Nanny McPhee (2005)

Extract n1
STEP 1 : Watch the video and answer the different questions.

- How many children does widowed (veuf) Cedric Brown have ? ..

- What are they like (general behavior) ? ......
- How does Cedric Brown behave with his children ? What is the problem ? ..
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- Miss Whetstone is the ................. th nanny hired by Mr. Brown.
- Why does she run away ? ....
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- What are the children doing when Mr. Brown comes back in ? ....
- Where is baby Aggie ? ......
- How long did Miss Whetstone work for Mr. Brown ? ...
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STEP 2: Match the following sentences with the right character.

A
Three days, eight hours and forty-seven minutes.
Evangeline

This is the story of my family, of my seven children,

who are all very clever but all very, very, very B Miss Whetstone
naughty.

Mr Brown, are you all right? C Mr. Brown

As was your intention, Nanny Whetstone has

D
resigned from her post.
Simon
Theyve eaten the baby ! E

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Extract n2
Step 1 : Watch the video and answer the different questions.

1/ Look at the following words and circle the ones that best describe Nanny McPhee.

Ugly Mysterious Terrifying Classy Old Sweet

Strict British

2/ What first impression do we have of her ?

She looks friendly She is spooky She looks depressed

3/ Complete Nanny McPhees questions to Mr. Brown.

- Do they .. when they are told ?
- Do they .. when they are told ?
- Do they .. when they are told ?
- Do they .... ?

4/ What can we hear while Nanny McPhee and Mr. Brown are talking ?
We can hear a dog barking We can hear children screaming and breaking things
We can hear the cook crying

5/ How do the children react to Nanny McPhees presence ?

They calm down and stop acting out. They keep acting acting They laugh at her.

6/ What happens just after ?

Nanny McPhee shouts at them. She uses her magic to turn them into pigs.
She uses her magic to force them to obey her.

7/ To break the spell (rompre le sort), Simon must say

8/Complete the mini paragraph.

With Nanny Mc Phee children must . and . They have
to say : . and .. .
Nanny McPhee ... /... be very strict with them.

STEP 2 : Here is Nanny McPhees motto (devise). Translate it in French.

When you need me but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me but not longer need me, then I have
to go.
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