Supported by: Government of Indonesia (GoI) and Islamic Development Bank (idb)

Topic 
Any topic suitable for your students 
Text 
A script from a video 
Aims 
To help students build dialogue among people 
Procedure 1. Ask the students to watch two scenes of a movie where people are talking to 
each other, but this time, play the video silently. Ask the students to guess what 
they are talking about. Ask volunteer to write down on the board. 

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2. Give the dialogue on the scenes and ask students compare with their prediction.
3. Play the scenes with sound so that students can watch the scenes while listening 
to the sound. 
4. Play the following scene without sound and ask students to write the dialogue 
again.
5. Ask them to discuss the dialogue in pairs. Play again without sound and ask 
them to improve their dialogue in pairs. 
6. Play the scene with the sound so the students can compare their dialogue to the 
dialogue on the video. 
7. Repeat the play as long as you wish.
8. You can end the session by either assigning students to prepare for a role play or 
to have a discussion about the message in the video. 
(Adapted from LAPIS-ELTIS, 2008c) 
6. Discussions Skills 
After watching movies, students may have discussions on the following:
 Have students discuss the scene, plot and characters' actions, thoughts, and feelings. 
 Have students think about what the characters in the scene are thinking but not saying. Students 
can create these interior monologues, present them to the class, and discuss any varying 
opinions about characters' inner thoughts during the scene. 
 Have students tell which characters they identify with and explain why. 
 Have study culture with films or videos. Along with learning the language, non-native speakers 
can benefit from lessons in American culture. Use contemporary movies and televisions shows 
to teach them standard cultural practices. Explore holidays, standard practices or common 
rituals by watching videos featuring these cultural elements.