Europe's Most Wanted is a computer animated comedy where Alex
Download 40.07 Kb.
|
- Navigate this page:
- W orksheet
- Storyline
- Directors
- After you have seen the film, read the review and see if you agree with it and discuss the film in class.
M adagascar 3
Europe's Most Wanted is a computer animated comedy where Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are fighting to go back to New York. They end up in Europe where they decide to go undercover and join a traveling circus. Official Trailer http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1169137689/ Official website: http://www.madagascarmovie.com where you will find games, videos, downloads & more W |
orksheet
85 min
|
Ben Stille |
... |
Alex (voice) |
|
Chris Rock |
... |
Marty (voice) |
|
David Schwimmer |
... |
Melman (voice) |
|
Jada Pinkett Smith |
... |
Gloria (voice) |
|
Sacha Baron Cohen |
... |
Julien (voice) |
|
Cedric the Entertainer |
... |
Maurice (voice) |
Actyivity 1
Read the article above and find the answers to these questions:
1.-How long is the movie?
2.-When did it open in Argentina?
3.-What kind of film is this?
4.-How many people directed the film?
5.-Who wrote the script?
6.-Is this a brand new movie? When did it reach cinemas all over the world?
7.-What is the Big Apple?
8.-What are Alex, Melman, Marty and Gloria trying to do?
9.-Where do they want to get?
10.-What do they have to do next?
11.-Where are they at the beginning?
12.-What do they do to pass unnoticed?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Activity 2
Who´s Who? Match!
Alex hippo Jada Pinkett Smith
Melman lion Ben Stiller
Marty giraffe David Schwimmer
Gloria zebra Chris Rock
Fill in with what you know or find out!
……………. ………………… Sacha Baron Cohen
Maurice …………………….. …………………………
Activity 3
Write the missing verbs in the Past or Past Continuous Tense
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman ………………………( still try) to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they………………….. (need) to find the penguins. They…………………. (travel) to Monte Carlo where they …………………. (attract) the attention of Animal Control after gate crashing a party and …………………. (join) by the penguins, King Julian and Co., the monkeys and a new arrival: a performing llama. How…………………. (do) a lion, zebra, hippo, giraffe, four penguins, two monkeys, three lemurs and a llama travel through Europe without attracting attention? They ………………….(join) a traveling circus.
Activity 4 (for Intermediate students)
After you have seen the film, read the review and see if you agree with it and discuss the film in class.
Who do you think wrote the review? A kid? A parent?
A Review
This one is really strictly for the kids.
The first "Madagascar" was unexpectedly funny and entertaining. Those four lead characters Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman were delightful and pretty likable. However, the second one already gave me the feeling that the idea was getting tired. However, how could I say no to the kids who wanted to see this third installment? I just had to grin and shell out for the tickets.
Missing their zoo in New York after a long stay in Africa (from the second film), our four friends now make their way to Europe in order to find a way to go back to their old home. While being pursued by the French Animal Control officers, led by the superhuman-ly relentless Captain Chantel Dubois (who wants Alex the Lion's head on her wall), the four join a circus animal train to escape. How opportune that this particular train was en route to New York too. So now, Alex and friends have to help their new friends get their circus act together in order to be finally NYC-bound.
I felt that this whole flimsy story was just there to in order set up the stage for one spectacular scene: a very colorful and beautifully- animated "Fantasia"-inspired sequence of multi-animal circus acrobatics accompanied by Katy Perry's hit song "Firework." The relationship of the four friends, which was the center of the first two episodes, was hardly tackled at all. This time it was just all about the action of eluding the animal catchers and getting to New York. The voice work was flawless as usual.
Overall, I did not enjoy this one too much. I did not really have any LOL-moments while watching this particular installment. There were in fact a lot of cringe-worthy moments led by that very lame sequence where Marty was painted white with big polka dots and wearing a huge multi- colored Afro wig. As for the new characters, the ability of Vitaly the Tiger to go through small hoops was too impossible, the face of Stefano the Seal is too annoying to be cute, and the bear "girlfriend" of King Julien the Lemur felt unnecessary. This one is really strictly for the kids.
Activity 5
Check the meaning of the words in bold type and write sentences of your own with each one.
“Firework"
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards,
One blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colours burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"
You don't have to feel like a wasted space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colours burst
Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colours burst
Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
ONLY for TEACHERS
Answers
Activity 1:
1.-It´s 85 minutes
2.-It opened June 7, 2012
3.-Animation, adventure comedy in HD
4.-3 directors
5.-Eric Darnell & Norah Baumbach
6.-It is a 2012 production
7.-New York
9.-They are trying to get back to New York (USA)
10.-to Central Park Zoo in New York
11.-Find the penguins
12.-They join a travelling circus
Activity 2
Alex lion
Melman giraffe
Marty zebra
Gloria hippo
Activity 3
Were still trying - needed - travelled - attracted - were joined - did - joined
Share with your friends: