Film Trailer Activity

About This Activity

Language

German

Level

Intermediate 2

(4th semester college level)

Film Trailer

Almanya – Wilkommen in Deutschland

Time Needed

One 50-minute class

Goal

To have students think on traditions, cultures, and change, to have them creatively react to a film trailer with a potential story, and then have them watch the film to see if their predictions were true.

Materials Needed

  • Projector & screen
  • Internet
  • Access to clip
  • Speakers

Teil Eins – Section One

Pre-Watching

Time needed: 5 minutes

Partnerdiskussion

Was bedeutet Heimat?

Was sind gemeinsame amerikanische Traditionen? 

Was sind gemeinsame deutsche Traditionen? 

Wie würde Ihre Traditionen verändern, wenn Sie nach Deutschland umziehen?

Partner discussion

Was does “homeland” mean?

What are some common American traditions?

What are some common German traditions?

How would your traditions change, if you moved to Germany?

Teil Zwei – Section Two

While Watching

Time needed: 10 minutes

Video

Aktivität Eins

Schauen Sie den Trailer bis 0:48. Antworten Sie diese Fragen:

  • Wie reagiert die Familie über ihren Umzug nach Deutschland?
  • Welche Dinge in Deutschland sind merkwürdig für die Familie?

Activity 1

Watch the trailer until 0:48. Answer these questions:

  • How does the family react to their move to Germany?
  • Which things in Germany are strange for the family?

Aktivität Zwei

Schauen Sie den Trailer von 0:48 bis Ende. Antworten Sie diese Fragen:

  • Wie reagieren die Kinder, wenn sie lernen, dass ihre Eltern jetzt Deutsche sind?
  • Wo geht die Familie?

Activity 2

Watch from 0:48 to the end. Answer these questions:

  • How do the kids react when they learn that their parents are now German citizens?
  • Where does the family go?

Teil Drei – Section Three

Post-Watching

Time needed: 25 minutes

Partnerdiskussion

Was, denken Sie, wird im Film passieren? Mit einem/r Partner/in machen Sie eine Filmreihenfolge mit einer möglichen Geschichte.

Gruppe Präsentationen von den möglichen Filmgeschichten.

Partner discussion

What do you think happens during the film? With a partner, make a film sequence with a possible story.

Group presentations of the possible film stories.

Hausaufgabe – Homework

Schauen Sie den Film. Überprüfen Sie, ob Ihre Geschichte richtig oder falsch ist.

Watch the film. Check if your story was correct or not.

My Thoughts

This activity gives the students a chance to brainstorm, answer guiding questions, and then react creatively to what they watched, in a way that also has them brainstorming for their next task. The main goal for this film trailer is to get students thinking out of the box and have them use the trailer to use creative language and thought to discuss a film they haven’t seen yet.