“One Man’s Loss”

Speaking activity:

Stage one – Discussion Is there a difference in the way men and

women deal with conflict?  Do groups of men deal with conflict in

the same way as groups of women?

Stage Two – character description. Describe the characters:

Use synonyms : a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word

The man is homeless

His clothes are uncomfortable

He looks dishevelled, untidy, scruffy

His hair and beard are unkempt, messy

He is shoeless

He needs a wash.

He’s checking himself out.

He’s well-off / wealthy / rich

The business man is vain.

The girl is lonely / alone.

She is sad / angry /  depressed / bored

Stage three – He said / She said.

The phrases come from an argument. Which phrases were said by a man? By a woman?

a) read the sentences in detail, b) find

potential new vocabulary, c) discuss their thoughts and differences of opinion.

Stage four – Telling the story in images.  

describing emotions and feelings, physical situations, and the progression of the narrative.

Mind mapping synonyms, antonyms, alternative phrasings.

Stage four – Telling the story in images.   Method: Tell each section of the story.

Pause on important scenes/predict what is coming.

speculate on the cause of the argument.

Who do you think this is? What can you say about his life?

Describe this man, his position and lifestyle.

What kind of a person do you think he is from this first impression?

Who is the girl?

How is she feeling?

What’s he looking at and why?

Describe the homeless man’s appearance.

What does the title mean?

Can you finished the phrase?

Where is he going?

How is he connected to the other characters?

Where is he going?

How is he connected to the other characters?

What do you think has happened?

Why?

What has appeared in this image that wasn’t in the previous one? Why?

Vocabulary – injured / shard of glass

What’s going on in this scene?

What is going on between the two characters? What do you think the argument is about?

How has this benefited the homeless man? How does this relate to the title of the film?

what has happened up to this point?

Predict what will happen next:

What is he saying to her?

What should she do?

What does she do?

Stage five – Watching and listening for detail  Put the dialogue in the order that it

appears after you have finished watching the video.

Discuss how close their idea of the story was.

replay the video. Sound only.

Stage six –Follow up

What happens next?