1. How do we see the excitement of Guido and Giosue at the very beginning of the clip?
2. Is the use of music effective in this clip? Explain what it adds to your experience. 3. What message do Guido and Giosue have for Dora? 4. In this 54-second clip the camera is on Dora for 41 seconds while the voices of Guido and Giosue are heard. Why, in your opinion, was the scene created this way?
5. Based on this short scene, would you like to see more of Life is Beautiful? Why / why not?
6. Having watched this clip, are there any similarities between the extracts from Life is Beautiful and Once? Try to name at least three and explain them.
COMMUNICATION
4.8 Spoken Texts: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou and The Proclamation of the Irish Republic
MANAGING MYSELF LITERACY
Learning Intentions In this section you will … ✓ Compare two inspirational texts from different contexts and in different styles. ✓ Deliver a short performance of an inspirational text.
BEING CREATIVE MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING Before Reading
1. Read the following four extracts from famous speeches and match them with the speaker.
WORKING WITH OTHERS
1. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic … and act as if the house was on fire
NUMERACY STAYING WELL
4. If you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities too.
3. When we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: yes, we can.
