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Movie Segments to Spice Up Your Grammar Classes

BEGINNERS AND BASIC
By Claudio Azevedo • claudioazv@gmail.com

SIMPLE PRESENT
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME

A. MAKE A LIST OF 10 ACTIVITIES YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME.

I LISTEN TO MUSIC I GO SWIMMING.

B. ASK YOUR PARTNER IF HE/SHE DOES IT IN HIS/HER SPARE TIME.

EX:
1.S1: DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC IN YOUR SPARE TIME? 2. S1: DO YOU GO SWIMMING?
S2: YES, I DO / NO, I DON'T S2: YES, I DO / NO, I DON'T

C. WATCH THE SEGMENT NOW. THE SCENE TAKES PLACE IN HEAVEN. OBSERVE WHAT PEOPLE DO IN HEAVEN
AND WRITE AT LEAST 4 SENTENCES SAYING WHAT THEY DO TO SPEND TIME THERE.

1. 2.
3. 4.

D. ARE THERE ANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN YOUR LIST AND THE ACTIVITIES IN THE SEGMENT?
E. TALK TO A FRIEND.
1. WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE HEAVEN IN THE SEGMENT? IS IT INTERESTING OR BORING?
2. WHAT DO YOU LIKE AND DISLIKE ABOUT THIS HEAVEN?
3. DO YOU THINK HEAVEN IS LIKE THAT? DO YOU BELIEVE IN HEAVEN?

IMPERATIVE FORMS
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?

A. TALK TO A PARTNER. WHAT DO YOU IF YOU SEE A BEAR NEAR YOUR HOUSE? SHARE YOUR
IDEAS WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS.

B. MATCH THE BEGINNING OF THE INSTRUCTION WITH THE COMPLEMENT:

1. DON’T CALM
2. KEEP THE BEAR
3. AVOID 1 RUN
4. SPEAK IN A SOFT MONOTONE
5. DON’T SHOOT A CANNONBALL POSITION
6. ASSUME EYE-CONTACT

C. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

D. PREPARE A POSTER WARNING ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED IN CASE OF A BEAR ATTACK. YOU HAVE TO WRITE
DOWN 8 SPECIAL PIECES OF ADVICE, USING IMPERATIVE FORMS. ADD TWO NEW SENTENCES.

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 ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS

SUNSHINE BARRY AND THE DISCO WORMS

WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND COMPLETHE THE BLANKS MY YOUR HIS HER
WITH AN ADJECTIVE PRONOUN. ITS OUR THEIR

EX: 1. THE SCENE IS ABOUT A WORM. HIS NAME IS BARRY.

2. BARRY HAS AN ALBUM. __________ NAME IS GREATEST DISCO HITS 77.
3. BARRY'S MOTHER IS AT THE DOOR. ___________ MOTHER IS NOT HAPPY.
4. SHE TALKS TO BARRY. __________ VOICE IS VERY LOUD.
5. BARRY CAN'T STOP DANCING. _________ TAIL IS DANCING TOO.
6. HE'S WEARING A SUIT AND A TIE. __________ COLORS ARE BLACK AND WHITE.
7. THE BOOKS AND RECORDS ARE __________ DAD'S STUFF.
8. HE LIVES WITH HIS FATHER AND MOM. BARRY LIVES IN __________ HOUSE.
9. BARRY'S MOTHER HAS A FUNNY FACE. _________ EYES ARE BIG AND ________
HAIR IS BROWN.
10. - DO YOU LIKE DISCO MUSIC? WHAT'S _________ FAVORITE KIND OF MUSIC?
- ___________ FAVORITE KIND OF MUSIC IS SAMBA.

COMPARATIVES

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

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 ELEGANT ARROGANT TALL OLD

YOUNG THIN FUNNY POWERFUL FRIENDLY
UGLY AGRESSIVE CALM SHORT RIDICULOUS

QUEEN WHITE QUEEN RED

II. NOW WRITE DOWN ONE COMPARATIVE SENTENCE FOR EACH OF THE ADJECTIVES IN
EXERCISE I.
EX: 1. QUEEN WHITE (QUEEN RED) IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN QUEEN RED (QUEEN WHITE).

PAST CONTINUOUS X SIMPLE PAST

BIG FISH
III. I. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND WRITE DOWN 3 ACTIVITIES PEOPLE WERE DOING WHEN TIME
STOPPED.

EX: A LITTLE BOY WAS DRINKING SODA

1.

2.

3.

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II. NOW WRITE DOWN 3 THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHEN TIME MOVED TOO FAST TO CATCH UP WHILE HE WAS IN THE
CIRCUS.

EX: THE GIRL LEFT WITHOUT TALKING TO HIM.

1.

2.

3.

RATATOUILLE

DETERMINERS A/AN/SOME

A. YOU CAN SEE THESE ITEMS DURING THE MOVIE SEGMENT. MATCH THE VOCABULARY AND
THE WORDS. ADD A/ AN/ SOME BEFORE THE NOUNS. FINALLY, WRITE THE SOUP RECIPE,
ADDING A/AN/SOME BEOFRE THE ITEMS:

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

FIRST, PICK UP ______ .

( 7 ) ONION

( ) SOUP
THEN, STIR ___ IN A BOWL.

PICK UP
( ) CARROTS NEXT, PUT ____ INTO A PAN. STIR SLICE

( ) WINE AFTER THAT, POUR ____ INTO A GLASS.

( ) SPAGHETTI
NEXT, SLICE _______ .
( ) TOMATO
THEN BREAK ______ .
( ) O M E LE T BREAK
DON’T FORGET TO SLICE ______. POUR
( ) EGG

( ) EGGS PUT EVERYTHING IN THE PAN TO MAKE _____

( ) CUCUMBER

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