Rettet Raffi! LEARNING RESOURCE: Information & classroom activities RETTET RAFFI! Germany 2015, 90 mins, German with English subtitles. Director Arend Agthe. Producer: Bettina Kupfer. Teacher’s resource created by: Jana Wienken Suitable for P4 - S3, Modern Languages (German). This learning resource was produced by Goethe-Institut Glasgow as part of: - Festival from 20th Nov. until 15 Dec. 2015 at venues around Scotland. http://filmsfromgermany.co.uk/ FILM INFORMATION SYNOPSIS Raffi the hamster is 8-year-old Sammy's pet and best friend. The little rodent is something very special – he can sniff smuggled goods better than a tracker dog. When Raffi is kidnapped by a ruthless criminal, Sammy goes on an adventure through the city of Hamburg to rescue his friend. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Rettet Raffi is based on the book with the same name, written by Arend Agthe and Bettina Kupfer. The film won the audience award at Kinderfilmfest Munich 2015 and received a number of other nominations. THEMES Friendship, Family, Pets, Hamburg, Contemporary Germany LINKS Official website (in English): http://rettet-raffi.de/en/ Images, press kit and education support pack (in German): http://www.mfa-film.de/pressebereich/rettet-raffi/ GETTING STARTED – Points for discussion Before you visit the cinema watch the trailer (with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/Rxos5TywVSE ) and encourage the children to make predictions about the plot based on what they’ve seen. - What kind of film is this, an adventure film, documentary, drama? - What do you think about the characters you have seen? - Who is the main character? - What do you think will happen to the little hamster? TEACHERS’ GUIDE TO ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE FILM Activity 1 Encourage the children to take a guess! The aim of this activity is to familiarise the children with the setting of the film. No specific solution is provided. Activity 2 This activity aims to introduce Germany, its cities and geography, as well as some aspects of its culture. a) Children should be able to locate Hamburg on the map based on the images given in Activity 1. It is the only city in the north, as well as the city located closest to the sea. Activity 3 a) After researching Hamburg or other aspects relating to Germany, this activity points out similarities between Germany and Scotland b) This activity is aimed to bring the attention back to the film and story, so the children are ready to watch Rettet Raffi. Potential points of discussion within your class could be the following: - Do you think living in a big city is more dangerous than in the countryside? Is it more exciting to live in a big city? What about the dangers of water and/or the harbour? Etc… ACTIVITIES AFTER THE FILM The activities following the film are rather self-explanatory. The first three activities deepen the understanding of the film and its storyline. Activity 4 to 6 are more vocabulary and grammar-based. Activity 2 a) It’s advisable to go over the sentences in 2 a) to make sure that the pupils understand what they’re being asked, as no English version is provided. Solutions to the tasks are provided on the attached sheet. ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE FILM Activity 1 - Getting to know the setting a) Have a look at the pictures below – can you describe them? Under each picture, write down some words that best describe what you can see! b) Based on the pictures above (they are taken from the film), where do you think the film is set? Take a guess! Activity 2 As you may have already guessed “Rettet Raffi” is set in a harbour town in Germany: HAMBURG Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the most important harbour. It is located in the North of Germany and due to its large amount of bridges also known as “ the Venice of the North”. a) Have a look at the map of Germany. Can you guess where Hamburg is located? What about the other German cities? (You can do some research to solve this task!) Fill in the blanks with the correct city names! Hamburg - Berlin - Hannover - Köln - München - Frankfurt b) These are pictures of the cities from previous exercise. Can you match them? Write the name next to the picture! Activity 3 a) As you already know by now Hamburg is the most important harbour in Germany. Can you name an important harbour in Scotland? What are three aspects that are special about it? - This is a Scottish harbour I know: ____________________________________________ - This is what is special about it: - Discussion! b) What do you think could happen to someone living in a city with a big harbour? Talk about some ideas for making a film about her/his story. ACTIVITIES AFTER THE FILM Activity 1 - Characters in the film a) Match the character with the correct picture. Sammy Raffi Helene Rocky Miranda Henry Jochen Molly b) Write down the character’s name underneath every sentance! 