Would you like to dream like when you were a child?
Would you like to dream like when you were a child? The only thing you have to do is to see the movie Finding Neverland. The movie details the experiences of “Peter Pan” and the story about some children who don’t want to grow.
I liked the movie a lot. When I saw it I felt different emotions. The fantasy takes you to other special moments in a life. The performance of the actors is very interesting; they demonstrate that life is unique and that you have to enjoy it at every single moment.
The message of the movie as I see it is shown when one of the main characters deals with the mind of a child who behaves and feels like a hopeless adult.
I personally recommend this movie to anyone who wants to feel as a child again.
By Victoria Cuevas
Adults Pre-Intermediate.
Death, a friend
Wouldn’t it be interesting if death asks you to teach her how to live? In the movie, Meet Joe Black, you can see a possible reaction to the question.
I’m used to see movies related with this kind of things where the limit between good taste and the absurd is crossed, so the movie loses its magic. But definitely I assure that this movie is the exception.
Meet Joe Black tells the story of death taking a break from his usual duties and inhabiting the body of a recently-deceased young man.
It seems to me that in this movie you will find two things to learn: how to live and how would you like to give it an end.
By LUCAS GOMEZ
Adults Pre-intermediate
jueves, 6 de diciembre de 2007
viernes, 16 de noviembre de 2007
TEP teachers write
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A CHILD ACTOR ?
The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor.
Luckily In some countries child actors in the performing arts (television, film or stage) are prohibited from doing certain things. In these countries, a child actor may not:
1. risk his or her physical well being (no dangerous stunts)
2. be exposed to morally compromising situations
3. be nude or partially nude
4. engage in overt sexual acts
5. to be victims of any kind
Compulsory education laws mandate that the education of child actor must not be disrupted while the child is working. Whether a child actor is enrolled in public school, private school, or home school, the child does schoolwork under the supervision of a set teacher while on the set.
Finally, the hours a child actor may work are limited. Generally, stricter time limits are imposed for younger actors. A very young infant might be allowed "under the lights" only a few minutes a day. It is common in television production for the role of a young child to be portrayed by identical twins to reduce each child's time on set. When a child turns 18, the legal limits on work time are lifted.
There many other issues involving child actors like the ownership of earnings, the competitive pressure or maybe a troubled adulthood.
I personally believe that parent’s supervision is definitely needed.
Valeska Galaz
Why do kids watch the same movie over and over again?
When we started with our proyect, children chose, according to their own preferences, two movies to work with: Toy Story and Monsters Inc..
During the first workshops, we realized that they had watched both movies
for at least twice, three and more times over and over again!!!
That point made me ask myself the following question:
Why are children eager to watch the same video over and over?
After reading some articles written by experts on children, I found that there are many reasons to answer this question.
Let us share some of the conclusions reached by the experts:
To begin with, young children undoubtedly do this with videos they have enjoyed to repeat the same good feeling again and again. Movies allow kids to feel incredible, they can play to be a heroe, a fairy or whoever they want to be. Everything becomes possible!!!
But there’s more to it than that. Some videos are very complex from the viewpoint of a young child´s mind and it may take many, many viewings to pick up the essential elements of even a simple programme. Beyond the elements necessary to understand the video, children can discover more and more details as they watch again and again.
Moreover, young children are also very comfortable with things that are familiar, and they undoubtedly enjoy the empowering feeling of being able to predict what happens next, and this fact can result really magical!
Another factor that I found in my research is that young children have trouble in the understanding of a story in which an ugly, mean looking character behaves in a kind manner or a beautiful character acts cruelly. They are usually overwhelmed by the visual image and can´t follow the underlying story. However, children can overcome this inability with repeated viewings and they can increase their understanding substantially. In this point I believe that movies are a great tool to comment stereotypes and to learn that it´s not fair to label people only because on how they look.
Another interesting thing is that children repeatedly watch things that are somewhat frightening in an effort to gain “mastery” over their fearful feelings. This may be done to reassure themselves again and again that the happy ending makes everything all right.
All these factors are at play in our kids´ tendency to watch the same movie repeatedly.
Overall then, we should not worry about a child who wants to watch the same video repeatedly but it is necessary and very important that parents and teachers provide a happy and healthy choice for him.
Learning English through movies
Watching movies has been a fruitful tool to learn, practise and consolidate more the English language. During the different workshops we selected many scenes from the same movies ‘Toy Story 1’ and ‘Monsters Inc.’ and we designed distinct activities to work with the kids. The fact of watching the same scenes over and over again led the children to focus their attention on many details of their beloved characters. One of the main advantages of working with movies is that the students were exposed to real English in enjoyable and well-known contexts. As a consequence, they always showed a great enthusiasm to do different tasks related to movies. Some of the activities that the kids did were drawing, matching pictures and words, matching pictures and descriptions, writing descriptions of some characters. In this step the students were given the chance to practise plenty of vocabulary and the different grammar structures that they were dealing with in an ordinary class. They were learning and using the language without being so much aware that they were doing so. Moreover, they made crafts such as the masks that was an unforgettable activity for all of them. On the Open Day the shining of the masks was the evidence of all the hard work that the students did along the year.
María Lahore and Silvia Landoni
Kids 2
The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor.
Luckily In some countries child actors in the performing arts (television, film or stage) are prohibited from doing certain things. In these countries, a child actor may not:
1. risk his or her physical well being (no dangerous stunts)
2. be exposed to morally compromising situations
3. be nude or partially nude
4. engage in overt sexual acts
5. to be victims of any kind
Compulsory education laws mandate that the education of child actor must not be disrupted while the child is working. Whether a child actor is enrolled in public school, private school, or home school, the child does schoolwork under the supervision of a set teacher while on the set.
Finally, the hours a child actor may work are limited. Generally, stricter time limits are imposed for younger actors. A very young infant might be allowed "under the lights" only a few minutes a day. It is common in television production for the role of a young child to be portrayed by identical twins to reduce each child's time on set. When a child turns 18, the legal limits on work time are lifted.
There many other issues involving child actors like the ownership of earnings, the competitive pressure or maybe a troubled adulthood.
I personally believe that parent’s supervision is definitely needed.
Valeska Galaz
Why do kids watch the same movie over and over again?
When we started with our proyect, children chose, according to their own preferences, two movies to work with: Toy Story and Monsters Inc..
During the first workshops, we realized that they had watched both movies
for at least twice, three and more times over and over again!!!
That point made me ask myself the following question:
Why are children eager to watch the same video over and over?
After reading some articles written by experts on children, I found that there are many reasons to answer this question.
