Too Big to Fail (2011): Complete Movie Guide

Identify the key public and private figures involved in the 2008 financial crisis by their role, such as the Treasury Secretary or the CEO of AIG.

Complete direct quotations from the film, such as Ben Bernanke's remarks on credit, to reinforce close listening to primary dialogue.

Sequence the major events of the crisis in chronological order, from early housing-market warnings through the passage of TARP.

Remind students the questions are numbered in chronological order, since the worksheet's own instructions note this — it can help students track their place in a long film.

Preview key names before viewing, such as Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, and Ben Bernanke, since several questions ask students to identify who said or did something by role rather than by name alone.

Use the completed answer key to run a quick post-viewing discussion on quotation-completion items such as questions 15 and 18, since those require closer listening than the identification questions.

Informational listening — students extract specific facts (names, roles, figures) from an extended video source.

Close-listening quotation completion — students fill in exact missing words from direct quotations spoken in the film.

Chronological sequencing — students track a complex sequence of financial and political events in the order they occurred.