Lesson 10 - Remedial

Hello everyone

Today we'll have a kind of round-up class.

I've seen some of your most fascinating glogs and mind maps and will take some time to assess and register them.

In the meantime you will be busy doing the following:

• if you created a glog (and some of you did it perfectly well) think of 3-5 comprehension questions on it. Then, visit other people's glogs, answer their questions and post a comment on their blog
• if you didn't create a glog or\and a mind map - get your hands dirty on that)))
• finally, when you are done with everything - the mindmap, the glog, the questions, the comments - go to James Cameron task below. If you don't manage to complete or even start this task, do it as homework.

The James Cameron Task

James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. You will hear his personal talk, where he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."

Listen to James Cameron's talk. You can switch on subtitles if you wish. As you listen, focus on the following questions:

• What kind of child was little James Cameron? Do you think he was a popular boy at school? Do you think you would like to have such a friend then you were at school?
• How did the time Cameron grew in (the 60s) shape his personality? How does your time influence you as a person?
• Two activities were very important for young Cameron - drawing and diving. Can you explain why? What are the important activities in your life?
• Have you seen the Abyss? Terminator 2? Which computer graphics did Cameron introduce there? What is your impression of such special effects? Watch the Abyss trailer below
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• Listen to what James Cameron says about making Avatar and Titanic. What impression do you get - what does he like more: to imagine or to explore? What do you like better of the two?
• What lessons has Cameron learned? Do you agree with his conclusions?

Don't forget to publish your answers on your blog!!!