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Introduce yourself !
I am F____________ .
I am from F________.
We are form ….
Our form likes nature and we enjoy biking cycling, walking.
We are 12 girls and 13 boys .
We are keen on all activities in the forests and the woods.
We live in the countryside and the mountains far from the seaside near Switzerland.
Every Tuesday afternoon we go mountain-biking.
It is awesome!
In France the flag is blue white and red .
In our region there are lots of cows .
There are also hens in the countryside.
There are lots of mountains because we live close to the Alps in a region called Jura.
There are also lots of trees.
The landscape is beautiful.
The cheese is called Comté and it is delicious!
The cows are called Montbéliardes.
You can see brown and white cows on these photos. (Thank you Emma)
The school is red and grey with some trees in the courtyard. The school’s name is
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Aubrac was a great lady. She was very brave and determined. She is a great figure in the history of the Second World War.
She was a history teacher.
The school is situated in a small town close to Pontarlier.
There are more than 600 pupils in the school.
Pupils come to school by bus or coach.
They also walk to school or cycle. At school we study
English
French grammar and literature
mathematics
history
geography
art
PE (physical education)
music
technology
art
science
In summer, we can swim in the river and in the lake.
In winter, we go skiing, cross-country-skiing and skating.
We like snowboarding.
We like playing handball.
We like cycling and riding our bikes.
We enjoy walking a lot.
We are fond of all types of sports!
Je note les 7 expressions parlant du goût, de ce que l’on aime faire et de ce que l’on apprécie, de ce que nous aimons:—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
un/e grand/e personnage:————————————————————-
la forêt et les bois:————————————————————————
l’été et l’hiver:—————————————————————————–
le paysage:——————————————————————————–
la campagne:——————————————————————————
le payage marin:—————————————————————————
beaucoup de vaches:———————————————————————-
la rivière:———————————————————————————-
une grande dame:(sens moral et non physique)—————————————-
la cour de récréation:———————————————————————-
courageux/courageuse:——————————————————————–
déterminée:———————————————————————————
un professeur d’histoire:——————————————————————-
il y a (au singulier):————————————————————————
il y a (au pluriel):————————————————————————–
jouer de la flûte:—————————————————————————
le bus:—————————————————————————————
jouer de la trompette:——————————————————————-
étudier:———————————————————————————–
les phasmes:—————————————————————————–
la matière (à l’école):——————————————————————-
apprendre à vivre ensemble:———————————————————–
Parlons de nos goûts!:——————————————————————
Je sais nager:—————————————————————————–
espérer :———————————————————————————-
souhaiter:——————————————————————————-
Quelle formule de politesse a-t-on utiliser pour conclure notre lettre:
B1 Ground Hog Day
http://www.groundhog.org/
Ground Hog Day
Story
A ground hog is a small animal that digs and lives under the ground. It is also called the woodchuck.
Ground hogs live in many parts of America. In the winter they hibernate like bears and some other animals.
There is a legend that says a few hundred years ago Europeans brought Ground Hog Day to America. They said that the ground hog wakes up from his hibernation on February 2. (February 2 is half way between winter and spring.) If he comes up from his hole and it is sunny, he will see his shadow and be frightened. If he sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter weather. But if he comes up and the sky is cloudy, he will not see his shadow and will not be frightened. Then spring weather will come very soon.
Some people believe this legend and they watch the sky on February 2. Many people are happy if it is cloudy on that day. They think spring will come soon. But most people think it is just a fun legend. What do you think?
Vocabulary
to hibernate (verb)- to sleep through the winter
hibernation (noun)- comes from hibernate (long sleep through the winter)
legend– old story that is told from parents to children, and children’s children, and so on for many many years
shadow– darkness made where the light can’t go through (when the sun shines you can see the dark outline of your body on the ground)
When not hibernating or caring for young, woodchucks spend much of their time eating and sunning.
They love to stretch out on warm ground, a smooth rock or along a low branch of a convenient tree. Their tree climbing ability is limited, however, and infrequently used.
Woodchucks prefer to eat fresh green vegetation. They eat a wide variety of wild plants, clover and alfalfa, and garden vegetables if they can get them. On rare occasions, they eat snails, insects, or young birds that they come upon by accident. Early in spring they eat bark and small branches.
