10th form
COACH CARTER A. While watching the film Coach Carter, fill in the blanks or choose the correct option: 1.
Ken Carter agrees to coach the basketball team of _____________ high school.
2.
Former coach White describes his players as being: a)
well-behaved and motivated
b)
angry and undisciplined
c)
lost but willing to learn.
3.
Principal Garrison informs Coach Carter that his salary will be $__________ and he will be coaching for a period of _______ months.
4.
Coach Carter asks the principal for ________ copies to be made of a contract to hand to the players.
5.
The previous year, the team had won ____ ____ games and had lost _________ games.
6.
Coach Carter believes in the concept of “student athlete” so in the contract he asks his players and their parents to sign, he states players
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have to achieve a ___________ grade point average to be allowed to play;
sit in the______________ row of every class;
go to ________ classes;
wear a ___________________ and ________ on game nights.
Who is sent out of the gym on the first day? a)
Battle Junior
b)
Timo Cruz
c)
Jason Lyle
Does every player agree to sign the contract? a)
yes
b)
no
Battle Junior arrives late. What is his punishment? a)
20 suicides and 250 push-ups
b)
100 suicides and 70 push-ups
c)
50 suicides and 100 push-ups
10. Coach Carter’s son, Damien, withdraws from St. Francis School. He proposes to get a 3.5 grade average, but his father only agrees if promised to maintain a __________ his grade average. 11. Coach Carter gives names of women to his game tactics. For example, when he wants his players to play pressure defence, he uses the name ____________ when he wants his players to play trap defence, he uses the name __________________ 12. Before playing the first game, Coach Carter advises his players to: a) attack b) defend c) run Extensive Reading and Viewing: Coach Carter
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