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IMPARA LE LINGUE CON I FILM AL CLA
Vedere film in lingua straniera è un modo utile e divertente per imparare o
perfezionare una lingua straniera.
In questo fascicolo trovi due schede da utilizzare assieme al film da te
scelto. La scheda della Mediateca contiene delle informazioni generali
sul film, scritte in italiano. Puoi consultarla per scegliere il film più adatto
alle tue esigenze.
La scheda didattica ti propone delle attività da svolgere prima, durante o
dopo la visione del film. Qui sotto sono specificati la lingua e il/i livello/i a
cui si rivolgono le attività contenute nella scheda.
TITOLO DEL FILM IN LINGUA ORIGINALE: Zoolander
TITOLO DEL FILM IN ITALIANO: Zoolander
LINGUA: inglese
LIVELLO: C1 (avanzato)
LEGENDA DEI SIMBOLI:
= attività che richiede l’uso di carta e penna
= attività con domande a risposta chiusa
= attività con domande a risposta aperta senza correzione
= attività che richiede un computer e/o un collegamento ad
Internet
= consigli per la visione del film e per le attività didattiche
SCHEDA DIDATTICA SUL FILM: Zoolander
ATTIVITÀ PER IL LIVELLO: C1 (avanzato)
ATTIVITÀ PRIMA DELLA VISIONE DEL FILM
Esercizio 1: Fill in the blanks in the plot summary using the verbs
in the box below. Use a monolingual dictionary to check the
meanings of the verbs.
end,
sheds light on,
shattered,
brainwash,
raise,
retire,
charge,
to add,
branding,
stumbles
took away,
upset,
Derek Zoolander has been the main male model in the fashion industry for the last three
years thanks to his trademark look, “Blue Steel”. On the night of the Fashion Awards,
Derek’s dreams of winning the award four years running are (1) _____________ when
the trophy goes to the young new model, Hansel. (2) ___________ insult to injury, an
article is released in Time magazine (3) __________ him an idiot. Derek decides it’s
time to (4) ___________ and go back to his roots. Meanwhile, the newly elected Prime
Minister of Malaysia has (5) __________ a secret international coalition of fashion
designers by promising to (6) __________ the minimum wage in Malaysia. This will
effectively (7) ___________ their supply of cheap labour in sweatshops. To avoid this,
the covert group (8) ____________ Mugatu, the current king of fashion, with finding a
gullible and stupid male model to (9) ________________ into assassinating the world
leader. Derek, disowned by his family, (10) ________________ straight into Mugatu's
hands. The only ones who can help him are the beautiful reporter, Matilda (incidentally
the one who (11) _____________ his good name), his rival Hansel, and a mysterious
former model who (12) _______________ the whole situation. They have to work
against time and Derek's idiocy to stop him from killing on the night Mugatu reveals his
latest clothing line with the Malaysian minister as the "honoured guest."
Esercizio 2: The film pokes fun at the typical stereotype of the male
model. Which of the following adjectives/expressions do you think will be used to
describe male models (and/or female models)? Use a monolingual dictionary to check the
meanings of any adjectives you don’t know.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
Stunning or hideous?
Sharp as a knife or thick as a brick?
Inflated ego or unassuming?
Twiggy or chubby?
A beef-head or a clever clogs?
Geeky or a dude?
Hot or uncool?
Humble or big-headed?
Flabby or chiselled features?
Give yourself a challenge, try watching the film in
English without subtitles.
ATTIVITÀ DURANTE LA VISIONE DEL FILM
Esercizio 1: Write your answers to the following questions on the lines
given. One sentence per question will be sufficient.
1. What kind of person are they looking for to assassinate the prime minister?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. At the VH1 awards, who does Hansel name as his heroes?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. According to Derek’s friends, how do models help people?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. At the funeral, why can’t Derek help Matilda talk to Mugatu?
