Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Rotting Hills - Clark's New Home

BEFORE YOU WATCH
  1. What are zombies? 
  2. Are you scared of zombies?
  3. Do you like zombie movies? Why? Why not? Can you remember some of them?
  4. Do you believe that it is actually possible for a person to become a zombie? Why? Why not?
Vocabulary: Definition Sentence/Phrase

(n) point - a single fact, idea, or opinion That's a very interesting point.
(n) graveyard - an area of ground where people are buried There is a graveyard next to the church
(v) to board (up) - to cover a window or door with wooden boards The shop was boarded up
(n) corpse - the dead body of a person The corpse was found by children playing in the woods.
(n) swamp - land that is always very wet or covered with water 'Frogs usually live in a swamp'.
(adj) overcast - dark with clouds 'a chilly overcast day'
(n) deal - an agreement, especially in business 'You can get some good deals on the internet'.
(n) truck - a large road vehicle used to carry goods 'a truck driver'
(n) break - a period of time when you stop doing something 'Let's take a ten-minute break'.
(n) funeral home - the place where a body is kept before a funeral
(n) raccoon - a small North American animal 'Raccoons like to steal food from cats'.

WATCH THE VIDEO



Fill in the missing words:

1. That's the whole ______ of moving to the country.
2. No, not in the ______...In the old ____ ______ up the hill.
3. It seemed like a good _____.
4. Windows look like they've been _______ up from the inside.
5. Probably to keep out ________.
6. I wonder where the moving ____ could be?
7. Smell that fresh country air... must be a _____ gas out back.
8. He didn't have a bathroom ______ the whole trip.
9. But they were zombies, the undead, reanimated _______.
10. What about the rotting flesh? - It's been __________.

Missing words:
a) swamp
b) deal
c) corpses
d) point
e) funeral home
f) racoons
g) graveyard
h) break
i) boarded
j) truck
k) overcast

AFTER YOU WATCH

Discussion questions:
  1. Why did Dad decide to move the family to the country?
  2. Why did they buy a funeral home?
  3. What was strange about the house?
  4. What was “the present” from Restfull Hills Realty?
  5. Why did Clark decide to stay in the car?
  6. Were Dad and Mom surprised to see zombies?
Describe the character you liked most of all and explain why you like him/her:

Clark

Mom

Dad

Zoe

Learn the words HERE

Using the pictures retell the story, use the words bellow:


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