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2.1
The Hounslow Harriers
Exercise
A: Put in the correct order
1.
Pinky has her engagement party
2.
Jules sees Jess playing football in the park, and asks her to join
the Hounslow Harriers
3.
Jess' mother sees her wearing shorts and playing football with Tony's
friends, and tells her she's not allowed to play football
4.
Jess lies to her parents thet she has a part-time job, so she can go
out and play football
5.
Jess and Jules go shopping for football shoes.
6.
Pinky's boyfriend's relatives see Jess and Jules laughing and
hugging, and think she is kissing a man
2.1:
The Hounslow Harries
ExerciseA:
Put These events in the correct order.
1-
Pinky has her engagement party.
2-
Jules sees Jess playing football in the park, and asks her to join
the Hounslow Harriers.
3-
Jess' mother sees her wearing shorts and playing Football with Tony's
friends, and tells her she's not allowed to play football.
4-
Jess lies to her parents that she has a prart-time job, so she can go
out and play football.
5-
Jess and Jules go shopping for football shoes.
6-
Pinky's boyfriend' relatives see Jess and Jules laughing and hugging,
and think she is kissing a man.
Exercise
B: who said what? Match the statement with the person who said
it.
1.
I was married at your age. Jess' mother
2.
If she's more interested in playing football than chasing boys, well
quite frankly I'm over the moon about that. Jules' father
3.
your mother's right. It's not nice. You must start behaving like a
proper woman. Jess father.
4.
No boy's going to want to go out with a girl who's got bigger muscles
than him. Jules' mother.
Exercise
C: Think about the expectations that Jess' and Jules' families
have of them. Make lists of the things that their families and
society espect girls to do. Make one list for both girls, and another
list for Jess.
Both
Jess and Jules
-Femenins
girls.
-Have
a boyfriends.
-Don't
have bigger muscles.
-Espected
to get married.
-Are
not espected to play sports.
-Enjoy
shopping: to look nice, to find a boy friend.
Jess
-Is
also expected to get married to an Indian man.
-Have
to cook well Indian food.
WORKSHEET
3: 2.2 WILL PINKY GET MARRIED?
Exercice
A:
his
section starts with Pinky's wedding being cancelled, because her
future in - laws think that Jess was kissing a white man at the
bus-stop. Her parents then forbid her from playing football. Put the
following events in order.
1.-Jess
gets into a fight with another football player.
2.-Jess'
father sees Joe and Jess hugging.
3.-Joe
and Jess almost kiss. Jules sees this and becomes jealous.
4.-The
Hounslow Harriers go to Germany.
5.-The
Bhamras find out Jess went to Germany, and try to make her quit the
team.
6.-The wedding
is back on again.
7.-Tony
tells Jess that he is gay.
8.-Joe
goes to the Bhamra's house to try to persuade them to allow Jess to
play football.
1-4
2-8
3-3
4-5
1-6
2-7
8-6
Exercice
B:
Rewrite
these paragraphs so they are true. There are three mistakes in each
paragraph.
1.-Pinky
blames her parents because her wedding is cancelled. She tells her
parents that Jess has stopped playing football . They are very angry
and tell her she can't continue to play.
-Pinky
blames Jess because her wedding is cancelled. She tells her parents
that Jess hasn't stopped playing football. They are very angry and
tell her she can't continue to play.
2.-Jules
doesn't like Joe. In Germany, Joe and Jess fight. Jules sees this and
is upset and jealous. Jules visits Jess' house and they have an
argument.
-Jules
likes Joe. In Germany, Joe and Jess nearly kissed. Jules sees this
and is upset and jealous. Jess' visits Jules house and they have an
argument.
3.-Pinky
is very happy that her wedding is cancelled. She persuades Teetu, her
boyfriend, to talk to his friends. Teetu's parents and the Bhamras
arrange for the wedding to continue. Unfortunately, the wedding date
is the same day as Jess' university exams.
-Pinky
is upset that her wedding is cancelled. She persuades Teetu, her
boyfriend, to talk his parents. Teetu's parents and the Bhamras
arrange for the wedding to continue. Unfortunately, the wedding date
is the same day as Jess' final match.
Exercice
C:
Joe
tries to encourage Jess not to give up. When Jess says that her
parents want to protect her by not letting her play football, Joe
asks her "Whose life are you living?" What does he
mean?
-That she
is doing what society and her family wants her to do.
2.3
THE FINAL MATCH
Exercise
A: Answer the questions.
1.-
Why does Jess' mother pray to the picture of Babaji?
Because
he is her God.
2.-
How does Jess feel at the start of her sister's wedding?
She
was very sad.
3.-
Why does Joe go to Jess' house during the wedding?
Because
she want Jess to the final mach
4.-Why
does Mr Bhamra allow Jess to go to the football match?
Because
he hates see Jess sad
5.-
What does the American offer Jules and Jess?
To
go to play in America
6.-
What job does Joe take in the end?
He
continus train the female football team.
Exercise
B: What happens to these people at the end of the movie?
1.-
Jess and Jules
Go
to America
2.-
Jules' mother
Stay
in England with her husband
3.-
Jess and Joe
They
have a relationship
4.-
Pinky and hermother-in-law
They
are happy with Jess
5.-
Joe and Mr Bhamra
Are
a good friends
Exercise
C: At the end of the wedding celebration, Jess is sitting
in the car with her sister when her sister says "Don't you want
all of this?" (a wedding, a husband, etc.). What does Jess mean
when she says "I want more than this?"
She
is very happy because she love football, and she doesn't need a
wedding or a husband.