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HWK - Trailer WS

The document provides a series of questions and prompts related to a trailer for a play, likely 'West Side Story', focusing on themes of immigration, cultural identity, and rivalries between groups. It asks for interpretations of character relationships, historical context, and the significance of accents in the narrative. Additionally, it encourages research on the original play that inspired the adaptation and speculation about the film's ending.

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HWK - Trailer WS

The document provides a series of questions and prompts related to a trailer for a play, likely 'West Side Story', focusing on themes of immigration, cultural identity, and rivalries between groups. It asks for interpretations of character relationships, historical context, and the significance of accents in the narrative. Additionally, it encourages research on the original play that inspired the adaptation and speculation about the film's ending.

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I- GENERAL OVERVIEW

Watch this first trailer and answer the questions:

a) According to the scenery, when does the scene most probably take place?
□ At the end of the 19th century □ At the beginning of the 20th century
□ In the 1950s □ Nowadays

b) In the teaser, you can see the fag of (A) and the sign of an Irish pub (B).
The represents the recent immigration of Hispanic people into the US whereas
the Irish pub stands for the Americans with Europeans ascendance, the “White” Americans, who claim to be
“real Americans”.

Can you guess the relationship between the 2 groups?

c) The characters and their relationships. Read the questions and complete the plan below.

– How do Tony and Maria feel about each other? Write Love or Hate.
– How do Riff and Bernardo feel about each other? Write Love or Hate.
– Guess the relationship between Tony and Riff. Write Family or Friend.
– Guess the relationship between Maria and Bernardo. Write Family or Friend.
d) The play that inspired WSS.
This frame recalls a very famous scene from a
very famous plays. Do you know which ones?

It recalls the scene from

by
.

- Remember or do some research: what is this play about?

- Focus on the picture again: say in one sentence what happens. Imagine what the lovers tell
each other.

Watch this second trailer and answer the questions:


a) Who says what? Write the name of the characters next to their lines.
b) Guess thanks to the context:

- What is a “Gringo”? - What is a “foe”?


□ a White person in Latin American slang □ a mad person
□ a Latino in White American slang □ a stupid person
□ a lover in Latin American slang □ an enemy
□ a lover in White American slang □ a lover

c) The different accents.


Two rival gangs struggle against each other: the Jets (White Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans).
Among the main characters shown in the trailer (cf. Question a for the names), guess who is part of the Jets
and who belongs to the Sharks. Be careful: one character is neutral.

Jets Sharks Neutral

d) Think of the last line of the trailer:

“ maters, more than ”

How do you think this flm will end?

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