1 . ‘Der Hamster’ - He is an animal and one of the main characters in the film. 2. ‘Der Vater’ - He left his family to help children in Afghanistan. 3. ‘Die Mutter’ - She has to balance work and family life. 4. ‘Die Schwester’ - She has to look after Sammy when their mum is at work. 5. ‘Der Freund’ - He is Molly’s boyfriend and tries his best to help find Raffi. 6. ‘Der Schurke’ . - He steals a car and tries to use Raffi to find smuggled cigarettes 7. ‘Der Junge’ - He is the main character in the film. Raffi is his best friend. 8. ‘Die Frau’ - She goes out with Rocky until she realises that he is a bad person. Activity 2 - Test your understanding of what happened in the film a) Highlight the correct answer! 1. Was für ein Tier ist Raffi? ein Hund ein Schwein ein Hamster 2. Was spielen Raffi und Sammy? Basketball Fußball ein Kartenspiel 3. Was passiert mit Raffi? er wird krank er stirbt nichts 4. Was will die Familie essen? Kuchen Pizza Pudding 5. Was klaut Rocky? ein Haus ein Auto einen Schuh 6. Welches Tier verfolgt Raffi? ein Huhn ein Bär eine Katze 7. Was bringt Sammy in Gefahr? ein Boot eine Ente eine Gitarre 8. Wer ist böse? Sammy Rocky Raffi 9. Wer ist Henry? Sammys Vater Sammys Bruder Sammys Schwester 10. Wer ist Sammys bester Freund? Jochen Raffi - Related words b) In above exercise you have already come across some animals. Do you know more animals in German? Write them down underneath the given examples. - Ein Hamster - Eine Katze - Ein Huhn - Molly Activity 3 - Word search Find the following words and names! BALL HAMBURG HAMSTER KATZE PIZZA RATTE SAMMY TOR Activity 4 Whoops – something’s wrong here! Do you remember these sentences from the film? Put the words in the correct order so that these sentences make sense! 1. krank – Raffi – ist _____________________________________________ 2. zurück - Ich – Raffi - will _____________________________________________ 3. rufe – die – Ich – Polizei – an _____________________________________________ Activity 5 - Satzschlangen a) Can you make out the individual words? Write down the correct sentences. You should know most of the words from the other activities already! 1. RaffiisteinkleinerHamster. _________________________________________________ 2. EristRaffisbesterFreund. _________________________________________________ 3. SammyundRaffispielenFußball. _________________________________________________ 4. Raffiistkrank. _________________________________________________ 5. RockyklautdasAuto. _________________________________________________ 6. DieKatzejagtRaffi. _________________________________________________ 7. SammyfindetRaffiwieder. _________________________________________________ b) Pick one of the sentences above and draw a picture of the scene they describe! SOLUTIONS ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE FILM Activity 2 From top of map to bottom the answers are as followed: a) Hamburg Berlin Hannover Köln Frankfurt München b) Frankfurt Hamburg Hannover Köln Berlin ACTIVITIES AFTER THE FILM Activity 1 a) Miranda Molly Raffi Rocky Jochen Sammy Henry Helene München b) 1. Raffi 6. Rocky 2. Henry 7. Sammy 3. Helene 8. Miranda 4. Molly 5. Jochen Activity 2 a) 1. ein Hamster 5. ein Auto 9. Sammys Vater 2. Fußball 3. er wird krank 6. eine Katze 7. ein Boot 10. Raffi 4. Pizza 8. Rocky Activity 3 Activity 4 1. Raffi ist krank. 2. Ich will Raffi zurück. 3. Ich rufe die Polizei an. Activity 5 1. 3. 5. 7. Raffi ist ein kleiner Hamster. Sammy und Raffi spielen Fußball. Rocky klaut das Auto. Sammy findet Raffi wieder. 2. Er ist Sammys bester. 4 . Raffi ist krank. 6. Die Katze jagt Raffi. 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