David made a movie about his life and how he got stronger after his accident. He talks about how hard it is to live with his injury but also how he keeps being himself. David is thankful for his friends who care a lot about him. Daniel Radcliffe has helped him a lot, and their friendship is a big part of David's movie.
David works hard to help other people, even though he has his own problems. He has collected a lot of money to help people who need doctors and wants to teach young people how to do dangerous movie actions safely. David likes to help people and give them chances. He hopes that people who watch his movie will feel hopeful and learn that they can overcome hard times and enjoy life.
Original news source: Harry Potter stuntman: Breaking my neck made a man of me (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Students will pair up and take on the roles of a news reporter and David Holmes. The reporter will interview David about his life, his accident, and his achievements after the incident. Students should use past and present tenses accurately and ask questions about specific details from the article.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write several statements from the article on the board (e.g., "It's important to stay positive after an injury," "Friendship can help you through tough times," "Safety in stunts is crucial"). Students will walk around the classroom and poll their classmates to see if they agree or disagree with each statement. They should practice using phrases like "Do you agree that…" or "Do you think that…" and record the number of agreements and disagreements for each statement.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write key vocabulary words from the article on slips of paper (e.g., dangerous, injury, thankful, overcome). Students will take turns drawing a word without speaking or writing letters while their classmates guess the word. This activity encourages vocabulary recall and reinforces the understanding of key terms from the article.
– Synonym Challenge
Instructions: Provide a list of words from the article (e.g., hurt, hard, friends, thankful, hopeful). In pairs or small groups, students must come up with synonyms for each word without using dictionaries. Later, discuss the synonyms as a class and write them on the board. This helps expand students' vocabulary and understanding of words with similar meanings.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: After discussing the article, students will write down their predictions about David Holmes's future based on the information provided. They might predict his impact on stunt safety, his influence on people with similar injuries, or the success of his movie. Students should use future tense constructions (e.g., "will," "is going to") in their predictions and then share them with the class, discussing the likelihood of each event.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
David Holmes did dangerous actions for an actor in the Harry Potter movies. He was a stunt double, which means he did the risky parts instead of the actor.
David got very hurt while practicing a dangerous move. He hurt his neck very badly.
David cannot move his body from the chest down because of his accident.
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who played Harry Potter, helps David feel better.
David's movie is about his life and how he became strong after he got hurt. It shows how he lives with his injury and still enjoys life.
David collects money to help people who need doctors and teaches young people how to do dangerous movie actions safely.
David hopes people will learn that they can get through hard times and still find happiness in life.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A man named David Holmes, who did dangerous actions for an in the Harry Potter s, got very hurt while working. He was practicing a dangerous for the seventh Harry Potter movie in 2009 when he hurt his neck badly. This made it so he could not move his body from the chest down. But David is still and feels good about himself. He says his friends, like the main actor he worked for, Daniel Radcliffe, help him feel . David a movie about his life and how he got stronger after his accident. He talks about how hard it is to live with his injury but also how he keeps being himself. David is thankful for his friends who care a lot about him. Radcliffe has helped him a lot, and their is a big part of David's movie. David hard to help other people, even though he has his own problems. He has collected a lot of money to help who need doctors and wants to teach people how to do dangerous movie actions safely. David likes to help people and give them chances. He hopes that people who watch his movie will feel hopeful and learn that they can overcome hard times and life.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a friend?
2. How would you feel if you had a friend like Daniel Radcliffe?
3. Do you like to watch movies with dangerous actions? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to help others when they are hurt? Why?
5. What does it mean to be brave?
6. How would you feel if you couldn't move your body from the chest down?
7. Do you think it's good to make a movie about your own life? Why or why not?
8. What is something hard that you have overcome?
9. How do you think friends can help us when we are sad?
10. Do you think it's a good idea to teach young people to do dangerous things safely? Why?
11. What does it mean to feel hopeful?
12. Do you like to give people chances? Why or why not?
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