Let us share some of the conclusions reached by the experts:
To begin with, young children undoubtedly do this with videos they have enjoyed to repeat the same good feeling again and again. Movies allow kids to feel incredible, they can play to be a heroe, a fairy or whoever they want to be. Everything becomes possible!!!
But there’s more to it than that. Some videos are very complex from the viewpoint of a young child´s mind and it may take many, many viewings to pick up the essential elements of even a simple programme. Beyond the elements necessary to understand the video, children can discover more and more details as they watch again and again.
Moreover, young children are also very comfortable with things that are familiar, and they undoubtedly enjoy the empowering feeling of being able to predict what happens next, and this fact can result really magical!
Another factor that I found in my research is that young children have trouble in the understanding of a story in which an ugly, mean looking character behaves in a kind manner or a beautiful character acts cruelly. They are usually overwhelmed by the visual image and can´t follow the underlying story. However, children can overcome this inability with repeated viewings and they can increase their understanding substantially. In this point I believe that movies are a great tool to comment stereotypes and to learn that it´s not fair to label people only because on how they look.
Another interesting thing is that children repeatedly watch things that are somewhat frightening in an effort to gain “mastery” over their fearful feelings. This may be done to reassure themselves again and again that the happy ending makes everything all right.
All these factors are at play in our kids´ tendency to watch the same movie repeatedly.
Overall then, we should not worry about a child who wants to watch the same video repeatedly but it is necessary and very important that parents and teachers provide a happy and healthy choice for him.
Learning English through movies
Watching movies has been a fruitful tool to learn, practise and consolidate more the English language. During the different workshops we selected many scenes from the same movies ‘Toy Story 1’ and ‘Monsters Inc.’ and we designed distinct activities to work with the kids. The fact of watching the same scenes over and over again led the children to focus their attention on many details of their beloved characters. One of the main advantages of working with movies is that the students were exposed to real English in enjoyable and well-known contexts. As a consequence, they always showed a great enthusiasm to do different tasks related to movies. Some of the activities that the kids did were drawing, matching pictures and words, matching pictures and descriptions, writing descriptions of some characters. In this step the students were given the chance to practise plenty of vocabulary and the different grammar structures that they were dealing with in an ordinary class. They were learning and using the language without being so much aware that they were doing so. Moreover, they made crafts such as the masks that was an unforgettable activity for all of them. On the Open Day the shining of the masks was the evidence of all the hard work that the students did along the year.
María Lahore and Silvia Landoni
Kids 2
Upper Intermediate Stories
Upper Intermediate Stories
The Pyramid of Giza
This year we have been researching on the seven wonders of the world. We have always been interested in Egypt, so we thought that knowing a little more about how they were built could be useful, that is why we decided to write this article on the pyramid of Giza.
The great pyramid of Giza, just outside Cairo, Egypt, has been discussed and investigated more than any other monument on earth. Also it was the largest monument that had ever been built before this century, and was originally made from more than two and a half million blocks of stones.
This pyramid was built as a tomb for Egyptian pharaoh Khufu who ruled Egypt from about 2592 BC to 3569 BC. Though it is not the only pyramid left in Egypt it has become the most famous and most talked about pyramid in the world.
Building this huge pyramid with simple tools was an incredibly difficult and enormous effort, and the fact is that archaeologists do not know exactly how the heavy stones blocks were carried. Also, to build it they must have had a detailed knowledge of geometry.
Another astonishing fact is that one of the sides of the great pyramid of Giza runs exactly north to South, and the measurement is so perfect that it could not have been an accident. Ancient Egyptians did not possess compasses and did not know the exact line of true north. Such information only became available several centuries later.
Many people believe that the pyramid of Giza is still one of the world’s greatest mysteries due to the technology Ancient Egyptians had.
By Ignacio Iglesias and Lautaro Lanusse Upper Int
The missing call
I was sleeping when the telephone rang. It was my son, Tom. He told me that I should go to pick him up to Kyle’s house. It was six o’clock in the morning and I was very tired so my husband went for him.
When I woke up, at half past eight, they weren’t at home. I started to worry and I immediately called my husband to his mobile phone but he had forgotten it at home, So I called Tom’s but he didn’t answer. After that I called the police and I explained them what had happened. They told me that they would surely find them, however I should stay at home waiting in case somebody called.
I was desperate, time was passing very slowly, one hour, two hours, but nobody called, so I decided to look for them. I went to the café where my husband used to go, to the park, to Kyle’s house, everywhere, but they had vanished. So I went back home.
Although I had been outside for a couple of hours, I had a new message in my answering machine. It was the kidnapper, he was asking for a 50.000 dollars reward for Peter and Tom. He also said that if I didn’t leave the money in 530 Rocken Street in fifteen minutes he would kill them. I had the money available in a bank account but there was a problem, I didn’t know when he had called.
As soon as I finished listening to the message, I called the official. First of all I explained him what the kidnapper had said but he abruptly stopped me and said: “It’s too late, they are dead”. I couldn´t believe him or I didn’t want to believe. But in fact he was right; they were dead because of me. I will always regret not being patient. If I had only stayed at home waiting for the call, none of this would have happened.
By Guadalupe Usandizaga Upper Int
THE DEPARTED
This thriller film, is the latest by Martin Scorsese, film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson.
The story takes place in South Boston, where Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) takes the young Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) under his wings and trains him to be part of his gang, which is the most dangerous gang in the city.
Years later, Sullivan studies to enter the Massachusetts State Police, with classmates including Agent Barrigan (James Badge Dale). In another class are Trooper Brown (Anthony Anderson) and William “Billy” Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Billy Costigan has a mission. He is meant to infiltrate into Costello’s gang, and while he tries to win Costello’s trust, Sullivan becomes a State Police officer. Colin takes part of a group of officers whose mission is to kill Costello. Nevertheless, their superiors, do not know that he works for Costello.
The end is unexpected.
When the police and the gangsters realise that there’s an enemy between them, Billy and Colin are in danger because they could be caught and killed. They have to discover the indentity of the infiltrator in order to survive.
In my opinion, this film was excellent. Every detail was perfectly planned, and it was very entertaining, because you cannot imagine how it will finish.
I recommended teenagers as well as adults, and if you watch it, watch it again, you will never get bored of it.
Here you have more information about it, if you want to watch it or if you have already watched it and you don’t know these details:
• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Runtime: 151 minutes
• Soundtrack: Minstrel Boy
• Filming location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Awards: Won 4 Oscars, another 45 wins & 45 nominations
• Genre: Crime/ Drama / Thriller
• Writers: William Monahan (screenplay)
• Main Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon & Jack Nicholson.
