Level 3 Film Activity -
One flew over the cuckoo's nest - Part 2
DVD activity by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
Part 2 (DVD scenes 6 - 9 ) Viewing time approx. 25 minutes (activity time 45 mins.)
Pre-teach/check the
following vocabulary
Clothes & colours (p.14f) Crime & criminals (p. 18f)
(V+N) Stain (sth) (V+N) Riot
Numbers, time, dates & prices
(p.30f)
A half dollar = 50 cents A nickel = 5 cents
A quarter = 25 cents A penny = 1 cent
A dime = 10 cents
Sport & leisure (p.38f) Ways of moving (p.46f)
(V+N) Bet (V) Hit sth/sb = usual meaning + 'give me another card'
(N) Game (V) Raise sth/sb eg. 'raise your arms/hands'
(N+V) Pitch = playing field (N) (V) Crush sth/sb
throw the ball in baseball (V) (V) squash sth.
Explain that 'The World Series' is the World Cup of baseball and is very popular in the USA. In 1963 the final was between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers (the winners).
Idioms and slang (p. 13b) Phrasal verbs (p.19& 20b)
(S) Crap! = ridiculous! Give sth up = stop and activity or vice
(S) The cooler = work farm = penitentiary Turn sth up/down = change the volume or intensity
(S) Ten bucks = $10 (Ten quid = £10) Turn sth off/on = switch on / off
(I) Get sth. off sb's chest = Speak plainly Warm (sth) up = exercise before sport (& heat food)
(I) Whet sb's whistle = Have a drink
US v UK (p.29b) Make, do, have & go (p. 16b)
Eggplant = aubergine Make a bet, Go bust
Speaking activity - Ask
the students:
What happened before Mc Murphy arrived at the mental institution? (Mime taking medication)
Tell me about the Indian. (Deaf and dumb)
What happened after Mc Murphy arrived? (Mime playing cards)
What did Dr Spivey and Mc Murphy talk about? (Mime fishing, Why there? faking?)
Why has Mc Murphy been taken to the mental institution? (better than prison?)
What happened in the group therapy session? (Argument)
While the DVD is loading and the 'copyright' warning is on:
Use photocopies
of 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest -
part 2 dialogues' (See Part 1 worksheet)
From main menu, select 'Jump to a scene' and select scene
6 (Basketball lesson) without subtitles.
Stop the film when the radio in the Nurse's station appears.
Post-viewing activity: Is it good to give patients drugs in a mental hospital? Why /not? Is group therapy useful? Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of patients playing sports like basketball and games like cards and Monopoly? Has anyone seen this film before? (if so, ask them not to tell everyone what happens) Will McMurphy see the World Series baseball game? How?