NLD course
Lesson 3
Is Music of"Modern Times" Movie considered melancholic?
Music by Charles Chaplin, Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
Sing Smile
Singing skills
Words or expressions about melancholy?
Words or expressions about mirth?
Smile
Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That’s the time you must keep on trying Smile what’s the use of crying You’ll find that life is still worthwhile If you’ll just smile
Smile, Though your heart is aching Smile, even though it’s breaking When there are clouds in the sky you’ll get by If you smile, through your fear and sorrow Smile, and maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun come shining through for you
Language skills
Is the plot of "Modern Times"movie melancholic story?
Is the plot of "Modern Times" melancholic?
What plot's talking about...
a worker in a manufactory, screwing bolts
he does assembly line work
he opposes and goes on strike
he's going crazy working so hard, (donkey ears)
Cultural skills
he is arrested by the police
he goes to the jailhouse and becomes a prisoner
he meets a vagabond woman
they decide to live together in a ruined and little wood hut
At the end, they are lost and alone, and pennyless however in love.
Is the plot of"ModernTimes" melancholic story?
(with your classmate, 2 by 2)
Yes
No
The end of the film brings a positive thoughts with hope in the future, in the life
By the languorous music
Argumentation skills
By the topic of the film about the poverty,
It's a mockery about the social context, with lots of humor
By the madness and harshness of the work in the line work
The love story ends well, since they stay together.
Review game
Team 1
Team 2
assembly line work
pennyless
jailhouse
to screw
Team 2
Team 1
bolts
crasy
prisonner
manufactory
strike
lost
Lesson 3
rousselestherpro
Created on September 28, 2025
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
Teaching Challenge: Transform Your Classroom
View
Frayer Model
View
Math Calculations
View
Interactive QR Code Generator
View
Piñata Challenge
View
Interactive Scoreboard
View
Interactive Bingo
Explore all templates
Transcript
NLD course
Lesson 3
Is Music of"Modern Times" Movie considered melancholic?
Music by Charles Chaplin, Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
Sing Smile
Singing skills
Words or expressions about melancholy?
Words or expressions about mirth?
Smile
Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That’s the time you must keep on trying Smile what’s the use of crying You’ll find that life is still worthwhile If you’ll just smile
Smile, Though your heart is aching Smile, even though it’s breaking When there are clouds in the sky you’ll get by If you smile, through your fear and sorrow Smile, and maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun come shining through for you
Language skills
Is the plot of "Modern Times"movie melancholic story?
Is the plot of "Modern Times" melancholic?
What plot's talking about...
a worker in a manufactory, screwing bolts
he does assembly line work
he opposes and goes on strike
he's going crazy working so hard, (donkey ears)
Cultural skills
he is arrested by the police
he goes to the jailhouse and becomes a prisoner
he meets a vagabond woman
they decide to live together in a ruined and little wood hut
At the end, they are lost and alone, and pennyless however in love.
Is the plot of"ModernTimes" melancholic story?
(with your classmate, 2 by 2)
Yes
No
The end of the film brings a positive thoughts with hope in the future, in the life
By the languorous music
Argumentation skills
By the topic of the film about the poverty,
It's a mockery about the social context, with lots of humor
By the madness and harshness of the work in the line work
The love story ends well, since they stay together.
Review game
Team 1
Team 2
assembly line work
pennyless
jailhouse
to screw
Team 2
Team 1
bolts
crasy
prisonner
manufactory
strike
lost