Madagascar 3: Life-Changing Events

This is a wonderful scene with a touching and inspiring message. It is a great to tool to help your students share moments or happenings that changed their lives or personality.



I. Work with a partner. Rank the events below from 1 to according to how drastically they can change someone's life. Make sure you explain your choices (1 not drastically at all / 5 very drastically)

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I. OPINION DICTATION:

Your teacher will dictate some events. Use a blank sheet of paper and divide it into 3 columns with the headings below. Write them down in in the column you believe applies to you. Don't show your answers to your peers. Then group up with a few partners, share and compare your list, and say why and how your life would change (have changes) under those circumstances.



NOT DRASTICALLY AT ALL - MODERATELY - VERY DRASTICALLY




LIFE-CHANGING EVENTS

- Getting married


- Having  a baby


- Moving to another city


- Changing schools


- Divorce


- Falling in love for the first time


- College


- Changing jobs


- Unemployment


- Suffering urban violence


- The first kiss


- Going to your favorite band (singer)'s concert


II. Work individually:



Write down 5 events that changed your life.


III. Work in groups.


Share your lists. Explain how/why each event changed your life, how difficult/fantastic/sad/scary/etc it was, and whatever you consider relevant.



IV. Watch the movie segment and answer the questions that follow. Read the questions before watching the segment.

1 - What events changed Vitaly's life? How and why did they change it?


2 - How did those events change his personality?


3 - What about the other characters? Have their lives changed too? Which events changed their lives?


MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - MADAGASCAR 3