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I am from Coimbra, Portugal, and am currently teaching in a school in Soure, about 30 km away from Coimbra. I have been a teacher of English for over 20 years and have already taught different levels and age groups. After all this time I can say I love working with adult groups because there are no coursebooks and I can create my own resources. I am an avid reader, a blogger and very curious about free tools and their implementation in the classroom.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Theatrical poster
New Year, new film(s)!!! That's right. Today Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is released in Portugal and that's exactly the film we are going to watch next week.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 British-American action mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie; it is also a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, based on the character of the same name created by the British author and doctor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, and several other actors appear as characters they played in the 2009 film. Holmes and Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their most cunning adversary, Professor Moriarty, played by Jared Harris. The film is specifically influenced by Conan Doyle's work The Final Problem, but it is an independent story rather than a strict adaptation. Based on this world famous author and even more famous character, I prepared some worksheets I'll gladly share with you :)
As you can imagine, going to the movies implies some further effort from my students. Nevertheless, they are as excited as I am and willing to have some nice time together away from school.
By now, let's have a look at the trailer:

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello Teacher , we are very excited to go with you to the cinema :D

agora tem que ser em português , ahah : Vai ver que vai adorar passar este serão connosco :D

Anonymous said...

You are brilliant, Alex!!Thank you for sharing your work and passion!
Luísa

Anonymous said...

I wish I could go to the movies with you! I miss those outings and even the worksheets! :)

Sónia said...

I hope everything goes well on Thursday. The film is very good and the company also

Alexandra Duarte said...

I can hardly wait to go to the movies with you, folks! My former (adult) students loved going to the movies, regardless of the film just for entertainment. They miss those activities already :(

Madalena Proença said...

Thank you very much for sharing this with us. I hd been looking for some material about biographies and you posted exactly what I needed.
Thank you again and have a nice time at the movies.

Alexandra Duarte said...

Sharing is fantastic, Madalena!
If you need some more stuff on biographies, have a look at the issuu worksheets on "IRON MAN".
Ah... by the end of the week, I'll give some feedback about the movie :)

buddy2blogger said...

Nice review of the movie. Downey Jr makes a very interesting Sherlock Holmes.

I liked the first movie. I need to check this one out.

Cheers!

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