3 x 3

A short film by Nuno Rocha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=dyIFohEjkyM

A. Watch the film and answer the questions:

1. Who were the two characters in the film?

__________________________ and ___________________________

2. Where did the film take place? _______________________________

3. What sport did they play? ___________________________________

B. Describe the two characters. Use adjectives from the box. Look up any new words.

fit arrogant talented intelligentconfident determined lazy athletic

What other adjectives can you use to describe each character?

The Cleaner The Security Guard

C. Watch the film again and put the events from the film in order.

A. _____ The security guard was shocked.

B. _____ The cleaner measured the height of the

basket.

C. _____ The security guard received the uniform.

D. _____ The security guard ate a sweet.

E. _____ The cleaner watched the security guard.

F. _____ The cleaner waited on the court for the security guard.

G. _____ The cleaner was frustrated.

H. _____ The cleaner shot the ball and missed the basket each time.

I. _____ The security guard shot the ball.

J. _____ The security guard laughed really hard.

K. _____ The cleaner measured the distance from the basket.

L. _____ The security guard walked back to his office and he drank

coffee.

M. _____ The cleaner completed mathematical equations.

N. _____ The cleaner made three baskets.

O. _____ The security guard walked to the court.

P. _____ The security guard scratched his head and

walked back to his office.

D. Your opinion: Did you like this film? Why or why not?

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Simple Past PracticeDirections: Find and correct the 14 verb tense mistakes in the summary of the film, 3 x 3, by Nuno Rocha. Cross out the errors and write the correct verb above.

In the beginning of the film, a security guard played basketball

on a large court. He was a very talented player and he makes every

basket. On the side of the court, a cleaner watching the security

guard.

After he finished, the guard went back to his office and drink

some coffee. He watched the video monitor of the basketball court.

On the court, the cleaner picking up the basketball and tried to play

basketball like the security guard. He try to shoot

the ball, but he missed every basket. The security

guard see him and laughed out loud. The poor

cleaner is a terrible basketball player.

The cleaner was not discouraged because he is have a plan.

He measured the basketball hoop and the distance from the basket

to the floor. After that, he check the pressure in the basketball and

he checked the distance from the hoop. After all that work, he sit

down at a table a started to make calculations. He solve some very

complex mathematical problems. At the same time, the security

guard watched him carefully on the video monitors.

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Finally, the cleaner lined up three basket balls in the middle of

the court. He took each ball and easily make

all three baskets. The security guard saw this

and is shocked.

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