Questions:
1.Who is the main character?
2. What do you learn about his family?
3. When and where do you think it took place? Justify.
4. What extracurricular activity does Billy's father want him to do?
5. Does Billy want to do the same activity? Justify.
6.What happens between the father and the son because of this?
7. How does Mr Elliot consider "his sport" compared to Billy's activity?
8. Who helped Billy in his choice and what exactly did this person do for him?
9. How do you think his story ended?
10. Do you think parents should decide for their children? Why or why not?
BILLY ELLIOT PART 1
Watch the following video then answer the general questions:
1. Tell us about the social class of the main character.
2. What about his family situation?
3. What can you deduce about the general social situation?
4. What can you say about Billy's friend(s)?
5. What is their opinion about boxing?
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL
1. Say where Billy came from exactly .
2. Tell us about his attitude.
3. What about his father?
4.What did Billy do? How did he react?
5. What was the attitude of the judges?
6.How did Billy react after the audition? Consider the expressions " How did it go?".............. "Shit" said by Mr Elliot.
7. How was Billy's violence considered ? What could it tell us about him?
PART 10 The Letter
1. Where were the family , at what time?
2. Where was Billy and how did other community memebers react towards him?
3. What was waiting for him on the table?
4.Where did he go to read it?
5. What were the rest of his family doing at this time ?
6. Did he get the place or not ? Justify from his attitude.
7. What was his father's attitude? What did he do? Where did he go? How did he feel? What calmed his enthusiasm?
8. Tell us about Billy and his father's relationship.
9.What about his dance teacher?
10. What do you think happened to Billy?
