Read the short description of the movie, watch the trailer, take the quiz and answer the questions.
Nazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London. In this new world, missing her home village and family, she will be the dutiful wife she was taught to be from birth, until she meets Karim (adapted from Sony Pictures Classics).
Watch the trailer here.
Quiz:
1. The movie shows the story of a(n) _____________ family in London.
2. The girl in London left her home. She lives together with her ___________ now.
4. At the beginning of the trailer the one girl describes the man who married her as being a(n) ____________ man.
3. The woman in London gets a(n) _______________ from her sister. This will change her life.
Answer the following questions:
1. What is Brick Lane? Do you know another name for it?
2. Listen again to the girl who’s talking at the beginning of the trailer. Some of her words are: ‘But our mother chose me an educated man, living abroad. My sister would stay, I will go… .’ What do you think about marrying the man/woman your parents choose for you? Was the girl happy about it?
3. Nazneen falls in love with the young man. What do you think, is she going to leave her husband, in order to live together with her new love? Give a reason for your answer.
Have a nice weekend.
Mr Bosoanca
was the quiz auch homework??
Eike is right!!! And was this the homework? Please give me a quick answer.
By until Monday.
Their student Dennis!:)
hallo mr.bosoanca , the movie is difficult to understand.because the people speak broken english
oh thank you…
I have read again and I understood this!!!
bye
Lena
Hi Lena.
1. Brick Lane is a certain area in London. Use Wikipedia to find out more about it.
2. An ‘arranged marriage’ is when somebody else (parents or other relatives) choose your husband or wife. So, imagine your mother would look for a partner for you. You don’t even know him, and you must marry him. How would you feel about it? And what do you think, was Nazneen happy about her arranged marriage?
3. Now watch the trailer one more time. You can see Nazneen falling in love with the young man. She seems to be happy, but at the same time also sad. Her heart tells her to follow her feelings, but her head tells her to follow the tradition of her people (to be loyal to her husband). Now is your turn: What is she going to do?
See you tomorrow,
Mr Bosoanca
hello Mr Bosoanca!
I don’t understand the questions.
Lena