India - lesson
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A ppt on India. Some film links requires a Swedish sli.se account. Made for Swedish students of English 6.
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India - lesson
- 1. India
- 2. Map
- 3. Languages • Official language – hindi • Spoken by 30 % of population • 1965 – English ”associated” language • 18 main and regional languages recognised
- 4. Family Foster • English Speaking Countries - India
- 5. India – the wheel of life • The wheel of life
- 6. India, Pakistan and Kashmir • The Kashmir conflict
- 7. Bollywood • Film industry • 900 films a year • Mostly musicals • Melodramatic films • http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=waEXlvat5GA
- 9. National Anthem • http://youtu.be/8yMvU73Wr7Q
- 10. The god of small things • The God of Small things – Booker Prize 2005 • Semi-autobiographical • Focuses on the problems remaining from the British colonial system. • Controversial – gender, sexuality and the Caste system, forbidden love between a divoreced woman and an untouchable.
- 11. Extract • Listen • Discuss in groups: – First reactions – Understanding the story – Language – Discussion
Editor's Notes
- Languages: The official language of India is Hindi, written in the Devanagari script and spoken by some 30% of the population as a first language. Since 1965 English has been recognised as an 'associated language'. In addition there are 18 main and regional languages recognised for adoption as official state languages
- India has been home to several ancient civilisations and empires, some dating back to more than 2,000 BC. Culture and religions have flourished over the millennia, and foreign influence has ebbed and flowed.
- What is "Bollywood"?Bollywood is the name given to the Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. When combined with other Indian film industries (Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada), it is considered to be the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced, and maybe also the number of tickets sold. The term Bollywood was created by conflating Bombay (the city now called Mumbai) and Hollywood (the famous center of the United States film industry).Bollywood films are usually musicals. Few movies are made without at least one song-and-dance number. Indian audiences expect full value for their money; they want songs and dances, love interest, comedy and dare-devil thrills, all mixed up in a three hour long extravaganza with intermission. Such movies are called masala movies, after the spice mixture masala. Like masala, these movies have everything.The plots are often melodramatic. They frequently employ formulaic ingredients such as star-crossed lovers, corrupt politicians, twins separated at birth, conniving villains, angry parents, courtesans with hearts of gold, dramatic reversals of fortune, and convenient coincidences.