Serial Watchers

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In this picture, we can see an ..................................... for "Stranger Things", on a huge billboard in Times Square in New York City . This series was first .................................... (diffusée) by Netflix in 2016. The story is about a group of............................................ looking for (= searching for) their friend, Will, ...................has mysteriously ........................................ . A strange girl with supernatural ....................................will help them find him.

broadcast

teenagers

who

disappeared

powers

who or which?

a. which

b. who

c. where

d. who

e. where

f. which

which

who

where

who

where

which

Blindtest

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Let's go!

How many TV series did you find?

The Umbrella Academy

Pretty Little Liars

Riverdale

The 100

Elite

Stranger Things

Dark

The Crown

Daybreak

La Casa de Papel

13 Reasons Why

Friends

Game of Thrones

The Big Bang Theory

Peaky Blinders

Vikings

Have you ever seen these TV shows/ series?How many times? never? already? once? 10 times? (present perfect)

ex: I've never seen "Daybreak" and I've never heard of it but I've already seen the first season of "Dark". What about you? What have you seen?

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- setting? It takes place in .......- characters? + story? It's about .........

use: who, which, where

What is the difference between a series and a movie?

Observe the 4 pictures: What are the characters doing? Spot 5 different actions.

Spot the actions.

Observe the four pictures. What are the characters doing? I bet you can spot five different actions.

arriving

A blond-haired girl is ........................ at school. All the teens around her are ........................ at her . She is wearing a lot of ......................... She is ........................................ a pink handbag and she is slightly smiling.

Picture 1:

staring

jewels

carrying

behind

Picture 2:

A group of teenagers are gathering ...................... a girl who looks angry.

They are all standing and the girl is ................................. at the camera.

staring

cemetery.

Picture 3:

A group of teenagers are sitting on the grass in a ................................... Something spooky is happening. The girl with the tracksuit is ............................ in the air.

flying

Pour décrire des actions qui se déroulent au moment où l'on parle/ pour décrire une image.

On utilise le présent BE+ V-ing

Ex: They are all looking at the blond girl with a pink handbag. Attention à l'orthographe:

_Le "e" final de la BV s'efface: dance dancing

_La terminaison de -ie devient -Y: lie lying/ die dying

Si on parle d'une action habituelle, on emploie alors le présent simple. (ex: The girl with a pink handbag attends an American High School)

is raining.

are singing.

are running

are

doing

is coming.

am writing

Jenny and Chris aren't baking cupcakes today

Are Jenny and Chris baking cupcakes today

You aren't making a mistake.

Are you making a mistake.

She isn't watching a movie with her friends.

Is she watching movie with her friends

The policeman isn't running after a criminal.

Is the policeman running after a criminal

Why are you crying?

What are you doing?

Are you lying or are you telling the truth?

What are you complaining about?

are you doing

am writing

working

Is

is listening

loves

misses

am

exaggerating

is lying

is

watching

Serial Watchers

index

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Plot Generator

Let's watch trailers

My favorite TV show

Binge watching

Your pitch!

Likes and dislikes

Vocabulary: guess the genre

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Watch the 4 trailers and identify these elements to name their genres.

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Trailers

Characters

Music

Genre

Places

1) What elements of a series help you to define a TV genre?

places

A genre depends on the ..............., the ........................ and the ..........

music.

characters

What series do you enjoy watching?

I'm a fan of...../ I 'm into..../ I'm crazy about... I enjoy.......like.......love.......prefer .......... I' m addicted to.... = I 'm hooked on....

why?

Practise your phonology! Recopie l'exercice dans ton cahier.

1. Les sons de la lettre "o". Ecoute et répète les mots.

hero, dialogue, emotion, more, comedy, clothes, know, for, code, knowledge, soppy, show, episode, only

2. Place-les dans le tableau selon la prononciation de la lettre "o".

goat

low

dog

horse

emotion

hero

clothes

dialogue

comedy

more

show

code

know

knowledge

for

episode

soppy

only

bad

lousy

funny

Find the synonyms

moving

awful

hilarious

touching

thrilling

captivating

gripping

cheesy

boring

sentimental

dull

awesome

soppy

amazing

wonderful

Find all the adjectives which refer to FEAR.

exciting

spooky

brilliant

tasteless

scary

spectacular

great

eerie

frightening

creepy

entertaining

Recopie l'exercice dans ton cahier.

