A balanced argument?

Please watch the video below.

Two students in South Yorkshire watched a television programme about their local area that starred the chef Jamie Oliver. The topic was healthy eating.

The TV programme made such an impact on the two boys that they felt obliged to film their own video response to Jamie Oliver. They claim they wanted to make a “balanced argument.”

Please watch the film and discuss it with your classmates.

• Why do you think Michael (wearing glasses) and Pat made the film?
• What message(s) were they...

Howard Webb popped into school to give us his thoughts on the World Cup in South Africa.

Please watch the film.

This is a speaking and listening assignment, or rather a listening and speaking assignment.

You might want to watch the film again!

Task

Answer the following questions orally:

• What did Howard think of the World Cup?
• How many yellow cards did he give out?
• Which country objected the most to his decisions? Why did Howard think they were annoyed with him?
• What exactly IS a pundit? What is their job? Which pundits do you know? What...

Professional musician Lewis Nitikman dropped by to lend Pat a hand.

Pat wants to become a musician himself when he leaves school so after a chat, the two of them popped into our studio at school to compose this number:

They hope you like it.

Now Lewis has left Pat some homework. He wants Pat to come up with some lyrics to turn their tune into a song.

Task

Listen to their music again and with a classmate, bounce some ideas around.

• What subject matter springs to mind?
• What music does it remind you of?
• What topics do you like talking...

Our school is just down the road from where the rock band Pulp used to rehearse so we zoomed down to interview their drummer Nick Banks.

Nick has taken over the family business where the band played.

Watch the film.

• What did Jarvis Cocker say the group “made rattle” in their time?
• What did Nick’s parents think of Nick being in a band in the early days and how did their opinions change over time? Why do you think they changed their minds about their son and his choice of career?
• What according to Nick is the weirdest place he ever...

This is an interactive assignment on Shakespeare and you have been asked by a production company to help them complete a short film on the famous playwright.

Watch the video.

Discuss it with your classmates.

• What messages are coming across in this short film?
• What does the title suggest “The Bard and The Barred”? Who is The Bard and who might be The Barred?
• What do you think about the comments of the girls?
• How do you respond to the man’s comment at the end?
• The film was shot in two locations. Where are they? Why are they important...

The life of rock star Jim Glennie.

Lots of students quite like the idea of being a rock star…the fame, the fortune the glitz.

Students from school in South Yorkshire interviewed rock star Jim Glennie from the band “James”.

If at first you do not recognise the name of Jim or his band, check out the video and we are sure you might know their material.

• What instrument does Jim play?
• How does he cope with fame?
• What role did Jim’s school play in helping him become a rock star?
• How would Jim like to teach music in school if he was a...

Please watch the film below.

The above film was shot in a special school. The students have used glove puppets to talk about life and its ups and downs. The film won a prestigious competition.

Watch the video and discuss it with your classmates.

• Why do you think the judges of the film competition liked this film?
• What does it have to say about disabled youngsters?
• Did any of the comments surprise or upset you? Make you laugh? Disturb you? Inform you?

Task

The producer of this video has been approached by a local university. The...