Movie Clip: Catch Me If You Can – "Outsmarting the FBI" Level: B1 (Intermediate). WORKSHEET

Task 1: Warm-Up Discussion

• Focus: Conversational fluency and schema activation.

• Goal: Gets students talking immediately, introduces the core theme of deception, and pre-teaches the idiom "to outsmart."

Task 2: Vocabulary Match

• Focus: Contextual vocabulary and definitions.

• Goal: Introduces 5 key terms seen in the video (Secret Service, credentials, to fall for, in custody, make a break for it) so students understand the dialogue.

Task 3: While Watching (Comprehension)

• Focus: Active listening and detail extraction.

• Goal: Verifies that students understand the plot, Frank's fake identity (Barry Allen), how the trick worked, and the exact moment the agent realized he was fooled.

Task 4: Grammar Focus

• Focus: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous.

• Goal: Practices using narrative tenses together to describe interrupted background actions (e.g., "Carl was looking... when he realized").

Task 5: Speaking Roleplay

• Focus: Perspective shifting and creative output.

• Goal: Forces students to apply the new vocabulary and grammar by retelling the story from either the Agent's or Frank's point of view.