Test your knowledge
- Another name for a groundhog is___.
a. a woodchuck
b. a squirrel
c. a fox - Groundhog Day is February___.
a. 14th
b. 2nd
c. 22nd - The groundhog pops up out of its___.
a. hole
b. nest
c. lair - The groundhog is looking for its___.
a. mother b. friend c. shadow - If the sun is shining, it will___ its hole.
a. go back into
b. stay out of
c. run around - If it doesn’t see its shadow, ___.
a. there will be six more weeks of cold weather
b. spring will come early this year
c. it will rain for the next two weeks - The groundhog lives in___.
a. the ground b. a tree c. a river - The groundhog spends all___ in its hole.
a. winter
b. spring
c. autumn - People are looking___ to spring.
a. backward
b. forward
- T
his kind of belief is called a___.
a. festival
b. superstition
c. true story
Robert Louis Stevenson
My Shadow
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow–
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there’s none of him at all.
He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he’s a coward you can see;
I’d think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
from Repeat after us
A2-B1 Australia: in the wild
http://australian-animals.net
rules of the bush
http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/T719-Rebecca-Australia.htm
Australia , irregular verbs and the superlatives
https://learningapps.org/view3628472
https://learningapps.org/view3736654
https://learningapps.org/view2521324
https://learningapps.org/view4306674
https://learningapps.org/view3249429
https://learningapps.org/view4949186
https://learningapps.org/view986292
https://learningapps.org/view3239278
How big is Uluru?
- is 348 metres (1141 feet) high
- rises 863 metres (2,831 ft) above sea level
- is 3.6 km long (2.2 miles)
- is 1.9 km wide (1.2 miles)
- is 9.4 km or 5.8 miles around the base
- covers 3.33 km2 (1.29 miles2)
- extends about several km/miles into the ground (no-one knows exactly how far)
Alice : Australia and New Zealand
audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article4029Alice talks about Australia and New Zealand which are part of the Commonwealth and where part of her family has emigrated to.
Helen : my holidays in Australia
audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article4495Helen had wonderful experiences during her holidays in Australia !
Emma (Sydney, Australia)
audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?auteur1973I was born in Sydney, Australia but I now live in France with my French husband and my 4 daughters.
Clare : Animals in Australia (1)
audio-lingua.http://eu/spip.php?article2208Clare, an Australian woman, tells us about the cutest Australian animals : kangaroos and koalas.
Ecrire un conte, une histoire autour du thème “In the wild”
Vous pouvez vous inspirer d’autres contes en les personnalisant.
What you must respect!
Begin your story or tale with the following elements
Once upon a time, there was+ singular
Once upon a time, there were + plurial
Include vocabulary from “In the wild!”
L’ensemble des expressions doivent être utilisées.
Include the following words:
First,
Then,
Afterwards,
Eventually,
Finally,
Include comparatives and superlatives:
equality: as… as
inferiority: less… than
superiority: more… than
a short adjective + er than
Include the best, the greatest, the most beautiful!
La partie narrative est au passé (prétérit). Les dialogues doivent être au présent.
Thibault
Once upon a time, when the desert was very hot, there were lots of kangaroos, lots of scarlet-chested parrots, lots of dingoes, lots of platypuses and lots of wombats. We could bike, we could jog and we could go rafting in the river! It was great! Just great! A wonderful world! Then ,the White Men arrived with their convicts and it was the beginning of our tragedies! Our water got polluted, our land was transformed into poor places with dead fish! It was hell on earth! Eventually, we asked a great magician and three wise people to help us. They finally convinced all the people to change their habits and the earth started changing into paradise!
Rémi C
The country was bigger than China. We just loved being the first inhabitants: the Aborigenes!
There were also kangaroos and koalas everywhere in the country.
Koalas were protected and kangaroos were also given shelters …
But the white men arrived and it was the very beginning of tragedies: pollution could be seen everywhere!
Eventually, the land was protected just as in Amazonia! We found a magician who could stop the dishonest people!
They were no longer allowed to do what they wanted with our beautiful sand! They were not no longer allowed to throw
rockets in the sky! We won the battle! Yes, we did!
Louis
Once upon a time, there were lots of very good friends who were having a great time together!
-Hello!
-Good afternoon!
-Let us hop on the bus! Let us walk past the rocks!
