Movie Clip Activity

MOVIE: Bend it like Benckham

Movie Segment PART 1: "Jess football secret life

Movie Segment PART 2: "No more football for you"

General info: Two different cultures, one "dilemma". Jess has a secret football (U.S - soccer) until her parents discovered it.

QUESTIONS:

1: What ethnic group does Jess belong to?

2: Where does Jessica want to play?

3: Why does her mother think Jessica is not saying the truth?

4: Jess ' mother doesn't want her daughter "to run around ______________"

5: What is "Punjabi" food? (find out country/ethnic group/kind of food)

6: Can Jess' father help her? Justify

7: Why does Jess' mother criticize her niece?

Have a great weekend, teacher Silvia.