Film UK: Class clown – exercises Everyone thinks Chloe’s life is easy just because she gets good marks at school. Life is very different for her neighbour Craig. At school the other students laugh at him and at home his dad is always telling him off, but one day Chloe discovers Craig’s special talent … Do the preparation task first. Then watch the short film and do the exercises to check your understanding. Preparation: matching Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–g next to the numbers 1–7. 1…….. class clown a. something that is easy 2…….. to fit in b. doing or managing several things at once 3…….. to juggle c. a student who makes other students in the class laugh 4…….. life’s a beach d. to belong 5…….. a piece of cake e. to keep two or more objects in the air by throwing and catching them 6…….. a juggling act f. to think nice thoughts to yourself while you are awake 7…….. to daydream g. life is great 1. Check your understanding: grouping Do the sentences refer to Chloe or Craig? Write a–h into the correct group. a. doesn’t think he/she fits in at school b. gets good marks at school c. spills juice on his/her clothes d. knocks things off the teacher’s desk e. can juggle f. daydreams in class g. is always late for class h. wants to help his/her friend Chloe: Craig: Film UK: Class clown – exercises 2. Check your understanding: multiple choice Circle the best answer to these questions. 1. Chloe thinks her life … a. is easy. 2. b. his results are better than hers. c. it’s not OK for his dad to shout at him. b. Craig c. Craig’s dad b. juggling. c. arguing with his dad. When Craig knocks the teacher’s apple off her desk … a. the class learns that he can juggle. 8. c. the students in her class are clowns. Chloe sees Craig from her bedroom window. He is … a. eating an apple. 7. b. Craig is a clown. Chloe thinks _______________ is a puppet. a. Chloe 6. c. is an Emo. Chloe tells Craig that … a. she got better results than him. 5. b. is a girlie girl. Chloe thinks … a. the students in her class are very funny. 4. c. is better than Craig’s life. At school Chloe thinks she … a. doesn’t belong to a particular group. 3. b. is fun. b. the teacher tells him off. c. Craig tells the other students not to laugh at him. At the end of the film, Craig … a. teaches Chloe how to juggle. Discussion Can you juggle? What could you teach someone else to do? What would you like to learn how to do? b. tells his dad to be nicer to c. says his life is a juggling him. act.
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