Sample Lesson
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Ghost |
Ghost Note: Almost all of the idioms taught in the book Idioms Go To The Movies:Ghost are from the movie Ghost. The book is useful alone but, for maximum reinforcement of the idioms, it is suggested that students buy or rent the movie in order to view it both before and after working through the fifteen lessons in the book Idioms To The Movies:Ghost. The movie is available in video stores or through various Internet sites; it is not sold on this site. This love story/thriller movie tells the story of Sam Wheat (played by Patrick Swayze) and his girlfriend Molly Jensen (played by Demi Moore). When Sam is killed, his ghost is unable to leave the earth until he can be sure that his girlfriend is safe from his killers. However, Sam cannot communicate with anyone until he meets Oda Mae Brown (played by Whoopi Goldberg). Then he uses her psychic power to communicate with Molly and to get revenge on his killers. The movie Ghost is rated PG-13 (suitable for adults and older teens) and the book Idioms Go To The Movies:Ghost is aimed at high intermediate ESL students. It is also useful for advanced students who can usually go through this book more quickly than they can go through Idioms Go To The Movies:You’ve Got Mail or Idioms Go To The Movies:Trading Places. |
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You've Got Mail |
You've Got Mail Note: Almost all of the idioms taught in the book Idioms Go To The Movies: You’ve Got Mail are from the movie You’ve Got Mail. The book is useful alone but, for maximum reinforcement of the idioms, it is suggested that students buy or rent the movie in order to view it both before and after working through the fifteen lessons in the book Idioms To The Movies: You’ve Got Mail. The movie is available in video stores or through various Internet sites; it is not sold on this site. This comedy/love story tells the story of Kathleen Kelly (played by Meg Ryan), the owner of a small children’s bookstore, and Joe Fox (played by Tom Hanks) a rich businessman who builds a huge bookstore close to her bookstore. Soon Kathleen is forced to go out of business. Kathleen hates Joe Fox and never guesses that he is actually “NY152,” the man that she emails almost everyday. When Joe discovers that he has been writing to Kathleen Kelly and that he is falling in love with her, he is able to use Kathleen’s daily messages to him to learn what he needs to do to make her stop hating him and to make her fall in love with him. The movie You’ve Got Mail is rated PG (suitable for all teenagers and adults) and the book Idioms Go To The Movies:You’ve Got Mail is primarily aimed at advanced ESL students although it can also be used by motivated high intermediate students. |
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Bedazzled |
Bedazzled Note: Almost all of the idioms taught in the book Idioms Go To The Movies: Bedazzled are from the movie Bedazzled. The book is useful alone but, for maximum reinforcement of the idioms, it is suggested that students buy or rent the movie in order to view it both before and after working through the twelve lessons in the book Idioms To The Movies: Bedazzled. The movie is available in video stores or through various Internet sites; it is not sold on this site. This movie tells the story of Eliot Richards (played by Brendan Fraser) who agrees to sell his soul to the devil (played by Elizabeth Hurley) in exchange for seven wishes. He makes six wishes, hoping to get the love of the beautiful Allison Gardiner (played by Frances O’Connor). Each time that Eliot makes a wish, the result is terrible and he is forced to come back to the devil so that he can make another wish, hoping that the next wish will get him Allison’s love. Until the seventh wish … The movie Bedazzled is rated PG-13 (suitable for adults and older teens) and the book Idioms Go To The Movies: Bedazzled is aimed at high intermediate ESL students. It is also useful for advanced students who can usually go through this book more quickly than they go through Idioms Go To The Movies:You’ve Got Mail or Idioms Go To The Movies:Trading Places. |
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Trading Places |
Trading Places Note: Almost all of the idioms taught in the book Idioms Go To The Movies: Trading Places are from the movie Trading Places. The book is useful alone but, for maximum reinforcement of the idioms, it is suggested that students buy or rent the movie in order to view it both before and after working through the twelve lessons in the book Idioms To The Movies: Trading Places. The movie is available in video stores or through various Internet sites; it is not sold on this site. This comedy tells the story of two rich old brothers who trick the very successful Lewis Winthrop (played by Dan Aykroyd) and the petty criminal Billy Ray Valentine (played by Eddie Murphy) into “trading places.” When Valentine discovers what has happened, he shares his discovery with Winthrop and the two men find a way to get revenge on the two old brothers. This movie is rated R (suitable for adults only) and the book Idioms Go To The Movies: Trading Places is primarily aimed at advanced level students although it can also be used by motivated high intermediate students. Lessons 11-12 include more difficult idioms; therefore, advanced students may choose to do Lessons 1-12 while high intermediate students may choose to focus on Lessons 1-10 and save Lessons 11-12 until a later time. |
