The bystander

Before watching

1.You will watch a short animated movie called "The bystander". What
does the noun "bystander" mean? Choose one option (a-c):

A bystander is someone who...

a. takes active part in an event or incident.

b. stands up from an event and says goodbye.
c. watches an event or incident.

2. Why do you think the movie is called "The bystander"? Describe

these pictures and make predictions about the story.

In my opinion... I guess ....

I think ... I imagine ...

While watching

3. Watch the movie until 01:24' and complete these sentences.

a. The story takes place in _____________________________________________.

b. I can hear _________________________________________________________.

c. I can see __________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________.

d. The boy doesn't know what to do because ____________________________

____________________________________________________________________-

e. If I were the boy, I would ____________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________.

4. Finish watching the video and write True or False. Correct the false
ones.

a. The boy takes off his headphones to hear what is happening.

b. The victim tries to defend himself.

c. The boy runs fast and asks for help.

d. The boy puts on his headphones to ignore what he has just seen.

Your corrections:
After watching

5. In small groups, discuss these questions.

a. What is the purpose of the video? You can choose more than one option.

To entertain - To persuade - To inform - To get people's attention

b. Why do you think the people in the video have animal features?

c. If you were the boy, what music would you be listening to?

d. If you could name the movie differently, what title would you choose?

e. If you could change the ending of the story, how would it be?

6. Share your ideas with the class.

7. Complete these sentences with your own feelings and reactions.

After watching the video, I feel...

What surprised / shocked me most about the video was ...

I'd like to learn more about ...

 Follow-up task

8. Putting yourself in others' shoes

Imagine the boy, who is called _____________, texts one his friends and retells
what he has just heard and seen.

a. Write the message in the speech bubble 1.

b. Exchange messages with a classmate and answer his / her message in the
speech bubble 2.

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