By Julia Gentile Upper int
“I went to bed and I had a…”
On a dark night in the year 2000 something strange happened in my house, and only me was there, because my grandpa had gone to the supermarket and the rest of the family had died a couple of years before in a car accident.
I was watching TV, when a strange noise came from upstairs, so I said: “who’s there? “Who or What are you? What are you doing?” But nobody or nothing answered: that is the reason why I went upstairs, and there I saw in my bedroom a message that said: “you are a child, so you won’t ever catch me”. After reading the message; I started to run as fast as I could to the supermarket because two weeks ago I had seen a movie that had exactly the same message and the film finished with a broken bone.
The next day, I got up early and I saw that everything was a nightmare. I didn’t know why I had a broken leg, I could only remember that in that movie one child was a sleepwalker.
My conclusion was that if only I had stayed at home I wouldn’t have gone to the cinema, so I wouldn’t have the nightmare and a broken leg.
By Ignacio Iglesias Upper Int
How to become a famous film director
If you are a cineaste and you would like to become a movie director keep on reading... You will learn that directing movies is exciting and artistically fulfilling because you direct every step of a movie: auditioning and rehearsing actors, supervising the crew and having the final say on scenery and music.
Step One:
Go to college and major in filmmaking.
Step Two:
Move to Los Angeles or New York to get close to the action.
Step Three:
Start working as an intern or assistant producer on a movie set. You may not get paid, but you'll gain valuable skills, experience and contacts.
Step Four:
Develop your skills, gain as much experience as possible, learn like crazy and work your way up to film editor. When you have some clips to your name and start pulling down a salary, you can begin showing your work to people in the industry.
Step Five:
Take part in a training program for assistant directors. You'll get more experience.
Step Six:
Think small at first. Directing music videos, educational films or commercials is a good way to get experience.
Step Seven:
Raise money to make an independent film. It's much cheaper than it used to be, thanks to advances in digital technology. Enter your film in festivals and pray you get discovered.
Step Eight:
Become a well-known actor and step behind the camera to direct your own movies.
Step Nine:
Become a stage director and make the movie version of your latest hit.
The world's 20 best directors:
1. David Lynch
2. Martin Scorsese
3. Joel and Ethan Coen
4. Steven Soderbergh
5. Terrence Malick
6. Abbas Kiarostami
7. Errol Morris
8. Hayao Miyazaki
9. David Cronenberg
10. Terence Davies
11. Lukas Moodysson
12. Lynne Ramsay
13. Bela Tarr
14. Wong Kar-wai
15. Pedro Almodovar
16. Todd Haynes
17. Quentin Tarantino
18. Tsai Ming-Liang
19. Aki Kaurismaki
20. Michael Winterbottom
by Guadalupe Usandizaga y Martina Galli, upper int
LETTER AND MUSIC
Alex Letcher, Hug grant, is a pop singer of the ‘80s who is not a popular singer anymore and who now agrees to sing in small events such as fairs and funfairs.
Suddenly he gets an opportunity to recover his popularity. The star of the moment Cora Corman, invites him to write and record a song with her . Alex hasn’t composed any music in years, and has to create a success in a few days, so Sophie Fisher, Drew Barrymore, who seems to be a nice girl and takes care of his plants has a great facility with words that impresses the composer. However, Sophie has recently broken up with a famous novelist Sloan Cates, feeling depressed and disappointed she doesn´t want to cooperate with Alex.
Their relationship doesn´t have a promising beginning but work makes them get closer while Sophie writes the lyrics for his songs. Later Cora the producer decides to change the whole style of the show causing an argument between Ales and Sophie who then separate. On the day of the show Alex dedicates a love song to Sophie confessing his true love.
By Pilar Castel Berlari
Easter in United States
During Easter we always go to New York to visit my grandparents. I really enjoy it because there, Easter is celebrated in many different ways by many different religions,and they are all wonderful celebrations.
On Easter Sunday, not just in New York but other cities too, large street parades are held where people show off their new clothes and Easter bonnets. The parade is often led by somebody carrying a candle or a cross.
What I also love is playing Easter egg roll, a game which is played by children. The rules of an Easter Egg Roll are to see who can roll an egg the greatest distance or can make the egg roll without breaking , usually down a grassy hillside or slope. If you go, do not forget playing it!
During Easter time people eat special foods. In Unites States it is baked ham, potatoes and vegetables. They are so delicious that you cannot stop eating them! Easter Hot Cross Buns are served as well.
I always enjoy the time we spend in New York, and each year I look forward to our next trip. I hope I will continue going till the rest of my life.
By Guadalupe Usandizaga Upper Int
Easter in Israel
During Easter, a lot of people and pilgrims travel to Israel from all over the world. There, groups walk along Jesus Christ's way to Golgotha.
The route is referred to as the Twelve Stations of the Cross, similar to Tandil (Argentina), where people go to the Calvary and go over the twelve stations.
At one o'clock in the afternoon on Greek Easter Sunday the leader of the church goes into the Jesus’s tombs and the doors are closed after him. The lights go out, bells ring and the leader appears with a blazing torch. The torch is said to have been miraculously lit inside the tomb, it is amazing! Everyone in the church lights their candles off the torch. These lights up the whole church.
Catholics and Protestants celebrate Easter at the same time as the rest of the world, while Orthodox Christian churches celebrate it two weeks later.
I would really like to go and share this ancient ritual. I belong to a catholic family and we believe this holy event is truly special and unusual.
by Martina Galli
Upper int
The Pyramid of Giza
This year we have been researching on the seven wonders of the world. We have always been interested in Egypt, so we thought that knowing a little more about how they were built could be useful, that is why we decided to write this article on the pyramid of Giza.
The great pyramid of Giza, just outside Cairo, Egypt, has been discussed and investigated more than any other monument on earth. Also it was the largest monument that had ever been built before this century, and was originally made from more than two and a half million blocks of stones.
This pyramid was built as a tomb for Egyptian pharaoh Khufu who ruled Egypt from about 2592 BC to 3569 BC. Though it is not the only pyramid left in Egypt it has become the most famous and most talked about pyramid in the world.
Building this huge pyramid with simple tools was an incredibly difficult and enormous effort, and the fact is that archaeologists do not know exactly how the heavy stones blocks were carried. Also, to build it they must have had a detailed knowledge of geometry.
Another astonishing fact is that one of the sides of the great pyramid of Giza runs exactly north to South, and the measurement is so perfect that it could not have been an accident. Ancient Egyptians did not possess compasses and did not know the exact line of true north. Such information only became available several centuries later.
Many people believe that the pyramid of Giza is still one of the world’s greatest mysteries due to the technology Ancient Egyptians had.
