Worksheet 2: Characters in the Film

Jessminder (Jess) wants to be a professional football player. Unfortunately, her parents have more traditional ideas about her future but his problem was only a challenge for her because she was a strong and a brave person and she continued playing football. Her friend, Jules was a beautiful person because she helped her in this problem.

Juliette (Jules) also wants to be a professional footballer. She plays for a women's football team, the Hounslow Harries. Her mother didn't like the football and she didn't wanted play football but Jules was continue playing football with any problem. And she helps a lot to her friend, Jess and Jess' problem.

Jess' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bhamra, immigrated to Britian before their children were born. They want their daughters to be proper Indian girls. They don't like Jess playing football.

Jules' father Alan supports his daughter's football career. He practices with her and goes to watch her matches. Her mother, Paula, doesn't like it. She wants her daughter to be more feminine. 

Pinky is Jess' older sister. She is busy planning her wedding to her boyfriend, Teetu. 

Joe is the coach of the Hounslow Harriers. He used to play football, but a knee injury forced him to stop playing. He was a brave person because he knew the Jess' football talent and he went to Jess' house and he talked to her parents. Finally, her father helped Jess and she could go to the final match.

Tony is Jess' best friend. He plays football with her in the park. Tony has a secret. 

David Beckham is an international football star.

Worksheet 1: Scenes from the Film

PICTURE C:

This picture shows a female team wining a trophy at a football field.

They're about fourteen or fifteen years old and there are people from different countires. They're wearing the team tracksuit. In the foreground there are old the girls sith he trophy and in the background thre is the football field.

I think the team are miling because they play a football competition and at the final they win. Maybe they are on the losing football field after they win the final match. I like this picture because old the people are happy!

PICTURE G:

This picture shows a female team dressing a one of them from another country in the costume.

They're about fourteen or fifteen years old and there are people from different countries. They're wearing the team tracksuit except one she is wearing a sari. In the foreground there are old the girls and in the background there's the team costume.

I think the team is helping to her friend to dressing up with her sari. Maybe they are smilin gbecause they win a competition an dshe is dressing fast because she needs to go another place. I like this picture because old the girls are helping her friend. 

Trailer

Worksheet 3: While You Watch

3.1. THE HOUNSLOW HARRIERS

Exercise A: Put these events in the correct order.

4. Pinky has her engagement party.

2. Jules sees Jess playing football in the park, and asks her to join the Hounslow Harriers.

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

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

1. Jess and Jules go shopping for football shoes.

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

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

1. 'It was married at your age.' Jess' mother

2. 'If she's more interested in playing football than chasing boys, well quite frankly I'm over the moon about that.' Jules' father

3. Your mother's right. It's not nice. You must start behaving like a proper woman.' Jess' father

4. '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?

Exercise A: This section starts with Pinky's wedding 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.

6. The wedding is back on again.

7. Tony tells Jess that he is gay.

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

1. Jess gets into a fight with another football player.

4. The Hounslow Harriers go to Germany.

8. Joe goes to the Bhamra's house to try to persuade them to allow Jess to play football.

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

2. Jess' father sees Joe and Jess hugging.

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

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

2. Jules does like Joe. In Germany, Joe and Jes kissed. Jules sees this and is upset and jealouos. Jess visit Jules' house and they have an argument.

3. Pinky isn't very happy that her wedding is cancelled. She persuades Teetu, her boyfriend, to talk to his friends. Teetu's parents and the Bhamras arrange for the wedding to continue. Unfortunately, the wedding date is the same day as Jess' final match.

Exercise 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
1. Why does Jess' mother pray to the picture of Babaji? Because he is her God.
2. How does Jess feel at the start of her sister's wedding? She was really sad
3. Why does Joe go to Jess' house during the wedding? Because she want Jess to the final match.
4. Why does Mr. Bhamra allow Jess to go to the football match? Because he want to watch Jess' football talent. 
5. What does the American offer Jules and Jess? They offer an schooler sheep.
6. 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?
1. Jess and Jules. They went to Santa Clara's collage.
2. Jules' mother. She accepted that her daughter was a good football player.
3. Jess and Joe. They kissed at the airport.
4. Pinky and her mother-in-law. They fell friends.
5. 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.