David is a teenager with a serious heart condition, Lenny an irresponsible son of a heart specialist. Both become friends, brothers, in an unexpected way.
David is a teenager with a serious heart condition, Lenny an irresponsible son of a heart specialist. Both become friends, brothers, in an unexpected way. The story is a little bit comedy and a bit drama. A beautiful story that shows the courage to live, and the wishes and hopes of a terminally ill teenager in an unobtrusive and unvarnished way.
The materials for the film THIS CRAZY HEART can be divided into three parts: Materials as an introduction before viewing, materials for getting to know Daniel Meyer (whose life is shown in the film), and materials after viewing. Before each task, you will get methodological-didactic ideas on how the material could be used. At the end of this collection there are suggested solutions for selected tasks.
Learning Objectives:
Students can
find associations to the topic heart
discuss the title of the film
complete exercises about a song
trace the genesis of the film in a reading text through multiple choice tasks
work out the content of the film in a cloze text
exchange information about thenselves and about Daniel Meyer (the main character in the film)
describe people
match sentences and film situations
talk about preferences in everyday life
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Arbeitsblätter und Hinweise für Lehrende (deutsch)