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Sintel in Search of a Dragon
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Would you like to watch a beautiful but sad story? Here is Sintel, a short video which will make you feel and think deeply. You will feel the sorrow of a girl who is looking for a baby dragon that she has lost. In her search, Sintel finds difficulties and has to fight to get what she wants. The end is not as she expected, but she finally gets a reward for her quest. Likewise, young people are always in search of something and they have to fight. This film shows that you may get a reward if you make efforts to achieve a goal.
1. The video
Sintel has been created by the Blender Foundation on an Open Movie Project. First of all, enjoy the video while you watch it in full screen without subtitles. It is a wonderfully animated film with a song in the end. Pay attention to Sintel's feelings throughout the story. Then you can choose English or Spanish subtitles if you need them.
2. Sintel's feelings and emotions
1. Sintel is a very sensitive person; like you, perhaps? I think that the most important feature in this video is the great variety of Sintel's feelings and emotions. Do you agree? Can you identify them in these pictures? Fill the gaps with the number which corresponds to each of the feelings (in the form of adjectives) which Sintel shows in the pictures above.
Example: happy. Key to check your answers: rightwrong
broody | exhausted | scared | |
furious | surprised |
worried |
|
sorry | terrified | desolate |
2. Now do this test to match Sintel's feelings with the causes which provoked them. The pictures above will help you. Click on a number and then on a letter.
3. What feelings did you have when you saw some scenes in the story? For example:
I was very sad when Scales died, but I was very happy when Scales' baby dragon went with Sintel in the end.
3. Sintel's thoughts
Now you have to guess what Sintel is thinking on those situations when she is feeling something special. Match her feelings with her thoughts. If you find it difficult, ask your teacher for help. What other thoughts can you add?
4. The story
The story is quite simple, but it is very effective. Here is the story in chronological order, that is, presenting the story according to the time in which the actions happened. It is told using the present tense, and you have to change the twenty verbs in Present Simple into the Past Simple tense. But be careful, because there are regular and irregular verbs. After you type each answer, press ENTER or click anywhere on the document. Key to check your answers: rightwrong
5. Write about Sintel and the dragon
I hope you liked this moving story. You may want to write a comment here to show what you feel about Sintel's story. Yes, I know, it is very sad. So, perhaps you can change it and write a new story in the editor below and email it to your teacher or to yourself, or you can also print it.
6. Sintel's song: 'I Move On'
Finally, listen to Sintel's song again and read the lyrics below.
Come Take My Journey I Have Been Waiting |
As The Dawn I Will Be Listening |
As The Dawn |
If Sintel's story is worthwhile watching, tell your friends to come and enjoy the video and the activities.
(Updated on 12th September 2015)
Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 10.05.11 con 48 comentarios
storytelling,
feelings,
writing,
intermediate
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[11] Por Alejandro Valero el 06.06.11/19:41 Responder
Students from 1º B, I'm so glad you liked the story and the activities! Yes, the end of the story is very sad, because Sintel makes a mistake and kills Scales, but Scales' baby dragon goes with Sintel, and she will look after the dragon and they will be very happy.
[12] Por Ricardo 1ºB el 07.06.11/16:32 Responder
The story is nice but the final I think is very sad, the activities are really interesting.
[13] Por paloma el 07.06.11/19:50 Responder
I love the story but I think that the end is very sad . :)
[14] Por Javier 1ºB el 07.06.11/20:12 Responder
The end of the story is very sad, it can be improved: in the end she finds her dragon and goes with her calf
[15] Por Ana B. 1ºB el 07.06.11/20:19 Responder
I like the history about Sintel and her dragon. But the end is very sad. I like the activities because they are very interesting.
[16] Por Alvar de Pedro 1B el 07.06.11/20:39 Responder
This video is fantastic but I prefer a final where the big dragon doesn't die and the big and small dragons go home with the girl.
[17] Por Andrés 1B el 07.06.11/21:10 Responder
For one "positive" I speak a lot, jaja.
The video is sad but fantastic because she kills her friend, and where does the girl go now?
[17.1] Por Alejandro Valero el 07.06.11/21:16
Andrés, I think that Sintel and the new baby dragon will go to her house to live together happily. Later, the dragon will grow up and he will live by himself in the same town, near Sintel. Is it OK?
[18] Por Ana M. Almarza el 07.06.11/22:47 Responder
Great! I am really HAPPY and SURPRISED ! You must be EXHAUSTED after so much writing!
I will try not to get FURIOUS or DESOLATE tomorrow if you haven´t studied the irregular verbs list!
[18.1] Por Alejandro Valero el 08.06.11/00:28
Ana, you've got a great group of students. I wish I were your student too! I am sure they will do well with the list of irregular verbs and they will get a lot of "positives".
[19] Por Lorena Garcia. el 08.06.11/16:26 Responder
The story is very sad,I wish it was more happy. It has been worthwhile.
Thanks, it is a really fun activity.
[20] Por Montserrat o Montse el 08.06.11/17:11 Responder
Mon 1ª.ESO E
Sintel in search of a dragon is a story with a nice view, precious landscapes. Although a bit short and simple is effective. The characters are realistic, some animated, like a game of Playstation 3 and high definition, more or less.
It is interesting, fun and beautiful but sad and it's amazing because you do not expect the final.
The activities are well to review the story, understand it better, you realize things that you noticed.
In general, the truth is great, good, fantastic. It is cool.