Plot Summary
The Walking Dead centers around Rick Grimes, a former police officer who was shot in the line of duty and wakes up from a coma after the world has succumbed to the zombie plague. Dazed from months in the hospital, and confused as to why he can’t find anyone alive, he makes his way home only to find his wife and son missing. He packs up supplies from his station and travels to Atlanta in search of his family after hearing the cities would be safe (heard from Morgan and Duane Jones, his previous neighbors). Arriving in the city on horseback, Rick is overcome by a horde of zombies and narrowly escapes death with the aid of another survivor named Glenn, who has been scavenging the city for supplies. Glenn takes Rick back to his camp just outside of town where Rick’s wife Lori and son Carl happen to be living, alive and well. His partner and best friend Shane had taken Lori and Carl to the outskirts of Atlanta to wait for rescue by the US Government. There they found a small group of survivors.
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The Walking Dead
Teacher’s Notes (to be done during the class)
4.Haveabriefdiscussionaboutzombiesegdostudentsknowanyfilms,series,songsorvideogamesaboutzombies?Wouldtheyliketowatchthisseries?Thentellthemthatyou’regoingtodescribeascenefromlaterinthesameepisodetothem.Studentsshouldnotedownkeywords(noteveryword)whileyousay(somethinglike)thefollowing:
5. Students in pairs compare the words they’ve noted down. Then ask them if they want to ask any vocabulary questions. They will. Then they reconstruct the scene, using the present simple.
Tellstudentsthey’regoingtowatchthescene,andtheyshouldfindthedifferencesbetweenthedescriptionandtheclip.Playthesecondclipfrom09:30to14:30.Youcanmakethetaskeasierbytellingthemthattherearesixdifferences:
Students predict what happens next. Play the scene until he hears the voice coming over the radio, and ask them to predict again.
7. Now its their turn. Give students time to think about a scene from a film or series which sticks in their mind for some reason, and how to describe it. Help with vocabulary. Then they tell in pairs, and say whether they would like to watch their partner’s film / series.
The Walking Dead
Teacher’s Notes (to be done during the class)
4.Haveabriefdiscussionaboutzombiesegdostudentsknowanyfilms,series,songsorvideogamesaboutzombies?Wouldtheyliketowatchthisseries?Thentellthemthatyou’regoingtodescribeascenefromlaterinthesameepisodetothem.Studentsshouldnotedownkeywords(noteveryword)whileyousay(somethinglike)thefollowing:
5. Students in pairs compare the words they’ve noted down. Then ask them if they want to ask any vocabulary questions. They will. Then they reconstruct the scene, using the present simple.
- Tellstudentsthey’regoingtowatchthescene,andtheyshouldfindthedifferencesbetweenthedescriptionandtheclip.Playthesecondclipfrom09:30to14:30.Youcanmakethetaskeasierbytellingthemthattherearesixdifferences:
Students predict what happens next. Play the scene until he hears the voice coming over the radio, and ask them to predict again.
7. Now its their turn. Give students time to think about a scene from a film or series which sticks in their mind for some reason, and how to describe it. Help with vocabulary. Then they tell in pairs, and say whether they would like to watch their partner’s film / series.
