Oscar Wilde's THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE

                        Summary The Nightingale and the Rose                                               

In this story, a young man, a student, is told by a woman that she would dance with him at the ball the next night if he brought her a red rose. However, he has no red roses, and is vocalizing his despair when a nightingale hears him. The nightingale is touched by the soul of this student, and desires strongly to help him. The bird flies around trying to find a red rose at various rose bushes, but none are red. He finallly pierces his heart on a thorn to bleed onto a white rose, making it a brilliant red rose, and in the process dies. The student finds the rose and is thrilled, so he plucks it and brings it to his love interest. The girl rejects the rose saying it won't match her dress; plus, someone else has brought her jewelry, which is much better. Angry, the student walks away and throws the rose in the gutter where it is run over by a cart. He decides that love is ridiculous and logic is better, goes home and reads a book.

I have provided a link to the story below; it isn't very long and very beautifully written. I suggest you read it if you haven't already, and I hope this helped!

Nightingale: Generous, Friendly, Little

Student: Persistent, Studious

Professor of daughter: Selfish, Conceited, Beautiful 

Activity 1

In a far away, long ago kingdom, Cinderella is living happily with her mother and father until her mother dies. Cinderella's father remarries a cold, cruel woman who has two daughters, Drizella and Anastasia. When the father dies, Cinderella's wicked stepmother turns her into a virtual servant in her own house. Meanwhile, across town in the castle, the King determines that his son the Prince should find a suitable bride and provide him with a required number of grandchildren. So the King invites every eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy dress ball, where his son will be able to choose his bride. Cinderella has no suitable party dress for a ball, but her friends the mice, led by Jaques and Gus, and the birds lend a hand in making her one, a dress the evil stepsisters immediately tear apart on the evening of the ball. At this point, enter the Fairy Godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the royal ball, the stroke of midnight, the glass slipper, and the rest, as they say, is fairy tale history.

    
    

 




Activity 2
Vocabulary.Write these words in Spanish with images.

a) palace
b) prince
c) coach
d) pumpkin
e) wand
f) fairy
g) mice
h) birds
i) glass slipper
j) ball

• a) Palacio
• b) Principe
• c) Entrenador
• d) Calabaza
• e) Varita
• f) Hada
• g) Ratones
• h) Aves
• i) Zapatos de Cristal
• j) Baile                                                                 

A) Film review

The Theory of Everything
Biographical drama, 2014
The Theory of Everything is about the scientist Stephen Hawking. The film is based on a book, ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen’ by his wife, Jane Wilde Hawking. The film is set in England and starts in the early 1960s. It tells the story of Hawking’s relationship with Jane, the diagnosis of his motor neuron disease and his success as a physicist. I love the acting in this film. Eddie Redmayne stars as Hawking and Felicity Jones plays the role of Jane. My favourite character is Stephen Hawking because he is very clever and brave. I think this is an ideal film for people who like true stories. It is a bit sad at times but the story is very interesting and there is a lot of action. I give The Theory of Everything ★★★★Really good!


★★★★. Go and watch it soon!
★★★★★Fantastic! ★★★★Really good! ★★★ OK ★★ Bad ★ Terrible!

B:Does the writer answer all these questions? Check and tick (✓)
✓1. What is the title of the film?
✓2. What genre is it?
✓3. What is it about?
✓4. Is it based on a book?
✓5. Where is the film set?
✓6. When is the film set?
✓7. Who stars in the film?
✓8. Who plays the main role(s)?
✓9. Who is your favourite character in the film? (Why?)
✓ 10.What kind of person would like this film?

Activity 2: Write two movie riddles. Use this model:

Title: I'm Legend
It´s a Action
It takes places in a city full of zombies
Will Smith is in it (Robert Neville)
It´s about it is the cure for cancer which has side effects and causes people to become zombies the protagonist is immune to this and try to save the world but eventually dies
In the end the protagonist dies and leaves the antidote to cure

Title: Proyect X
It´s a Comedy
It takes places in a city house
Thomas man is in it (Thomas Kubb)
It´s about a party which becomes the best ever because of the distortion that occurred
In the end the entire block where she lived thomas burns and left with many debts and claims

ACTIVITY 1


Choose the best alternative.

