Trailer task: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=0_NNECDWqdU

Our Idiot Brother

Pre-watching: Predict the plot of this movie

Watching: Watch the trailer and complete the following sentences with any
information provided in it.

1. If Ned hadnt been so gullible, he ___________________________.

2. Having been in prison, Ned _______________________________.
3. According to Ned, tomonion, which__________________, is going to be time-saving
4.
5.
6.
7.

when making spaghetti sauce.

Not only ______________, but he is also a bad example for his nephew.
Despite ______________, Neds sister is bossy.
Ned believes it is worth ____________________________________.
Now that Ned is living with them, his sisters ___________________.

Post-watching: Complete the blanks of the plot summary with the words in the box.
Apprehend constraints emerge
eventually futile illuminating lack
overt precarious vex virtually

notorious

Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it
comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth
Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their _________ carefree brother
Ned (Paul Rudd), an organic farmer whose __________ willingness to rely on the honesty
of mankind is a _________ excuse for an existence ________ of __________ and
responsibilities. Ned may utterly ________common sense, but he is their brother and so,
after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off their __________ farm for having been
_________, his sisters once again come to his rescue. As Liz, Miranda and Natalie each
take a turn at housing Ned, their brother's unfailing commitment to honesty _________
their comfortable routines. But as the truth of each of their lives begins to ___________,
Ned's family ________comes to realize that Neds reliance on people may be ___________.
Adapted from: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/our_idiot_brother/

Would you describe Ned as an adult? Why? Why not?

What are the characteristics of adulthood?
When do you define the onset of adulthood?
Is age a factor to determine the beginning of adulthood?

Opinion Essay

Introduction

Restate the topic as a general issue that needs to be

addressed. State your opinion.

only your opinion

1. 1staspect of the issue.

Start with a clear topic sentence. Use appropriate linkers.
2. 2nd aspect of the issue. [optional]
Start with a clear topic sentence. Use appropriate linkers.

mention the
opposing view

1. Your opinion. Start with a clear topic sentence. Use

appropriate linkers.
2. The opposing view.
Analyze the opposing view and explain why it is wrong.

Conclusion

Summarize your view. Leave the readers with a thought

provoking idea.