By Ignacio Iglesias and Lautaro Lanusse Upper Int
The missing call
I was sleeping when the telephone rang. It was my son, Tom. He told me that I should go to pick him up to Kyle’s house. It was six o’clock in the morning and I was very tired so my husband went for him.
When I woke up, at half past eight, they weren’t at home. I started to worry and I immediately called my husband to his mobile phone but he had forgotten it at home, So I called Tom’s but he didn’t answer. After that I called the police and I explained them what had happened. They told me that they would surely find them, however I should stay at home waiting in case somebody called.
I was desperate, time was passing very slowly, one hour, two hours, but nobody called, so I decided to look for them. I went to the café where my husband used to go, to the park, to Kyle’s house, everywhere, but they had vanished. So I went back home.
Although I had been outside for a couple of hours, I had a new message in my answering machine. It was the kidnapper, he was asking for a 50.000 dollars reward for Peter and Tom. He also said that if I didn’t leave the money in 530 Rocken Street in fifteen minutes he would kill them. I had the money available in a bank account but there was a problem, I didn’t know when he had called.
As soon as I finished listening to the message, I called the official. First of all I explained him what the kidnapper had said but he abruptly stopped me and said: “It’s too late, they are dead”. I couldn´t believe him or I didn’t want to believe. But in fact he was right; they were dead because of me. I will always regret not being patient. If I had only stayed at home waiting for the call, none of this would have happened.
By Guadalupe Usandizaga Upper Int
THE DEPARTED
This thriller film, is the latest by Martin Scorsese, film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson.
The story takes place in South Boston, where Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) takes the young Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) under his wings and trains him to be part of his gang, which is the most dangerous gang in the city.
Years later, Sullivan studies to enter the Massachusetts State Police, with classmates including Agent Barrigan (James Badge Dale). In another class are Trooper Brown (Anthony Anderson) and William “Billy” Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Billy Costigan has a mission. He is meant to infiltrate into Costello’s gang, and while he tries to win Costello’s trust, Sullivan becomes a State Police officer. Colin takes part of a group of officers whose mission is to kill Costello. Nevertheless, their superiors, do not know that he works for Costello.
The end is unexpected.
When the police and the gangsters realise that there’s an enemy between them, Billy and Colin are in danger because they could be caught and killed. They have to discover the indentity of the infiltrator in order to survive.
In my opinion, this film was excellent. Every detail was perfectly planned, and it was very entertaining, because you cannot imagine how it will finish.
I recommended teenagers as well as adults, and if you watch it, watch it again, you will never get bored of it.
Here you have more information about it, if you want to watch it or if you have already watched it and you don’t know these details:
• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Runtime: 151 minutes
• Soundtrack: Minstrel Boy
• Filming location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Awards: Won 4 Oscars, another 45 wins & 45 nominations
• Genre: Crime/ Drama / Thriller
• Writers: William Monahan (screenplay)
• Main Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon & Jack Nicholson.
By Julia Gentile Upper int
“I went to bed and I had a…”
On a dark night in the year 2000 something strange happened in my house, and only me was there, because my grandpa had gone to the supermarket and the rest of the family had died a couple of years before in a car accident.
I was watching TV, when a strange noise came from upstairs, so I said: “who’s there? “Who or What are you? What are you doing?” But nobody or nothing answered: that is the reason why I went upstairs, and there I saw in my bedroom a message that said: “you are a child, so you won’t ever catch me”. After reading the message; I started to run as fast as I could to the supermarket because two weeks ago I had seen a movie that had exactly the same message and the film finished with a broken bone.
The next day, I got up early and I saw that everything was a nightmare. I didn’t know why I had a broken leg, I could only remember that in that movie one child was a sleepwalker.
My conclusion was that if only I had stayed at home I wouldn’t have gone to the cinema, so I wouldn’t have the nightmare and a broken leg.
By Ignacio Iglesias Upper Int
How to become a famous film director
If you are a cineaste and you would like to become a movie director keep on reading... You will learn that directing movies is exciting and artistically fulfilling because you direct every step of a movie: auditioning and rehearsing actors, supervising the crew and having the final say on scenery and music.
Step One:
Go to college and major in filmmaking.
Step Two:
Move to Los Angeles or New York to get close to the action.
Step Three:
Start working as an intern or assistant producer on a movie set. You may not get paid, but you'll gain valuable skills, experience and contacts.
Step Four:
Develop your skills, gain as much experience as possible, learn like crazy and work your way up to film editor. When you have some clips to your name and start pulling down a salary, you can begin showing your work to people in the industry.
Step Five:
Take part in a training program for assistant directors. You'll get more experience.
Step Six:
Think small at first. Directing music videos, educational films or commercials is a good way to get experience.
Step Seven:
Raise money to make an independent film. It's much cheaper than it used to be, thanks to advances in digital technology. Enter your film in festivals and pray you get discovered.
Step Eight:
Become a well-known actor and step behind the camera to direct your own movies.
Step Nine:
Become a stage director and make the movie version of your latest hit.
The world's 20 best directors:
1. David Lynch
2. Martin Scorsese
3. Joel and Ethan Coen
4. Steven Soderbergh
5. Terrence Malick
6. Abbas Kiarostami
7. Errol Morris
8. Hayao Miyazaki
9. David Cronenberg
10. Terence Davies
11. Lukas Moodysson
12. Lynne Ramsay
13. Bela Tarr
14. Wong Kar-wai
15. Pedro Almodovar
16. Todd Haynes
17. Quentin Tarantino
18. Tsai Ming-Liang
19. Aki Kaurismaki
20. Michael Winterbottom
by Guadalupe Usandizaga y Martina Galli, upper int
LETTER AND MUSIC
Alex Letcher, Hug grant, is a pop singer of the ‘80s who is not a popular singer anymore and who now agrees to sing in small events such as fairs and funfairs.
Suddenly he gets an opportunity to recover his popularity. The star of the moment Cora Corman, invites him to write and record a song with her . Alex hasn’t composed any music in years, and has to create a success in a few days, so Sophie Fisher, Drew Barrymore, who seems to be a nice girl and takes care of his plants has a great facility with words that impresses the composer. However, Sophie has recently broken up with a famous novelist Sloan Cates, feeling depressed and disappointed she doesn´t want to cooperate with Alex.
Their relationship doesn´t have a promising beginning but work makes them get closer while Sophie writes the lyrics for his songs. Later Cora the producer decides to change the whole style of the show causing an argument between Ales and Sophie who then separate. On the day of the show Alex dedicates a love song to Sophie confessing his true love.
