1)

Listen to the audio file and say what you hear. Which language does a person speak? Is it English, French, Spanish or another language? Why do you think so? Does it have more vowels or consonants than in our language?

2) Listen to the soundtrack. Which images come to mind? Which sounds can you hear?

Which movie is this music taken from?

Match the photos to the descriptions:

This is a photo of Neytiri, ready for a jump. Its a picture of one of flying ships which humans have on Pandora. This is a group of scientists at the laboratory. This picture shows Jake who is looking at a virtual model of a giant tree where the Navi live. In this picture you can see Jake and Neytiri who are practicing archery. This is a picture of the floating mountains.

1) Look at the pictures and spot the difference between the actors and their characters. What do humans look like? What do the Navi look like?

2) Answer the questions:

Does Avatar take place on Earth? Why is Jake on Pandora instead of his brother? What disability does the main character have? Why are the humans on Pandora? Where do the Navi live? How far is this planet from the Earth? What is Jakes job on Pandora?

Match the words to the pictures:

To practice archery To light a torch A bow and an arrow To squat in the mud A torch A woodsprite The woodsprites are landing on the arms

1) Who was the first person Jake met on Pandora? Where did he go before meeting the scientists?

2) Slide 1 (Pandora rules) Listen to what the captain says and mark the statements as true or false: The Navi are extremely dangerous. They use the knives to kill the people. Every living thing on Pandora is afraid of people. I will be able to help all of you to survive. All you have to do is to obey the rules.

3) Now the teacher will distribute the handouts with the captains speech and you are to fill in the missing words.

Exchange the handouts with your partner and check the answers.
You are not in Kansas any more. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. Out beyond that fence every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for jujubees. We have an indigenous population of humanoids here called the Na'vi. They're fond of arrows dipped in a neurotoxin which can stop your heart in one minute. They are very hard to kill. As head of security, it's my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive, you need a strong mental attitude, you've got to obey the rules. Pandora rules.

After getting the instructions and linking his body to the Avatar Jake is ready for his first task. Do you remember what this task was? With whom and where did he go? What happened there? Tell the class. 1) Slide 3 (Meeting) Now watch the episode where Jake (his avatar) met Neytiri for the first time and put the events in the correct order:

Neytiri killed the wolves and saved Jake. Jake ran away from a dangerous wild animal. Neytiri took her bow to kill Jake. She decided not to kill Jake. Jake lit a torch. A woodsprite floated down and landed onto her bow. Jake jumped down into the river.

After the tribe had decided to accept Jake as a member of their community they started to teach him. 1) Slide 4 (Horse) Watch the scene where Neytri gave Jake his first lesson.

2) Explain:

how the horse felt when Jake made a shahaylu what the shahaylu means and what it is for what the Navi men thought about Jake and what they said about his attempt to ride a horse

1) Slide 4 (Ikran) Watch the clip and say where the next lesson took place, what Neytiri showed him.

2) Watch the clip again and fill in the missing words in the script:

- Holy shit. - Do not look at her. Ikran is not __________ . Once shahaylu is made, ikran will _________ with only one Hunter in the whole life. To become taronyu _______ you must choose your own ikran. And he must ___________you. - When? - When you are ____________

1) Slide 5 (Learning language) Watch the next clip and enumerate the 4 things which Jake is learning to do.
2) Watch again and answer the questions:

Where are they sitting while learning to speak Na'vi language? Is Neytiri satisfied with his progress? What does she say about it? What happens when he tries to ride a horse? What are they searching for in the forest? What does Jake feel about jumping down from a tree?

Finally Jake learnt how to hunt and even rode his own Ikran. 1) Now look at the picture of a strange creature below and tell the class how it helped Jake to become a leader of the Navi people.

2) Slide 6 (The last shadow (without sound)) Watch the scene where Heytiri is telling Jake about Turuk. The scene will be without sound. Work in groups and try to guess what Neytiri told Jake about this creature.

Slide 6 (The Last Shadow (with sound).

Now watch the same clip and check your guesses:

My grandfather's grandfather was Toruk Macto -Rider of Last Shadow. Toruk chose him. It has only happened five times since the time of the First Songs. Toruk Macto was mighty -- he brought the clans together in a time of great sorrow. All Na'vi people know this story.

The Navi
Appearance Clothes, footwear
Attitude towards nature Homes

Humans

Blue skin; tails; height: Pale skin; metres: 1,53 metres; 1,80; no tails

Weapon