BEFORE WATCHING

1. What is an ‘abbey’? What are they usually made for? What famous abbeys do you know?

2. What do you know of the beginning of the 20th century? Were there any break troughs in it? Which ones? What was the society like? What is a way different from the beginning of the 21st century?

BEFORE WATCHING

Task 1. Read the beginning of the story and say what you think of it by answering the questions that go after it.

Once upon a time in a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish and unkind. But one winter’s night an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for the shelter from bitter cold. Repulsed from her unpleasant appearance the prince refused from the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty lives within and when he dismissed her again the old woman’s ugliness melted away to reveal beautiful enchantress, the prince tried to apologize, but it was too late for she had seen that there was no love in his heart and as punishment she transformed him into a beast… If he could learn to love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell will be broken. If not, he will be doomed to remain a beast for all time.

Balto is a 1995 American live-action animated historical adventure drama film directed by Simon Wells. The film is loosely based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped save children from the diphtheria epidemic in the 1925 serum run to Nome. The live-action portions of the film were filmed at Central Park in New York City. The film was the final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio. Read more 

BEFORE WATCHING

Answer the questions given below.

1. What is a memorial?
2. Are there any in your town/city?
3. Do think it is important to remember the history of any place? Why? Why not?

Veronika Decides to Die is a film based on the novel by Paulo Coelho. It tells the story of 24-year-old Slovenian Veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. Red more about the book here.

Sweet November is a 2001 romantic drama film starring Keanu Reeves. The film is based on an earlier version made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher.

Nelson Moss meets Sara Deever, a woman very different from anyone he has met before...