By Pilar Castel Berlari
Easter in United States
During Easter we always go to New York to visit my grandparents. I really enjoy it because there, Easter is celebrated in many different ways by many different religions,and they are all wonderful celebrations.
On Easter Sunday, not just in New York but other cities too, large street parades are held where people show off their new clothes and Easter bonnets. The parade is often led by somebody carrying a candle or a cross.
What I also love is playing Easter egg roll, a game which is played by children. The rules of an Easter Egg Roll are to see who can roll an egg the greatest distance or can make the egg roll without breaking , usually down a grassy hillside or slope. If you go, do not forget playing it!
During Easter time people eat special foods. In Unites States it is baked ham, potatoes and vegetables. They are so delicious that you cannot stop eating them! Easter Hot Cross Buns are served as well.
I always enjoy the time we spend in New York, and each year I look forward to our next trip. I hope I will continue going till the rest of my life.
By Guadalupe Usandizaga Upper Int
Easter in Israel
During Easter, a lot of people and pilgrims travel to Israel from all over the world. There, groups walk along Jesus Christ's way to Golgotha.
The route is referred to as the Twelve Stations of the Cross, similar to Tandil (Argentina), where people go to the Calvary and go over the twelve stations.
At one o'clock in the afternoon on Greek Easter Sunday the leader of the church goes into the Jesus’s tombs and the doors are closed after him. The lights go out, bells ring and the leader appears with a blazing torch. The torch is said to have been miraculously lit inside the tomb, it is amazing! Everyone in the church lights their candles off the torch. These lights up the whole church.
Catholics and Protestants celebrate Easter at the same time as the rest of the world, while Orthodox Christian churches celebrate it two weeks later.
I would really like to go and share this ancient ritual. I belong to a catholic family and we believe this holy event is truly special and unusual.
by Martina Galli
Upper int
Kids 3 - Silvina's students
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
One day three little pigs decide to go and build houses for themselves.
The first little pig builds a house of straw. He says, “Now, the wolf won’t catch me and eat me.”
The second little pig builds a house of sticks. It is stronger than the house of straw. He says, “Now, the wolf won’t catch me and eat me.”
The third little pig builds a house of bricks. It is stronger than the house of sticks. He says, “Now, the wolf won’t catch me and eat me.”
The next day the wolf comes along the road. He comes to the house of straw. The wolf knocks on the door and says “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”
“No, no,” says the little pig. “By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you in.”
“Then, I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” says the wolf.
So he huffs and he puffs and the house of straw falls down. The little pig runs to his brother’s house, who lives in the house of sticks
The next day the wolf comes to the house of sticks. The wolf knocks on the door and says “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”
“No, no,” says the little pigs. “By the hair of our chinny chin chin, we will not let you in.”
“Then, I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” says the wolf.
So he huffs and he puffs and the house of sticks falls down. The little pigs run to their brother’s house, who lives in the house of bricks.
The next day the wolf comes to the house of bricks. The wolf knocks on the door and says “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”
“No, no,” says the little pigs. “By the hair of our chinny chin chin, we will not let you in.”
“Then, I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” says the wolf.
So he huffs and he puffs but the house of bricks doesn’t fall down. The wolf is very, very, very angry. He says,” Little pigs, I’m going to eat you. I’m going to climb down your chimney to get you.”
The little pigs put a big pot of water on fire, to boil.
The wolf climbs on the roof and comes down the chimney. He falls into the pot with a big splash.
And that is the end of the wolf.
THE END
Estéfano Santillán & Mateo Lagos – Kids 3
Puss in Boots: comments on our work
First we read the story of Puss in boots and we created a new story of Puss in Boots. Then we made drawings on small pieces of paper. The most difficult picture was the part when the Prince of Carabas married the princess.
Then we prepared the box. We used green paper to cover it and we cut a hole to make the screen. Our teacher helped us to put the story in the TV.
ON the Open Day we told the story.
Silvina Soto – K3 Teacher
The gingerbread Man
This is the story of a little old woman and a little old man. One day,
the woman cooks a gingerbread man. She gives him currants for eyes and cherries for buttons. She puts him in the oven to bake.
When the lady opens the oven door, the gingerbread man escapes.
“Stop” says the old woman, “I want to eat you”. The gingerbread man says “Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me: I’m the gingerbread man.” And the lady runs after the gingerbread man.
Then the old man says “Stop! I want to eat you.” The gingerbread man answers: “Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me: I’m the gingerbread man.” And the old man and the old woman run after the gingerbread man.
The gingerbread man runs to the country. A pig says: “Stop. I want to eat you”. The gingerbread man answers “Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me: I’m the gingerbread man.” And the old man, the old woman and the pig run after the gingerbread man.
Later, the gingerbread man gets to a river. He can’t swim. “How can I cross the river?” he thinks.
A fox comes from behind a tree. “I can help you cross the river,” he says. “ Jump on to my tail and I’ll swim across.”
So the gingerbread man jumps on to the fox’s tail. But soon he starts to get wet. “Climb on to my back,” said the fox.
So the gingerbread man jumps on to the fox’s back. As he swims the fox says,” You are too heavy and I’m tired. Climb on to my nose.”
So the gingerbread climbs on to the fox’s nose. The fox tosses the gingerbread up in the air, opens his mouth and snap! That is the end of the gingerbread man.
Constanza Iglesias & Anita Bravo – Kids 3
The three little Pigs: comments on our work
First we read the original story on the computer. Secondly, we prepared a box to make a TV set. Then we rewrote the story with our words and typed it. Constanza drew the house of sticks and Anita drew the house of bricks.
After that, we cut a hole in the box to make a screen. Now the TV was ready.
On the Open Day, we showed the pictures and told the story.
Anita liked drawing the pictures and Constanza like making the TV sets
One day three little pigs decide to go and build houses for themselves.
The first little pig builds a house of straw. He says, “Now, the wolf won’t catch me and eat me.”
The second little pig builds a house of sticks. It is stronger than the house of straw. He says, “Now, the wolf won’t catch me and eat me.”
The third little pig builds a house of bricks. It is stronger than the house of sticks. He says, “Now, the wolf won’t catch me and eat me.”
The next day the wolf comes along the road. He comes to the house of straw. The wolf knocks on the door and says “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”
“No, no,” says the little pig. “By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you in.”
“Then, I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” says the wolf.
So he huffs and he puffs and the house of straw falls down. The little pig runs to his brother’s house, who lives in the house of sticks
The next day the wolf comes to the house of sticks. The wolf knocks on the door and says “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”
“No, no,” says the little pigs. “By the hair of our chinny chin chin, we will not let you in.”
