Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after Oscars slap

 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMjRS08Ujk

Actor Will Smith has apologized to comedian Chris Rock for hitting him at the Academy Awards show on Sunday. Mr Smith shocked the audience when he walked onto the stage and slapped Mr Rock around the face. Rock was presenting the Oscars ceremony. He made a "joke" about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The joke was about Ms Smith appearing in an imaginary movie in which the star has no hair. Ms Smith suffers from a hair loss condition called alopecia. This causes many women a lot of stress and a lack of confidence. In Mr Smith's apology, he said: "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear, and I reacted emotionally."


Forty minutes after the on-stage slapping incident, Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the movie "King Richard". In the movie, he played the part of the father of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams. In his acceptance speech, Mr Smith apologized to the Academy, the attendees at the show and everyone watching around the world, but not to Mr Rock. That apology came a day later. Smith said: "I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not a sign of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness." The Academy said it is investigating the incident.


1. SLAPPING: Students A strongly believe someone who slaps someone else should go to prison; Students B strongly believe this is too strong.Explain.
2. OSCARS: Who should get an Oscar in these categories (anyone from movie history)? Complete this table .

 

Who

Why?

Best Movie

 

 

Best Male Actor

 

 

Best Female Actor

 

 

Best Director

 

 

Best Animation

 

 

Best Song

 

 


3. MOVIES: Rank these with your partner. Put the best movie genres at the top. How would you describe each genre and what is your favourite movie in each genre?

  • Biography
  • Horror
  • Romance
  • Action
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi
  • Historical
  • Comedy

 

4.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

comedian

a.

Did something in response to something else.

      2.

audience

b.

Hit someone or something with the palm of your hand.

      3.

slapped

c.

Being only in our thoughts and mind.

      4.

appearing

d.

An entertainer who tells jokes and makes people laugh.

      5.

imaginary

e.

A feeling of being sure of, happy about ourself and knowing that we can do things.

      6.

confidence

f.

All the people or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.

      7.

reacted

g.

Being in a film, play, etc.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

incident

h.

Behaving in a way that was wrong.

      9.

acceptance

i.

The action of agreeing to receive something.

      10.

publicly

j.

Trying to find or discover the facts of something to find the truth.

      11.

out of line

k.

An action, or happening.

      12.

embarrassed

l.

Feeling or showing you are uncomfortable being in a social situation because you think people are looking or laughing at you

      13.

violence

m.

So as to be seen by other people.

      14.

investigating

n.

Behaviour involving physical force to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

 5. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. apologizes
  2. shocked
  3. slapped
  4. condition
  5. bear
  6. incident
  7. role
  8. out of line
  9. violence
  10. investigating
  1. part
  2. illness
  3. stunned
  4. wrong
  5. event
  6. cope with
  7. says sorry
  8. looking into
  9. smacked
  10. brutality


6.Discussion - Will Smith Apology

  1. What do you know about Will Smith?
  2. What do you think of the Oscars?
  3. What do you think of Mr Smith slapping Mr Rock?
  4. What do you think of Mr Rock's bad joke?
  5. How would you feel if you lost your hair?
  6. Should people make jokes about hair loss?
  7. Would you be happy if your partner slapped someone who hurt you?
  8. What advice do you have for Will Smith?
  1. What do you know about Chris Rock?
  2. Would you like to see the movie 'King Richard'?
  3. What's your favorite movie?
  4. What do you think of Will Smith as an actor?
  5. Is the world a place of love and kindness?
  6. Do you think the Academy will take away Will Smith's Oscar?
  7. What questions would you like to ask Will Smith?

7. Questions About Series and Films : 
1.What is the name of a series in which it is shot like a documentary?
2. What is the name of each ¨chapter¨ of a series?
3. What is the singular and plural of ¨series¨?
4. What is the activity of watching a series that is so good that we can not stop ourselves from watching ?
5.When a  ¨ chapter¨ of a series reaches a dramatic and exciting ending , leaving the audience in suspense and anxious not to miss the next ¨chapter¨?
6.When the protagonist has both good and evil characteristics?
7. When one of the characters in a series gets his very own show when the original show ends?
8.What is telenovela in English and what is the origin of the term ?
9. What do you think is the greatest series of all time ? Why?
10.What series are you currently ¨hooked-on¨?
11.What is the best platform to watch series and why ?

8.Spelling


Paragraph 1

  1. presenting the Oscars eymocrne
  2. appearing in an ainmygiar movie
  3. a lack of ccinonedef
  4. Jokes at my espneex
  5. a joke about Jada's cilmeda condition
  6. I eadrcte emotionally

Paragraph 2

  1. the on-stage slapping ncnideti
  2. In his cpatancece speech
  3. That opaglyo came a day later
  4. I am sdasremearb
  5. There is no place for ivlnecoe
  6. The Academy said it is tsgnviigantie

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