1. In his hand he holds a list which will save thousands of lives.


a. The Bucket List


b. The List


c. Schindler’s List


d. Haunted List





2. How romantic it is to have a love letter a day—that’s for 365 days not just a week.


a. The Notebook


b. 365 Days of Summer


c. Love Letters


d. Message in a Bottle



3. He is everybody’s super hero. He’s not a plane and, definitely, he’s not a bird.

a. X-Men


b. Superman


c. Iron Man


d. The Incredibles




4.First, second, third, fourth, fifth, most us have five senses, but not everyone has the sixth.

a. The Sixth Sense


b. The Eye


c. Close Encounters of the Third Kind


d. The Fourth Kind




5.In this place, history comes alive every night. Make sure you review your history before going in.

a. Toy Story


b. Night at the Museum

c. Wax Museum


d. National Treasure



6. Enter the world of these four fashionable and fabulous ladies. Despite their glamour, they also experience challenges every normal woman experience.


a. The Devil Wears Prada


b. Project: Runway


c. Sex and the City


d. Now and Then


7. This journey will take you to the far north where an important Christmas icon is said to live.

a. The Hogwarts Train


b. The Polar Express


c. The Wizard of Oz


d. The Ride






8. In the year 1912, it sank under the ocean, it took lives, it shattered dreams

a. The Poseidon Adventure


b. The Love Boat


c. Titanic

d. Pirates of the Caribbean




9. You wouldn’t want to be alone on Christmas, but this kid has a way of getting through it alone

a. Home Alone


b. Spy Kids


c. Little Rascals


d. The Good Son





10. She’s moving forward; he’s moving backwards. How can their love story be possible?


a. Somewhere in Time


b. The Curious Case of B.B.


c. Time Traveller’s Wife



11 She brought music and light to a family that will later be hers


a. Sister Act


b. The Nanny


c. The Sound of Music

d. Nanny McPhee

12. Two people in love but unsure of themselves, so they decided to meet again at Empire State Building.

a. An Affair to Remember


b. Meet Me in St.Louis


c. Love is a Many Splendored Thing

Activity 1

Answer these questions in English:
1.- Do you like watching movies?
2.- What is your favorite movie?
3.- Who is your favorite actor or actress?

development

1- Yes, I love it

2- Mi favorite movies is the lion king

3- i don't have favorite actor 

Activity 2
Write the names of these actors and actresses




1. Brad Pitt
2.Sean Connery
3. James Dean
4.Tom Cruise
5. Jim Carrey
6.Robin Williams
7. Leonardo DiCaprio
8.Eddie Murphy
9.Tom Hanks
10Paul Nevwan
11 Jonh Wayne
12Charles Chaplin
13 Cameron Diaz
14Elizabeth Taylor.
15Angelina Jolie
16.Eva Mendes
17Meryl Streep
18Winona Ryder
19Halle Berry
20Lucy Li
21Vivien Leigh
22Sophia Loren
23Whoopi Goldberg
24.Emma Watson


Activity 3
Write the names of these movies in English.
1. Rocky
2,Star Wars
3.Legally Blonde
4.Gone with wind
5. Titanic
6Life is beautiful


7.Forrest Gump
8The Lord of the rings
9 The martian
10.The Godfather






Activity 4


Fill in the blanks below in the words in the box:

action
actors
animation
blockbusters
cameo
camera
character
comedy
critic
documentary
extra
genre
horror
plot
projector
scenes
sci-fi
screen
sequel
setting
star

theater
ticket
usher





Parts of the Movie:
The place or time a movie takes place is called the Setting. What happens in a movie is called the plot. A movie is usually broken up into many scenes. The movie is filmed with a Camera.


People in Movies:
The people who act in the movie are Actors. A character is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the Star. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a Cameo. An Extra is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A Critic is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.


Movie Genres:
The type of movie is the movie Genre. A movie that makes you laugh is a Comedy. A movie that makes you scream is a Horror. A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an Action movie. Movies about the future or space are known as sci-fi films. And a movie about real life is a Documentary. Animation film has cartoon characters.


Blockbusters
Movies with big budgets that sell a lot of tickets are called blockbusters. Many of these movies do so well that movie producers make a sequel, or part II



At the Theater:The place where you watch a movie is called a Theater. To see a movie, usually, you have to buy a Ticket. The movie is projected onto a large Screen using a movie Projector. An usher  is a person who shows you to your seat and makes sure everybody is quiet during the movie.