-Let us go to Australia on the campsite!
-Let us do that!
-Look at the snakes and the kangaroos! here they are!
-Well, unfortunately, there are no kangaroos! They’ve all gone!
-Now, let us go and have dinner!
-Greetings! All the best!
Australia is hot, as hot as Africa! But we love living there!
Noémy:
Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful sky and one of the most beautiful sun you have ever seen!
There were also birds which were singing in the air! But it was a dangerous place to be! Yes, indeed, it was!
You had to be be careful and avoid snakes! We just hopped on the bus in order to stay away from marsupials
which are less beautiful than kangaroos, because kangaroos could be seen everywhere in Australia!
At night, one had to be very careful because one can be bitten by snakes!
One had to build shelters so that children could sleep pleasantly and play and cook and clean up the dishes!
Then one had to wake up and build up a fire because we wanted to have sausages for lunch.
The sausage was better than the fish!
In Australia, the sun was as beautiful in the South as in the North! It was paradise!
There were lots of places to visit. Finally, we went back to France and we left the kangaroos and koalas!
We eventually got the opportunity to take photographs of the big koalas. They looked great and so cute!
We had fun! Thanks, Australia!
Brenda
-Hello!
-Hey! How are you today!
-I’ m fine! Thanks! How was your trip to Australia?
-Oh! That’s great!
-Go ahead! Tell me more about it!
-Alright! You hop off the bus and the land is just wonderful! You walk past the rocks, you have a picnic and paradise is at hand!
In the afternoon, you can watch marsupials but you must stay away from them… You have to be very careful!
You can build a shelter next to a campfire!
-That’s great!
-Well, we will speak about it later on, Mum is calling me! I must go!
-Goodbye! See you! Hugs and kisses, you are my best friend!
-Yes, good bye, sweetie!
Films, a royal wedding, cupcakes, grrrr … grammar
The Other Guys, Saint Andrews, Scotland
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAlnM7RUDcA[/youtube]
How to make the perfect Royal Wedding cupcake April, 28, 2011
adapted from : http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/ and Jean Sabiron’s site
Eric Lanlard’s cupcakes are perfect for street parties, birthdays, weddings or seasonal festivities
Makes 12 cupcakes
Preparation time: 15 minutes, + cooling
Cooking time: 18 minutes
Ingredients
175g (6oz) self-raising flour
150g (5oz) plain flour
125g (41/2oz) unsalted butter, softened
250g (9oz) caster sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
125ml (4fl oz) milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Choose the right word in context : Beware of explosions !!
Preheat the (fridge-oven-microwave) to 180.C (fan 160.C)/350.F/gas mark 4. Line a 12-cup (muffin-coffin-boffin) tin with cupcake papers. In a small (barrel-bowl-bottle), combine the (flowers- flours-floors) and then (sit-set-spit) aside. In a large bowl, using an electric hand whisk-at medium (heat -speed-length), cream the butter until (smooth-rude-black). Add the (tar-sugar-mortar) gradually and continue beating until (grumpy-fluffy-filthy), about 3 minutes. Add the (Nick Clegg- a keg- eggs), one at a time, beating well after each (addition-multiplication-inflation). Add the flour in three (stages-rages-crates), alternating with the milk and (mozilla-vanilla-gorilla). With each addition, beat until the ingredients are (evaporated-incorporated-saturated), but do not over-beat. Using a rubber (spatula-ferula-band), scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well (inflated-vanished-blended).
Carefully spoon the (splitter-butter-batter into the cupcake papers, filling them about three-quarters full. (Bathe-Bake-Dive) in the preheated oven for 18 minutes. Cool the cupcakes in the (bins-tins-sins) for 15 minutes. Remove from the tins and cool completely on a (wire-fire-wine) rack before (icing-rinsing-freezing).
The KEY
Preheat the oven to 180.C (fan 160.C)/350.F/gas mark 4. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake papers. In a small bowl, combine the flours and then set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric hand whisk at medium speed, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and continue beating until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour in three stages, alternating with the milk and vanilla. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated, but do not over-beat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended.
Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake papers, filling them about three-quarters full. Bake in the preheated oven for 18 minutes. Cool the cupcakes in the tins for 15 minutes. Remove from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack before icing.
