The Importance of Being Earnest - Video Worksheet

1. Watch extract 1 from 0:00 to 0:24 to identify the two main characters more precisely, then write down the first question asked. What effect does it produce? Did you expect that question? 

2. Watch extract 2 from 0:24 to 0:50 and pick out an expression used twice by Lady Bracknell. What kind of clue does it provide?

3. Watch extract 3 from 0:24 to 2:16. You will work  in 4 groups, each group focusing on one aspect detailed in the table below that you will copy in your notebook. You can also fill it in online or download it. Write down key words only.

4. Discuss your findings in class and draw conclusions about the effect created by the scene.

5. Whose name is mentioned? Who do you think this person is? 

6. Imagine what Lady Bracknell was thinking just before she was about to ring the butler.

7. First individually, then with a partner, and finally with the whole class:
a. Draw conclusions as to what the scene was about.
b. Establish a link with the other documents you have studied in the unit.

8. Fill in your "Personal Recap Chart."

9. Follow up work. After watching the scene of the marriage interview, write and record a tweet or social media post reacting to the aristocratic way of life.