“Then, I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” says the wolf.
So he huffs and he puffs and the house of sticks falls down. The little pigs run to their brother’s house, who lives in the house of bricks.
The next day the wolf comes to the house of bricks. The wolf knocks on the door and says “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”
“No, no,” says the little pigs. “By the hair of our chinny chin chin, we will not let you in.”
“Then, I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” says the wolf.
So he huffs and he puffs but the house of bricks doesn’t fall down. The wolf is very, very, very angry. He says,” Little pigs, I’m going to eat you. I’m going to climb down your chimney to get you.”
The little pigs put a big pot of water on fire, to boil.
The wolf climbs on the roof and comes down the chimney. He falls into the pot with a big splash.
And that is the end of the wolf.
THE END
Estéfano Santillán & Mateo Lagos – Kids 3
Puss in Boots: comments on our work
First we read the story of Puss in boots and we created a new story of Puss in Boots. Then we made drawings on small pieces of paper. The most difficult picture was the part when the Prince of Carabas married the princess.
Then we prepared the box. We used green paper to cover it and we cut a hole to make the screen. Our teacher helped us to put the story in the TV.
ON the Open Day we told the story.
Silvina Soto – K3 Teacher
The gingerbread Man
This is the story of a little old woman and a little old man. One day,
the woman cooks a gingerbread man. She gives him currants for eyes and cherries for buttons. She puts him in the oven to bake.
When the lady opens the oven door, the gingerbread man escapes.
“Stop” says the old woman, “I want to eat you”. The gingerbread man says “Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me: I’m the gingerbread man.” And the lady runs after the gingerbread man.
Then the old man says “Stop! I want to eat you.” The gingerbread man answers: “Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me: I’m the gingerbread man.” And the old man and the old woman run after the gingerbread man.
The gingerbread man runs to the country. A pig says: “Stop. I want to eat you”. The gingerbread man answers “Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me: I’m the gingerbread man.” And the old man, the old woman and the pig run after the gingerbread man.
Later, the gingerbread man gets to a river. He can’t swim. “How can I cross the river?” he thinks.
A fox comes from behind a tree. “I can help you cross the river,” he says. “ Jump on to my tail and I’ll swim across.”
So the gingerbread man jumps on to the fox’s tail. But soon he starts to get wet. “Climb on to my back,” said the fox.
So the gingerbread man jumps on to the fox’s back. As he swims the fox says,” You are too heavy and I’m tired. Climb on to my nose.”
So the gingerbread climbs on to the fox’s nose. The fox tosses the gingerbread up in the air, opens his mouth and snap! That is the end of the gingerbread man.
Constanza Iglesias & Anita Bravo – Kids 3
The three little Pigs: comments on our work
First we read the original story on the computer. Secondly, we prepared a box to make a TV set. Then we rewrote the story with our words and typed it. Constanza drew the house of sticks and Anita drew the house of bricks.
After that, we cut a hole in the box to make a screen. Now the TV was ready.
On the Open Day, we showed the pictures and told the story.
Anita liked drawing the pictures and Constanza like making the TV sets
Kids 4
Agustus Gloop
Hello, I’ m Augustus Gloop. I like chocolates. I’ m nervous because next week I’ m going to Willy Wonka`s chocolate factory and I’ll meet him in person. My mother will go with me. I go because I want to eat a lot of chocolate bars. I almost ate the golden ticket. I live in Germany with my dad and mum. My dad works in a butcher’s and he is fat as well as my mum. At school the children bother me because I’ m very fat, but I like to eat lots of sweets and chocolate. I can’t wait any longer. I really want to go to Willy Wonka`s chocolate factory.
By Octavio Larsen
VERUCA SALT
Hello my name is Veruca Salt. I’ve got long curly hair. I’m a spoiled snobby rich girl form Great Britain. I’m always given practically anything I want. I like animals a lot; I’ve got some rabbits, golden fish and an old hamster. Now, I want my daddy to get me a pony.
I insisted my rich father to find me a golden ticket, so he turned his nut factory into a candy unwrapping plant. I went to Charlie’s Chocolate Factory and met my friend Violet Beauregarde.
By Azul Silva.
Kids 4.
Kids 4.
Hello my name is Mike Teavee. I’m a tech boy who is obsessed with television and video games. I got a golden ticket by hacking into the wonka computer centre, and only had to buy one bar after finding its location. I don’t like chocolate and I dress like a typical mall rat. I have very little patience due to playing so many video games, and a superiority complex over mostly every one, except my mum and dad.
I’m 13 years old. I’m medium; I have short and straight hair. At school my name is crazy. When I was inside the chocolate factory I was diminished by a machine. (This machine was design for it) but then I was extended again. When I abandoned the factory I was really “big”. And thin I left the factory before Charlie.
My real name is Jordan fry.
By Joaquin Mortatti Kids 4
MY NAME IS CHARLIE BUCKET. I LIVE WITH MY MOTHER, FATHER AND MY FOUR GRANDPARENTS. MY HOUSE IS VERY SMALL AND MY FAMILY IS VERY POOR.
MY FATHER WORKS IN A TEETH BRUSHES FACTORY AND MY MOTHER WORKS IN THE HOUSE.
MY GRANDPARENTS ARE ALL IN BED, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY OLD, AND THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD.
EVERY YEAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY I GET A WONKA CHOCOLATE BAR AS A PRESENT. THIS YEAR I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I COULDN’T FIND THE GOLDEN TICKET. I REALLY WANTED TO FIND IT BECAUSE I’D LIKE TO VISIT WILLY WONKA’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY.
ONE DAY I FOUND TEN DOLLARS IN THE STREET. I QUICKLY WENT TO A KIOSK TO BUY A WONKA CHOCOLATE BAR. I OPENED IT AND FOR MY SURPRISE IT HAD A GOLDEN TICKET INSIDE. ALL THE PEOPLE WANTED TO BUY ME THE LAST TICKET AND OFFERED ME MONEY, BUT ONE MAN TOLD ME TO RUN TO MY HOUSE WITH THE TICKET.
AFTER THAT I WENT TO WONKA’S FACTORY WHIT MY GRANDFATHER.
TRERE WERE TWO GIRLS AND TWO BOYS WITH OTHER GOLDEN TICKETS.
WE VISITED THE FACTORY AND FINALLY, I WAS THE WINNER
BY FRANCISCO DUEÑAS
Kids 4.
Hello my name is Violet Beauregarde, I’m ten years old. I like chewing gum, I’m always doing so. I currently hold the record for the longest time chewing one piece of gum. I was born a competitor so I excel in many sports. My mum’s name is Mrs. Beauregarde. I’ve got short blonde hair, like my mum.