Welcome to the Firm: The Middletons share the public’s acclaim on the Buckingham Palace balcony. Kate’s parents Mike and Carole are on the left, next to Prince Charles holding the Duchess of Cornwall’s granddaughter Eliza Lopes. The bride’s sister Pippa stands between Princes Philip and Harry
I Dreamed I SThe playlist
aw St. Augustine by Bob Dylan
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine
Alive as you or me
Tearing through these quarters
In the utmost misery
With a blanket underneath his arm
And a coat of solid gold
Searching for the very souls
Whom already have been sold
“Arise, arise,” he cried so loud
In a voice without restraint
“Come out, ye gifted kings and queens
And hear my sad complaint
No martyr is among ye now
Whom you can call your own
So go on your way accordingly
But know you’re not alone”
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine
Alive with fiery breath
And I dreamed I was amongst the ones
That put him out to death
Oh, I awoke in anger
So alone and terrified
I put my fingers against the glass
And bowed my head and cried
Written comprehension:
Vous êtes rédacteur, rédacteure ou encore rédactrice d’ un site culturel sur l’Australie.On vous demande d’écrire quelque chose sur ce pays qui fasse rêver vos lecteurs. L’importance de la nature doit être présente. Les contes étudiés en cours faisant partie du programme de 4° “Ici et ailleurs” sont une référence qui ne doit PAS être recopiée mais qui peut servir d’exemple ou tout du moins vous donner des idées.
Commencer le conte par “Once upon a time, there was…”
Inclure des références géographiques précises:
Inclure le vocabulaire lié à la nature:
Inclure First, Then, Afterwards, Eventually, Finally:
Inclure 5 adjectifs contruits avec le comparatif d’égalité ou de supériorité
Prise de risques: idées et vocabulaire personnels
Le respect de consignes est important car il permet de valider la note finale.
Si deux copies présentent des similarités, la note du travail effectué est divisé en deux
Les comparatifs de supériorité: plus…que
James DeInclure dix verbes au passéan was cuter than Marlo Brando and Marlon Brando was a better actor.
The music was more provocative than the movie.
The TV serial Happy Days was more popular than the movie American Graffiti.
Disco clothes were flashier than punk clothes.
Le superlatif
New York City is the biggest and the most populated city in the Untied States.
Washington DC is the most visited city in the United States.
Los Angeles is one of the sunniest city in the United States.
Alaska is the largest and the coldest state in the United States.
The Mississipi river is the longest river in the United States.
Fracture: Simple Past
This is a great movie, but a bit farfetched. If you like police stories, you will love it. I used the crime scene to practice the simple past tense.
Vous devez imaginer les scènes avant le crime. Vous écrirez les verbes à la forme affirmtive et à la forme négative pour CHAQUE phrase.
1) Ted’s wife, Sally, __________________________________ home (drive).
2) She ___________________________________________ the front door (unlock).
3) She ________________ ____________________________her jacket (take off).
4) She _________________________________________ her husband was in the house (notice).
5) They _________________________________________________ each other (hug).
6) They _________________________________________________ each other (kiss).
7) Ted __________________________________________ his wife in the head (shoot).
8) Gardeners ____________________________________________ a gunshot (hear).
9) Ted_______________________________________ the bullet cases on the floor. (pick up).
10) One of the gardeners ____________________________________ on the door (knock).
11) Ted ______________________________________ the door for the gardener (open).
12) Ted ________________________________________ the windows a few times (shoot).
13) Ted ___________________________________________________ his wife (drag).
14) He ____________________________________________________ his shirt (take off).
15) He _____________________________________________________ his shirt (burn).
16) He __________________________________________________________ his face (wash).
17) He ____________________________________________________ the police (call).
18) The gardener ______________________________________ Ted clean the house (help).
Elizabethtown: “Simple Past”
One of the best romantic comedies ever. The soundtrack is fantastic. I love this scene and girls think it is sooooo romantic… In this scene, the main characters spend the whole night talking to each other over the phone and they perform several activities while doing it. It is perfect for the students to practice of the simple past tense.
Make a list of the things you usually do while you are talking over the cell phone:
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
Watch the movie segment. Pay attention to the activities the main characters performed while they were talking to each other over the phone. Write ( D ) if Drew was the one who performed the following tasks and ( C ) if it was Claire. Write ( B ) if both of them did it.
