Academy Awards 2016

The 88th Academy Awards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88th_Academy_Awards
This event is also called _________________________________________________
Date of the event this year : ______________________________________________
Place : _____________________ _________________________ (city) ____________________ (state)
Beginning at _____________ on _________________ (network)
Slogan for this year’s ceremony : ____________________________________________________________
Prepare to recap the information in complete sentences.
A little history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards
Date of the first Award ceremony : ____________
Place : __________________________________
Number of people attending the ceremony : __________ Duration : ______________ (use the verb : last)
Year when Americans could watch it on television : _______________
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1880000/newsid_1881900/1881938.stm
Oscar is the name of the statue that is given to each winner. What colour is it ? _______________
Who is the statuette named after ? __________________________________________________________
Who are the winners selected by ? __________________________________________________________
This year’s awards celebrate the best in movies of _____________ (year).
The most important oscars are the best ____________, the best ____________ and the best ____________
in a l________________ r_______________.
But the Oscars also celebrate the people who do all the behind-the-scenes work. Give examples :
costume designers, _______________________________________________________________________
In total there are _________ categories of awards and there are ___________ nominees in each category
(except the best __________________).
The ceremony
Complete the sentences with the words in the box :
best picture
presenter
teleprompter
acceptance speech
red carpet
envelope
nominees
host
winner
stage
The _____________ of the 2016 ceremony is C_____ R_____. Each award is handed out by a __________
who is usually another actor or actress. He or she announces the category and then says « And the
_____________________ are… » and reads their names on a _________________________. Finally he or
she says « And the oscar goes to… » and opens the _________________________ which is sealed (closed
with wax) so that no one knows the winner until that moment ! The __________________ then comes to
the ___________________ to accept his or her award and makes a short _______________ ___________.
The final award of the night is always the _______________ __________________.
The stars arrive at the ceremony and walk down the __________ _____________.
Men attending the ceremony wear ❑ tuxedoes
❑ casual clothes and
women wear ❑ glamorous ❑ extravagant ❑ amazing dresses.
Why are Oscars so important ? _____________________________________________________________
Oscar facts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1880000/newsid_1881900/1881956.stm
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Who was awarded a record number of oscars ? ____________________________________________
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What film won 7 miniature statuettes ? ___________________________________________________
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Which films won 11 Oscars ? ___________________________________________________________
For movie buffs only ! Who was nominated several times but never won ? __________________________
Watch the 2016 ceremony and react…
Give your opinion and react !
I agree with you ≠ I don't agree with you / I think so ≠ I don't think so / Of course ! ≠ Not exactly !
In my opinion, the prettiest actress was ………………………………………………
I think the most amazing dress was …………………………………………’s.
I believe that the funniest actor was …………………………………………………
As far as I am concerned the hottest couple was ……………………………………
Speaking for myself the most elegant actor was …………………………………………………………
Personally, I think the worst-dressed celebrity was ……………………………………………….
I'd say that the most touching celebrity was ……………………………………………………………
If you ask me, the sexiest star was ……………………………………………………..
To my mind the youngest rising star was ……………………………………………………………
I think that the most talkative celebrity was ………………………………………………………………
Rappel :
Ces adjectifs sont des superlatifs, on les utilise pour marquer la supériorité d’un élément par rapport à tous les autres de
sa catégorie (le plus…, la plus…, les plus…).
Formation :
✑ Si l’adjectif est court (une seule syllabe ou deux syllabes terminées par un y), je lui ajoute les lettres……
✑ Si l’adjectif est long (deux syllabes ou plus), j’ajoute ……………………………….. devant l’adjectif.
Pour certains adjectifs, l’orthographe est modifiée.
✑ large : …………………….. l’adjectif d’une syllabe se termine par un …., donc j’ajoute seulement …….
✑ funny : ……………………. l’adjectif de deux syllabes se termine par consonne + y, le y disparaît et j’ajoute …
✑ hot : ………………………... l’adjectif d’une syllabe se termine par consonne + voyelle consonne, je ………… la
consonne et j’ajoute …………
Il y a des adjectifs irréguliers : good : ……………………….. (le meilleur), bad : ……………………….. (le pire)
Now tick the winners on the Oscars list
Choose a star in the list and write a short presentation in your copybook (illustrate with a picture).
These sentences can help you :
In my opinion ____________________ is the best actor/actress ever !
I love him / her. He / she is the most amazing actor / actress in the world !
He / she has played in _______________ which is one of the most captivating film I have
ever seen. He / she has already won an Oscar for… / a Golden Globe / a Bafta Award…
He / she is such a powerful actor / actress ! He / she is so talented !