39581 the impossible

THE IMPOSSIBLE
Reading
Oscar Potential: This movie tells the true story of a family torn apart when the 2004 tsunami struck
during their family vacation to Thailand and how they found each other again. It's a tearjerker with an
impressive backstory, and director Bayona could pull out a nomination, but the more likely recipients of
Oscar nods would be the two stars—particularly Watts, playing the mother whose quest made The
Impossible possible and on whose survival the story hinges. The special effects that bring the tsunami to
life, creating a wall of water and debris that batters the characters, may also be found worthy of
recognition.
Vocabulary
Strong recollections(exp)
livelihoods(noun)
lamented(verb)
impressive(adj)
critics(noun)
batters(verb)
struck(verb)
appease (verb)

a tearjerker(noun)

to hinge on(verb)

plight(noun)
sensitivity(noun)
back-story(noun)

debris(noun)

recognition(noun)

Listening
The Impossible combines elements of _________,____________ and the emotional drama.
____which destroyed lives and___________
Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts play a couple whose Christmas holiday is_____________ by a giant
wave.
Ewan McGregor says "after I read the script, I was left___________ that it was a proper....,
Scenes recreating the powerful _______ were filmed on location in______.
The two women were__________on the red carpet in London.
Maria Belon said that they been through a Tsunami of _______&________.
Questions
Who is Maria Belon?
What did the critics complain about?
What did the filmmakers do to appease the critics?
Discussion.
Have you been near or had someone involved in a disaster?
What would peoples' reactions be at the time the disaster strikes?
What emotions do you think they would be feeling?