1. Les sons de la lettre "i". Ecoute et répète les mots.

2. Place-les dans le tableau selon la prononciation de la lettre "i".

binge, tonight, science, film, things, addict, dinosaur, aggressive, life, gossip, describe

binge

film

things

tonight

science

dinausor

addict

aggressive

life

describe

gossip

What elements of a series help you to define a TV genre?What are their characteristics?

Write about a TV genre and try to give a definition and characteristics): comedy, drama, detective, teen, horror, sci-fi, a biopic, an action series

RECAP

In a .............series, there is/ are.....................

The plot is about........ who/ which...................

Something ................ happens..........................

The action takes place in.................................

a sci-fi series

in a drama

in horror series

in a teen series

in a drama

jokes

In a comic series, there are a lot of ........... and you can hear .............. , like in "Friends" or "the Big Bang Theory".

laughers

character

In a detective series, one .................... investigatesa ....................or a case with the help of a friend, like in "Sherlock"

crime

In a teen series, the plot is about the life of teenagers at school, their love ............. and their breaks-up, their dreams . ("Looking for Alaska")

stories

monsters

-In a horror series, there are .................., ghosts, paranormal elements and ........... places (Stranger Things...)

spooky

-In a sci-fi series, the action takes place in ........ on a ................... or in the future, like in "Star Trek" .

space

spaceship

Choose a show and the class has to guess it.

Don't give names of characters nor places!

Use a relative clause to describe them.(who, which, where)

ex: This show is about a surgeon who suffers from autism. There is a hospital where different surgeons work together.

ex: This show is about a deputy sheriff who tries to survive in a world where the zombies are everywhere.

Characters

Match the words to the types of characters and present each type. Find one character to illustrate each type.

help

hilarious

the clown

the geek

the villain

quirky

funny

kill

brave

heroic

evil

friend

joke

ambiguous

gadgets

strong

the HERO/HEROIN

the sidekick

the anti hero

faults

laugh

lonely

mislead

The characters

The hero/ heroine is heroic, ............ and courageous. He/She has a lot of qualities. He/She fights .................... . He/ She looks for the ............ and he/she solves ....................

brave

villains

truth.

problems.

(Supergirl, Eleven)

evil

The villain is ............ He has a lot of f................... He fights the .............. and he .................... chaos. He wants to ................. good guys.

aults.( = qualities)

hero.

creates.

kill

(Dr Brenner)

The sidekick helps the ................... . he is a good .................... . He always has good .............

hero

friend

(Dustin and Lucas in Stranger Things)

ideas.

laugh

hillarious

The clown is funny / ......................He makes people ................ . He always has a good ...................

joke

(Harry in Resident alien)

gadgets.

lonely.

The geek is often ................. and he has a lot of .....................

solves

He ................. problems for the hero.

(Sheldon)

ambiguous

aults

The anti-hero has lots of f............ . He is ..........................and paradoxical. He ....................... the audience.

misleads

(Walter White)

Guess the character?

Think about a character? What category does he belong to? Describe him/her and the class will guess his/her identity. Use the vocabulary.

the clown

the hero/heroin

help

funny

hilarious

brave

kill

quirky

ambiguous

joke

the sidekick

the geek

evil

gadgets

heroic

friend

mislead

faults

laugh

strong

lonely

the anti hero

the villain

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setting

characters

plot

identify with

episode

cliffhanger

be hooked on

feels the pull

is caught up in

are not my thing.

My favourite TV show

Why you should watch The Big Bang Theory

Why you should watch Stranger Things

Why you should watch Raising Dion

My favourite TV show

- gripping -

addictive

- creepy

- from the 80s

- full of cliffhangers

- mysterious

- feel close to them

- makes you want to watch another episode

- jumpy

lives on a completely different planet

- Sheldon

- hilarious

- it makes you feel better

- group of geeks

everyday life of all these geeks

- friendly

Look at the title and imagine the plot. Make hypothesis.

Maybe..... Perhaps.... I think... i guess I suppose...

a 8-year-old boy

- emotional

discovers he has superpowers.

his name's Dion

His mother investigates where his superpowers come from.

- completely different from other series

his mother

Esperanza, a disabled girl, in a wheelchair.

friendship between Dion and Esperanza

- evolves through the episodes

supernatural story with a sentimental twist.

Can you explain the title Raising Dion?

It's about a mother who tries to take care of her son Dion.

It's difficult to bring him up because he has superpowers.

He is a special kid.

