
                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now it is time to study the prologue. Follow the link below, watch the video then find the missing words.

https://learningapps.org/display?v=p0b39pmw226

Now check you remember the key words by doing the crossword puzzle

https://learningapps.org/display?v=ppyk3cwk526

Who are the Puerto Ricans?  Learn more about their history by doing the following exercises :

(Do some research on Puerto Ricans in America.)

https://learningapps.org/display?v=pom23m2sk26

https://www.quiziniere.com/diffusions/BA3YW2

Step 4 : write a paragraph to recap what you learnt.

Focus on ‘I want to live in America’ : warming up (assumptions/opinions)

Students prepare their arguments in pairs

  1. Why do people move to another country?
  2. What expectations do immigrants often have?
  3. Is the “American Dream” still alive?
  4. Can people love and criticize a country at the same time?

Now listen to the song ‘I want to live in America’ and do the exercises.

https://learningapps.org/display?v=p7c1wkjav26

  • Now your turn: write one stanza of the song from another immigrant's point of view...n