1 .( ) Open the gate
2. ( ) Make dinner
3. ( ) Change clothes
4. ( ) Go to the bathroom
5. ( ) Polish one’s nails
6. ( ) Do the laundry
7. ( ) Look at pictures
8. ( ) Listen to music
9. ( ) Dance
10.( ) Drink beer
11.( ) Turn off the lights
12.( ) Drive a car
13.( ) Put on some lipstick
14.( ) See the sunrise
I. Work in groups. Read the activities below and guess which activities the character in the movie did NOT do while smoking cigarettes BEFORE VIEWING THE SEGMENT. You have to choose 4 activities. The winner is the group who guesses most activities.
1. ( ) Vacuum the house
2. ( ) Drink whiskey
3. ( ) Water the plants
4. ( ) Sweep the flo0r
5. ( ) Put a mask on someone’s face
6. ( ) Break some eggs on someone’s hair.
7. ( ) Do the laundry
8. ( ) Sleep
9. ( ) Kick the dog
10. ( ) Read a book
11. ( ) Dance
12. ( ) Talk on the phone
13. ( ) Kiss the children
Up in the Air: Simple Present x Simple Past
This movie is really nice and the scene is perfect to contrast the uses of the simple present and simple past tenses.
I. Work in small groups. Make a list of activities you do every time you travel by
pla
ne. Think about what you do during the day until the plane takes off. Make sure you mention the steps you take at home and at the airport too.
Ex:
I make my bags.
I shave.
II. Watch the movie segment and check which of the activities you listed in Exercise I George Clooney’s character did that day.
III. Now write 5 sentences saying what he did in the segment that you did not list in exercise II.
Ex: He took off his shoes at the airport.
IV. Now write sentences saying 5 things from your list that he didn’t do before traveling.
Ex: He didn’t shave.
Hachiko – A Dog’s Story: Passive Voice with Simple Past
A – Talk to a partner.
1. Do you have a pet? Talk about it.
2. Do you prefer dogs or cats? Why?
3. Is it important to have pets? Why?
4. When are pets helpful in a person’s life? Explain it.
5. When are pets harmful to a person?
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having pets?
I. Watch the movie segment and check the alternatives with the actions that you managed to see during the scene.
1. ( ) A Japanese monk put the collar around Hachi’s neck.
2. ( ) He put Hachi in a cage.
3. ( ) He took Hachi to a train station.
4. ( ) He fed Hachi.
5. ( ) A couple of guys picked Hachi up at the airport.
6. ( ) The baggage carrier accidentally dropped Hachi’s cage on the station platform.
7. ( ) Someone found the broken cage.
8. ( ) Parker found and carried Hachi home.
The Shawshank Redemption: Simple Past
This is a classic. Perfect for the simple past tense practice.
A. You will see the trial of Mr. Dufresne, accused of murdering his wife and her lover. Read parts of the judge’s and Mr. Dufresne’s speeches and fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verbs in parentheses.
J: Judge
D: Mr. Dufresne
J: Describe the confrontation you _______ (have) with your wife.
D: It _______ (be) very bitter. She _______ (say) she ___________ (be) glad I _____ (know) that she ________ (hate) all the sneaking around.
J: And she ______ (say) she ________ (want) a divorce in Reno. What _______ (happen) after you ________ (argue) with your wife?
D: She ____ (pack) her bag.
J: ______ you _______ (follow) her?
D: I _______ (go) to a few bars first. Later, I ______ (drive) to his house to confront them. They ________ (be – neg) home. I __________ (park) in the turnout… and _______ (wait).
J: When they _________ (arrive), you ________ (go) up to the house and _____ (murder) them.
D: I ________ (get) back to the car and ________ (drive) home to sleep it off. Along the way, I __________ (throw) my gun into the Royal River.
J: The police _______ (drag) that river for 3 days and a gun was not found.
A. Take a look at the pair of sentences below. Write 1 next to the action that took place first and 2 next to the one that took place later.
___ Coraline went through a purple tunnel.
___ She entered a beautiful, neat living room.
___ She smelled something good.
___ She saw her other mother cooking in the kitchen.
___ Coraline talked to her other mother in the kitchen.
___ Her father sang her a song.
___ Coraline ate some chicken.
___ She drank some mango milk shake.
___ She went to bed in a comfortable bedroom.
___ She saw and talked to her friends in the picture.
What Women Want: Simple Past
This is a great scene. The students usually like it, especially because it is unconventional and unexpected.
