Jesminder (Jess) is an 18 year old British Indian girl from a family with traditional ideas. Jess loves football and her favorite football star, David Beckham. But her parents are unhappy that their daughter runs around in shorts chasing a ball. They want her to study to become a lawyer, learn to cook Indian food and marry a nice Indian boy. Will Jess follow her dream of becoming a professional footballer?
Words from the movie: https://quizlet.com/242509748/bend-it-like-beckham-flash-cards/ Writing assignment after watching the movie:
Now that you have seen the movie Bend it like Beckham, you are going to write a text about it. Down below you have topics to choose from. You are free to choose which one you would like to write about, but you need to write at least 250 words.
1) A movie review: Give a short summary of the movie and write about your opinion of it.
2) A journal entry: Write about the day in the life of one of the characters in the movie.
Dear diary,
Today I…
3) Describe an event: Choose one of the things that happened in the movie and describe it as well as you can.
One of the events that I remember from the movie…