English in Films Volume 8 Comedy!: ESL Exercises for Teachers & Study at Home Students (ENGLISH in FILMS: Exercises for ESL Teachers & Study-at-Home Students)

By Jon Michael Miller

This comedy edition of English in Films is designed for high intermediate and advanced students of English as a Second Language--The Devil Wears Prada, Groundhog Day, Gung Ho, Mrs. Doubtfire & Tin Cup. Comedy is difficult to translate from culture to culture, and these films were selected with this challenge in mind. Each demonstrates a variation on the comedic theme. As always, the films are broken into sections for study purposes with Vocabulary Exercises, Viewing Guides, Discussion/Writing Questions and Tests. Other volumes of English in Films are available. Visit our website; www.EnglishInFlorida.com.The Devil Wears Prada deals with an uninformed person entering an unfamiliar and baffling new landscape and trying to figure it out. The film presents a revealing picture of the fashion industry.An American classic, Groundhog Day shows the humor of sarcasm and irony--Bill Murray's perfected brand of humor.Gung Ho is an adventure into cross cultural confusion when American and Japanese business and manufacturing worlds collide.Mrs. Doubtfire presents Robin Williams' brand of high jinx and slapstick as well as cross-dressing. The film deals with family values and parenting.Tin Cup is a typical romantic spoof (boy meets girl) set in the world of golf.This volume of English in Films is not recommended for beginning students, even on a high level. But students who have some exposure to American culture will gain a lot in an investigation of comic techniques and attitudes in comparison to their own cultures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146642141X
• ISBN13: 9781466421417
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"