_______________________________________________________________________
5. Why does Derek’s father disown him?
_______________________________________________________________________
6. Why does Mugatu tell Derek he’s decided to hire him now?
_______________________________________________________________________
7. Why doesn’t Derek like Mugatu’s plans for the Center?
_______________________________________________________________________
8. What is Mugatu’s new fashion line inspired by?
_______________________________________________________________________
9. What argument does Mugatu use to convince Derek that killing the prime minister is a
good thing?
_______________________________________________________________________
10. How long does Derek think he’s been missing?
_______________________________________________________________________
11. What can’t Derek do?
_______________________________________________________________________
12. According to the man in the cemetery, why are male models ideal assassins?
___________________________________________________________________________
13. Why do Matilda and Derek go to Hansel’s house to hide?
___________________________________________________________________________
14. Who was Mugatu before he changed his name?
___________________________________________________________________________
ATTIVITÀ DOPO LA VISIONE DEL FILM
Esercizio 1a): Derek’s dream is to open an institute to help disadvantaged
children. He decides to call it the “Derek Zoolander Center for kids who can’t read
good”. There’s a slight problem with this however; with his choice of name, Derek
unwittingly displays his ignorance of English grammar. What should his center be called?
Remember:
Good is an adjective (it modifies nouns)
Well is an adverb (it modifies verbs)
Well can be used as an adjective to mean “in good
health”.
Esercizio 1b): Complete the following sentences using good or well.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Your English is very _______
You speak English very _______
You don’t look _______. Are you feeling alright?
I did very _______ on my exam today.
Wow, your homemade cookies are really ______.
Did you have a ______ time on your holidays?
I can’t swim very ______ so I don’t like going in the water much.
He’s not a ______ cook, but he’s willing to try!
Esercizio 2): The characters in the film use a lot of slang and colloquial
language. One word which is used often is “cool” which can have different meanings
depending on the context. Look at the following quotes from the film and rewrite them
replacing the word “cool” with a suitable word or expression to keep the same meaning.
1) Matilda (during the interview): Derek, I just have a few more questions, if that's
okay.
Derek: Cool.
Alternative: _____________________________
2) Derek (after the awards show): I can't stand Hansel!
Derek’s roommate: I know, right? Riding in on that scooter like he's so cool.
Alternative: _____________________________
3) Derek’s roommate (when Derek says he wants to change career): Models help
people. They make them feel good about themselves. They also show them how to dress
cool.
Alternative: _____________________________
4) Mugatu (talking about Derelicte – the fashion show): It'll be your glorious comeback.
Derek: Sounds cool.
Alternative: _____________________________
5) Derek (to Matilda as he changes her hairstyle): That's why you have some light
pattern dryness around your scalp. Do you mind? Cool.
Alternative: _____________________________
6) Biff (at the party): Everything cool, Derek?
Derek: It's great, Biff. Thank you.
Alternative: _____________________________
7) Derek (to Hansel at the party): You think you're too cool for school. But I got a news
flash for you, Walter Cronkite. You aren't.
Alternative: _____________________________
8) Hansel (to Derek at the party): Listen to your friend Billy Zane. He's a cool dude.He's
trying to help you out.
Alternative: _____________________________
9) Matilda (at Hansel’s door): And we need a place to hide until we figure this whole
thing out. Derek said this would be the last place anyone would look for him.
Hansel: Yeah, you're cool to hide here
Alternative: _____________________________
10) Matilda (at Hansel’s house): When I was in seventh grade I was the fat kid in my
class.
Derek: No!
Matilda: All right, forget it.
Hansel (to Derek) : Dude, be cool tonight. Come on.
Derek: I'm sorry. Please, go ahead. My mistake.
Alternative: _____________________________
11) Hansel (telling a story): I was totally fine. I've never even been to Mount Vesuvius.
Olaf (a dwarf): Cool story, Hansel.
Hansel: Thanks, Olaf.
Alternative: _____________________________
12) Hansel (as they’re trying to find the files on the computer): Let's not lose our cool.