Why you should watch "The Big Bang Theory"

geek

If you are a ...................., this TV show is for you! But the reason why I'm really into "The Big Bang Theory" is because it is hilarious! if one day you feel ................., just watch an episode and it will make you feel ...................... instantly.

down

better

Why you should watch "Raising Dion"

addicted.

I've just discovered this little gem and I'm already .......................! It's about an 8-year-old boy called Dion ............. one day discovers that he has ............................ . It makes you feel .......................... because you can relate to the family's situation. I would definitely .......................... it to anyone who likes supernatural stories and who wants to be ........................in a story.

who

superpowers.

emotional

recommend

caught up

L'accent de phrase pour convaincre.

Ecoute et répète:

The plot is really gripping.

Ecoute et répète. N'hésite pas à exagérer!

It's completely addictive! I just love it! It's such a cool show! I'm really into it because it's just hilarious! It will make you feel better instantly!

THE MUST-SEE SERIES!

It's series time! You have to convince the class to watch your favourite TV show. Present it and include:

• genre of the series

Sous-titre

• the main characters and their type
• a summary of the plot
• your impressions of the series

Make the presentation fun and lively!

Binge watching

Binge watching, a scientifical process!

Binge-watching is an easy, feel-good fix. For many viewers, binge-watching gives us an escape from the day-to-day grind. Entertainment has always offered a way to escape from the pressures of daily life, and binge-watching is no exception. "TV viewers are no longer zoning out as a way to forget about their day, they are tuning in, on their own schedule, to a different world. Getting immersed in multiple episodes or even multiple seasons of a show over a few weeks is a new kind of escapism that is especially welcomed today". The line between enjoyment and unhealthy habits. Binge-waching can be a great way to relax and de-stress, but it can easily become a problem when you regularly prioritize it over other important activities. Like gambling, or other behavioral addictions, binge-watching activates the part of our brain responsible from "reward" functions, producing dopamine : it makes us feel

good. And it takes more and more of the same activity to give us that feeling of enjoyment, making binge-watching much harder to stop.When we're forced to stop watching (usually when we finish the entire series) we quite literally "mourn" the loss of the show.Striking a good binge-watching balance.It's important to remember that there's a fine line between healthy viewing habits and addictive behavior. Commit to only watching a certain number of episodes in advance, then cut yourself off and balance your binge-watching with activities like exercise or spending time with friends.

Read the title and the 3 subtitles of the article. Guess what it is about.

What is "binge-watching"?

Read the title and the 3 subtitles of the article. Guess what it is about.

The goal of this article is to make us understand the scientific reasons why we binge-batch.

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escape

day-to-day grind

entertainment

immersed in multiples episodes or even multiple seasons ...... a few weeks

to escape the pressures of daily life and the day-to-day grind

watching more series

happiness

great happiness

watching series

brain

production of dopamine

watching even more series

"It takes more and more of the same activity to give us that same feeling of enjoyment "

When you can't watch your series, you don't have your dose of dopamine and you feel depressed.

cut yourself off

exercise

spend time with friends

Look at the title of the video and guess what it is going to be about.

Watch the video, concentrate on what you understand and check your guesses.

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TRUE LIFE

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Sam, 22 years old

a journalist

5 days a week

a condition of binge- watching series diagnosed at the age of 16 by her doctor

The Office (for the 4th time)

not many friends

Parks and Recreation

Madmen

House of Cards

lost her close friends and boyfriend

How I met your mother

Scrubs

Orange is the new black

comedies on Mondays

on her desk

more serious shows at weekends

on her bed

light series during the week because of the stress of school

at the football stadium

at the gym

at work

8 to 16 hours a day of watching series

Assess Sam's level of addiction

What's your general impression after watching this video?

Is it reality or is it a parody?

find at least 4 inconsistencies.

__ __ __ __

Titre 2__

Is it a true story or is it a hoax, a parody?

hoax

This video is a ....... because there are some inconsistencies.

She can't spend 8 to 16 hours a day watching series and go to .................

school

She can't work 5 days a week as a journalist and be a ......................... at the same time.

student

too

She is ............. young to be a journalist on TV.

The scene showing her at work and showing her at the stadium look ...................

fake

Guess the series!

the genre?

the setting?

The action takes place in ................

the plot?

It is about ...............

Have you seen it? give details

Don't give names!

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FINAL TASK

Pitch your new TV series idea to the producers of Netflix!:

• genre of the series

It's series time!

• main characters and types

• summary of the plot

• why people should watch it!

THANKS!