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THE HELP

"The Help" is a story filled with humor, hope and feelings, a story about the ability to bring about change. The film is exhilarating while encouraging, funny and brave characters with whom the audience can identify. Aibellen is a black woman. She lives in the state of Mississippi. She lives alone in a small house. She has a son, but he died. Aibellen knows how to work; she cooks, cleans, washes, does the ironing and goes shopping. No one visit her only her best friend. She works for the Leefolt family; her work is from 8 am till 5 pm, they pay her 90 cent per hour .She works looking after Elizabeth and she makes the little girl love her because she spend all her time with Elizabeth, she teaches her how to go to the bathroom, in a few words Aibellen is a mother for Elizabeth because her mom doesnt spend time with her, but spends time playing cards with her friends. On the other hand , Skeeter is a polite society girl who wants to be a write. She asks Aibellen to help her to with her book. She wants to write a book about the black people, who work at homes of white people. Aibellen doesnt use the bathroom of the house, because Hilly Holbrook friend of the family told her boss that the black people have fatal and contagious illness that only the black people have.Hilly is a high society girl who only thing it does is to see black people imperfection

EXCERSISES
1. COMPLETE Aibellen takes care of ____________. She works from ______to______ They pay her______cents per________. Aibellen lives alone in a ______________ only her ______________ visit her. You is ____________,you is ___________,you is _______________.

2. ANSWERS

Who does Aibellen work for? _______________________________. What happened whit her son? _______________________________. Does she use the bathroom of the house? _______________________________________. Why does Aibellen have her own bathroom? _________________________________________.

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