Monday 2 November 2020

Forrest Gump. Working on inclusion

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/8-life-lessons-learned-from-movie-forrest-gump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvKzyYy6qvY&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqoatEfPacN-o7Wkt4p87Hu- 

SYNONYM MATCH

1.

epic

a.

earning

2

naïve

b.

won

3.

breathtaking

c.

totally

4.

magical

d.

fake

5.

thoroughly

e.

blockbuster

6.

grossing

f.

enthuses about

7.

adapted

g.

enchanting

8.

scooped

h.

innocent

9.

artificial

i.

awesome

10.

raves

j.

refashioned

PHRASE MATCH

1.

a 1994 epic comedy-drama

a.

slow-witted

2

based on the 1986 novel

b.

of pop melodrama

3.

naïve and

c.

between comedy and sadness

4.

a breathtaking balancing act

d.

of the same name

5.

I hated it

e.

box of chocolates

6.

the top

f.

dozens more awards

7.

It also scooped

g.

romance film

8.

You never know what

h.

grossing film

9.

an artificial piece

i.

thoroughly

10.

it's as sweet as a

j.

you're gonna get


Forrest Gump is a 1994 (1) __________________ romance film. It was based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks. The (2) __________________ decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a (3) __________________ native of Alabama. The film shows how he witnesses, and in some cases changes, some of the most important events (4) __________________ the 20th century. One critic loved the film and wrote: "Hanks' performance is a breathtaking (5) __________________ comedy and sadness, in a story rich in big laughs and quiet truths....what a magical movie." Another film critic, Pauline Kael, stated: "I      (6) __________________."

Forrest Gump was the (7) __________________ North America released in 1994. It won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, (8) __________________, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing. It also scooped dozens more awards. The line: "Mama always said (9) __________________ of chocolates. You never know what (10) __________________," was ranked 40th on the "100 Years..." list of the greatest 100 Movie Quotes. "Entertainment Weekly," writing in 2004, said many people see the movie "as (11) __________________ pop melodrama, while (12) __________________ that it's as sweet as a box of chocolates." In December 2011, Forrest Gump was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.

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Great Britain flag icon  Forrest Gump by John Escott

Forrest is a young kind-hearted man from Alabama in the USA. 

He has won a medal for gallantry in the Vietnam war. 

The President Of the United States awarded the hero. 

Forrest was a footballer, a businessman and a film star.

He also went in space. His best friend was an ape called Sue.

https://english-e-reader.net/book/forrest-gump-john-escott 

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