Then we're no better than the machine.
Alternative: _____________________________
13) Mugato (when Derek arrives at the show): You had us worried, Derek.
Derek: Everything's cool. I'm really psyched for the show.
Alternative: _____________________________
14) Matilda: Oh, Derek, you did it! That was amazing!
Derek: I know. I turned left!
Matilda: Yeah, that too. But you saved the prime minister of Malaysia!
Derek: Oh, right. Cool.
Alternative: _____________________________
Esercizio 3: As a male model, Derek spends his whole life putting on
and taking off clothes. But does he dress or wear his clothes? Complete each sentence
choosing a suitable verb (or phrasal verb) from the box below. Remember: if you use a
phrasal verb you may need to insert a pronoun between the verb and the particle.
dress
dress down
dress up
take off
try on
wear
wear in
1) Before I buy shoes, I always ............ first.
2) However often I go shopping, it always seems like I don’t have a thing to…….
3) Hey, are you going to ……. for this party tonight?
4) I love ……… Fridays, at last I can wear my comfortable clothes to work!
5) I really hate people who judge you on the way you……..
6) New shoes can be uncomfortable, you often have to……..
7) You know, you can ………... your sunglasses now we’re indoors!
Esercizio 4: What’s a nice boy like you..? Look at this article from
the Times telling a slightly different story of the life of male models. Be warned; the
article contains some use of coarse language.
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article576115.ece
Read the article and answer the following questions.
According to the article:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
The models need to be brave to model at Andrew Mackensie’s show. T/F
The models at the show are naked apart from the ropes. T/F
Male models don’t earn as much as female models. T/F
Male models often come from all walks of life. T/F
Male models often have inflated egos. T/F
SOLUZIONI
ATTIVITÀ PRIMA DELLA VISIONE DEL FILM
Esercizio 1:
(1) shattered (2) To add (3) branding (4) retire (5) upset (6) raise (7) end (8)
charges (9) brainwash (10) stumbles (11) took away (12) sheds light on
Esercizio 2:
1) Stunning 2) Thick as a brick 3) Inflated ego 4) Twiggy 5) A beef-head 6) A dude
7) Hot 8) Big headed 9) Chiselled features
ATTIVITÀ DURANTE LA VISIONE DEL FILM
Esercizio 1:
Below you will find the transcripts of each piece of dialogue from the film containing the
answer to each while-watching question.
1) (Scene 1: 00:02:13) Fashion designers: He’s got to be extremely dim-witted. […] A
beautiful, self absorbed simpleton who can be manipulated and moulded like Jell-o*. […]
We need an empty vessel, a shallow, dumb, vacuous moron.
2) (Scene 3: 00:08:40) Hansel: Richard Gere’s a real hero of mine..Sting.. Sting would
be another person who’s a hero. The music that he’s created, I don’t really listen to it,
but the fact that he’s making it, I respect that.
3) (Scene 5: 00:13:49 ) Derek’s friends: Models help people. They make them feel
good about themselves. They also show them how to dress cool and wear their hair in
interesting ways.
4) (Scene 6: 00:17:50 ) Derek: If you knew anything, you’d know Mugatu’s the one
designer who’s never hired me.
5) (Scene 11: 00:24:26 )Derek: All I ever wanted to do was make you proud of me,
Pop.
Derek’s dad: With what? Your male modelling? Prancing around* in your underwear
with your wiener* hanging out? You’re dead to me boy. You’re more dead to me than
your dead mother. I just thank the lord she didn’t live to see her son as a mermaid.
6) (Scene 12: 00:25:52 ) Mugatu: You’ve been around for a long time. I never wanted
anything from you. And now that you’re retired, I can’t have you. And it’s funny how it
switches like that. But now the forbidden fruit must be tasted.
7) (Scene 12: 00:26:41 ) Mugatu: I give you…the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who
Can’t Read Good.