Ask a partner if he / she did the following things before going to work or school 
this morning.
Ex: Did you drink wine?
No, I didn’t.
Talk to a partner and decide if Nick (Mel Gibson) performed the following activities before going to work by checking the items.
1. Drink wine
2. Smoke a cigarette
3. Have breakfast
4. Polish the nails
5. Put on some makeup
6. Shave
7. Wax the leg
8. Wear pantyhose
9. Wear socks
10. Dry the hair
11. Trip on the floor
12. Have an accident
13. Take a shower
14. Watch TV
Little Miss Sunshine: Tag Questions
This is a lovely scene from this wonderful film. I love the acting and the intelligent s
tory. This
scene is remarkable. I took advantage of the scene to practice asking tag questions. With this activity, the students can practice the grammar point based on contextualized evidence, which is great. I only used sentences in the past tense, though.
A. Talk to a partner
1. Have you ever participated in a pageant? Talk about it. What is your opinion about beauty pageants?
2. Is it OK for young children to participate in pageants?
3. What’s your opinion about pageants like Miss Brazil, Miss Universe, Model of the Year, etc?
B. Watch the segment, fill in the blanks with affirmative and negative forms of the given verbs, and complete the sentences with a tag question. Make sure the sentences are according to the information presented in the segment.
1 – Olive ……………………………. (be) wearing a suit, a hat and a tie, ……………… ?
2 – She ……….…………. (dedicate) her presentation to her grandfather, ………………..?
3 – Olive …………………. (be) intimidated by the audience, ……………?
4 – The audience …………… (be) shocked with Olive’s sexy dancing, ……………..?
5 – Many spectators …………….. (leave) the hall during her presentation, …………….?
6 – The dance ………………. (be) appropriate for the situation, ……………… ?
7 – Her family ……………………. (support) Olive by dancing with her, ……………….?
8 – The host …………………. (try) to remove her from the stage, …………………. ?
9 – Her father …………………… (dance) with her on the stage, ……………. ?
10 – The DJ …………….. (be) the only person to clap the presentation, ………………. ?
11 – Nobody …………………. (like) the presentation, ………….?
12 – They ………………………… (be) ashamed of Olive, ……….?
Gran Torino: Modal Verb – Should (Advice)
You and your partner will make a list of everything you know about China and its culture. Each piece of information scores 1 point. Your teacher will check which pair of students scored most points.
B. Write P (Polite) or I (Impolite) after the statements below. Make a guess! Which of the actions below are considered polite/impolite during a barbecue lunch according to the Hmong culture, an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China.
1- To eat cat meat (I)
2- To eat dog meat (I)
3 – To drink alcoholic beverages (P)
4 – To look at someone in the eyes (I)
5 – To touch the head of a person(I)
6 – To listen to the elderly (P)
7 – To eat very much (P)
Take a look at Po and Tai Lung. Then write next to the characters the qualities that best describe them, according to your impressions from the pictures. Make sure you write different adjectives for each of the characters.
This is Po:
Ex:
FAT
FUNNY
This is Tai Lung
Ex:
STRONG
INTELLIGENT
FAT STRONG FRIENDLY HEAVY SMART
FUNNY INTELLIGENT TIRED FAST CONFIDENT
LAZY AGGRESSIVE DANGEROUS UGLY QUIET
From the film Australia
Pay attention to Nullah’s words.Because Nullah is an aboriginal who doesn’t have much contact with white people, he doesn’t speak English correctly. Watch the segment, underline the verbs that are incorrect in each of the sentences below and correct them.
1 – My grandfather, King George, he take me to walkabouts.
2 – My grandfather teach me the most important lesson of all.
3 – That day, I see them, the white fellas, pushing bulls across the river.
4 – King George get angry at white fellas.
5 – The coppers come here to take me away.
6 – This story not begin that day.
7 – This story begin a little while ago in a land far, far away.
I. Watch the movie segment, which shows two queens, White and Red. Place the adjectives below under the column that you think is more appropriate for each of the queens.
