Une séquence sur le trailer de la série Dexter

DEXTER
GLOBAL COMPREHENSION
1. The video is :
a. an extract from a film b. an ad. (= a commercial break)
c.an opening credits sequence d.a music video
title : ………………………………………………………………………..
Give the name of the main character : .................................................
2. Listen to the music . What sort of series is it ?
The music is □lively □ terrifying □ joyful □ sad □ tragic □repetitive □ menacing
so it sounds like ……….
a comedy TV series
a science –fiction TV series
a drama TV series
a horror fictionTV series
an action TV series
a musical TV series
a western genre TV series
a cartoon
but in fact it’s a ……………............… series because Dexter is a cruel serial killer at night who
tries to lead a normal life in the daytime.
3 . Now watch the video very attentively and tick √ the correct answers
Where ?
in a big city
in a flat
When ?
It is ……...
spring summer
autumn
winter
It is ............ the morning the afternoon the evening
in a small village in the countryside
in the street
Justify : recap what we said about the video by filling the blanks with the words or expressions you’ve
ticked on your worksheet and complete each sentence with the right justification:

WHERE ? The series must take place …………………………………………………… because
……………………………………………………..............................…… . .

WHEN ? The scene must take place in ………………or ........................ since
…………………………………............................ so it is probably quite warm.
It’s obviously …………......………………. for……………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………. .
(………) the hero wakes up in his bed at the beginning of the extract.
(……….) .the hero is wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
(..............). we can see a block of flats at the end of the video.
Write down the 3 words you can use to give a reason and their French meaning.
1. ……………..= …………… 2. ……………….= ……………… 3. …………..= …………
DETAILED COMPREHENSION
FEAR !!!
Morning rituals, objects and food become scary because they’re assimilated to Dexter’s terrifying
activities as a serial killer .Match them up !
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Blood orange pulp
A splash of Ketchup
Blood orange skin
Dental floss on a finger
His white t-shirt
His shoe laces
1
2
HELP !
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
3
*Giclée
*cordelette
A spurt* of real human blood
bloody human flesh
A garrotte* on a neck
Human skin
A rope pulled taut* to strangle someone
A plastic bag over a suffocating victim’s head.
4
5
6
* tendue
Use adjectives expressing FEAR to compare :
SCARY / GORE / FRIGHTENING / TERRIFYING / CHILLING / MENACING / THREATENING /CREEPY /
DISGUSTING
Example : A splash of Ketchup looks as scary as a spurt of real human blood.
 Cross out 4 verbs you don’t need to describe what the character does every morning.
Then, associate the verbs to the places.
Places : bathroom (BA)/ bedroom (B) / kitchen (K) / outside (O)
N° ............To have a shower
N°............To shave
N°............To lock the front door
N°............To prepare breakfast
N°............To fry ham
N°............To get dressed ( to put one’s t-shirt on)
N° ........To soak up blood from the neck with a piece of tissue
N° ..........To wake up
N° .........To clean one’s teeth with dental floss
N° .........To squeeze the juice out of blood oranges
N° ............To cut an orange into two halves
N° ............To break and fry eggs in a pan
N° ............To lay the table
N° ............To brush one’s teeth
N° ............To grind coffee beans
N°............To clean the table
N° ...........To tie one’s shoelaces
N°............To devour the sizzling ham
N° ...........To leave one’s apartment for work
Now watch the extract one more time and number the actions in a right chronological order.
Write a paragraph about Dexter’s morning routine in the simple present using chronological
markers:
First / Next / then / after that / finally-eventually
Every morning
THE HERO’S ROUTINE
Look at your teacher and find the French equivalent for these verbs :
to shave ………………………………
to break ………………………………………….
to lock ………………………………
to tie ………………………………………….
to squeeze …………………………….
to grind ……………………………………….
to fry …………………………
to devour…………………………………………
to get dressed …………………………….
to brush …………………………………….
to soak up ………………………….
to lay ……………………………………….
to wake up ………………………………
to leave ……………………………………….
Casser / brosser / poser-mettre / quitter / fermer à clé / s’habiller / absorber / presser / frire / se raser /
attacher / dévorer / moudre / se réveiller
THE HERO’S ROUTINE
Look at your teacher and find the French equivalent for these verbs :
to shave ………………………………
to break ………………………………………….
to lock ………………………………
to tie ………………………………………….
to squeeze …………………………….
to grind ……………………………………….
to fry …………………………
to devour…………………………………………
to get dressed …………………………….
to brush …………………………………….
to soak up ………………………….
to lay ……………………………………….
to wake up ………………………………
to leave ……………………………………….
Casser / brosser / poser-mettre / quitter / fermer à clé / s’habiller / absorber / presser / frire / se raser /
attacher / dévorer / moudre / se réveiller
THE HERO’S ROUTINE
Look at your teacher and find the French equivalent for these verbs :
to shave ………………………………
to break ………………………………………….
to lock ………………………………
to tie ………………………………………….
to squeeze …………………………….
to grind ……………………………………….
to fry …………………………
to devour…………………………………………
to get dressed …………………………….
to brush …………………………………….
to soak up ………………………….
to lay ……………………………………….
to wake up ………………………………
to leave ……………………………………….
Casser / brosser / poser-mettre / quitter / fermer à clé / s’habiller / absorber / presser / frire / se raser /
attacher / dévorer / moudre / se réveiller
Complete : skin / pulp / shoe laces / dental floss / a neck / a rope /
Let’s compare ! Say it in English
1.Mon professeur d’anglais est aussi terrifiant que Dexter, le célèbre tueur de la série américaine portant* le
même nom.
* bearing
2. Les dents de Dexter ont l’air aussi effrayantes que les incisives* du Comte* Dracula .
* incisors * Count
3. Le regard du meurtrier est aussi menaçant que celui des vampires de Twilight .