Derek: What is this? A center for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to
learn how to read if they can’t even fit inside the building? […] The center has to be at
least three times bigger than this.
8) (Scene 12: 00:28:09 ) Mugatu: Let me show you…Derelicte! It is a fashion, a way of
life inspired by the very homeless, the vagrants, the crack whores* that make this
wonderful city so unique.
9) (Scene 13: 00:32:45 ) Mugatu: I’m just a kid who wants you to know the truth about
child labour laws. They’re silly and outdated. In the good old days, kids as young as 5
could work as they pleased, from textile factories to iron smelts*. Yippee! Hooray! But
today the age old right of children to work is under attack from the Philippines to
Bangladesh, in China and India, and South America too. But you can help these children
Derek, by killing the prime minister of Malaysia. He is bad.
10) (Scene 14: 00:34:24 ) Derek: Are you having a whack attack*? I saw you this
afternoon dum-dum*.
Matilda: That was last Friday.
Derek: Earth to Matilda. I was at a day spa. Day. D-A-I-Y-E. Okay?
11) (Scene 18: 00:46:12 ) Derek: I’m not an ambi-turner. It’s a problem I had since I
was a baby. I can’t turn left.
12) (Scene 19: 00:50:00 ) J.P Prewitt: Male models are genetically constructed to
become assassins. They’re in peak physical condition. They can gain entry to the most
secure places in the world. And most important of all, models don’t think for themselves.
They do as they’re told.
13) (Scene 20: 00:52:50 ) Matilda: Derek has been brainwashed to kill the prime
minister of Malaysia. […] And we need a place to hide until we figure this whole thing
out. Derek said this would be the last place anyone would look for him.
14) (Scene 23: 01:04:53 )Archie: Apparently the guy was the original guitar synth
player for that band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, but he got kicked out before they hit it
big with that song “Relax”.
*jell-o= a cold sweet transparent food made from gelatine.
*to prance around=to move quickly with exaggerated steps so people will look at you.
*wiener=a slang word for a penis.
*crack whores= prostitutes who are addicted to crack (a form of cocaine)
*iron smelts=a place where iron (a type of metal) is heated and melted
*whack attack= a moment of craziness/stupidity (slang)
*dum-dum= stupid (slang)
ATTIVITÀ DOPO LA VISIONE DEL FILM
Esercizio 1a: The Derek Zoolander Center for kids (children) who can’t read well.
Esercizio 1b: 1) good 2) well 3) well 4) well 5) good 6) good 7) well 8) good
Esercizio 2:
The Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary gives the following definitions for “cool”:
5 (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something because it is
fashionable, attractive and often different: You look pretty cool with that new
haircut. It’s a cool movie.
6 (informal) people say Cool! or That’s cool to show that they approve of sth or
agree to a suggestion: ‘We’re meeting Jake for lunch and we can go on the yacht in
the afternoon.’ ‘Cool!’ ‘Can you come at 10.30 tomorrow?’ ‘That’s cool’. I was
surprised that she got the job, but I’m cool with it (= it’s not a problem for me).
CONFIDENT
7 (informal) calm and confident in a way that lacks respect for other people, but
makes people admire you as well as disapprove: She just took his keys and walked
out with them, cool as you please.
1) That’s fine/okay
2) […] like he’s so fashionable/trendy
3) They also show them how to dress in a fashionable/attractive way
4) That sounds good
5) That looks good
6) Is everything alright?
7) Do you think you’re too fashionable/trendy to go to school (like normal people do)?
8) He’s a calm, intelligent person
9) Yes, that’s fine if you hide here
10) Be relaxed/don’t be judgmental tonight my friend
11) That’s a great story
12) Let’s not lose control of ourselves
13) Everything’s fine
14) That’s great
Esercizio 3: 1) try them on 2) wear 3) dress up 4) dress down 5) dress/look 6) wear
them in 7) take off
Esercizio 4:1) True 2) False 3) True 4) True 5) False