BEAUTIFUL – ARROGANT – TALL – OLD – YOUNG – THIN – FUNNY – POWERFUL – FRIENDLY – UGLY – AGGRESSIVE – CALM
1. The White Queen (The Red Queen) is more beautiful than The Red Queen (The White Queen).
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A. Work in small groups. make a list of 5 things a young teen can do to help the elderly. Make sure you use the modal verb for suggestion – could – to express your ideas.
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B. Now watch the segment and write down 3 suggestions the boy gives to help the old man in the scene.
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C. Work in small groups again. Make a list of 3 things people could do in the following situations.
I. To protect the environment.
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II. To help needy people at Christmas time.
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III. To become more popular at school.
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A. Ask a partner if he/she can do the following activities.
Model:
S1: Can you…?
S2: Yes, I can / No, I can’t
1.Play a musical instrument?
2. Practice karate?
3.Turn somersaults?
4. Skate?
5. Play badminton?
6. Play table tennis?
7. Juggle with balls?
8. Juggle with chainsaws?
9. Jet ski?
10. Mix music at parties?
11. Make origami?
12. Speak Chinese?
A. Work in small groups. Make a list of 5 qualities or characteristics a good teacher must (has to) have and which ones he can’t have. 
He / She MUST:
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He / She CAN’T:
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B. Now watch the movie segment. Which of the characteristics you have listed before apply to Mr. Woodcock?
C. Imagine you are talking to Mr. Woodcock now. Tell him what he must (has to) do and what he can’t do to become a better teacher.
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The Hitcher: Modal Verb SHOULD – Advice
This movie is a classic that has changed many people’s opinions about giving rides to strangers on roads. I took advantage of the opening scene to have student practice modal verbs for advice – SHOULD – OUGHT TO.
Make a list of what drivers should and should not do when th
ey travel by car alone during the night.
What drivers should (ought to) do:
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What drivers shouldn’t (oughtn’t to) do:
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Twilight: Modal Verb for Ability – CAN
Although this movie is apparently attractive just to teenagers, this scene is fun and exciting for everybody. This scene is excellent for teens, though. They like the movie and it suits the grammar goal well. Students can practice the modal verb CAN for ability. They can also learn some new vocabulary about baseball, especially if they are in a country where the sport is not so popular, like here in Brazil.
Talk to a partner about these questions: 
1- What do you know about vampires? 
2- What can they do?
3- What’s good and bad about being a vampire?
A. Vocabulary Collocation:
Match both columns .
1 – Pitch
2 – Hit
3 – Run
4 – Handle
5 – Jump
6 – smell
( ) the baseball precisely
( ) the baseball hard
( ) fast
( ) the bat with agility
( ) high
( ) different perfumes easily
– . The Cullens
Observe the movie segment below. There you will see The Cullens, the group of vampires playing baseball, and the Nomads, the group of vampires who arrive later. Then write down sentences saying what the Cullens and the Nomads can do that we, humans, can’t. Use the matching exercise items and others.
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Talk to a partner and decide:
What super powers would you like to have?
I can …………………….., ……………………………, and ………………………………..
Answer Key – Matching may vary:
1. Pitch the ball precisely
2. Hit the ball hard
3. Run extremely fast
4. Handle the bat with agility
5. Jump high
6. smell different perfumes easily
How to prepare your own video activity:
– Select a scene in which the characters can perform different activities, like skills or sports.
– Ask students to write about what they see and what activities they can (not) perform.
A. Watch the movie segment. 
B. In column 1, write YES if you believe it is a possible explanation for the mystery, and NO if you believe it is an impossible explanation.
In column 2, check the items that the characters in the movie believe are possible explanations for what is in the mist.
WHAT IS (IN) THE MIST?
MY OPINION / THE CHARACTERS’ OPINIONS
( ) ( ) A military operation
( ) ( ) A pollution cloud
( ) ( ) A terrorist attack
( ) ( ) Some kind of chemical explosion
( ) ( ) Death
( ) ( ) Just their imagination
( ) ( ) An earthquake
( ) ( ) Aliens
( ) ( ) The end of days
( ) ( ) A poisonous gas cloud
( ) ( ) A nuclear explosion
( ) ( ) A war simulation
C. Now write sentences with might, could or can’t to express possibility or impossibility, speculating about what is in the mist.
Might
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Could
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