Charlie CHAPLIN

"Modern Times"

I - "BACK AGAIN"

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

"THE TRAMP"

• He is known as a tramp.His name in English is ‘the Tramp’.‘the Tramp’.

• What is the French for ‘the Tramp’?– a- vagabond

– b- clown

– c- magicien

"THE TRAMP" OR THE VAGRANT

The French for ‘the Tramp’ is le Vagabond .His French name is ‘Charlot’.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE HIM?

What can you see?

I can see:

CAN YOU DESCRIBE HIM?

What can you see?

I can see:

- a hat (a small bowler hat)- trousers (a pair of baggy

pants)- a large pair of shoes- a cane/ a walking stick- a jacket (a tight coat)

CAN YOU DESCRIBE HIM?

What can you see?

Match the words and the picture

a hat (a small bowler hat)a hat (a small bowler hat)

trousers (baggy pants)a large pair of shoesa cane/a walking sticka jacket/a tight coat

CAN YOU IMAGINE AND DESCRIBE HIS FACE?

Choose the elements and complete the face

hairmouth

nose mustache

ear

eyebrowseyes

mouth

CAN YOU IMAGINE AND DESCRIBE HIS FACE?

This is his face

II – AMERICAN POSTER (30’S)

Now can you describe‘the tramp’ on the colored poster on the left side?

• Identity• Physical appearance• Face

WHAT IS HIS IDENTITY?

IDENTITY

This man is Charlie CHAPLIN. CHAPLIN. He is a British actor. His name is ‘the tramp’.

WHAT DOES HE WEAR?

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

He wears a small bowlerhat, a black collar, a tightcoat, a red shirt, a pair of coat, a red shirt, a pair of baggy pants and a large pair of shoes.He is also carrying hiscane and a bundle (of clothes).

WHAT IS HIS FACE LIKE?

FACE

His hair is dark. He’s gotthick eyebrows, thick eyebrows, expressive eyes, a bignose, a small mustache, a thin mouth and sharpears.

III – THE FILM (1936)

ENGLISH POSTER (50’S)

ABOUT THE FILM - QUESTIONS

• What's the title of the film ?• What's the name of the main actor ?• What sort of film is it? (choose the answer)

action film, science-fiction film, love story, western, comedy, horror film…comedy, horror film…

• Is this film old or recent ? Why ?• What is this film about? (choose the answer)

Love, work, money, crime, sport, poverty...• What can you see?

ABOUT THE FILM - QUESTIONS

• The title of the film is “MODERN TIMES”?• The name of the main actor is Charlie CHAPLIN.• This is a comedy .• This film is old . It was made in 1936.• This film is about work but also poverty and love .• This film is about work but also poverty and love .• I can see a machine (with gears), ‘the tramp’ and a girl

on the floor with him. This girl is called ‘the gamine’ .

IV – IMAGES OF THE FILM

WHAT IS HIS JOB?

Match the picturesand the jobs

a waitera singera singer

a night watchmana ship operatora factory worker

HE IS A FACTORY WORKER

HE IS A SHIP OPERATOR

HE IS A NIGHT WATCHMAN

HE IS A WAITER

HE IS A SINGER

V – FROM THE TRAILER

FEELINGS

FREEZE FRAME

FEELINGS

Match the pictures and the feelings

HappySad

Hungry Hungry Angryin love

crazy/mad.nervousexcitedanxious

FEELINGS

Match the pictures and the feelings

HappySad

Hungry Hungry Angryin love

crazy/mad.nervousexcitedanxious

VI – THE END

The tramp and the orphaned gamine girl walking down a road of dawn, towards an uncertain but hopeful future.