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Section 1
Before you watch the movie!
Let’s start by watching the trailer. Enjoy!
- Now, based on the trailer and your knowledge, which of the 3 plots below is the correct one?
Option 1:
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook.
That’s correct! The holdovers will definitely touch your heart while it makes you laugh.
Option 2:
A very sympathetic teacher at a prep school babysits some students with nowhere to go. The teacher ends up falling in love with the Cook of the school and they decide to spend the holidays with one of the worst students.
Sorry. The teacher is not sympathetic, and it’s not exactly a decision to spend the holidays there.
Option 3:
A terrible student and a grumpy teacher have to spend the holidays at a prep school in New England. Since there is no one else at school, they develop an interesting relationship which results in a great adventure.
That’s incorrect. There is someone else at school. The school’s cook.
Now let’s check some keywords!
- Can you complete the sentences below using the appropriate options?
- Feel free to use the Cambridge Dictionary!
1. The students that remain at a prep school during Christmas break are known as the ___________.
leftovers
heldovers
holdovers
That is correct! Have you ever been a holdover?
make-up students
2. ___________ is about being there for each other, through the good times and the bad, offering support and understanding.
workmanship
scholarship
friendship
Great job! Who is your best friend?
partnership
3. Attending ____________ can provide students with a rigorous academic curriculum, often preparing them for admission to top universities.
college
prepping school
prep school
That’s it! Have you ever been to one?
middle school
4. Grief…
… is the feeling that connects humanity whenever people are glad.
… is what we we feel when we lose an object such a smartphone.
… is the deep sorrow we feel when we lose someone important to us.
Great job! Is it important to feel grief?
… is what you don’t feel when a relative passes away.
5. It’s hard not to feel __________ when it’s raining outside and your plans for a picnic are ruined.
sympathetic
happy
grumpy
Correct! Are you grumpy?
welcoming
6. Despite being surrounded by people, Sarah couldn’t shake off the feeling of __________, longing for a deeper connection with someone who understood her.
lonelinelity
lonely
loneliness
Correct! Do you feel lonely sometimes?
loneliest
- Can you match the words related to schools and their definitions?
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