I took part in the golden ticket contest because my mother wanted me to win. I entered to Willy Wonka’s factory with other five children; four parents a grandpa and Willy Wonka himself. We had a wonderful time there.
By Inés Sarasola. Kids 4.
Hello, I’ m Augustus Gloop. I like chocolates. I’ m nervous because next week I’ m going to Willy Wonka`s chocolate factory and I’ll meet him in person. My mother will go with me. I go because I want to eat a lot of chocolate bars. I almost ate the golden ticket. I live in Germany with my dad and mum. My dad works in a butcher’s and he is fat as well as my mum. At school the children bother me because I’ m very fat, but I like to eat lots of sweets and chocolate. I can’t wait any longer. I really want to go to Willy Wonka`s chocolate factory.
By Octavio Larsen
VERUCA SALT
Hello my name is Veruca Salt. I’ve got long curly hair. I’m a spoiled snobby rich girl form Great Britain. I’m always given practically anything I want. I like animals a lot; I’ve got some rabbits, golden fish and an old hamster. Now, I want my daddy to get me a pony.
I insisted my rich father to find me a golden ticket, so he turned his nut factory into a candy unwrapping plant. I went to Charlie’s Chocolate Factory and met my friend Violet Beauregarde.
By Azul Silva.
Kids 4.
Kids 4.
Hello my name is Mike Teavee. I’m a tech boy who is obsessed with television and video games. I got a golden ticket by hacking into the wonka computer centre, and only had to buy one bar after finding its location. I don’t like chocolate and I dress like a typical mall rat. I have very little patience due to playing so many video games, and a superiority complex over mostly every one, except my mum and dad.
I’m 13 years old. I’m medium; I have short and straight hair. At school my name is crazy. When I was inside the chocolate factory I was diminished by a machine. (This machine was design for it) but then I was extended again. When I abandoned the factory I was really “big”. And thin I left the factory before Charlie.
My real name is Jordan fry.
By Joaquin Mortatti Kids 4
MY NAME IS CHARLIE BUCKET. I LIVE WITH MY MOTHER, FATHER AND MY FOUR GRANDPARENTS. MY HOUSE IS VERY SMALL AND MY FAMILY IS VERY POOR.
MY FATHER WORKS IN A TEETH BRUSHES FACTORY AND MY MOTHER WORKS IN THE HOUSE.
MY GRANDPARENTS ARE ALL IN BED, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY OLD, AND THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD.
EVERY YEAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY I GET A WONKA CHOCOLATE BAR AS A PRESENT. THIS YEAR I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I COULDN’T FIND THE GOLDEN TICKET. I REALLY WANTED TO FIND IT BECAUSE I’D LIKE TO VISIT WILLY WONKA’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY.
ONE DAY I FOUND TEN DOLLARS IN THE STREET. I QUICKLY WENT TO A KIOSK TO BUY A WONKA CHOCOLATE BAR. I OPENED IT AND FOR MY SURPRISE IT HAD A GOLDEN TICKET INSIDE. ALL THE PEOPLE WANTED TO BUY ME THE LAST TICKET AND OFFERED ME MONEY, BUT ONE MAN TOLD ME TO RUN TO MY HOUSE WITH THE TICKET.
AFTER THAT I WENT TO WONKA’S FACTORY WHIT MY GRANDFATHER.
TRERE WERE TWO GIRLS AND TWO BOYS WITH OTHER GOLDEN TICKETS.
WE VISITED THE FACTORY AND FINALLY, I WAS THE WINNER
BY FRANCISCO DUEÑAS
Kids 4.
Hello my name is Violet Beauregarde, I’m ten years old. I like chewing gum, I’m always doing so. I currently hold the record for the longest time chewing one piece of gum. I was born a competitor so I excel in many sports. My mum’s name is Mrs. Beauregarde. I’ve got short blonde hair, like my mum.
I took part in the golden ticket contest because my mother wanted me to win. I entered to Willy Wonka’s factory with other five children; four parents a grandpa and Willy Wonka himself. We had a wonderful time there.
By Inés Sarasola. Kids 4.
Kids 3 -
DRAGON
Dragon doesn’t speak, she lives in a castle. She married donkey.
Dragon Airlines
You mustn’t jump on the dragon
You must hold the dragon’s ears
You mustn’t look down.
Enjoy your trip and good luck!
By Francisco Galli
Kids 3
Lord Farquaad
Lord Farquaad is very short. He wants to eliminate fairy tales.
He wants to be a king, so he has to marry a princess. He is a very bad person. I like him because he is very bad.
By Pedro Rabitti
Kids 3
Princess Fiona
She is the Princess in the films Shrek. Cameron Díaz provides her voice. She is cursed human by day an ogress by night. She falls in love with Shrek and married him. She is a very good fighter. She’s got long fair hair and green eyes. She’s very tall.
I like Princess Fiona in the movie Shrek 1.
By Sofía Daglio.
Kids 3
Shrek
Shrek is an ogre. He is the main character of the movie. He lives in a swamp by himself. Shrek and donkey rescued princes Fiona. He falls in love with Fiona and married her although he is fat, tall and disgusting
By Willy Bilbao kids3
DONKEY
Donkey doesn’t speak. He lives in the swamp with Shrek.
He has got a long tail and short hair. He has many fobias.
I like donkey because he is funny.
By Juan Machado.
Kids 3.
DRAGON
Dragon is a fictional character, she doesn’t speak. She uses body language to communicate. She hasn’t got a name. She falls in love with Donkey.
I like Shrek 3rd best.
By Pedro Codán.
Kids 3.
My favourite movie is Shrek.
Shrek is an ogre. He is big, strong and adventurous. He likes being alone and with Princess Fiona. He doesn’t like people and being a king. His friends are Donkey and Cat.
By Juan Segundo Aramburu.
kids 3.
DONKEY
He has an enormous sweet tooth, he loves eating cakes and waffles. He has many fobias and is extremely impatient. When Shrek and Donkey rescued Princess Fiona, The Dragon fell in love with Donkey.
Eddie Murphy provided Donkey’s voice.
By Eugenio Gentile.
Kids 3.
Dragon doesn’t speak, she lives in a castle. She married donkey.
Dragon Airlines
You mustn’t jump on the dragon
You must hold the dragon’s ears
You mustn’t look down.
Enjoy your trip and good luck!
By Francisco Galli
Kids 3
Lord Farquaad
Lord Farquaad is very short. He wants to eliminate fairy tales.
He wants to be a king, so he has to marry a princess. He is a very bad person. I like him because he is very bad.
