Sunday, February 2, 2020

(Upper-Intermediate) Michael Palin's travels in Russia - BBC



Michael gets himself involved in the Russian Film industry when he stumbles across a film set.

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Michael Palin's travels in Russia

1. What is Michael's deadline?

2. Which sea is he heading for?

3. What does Novgorod mean? Why is its name ironic?

4. How many cities are twins with Novgorod?

5. What are the filmmakers making a film about?

6. What sort of humour is Michael using in the following remarks?

"Ten thousand Millimeters Under the Sea" / "After seconds of tough negotiation" / "I've got three more weeks to get out of this"

7. How would you describe the feeling of this clip? What do you think it was like to be in Russia at this time?

Discussion / info sharing

1. Give your questions to another student. Answer the questions and describe the clip for them.
2. Take their questions and get them to answer them.



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