Tuesday, November 25, 2008

ESL: For Thanksgiving Day (Thursday) 27 November 2008

Class Assignment
Thursday 27 November 2008

1. What is the movie, An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving about?
2. Who is the legendary actress interviewed?
3. Who wrote the story?
4. What is "bugging" one of the interviewers?
5. How many generations of women is the movie about?
6. How does she descrbe the grandmother character she plays?
7. Who is this character intimidated by?
8. Which character in the film is more like her?
9. Who is an adventuress in the film?
10. Did she read the short story? No.
11. Briefly, why or why not?
12. What book did she read in detail to prepare another film?
13. What attracts the actress to certain parts?
14. Which film has comedic stuff?
15. Who co-stars in this film?
16. When was it released?
17. Which character does she play?
18. Does she like doing comedy?
19. Does she find comedy difficult to do?
20. With which family member did she have a complicated relationship?
21. What did she resolve with her mother before she died?
22. Has the actress had botox or plastic surgery?
23. What does she believe in?
24. According to the actress, what do nasty thoughts in the mind do to the system?
25. What does she think the government should give everyone?
26. What size pot does she mention?
27. What does she think can be cleaned up by this?
28. What part of eating does she want to get rid of?
29. What kind of food does she prefer?
30. What is she not fanatical about?
31. What kind of student does she advise being?
32. Who suffers in the film and becomes more human?
33. Where does An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving premiere?
34. What day will the show air?
35. What happened on that day in 1963 (not in the interview)?

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