Bend It like Beckham

Worksheet 1: Scenes from the Film

Three of the boys don’t wear shirts. One of these three boys moving. While others, are still.

Jess is in the middle. She separates a guy, to get him the ball. The four boys are looking Jess.

I think they are Indian people.

The picture shows Jess in her bedroom. The bedroom is well furnished and bright.

Jess is concerned and sad.

In the middle of the photograph there’s a bed and Jess. In the walls there are numerous posters, photos and some shirts on Beckham.

I think Jess is not happy. I also think that she is worried. And as viewers also conveys concern

Worksheet 3: While You Watch

2.1: The Hounslow Harriers

Exercice A: Put these events in the correct order.

Pinky has her engagement party

Jules sees Jess playing footballin the park, and asks her to join the Hounslow Harriers.

Jess' mother sees her wearing shorts and playing football with Tony's friends and tells her she's not allowed to play football

Jess and Jules go shopping for football shoes

Jess lies to her parents that she has a part-time job, so she can go out and play football

Pinky's boyfriend's relatives see Jess and Jules laughing and hugging, and think she is kissing a man. 

Exercice B: Who said what? Match the statement with the person who said it.

It was married at your age: Jess' mother

If she's morew interessed in playing football than chasing boys, well quite frankly. I'm over the moon about that: Jules' father
Your mother's right. It's not nice. You must start behaving like a proper woman: Jess' father

No boy's going to want to go out with a girl who's got bigger muscles than him.' Jules' mother

Exercise C: Think about the expectations that Jess' and Jules' families have of them. Make lists of the things that their families and society expect girls to do. Make one list for both girls, and another list for Jess.

Both Jess and Jules:

They are expected to more feminine things.

They are expected not to have bigger muscles.

They are expected not to play sports.

They are expected to get married.

They are expected to enjoy shopping.

They are expected to look nice.

They are expected to find a boyfriend. 

Jess:

They are expected to get married to an Indian man.

They are expected to cook well.

They are expected to clean the house.

2.2: Will Pinky Get Married?

Exercice A: This section startswhit Pinki's weeding being cancelled, because her future in-laws think that Jess was kissing a white man at the bus-stop. Her parents then forbid her from playing football. Put the following events in order.

The wedding is back on again.

Tony tells Jess that he is gay.

Joe and Jess  almost kiss. Jules sees this and becomes jealous.

Jess gets into a fight with another football player.

The Hounslow Harriers go to Germany. Joe goes to the Bhamra's house totry to persuade them to allow Jess to play football.

The Bhamras find out Jess went to Germany, and try to make her quit the team.

Jess' father sees Joe and Jess hugging.

Exercice B: Rewrite these paragraphs so they are true. There are three mistakes in each paragraph.

Pinky blames gher sister because her wedding is cancelled. She tells her parents that Jess has playing football. They are very angry and tell her she can't continue to play.

Jules like Joe. In Germany, Joe and Jess kiss fight. Jules sees this and is upset and jealous. Jess visits Jules house and they have an argument.

Pinky is very unhappy that her wedding is cancelled. she persuades Teetu, her boyfriend, to talk to his paents. Teetu's parents and the Bhamaras arrange for the wedding to continue. Unfortunately, the wedding  date is the same day as Jess' finally football match.

Exercice C: Joe tries to encourage Jess not to give up. When Jess says that her parents want to protect her by not letting her play football, Joe asks her "Whose life are you living?" What does he mean?

That she is doing what society and her parents wants to her do.

2.3. THE FINAL MATCH
 

Exercise A: Answer the questions

Why does Jess' mother pray to the picture of Babaji? Because he is her God.
How does Jess feel at the start of her sister's wedding? She was really sad
Why does Joe go to Jess' house during the wedding? Because she want Jess to the final match.
Why does Mr. Bhamra allow Jess to go to the football match? Because he want to watch Jess' football talent.
What does the American offer Jules and Jess? They offer an schooler sheep. 

What job does Joe take in the end? He continued train the feminine team.

Exercise B: What happens to these people at the end of the movie?
 

Jess and Jules. They went to Santa Clara's collage.
Jules' mother. She accepted that her daughter was a good football player.
Jess and Joe. They kissed at the airport.
Pinky and her mother-in-law. They fell friends.
Joe and Mr. Bhamra. They played cricket together.

Exercise C: At the end of the wedding celebration, Jess is sitting in the car with her sister when her sister says "Don't you want all of this?" (a wedding, a husband...). What does Jess men when she says "I want more than this?"
Because she wanted to play football in America with Jules and then she want old of this things.