By Pedro Rabitti
Kids 3
Princess Fiona
She is the Princess in the films Shrek. Cameron Díaz provides her voice. She is cursed human by day an ogress by night. She falls in love with Shrek and married him. She is a very good fighter. She’s got long fair hair and green eyes. She’s very tall.
I like Princess Fiona in the movie Shrek 1.
By Sofía Daglio.
Kids 3
Shrek
Shrek is an ogre. He is the main character of the movie. He lives in a swamp by himself. Shrek and donkey rescued princes Fiona. He falls in love with Fiona and married her although he is fat, tall and disgusting
By Willy Bilbao kids3
DONKEY
Donkey doesn’t speak. He lives in the swamp with Shrek.
He has got a long tail and short hair. He has many fobias.
I like donkey because he is funny.
By Juan Machado.
Kids 3.
DRAGON
Dragon is a fictional character, she doesn’t speak. She uses body language to communicate. She hasn’t got a name. She falls in love with Donkey.
I like Shrek 3rd best.
By Pedro Codán.
Kids 3.
My favourite movie is Shrek.
Shrek is an ogre. He is big, strong and adventurous. He likes being alone and with Princess Fiona. He doesn’t like people and being a king. His friends are Donkey and Cat.
By Juan Segundo Aramburu.
kids 3.
DONKEY
He has an enormous sweet tooth, he loves eating cakes and waffles. He has many fobias and is extremely impatient. When Shrek and Donkey rescued Princess Fiona, The Dragon fell in love with Donkey.
Eddie Murphy provided Donkey’s voice.
By Eugenio Gentile.
Kids 3.
Junior 4 - Silvina's students
JUNIOR 4 Silvina
Maria Bravo - Junior 4
Gregor Verbinsky: the film director
Gregor Verbinski is an American film director, He is 43 years old. He comes from a Polish family.
He started his professional career as a guitar player for punk-rock bands. But then he sold his guitar to a Super 8mm Camera because He loved making films. Then he went to the UCLA Film School and he graduated when he was 23 years old.
The first film he directed was “Mousehunt”, a cartoon family comedy in 1997, but his most successful film was “Pirates of the Caribbean:” The Curse of the Black Pearl” In 2003. It grossed over $650 million dollars and brought 5 Oscar nominations.
The other two movies in the trilogy, “Dead man’s chest” and “At the world End’s” were as successful as this first one.
Sebastian Peralta – Junior 4
Will Turner
Will Turner is the second main character next to Jack Sparrow. He is a smith apprentice in Port Royal. He is the only child of Bootstrap Bill Tuner, a famous pirate. He is in love with the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann. At the end of the film, he agrees to go to the world’s end to rescue Jack and the Black Pearl.
Carola Gonzalez – Junior 4
Elizabeth Sawnn
Elizabeth Swann is played by Keira Knightley. She is an independent girl and in the film she changes from a graceful lady to a true and brave pirate. Elizabeth has always like pirates but she doesn’t like their aggressive and wild nature. Even after becoming a pirate she always acts like a lady.
Elizabeth adapted well to pirate life, she learned how to handle a sword from her boyfriend, Will Turner. She can defend herself against many opponents and can fight using two swords.
Juan Codan – Junior 4
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow is the most important character in the films Pirates of the Caribbean. He is played by Johnny Depp. Originally, Jack Sparrow was a trickster who guided the hero, Will Turner. But Depp’s acting was so good that the director decided he had to play the most important character. Johnny Depp inspired in Keith Richard and Pepe Lepew to create Jack Sparrow.
Jack Sparrow likes searching for treasures, drinking rhum and seducing women. He prefers negotiating rather than fighting. He is the captain of the Black Pearl. During the film he tries to escape his blood debt with David Jones.
Nahuel Santana – Junior 4
Davy Jones
Davy Jones is the film villain. He is the captain of the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship which sails the seas looking for souls who can serve him for a century. After that time the people become part of the ship.
When we learnt about his story we feel very sad because, he was in love with Calipso (Jack`s aunt) and she left him. So as to stop suffering he cut his heart out and put it in a chest. That’s why the name of the movie is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man´s Chest.
Maria Bravo - Junior 4
Gregor Verbinsky: the film director
Gregor Verbinski is an American film director, He is 43 years old. He comes from a Polish family.
He started his professional career as a guitar player for punk-rock bands. But then he sold his guitar to a Super 8mm Camera because He loved making films. Then he went to the UCLA Film School and he graduated when he was 23 years old.
The first film he directed was “Mousehunt”, a cartoon family comedy in 1997, but his most successful film was “Pirates of the Caribbean:” The Curse of the Black Pearl” In 2003. It grossed over $650 million dollars and brought 5 Oscar nominations.
The other two movies in the trilogy, “Dead man’s chest” and “At the world End’s” were as successful as this first one.
Sebastian Peralta – Junior 4
Will Turner
Will Turner is the second main character next to Jack Sparrow. He is a smith apprentice in Port Royal. He is the only child of Bootstrap Bill Tuner, a famous pirate. He is in love with the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann. At the end of the film, he agrees to go to the world’s end to rescue Jack and the Black Pearl.
Carola Gonzalez – Junior 4
Elizabeth Sawnn
Elizabeth Swann is played by Keira Knightley. She is an independent girl and in the film she changes from a graceful lady to a true and brave pirate. Elizabeth has always like pirates but she doesn’t like their aggressive and wild nature. Even after becoming a pirate she always acts like a lady.
Elizabeth adapted well to pirate life, she learned how to handle a sword from her boyfriend, Will Turner. She can defend herself against many opponents and can fight using two swords.
Juan Codan – Junior 4
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow is the most important character in the films Pirates of the Caribbean. He is played by Johnny Depp. Originally, Jack Sparrow was a trickster who guided the hero, Will Turner. But Depp’s acting was so good that the director decided he had to play the most important character. Johnny Depp inspired in Keith Richard and Pepe Lepew to create Jack Sparrow.
Jack Sparrow likes searching for treasures, drinking rhum and seducing women. He prefers negotiating rather than fighting. He is the captain of the Black Pearl. During the film he tries to escape his blood debt with David Jones.
Nahuel Santana – Junior 4
Davy Jones
Davy Jones is the film villain. He is the captain of the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship which sails the seas looking for souls who can serve him for a century. After that time the people become part of the ship.
When we learnt about his story we feel very sad because, he was in love with Calipso (Jack`s aunt) and she left him. So as to stop suffering he cut his heart out and put it in a chest. That’s why the name of the movie is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man´s Chest.
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