King Kong or Queen Kong?

Design different exercises, please 

True or False

Multiple Choice

Ask questions

Match lists

Write down a summary

(Streamline English Connections)

Jinxy Jenkins, Lucky Lou

Watch the video and then choose one of these exercises and do it. ( Mirá el video y luego elegí uno de los ejercicios y resolvelo)

1-Choose the correct answer
a- The video is about an unfortunate love story
b- The short film is about how a lucky girl and an unfortunate boy meet
c- The short film is about the adventures of two friends.

2-  Ask them questions
    What´s your........?               Where are ......?
    How old..........?                   What ´s your favorite............?
   Can you......... ?                     Where will you............?
   Have you got......?                  What will you...............?
   Do you like........?
   Did you........?
   Do you.......?
   Will you......?

3- Put the following sequence of events in order
1- He continued walikng and fell into a trolley
2- They shared an ice-cream
3- They moved forward from piano to piano
4- Lou also fell into the trolley, and they went down the road
5- Jenkins and Lou landed on a bridge
6- they jumped over a car crash
7- Jenkins and Lou bumped into each other on the street
8- They flew over the river.

4- Complete these sentences.
a- Jenkins is........................................
b- Lou is............................................
c- Jenkins can...........................but he can´t.......................................
d- Lou likes...............................but she doesn´t like..........................
e- They have got..................................................................................


5- Imagine what happened next in Jenkins and Lou´s lives.
1- Write a possible ending to this love story that started quite adventurously. What will their life together will be like?Will they be happy for ever and ever?

Source: Teacher´s magazine Pag. 20-21

Omelette from Madeline Sharafian

1- Complete the sentences with the following words. 
owner- garbage- evening- vegetables- dog- work- pet- cooking- dnner- omelette- sofa- food.

One rainy 1).................a man gets back from2)........................He is exhausted and so hungry that he starts cooking an 3)................................He chops some 4).....................but he is so tired that he is about to hurt himself. The 5)........................sees this, and throws the garbage bin. Because of that, the man stops cooking and picks up the 6).....................His pet takes over the 7)........................He chops, fries and finishes the delicious omelette for his 8).................., who returns to see his meal ready. He is surprised but too hungry so he sits on the 9) ......................to enjoy his 10).............His lovely dog is looking at him suspiciously. He realizes who made his food when he chews a piece of dog 11)...................... He decides to share his tasty feast with his adorable and generous 12)...................

2- Describe the man´s physical appearance and personality. Include at least three adjectives

3- What is the dog like? . Choose the most appropriate adjectives to describe it as a pet. 

playful or serious?
lovely or unfriendly?
cruel or kind?
considerate or inconsiderate?
mean or generous?
friendly or unkind?
cute or ugly?

4- What´s your opinion about the story?
a- It is very unrealistic
b- It is possible. Pets have feelings.
c- It´s impossible. Pets are not human beings. They can´t express emotions.
d- It is realistic. Pets can understand human beings´emotions.

Source: Teacher´s magazine Page 21

THE TWO WOLVES | A Motivational Video On The Human Experience | Which Wo...

1- Watch the video
2- Write down words related to the good wolf. Include the ones in the video and more.
3- Write down words related to the bad wolf. Include the ones in the video and more.
4- What´s your opinion about this story?

The black cat by Edgar Allan Poe

QUICK FACTS

NAME

Edgar Allan Poe

OCCUPATION

Writer

BIRTH DATE

January 19, 1809

DEATH DATE

October 7, 1849

DID YOU KNOW?

Edgar Allan Poe's imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story.

DID YOU KNOW?

Poe married his cousin Virginia when she was 13 and he was 24.

DID YOU KNOW?

Despite his awards and recognition, Poe had financial problems throughout his writing career.

DID YOU KNOW?

Poe died in a Baltimore hospital in 1849, his last words being: "Lord, help my poor soul."

EDUCATION

U.S. Military Academy at West Point, University of Virginia

PLACE OF BIRTH

Boston, Massachusetts

PLACE OF DEATH

Baltimore, Maryland

• https://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160

A) Ask questions about Edgar Allan Poe

 https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/the-black-cat-edgar-allen-poe/3714772.html

1-Choose 2 sentencess to describe the narrator’s personality.
2-Choose 2 sentences to describe the narrator’s actions.
3- Choose 2 sentences to describe the narratorr’s thoughts.
4- Choose 2 sentences to describe the narrator’ s relationship with other characters in the story.

Choose one of these exercises and write three examples, please.

A) True or False
B) Multiple choice
C) Ask questions
D) Match these lists
E) Story line
F) Giving your opinion.

The dog and the dolphin

1- Watch this video

 

2- Design your own exercises 

                                                               Description
                                                               Characters
                                                               True or False?
                                                               Multiple Choice
                                                               Questions
                                                                Complete

Saya, the robot teacher

TOKYO -  This is Saya, a robot teacher.  She is from Japan. She can express six basic emotions: surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness and sadness The robot can open its mouth and can arch its eyebrows to show surprise. 

Saya can  smile and say simple pre-programmed phrases such as "Thank you “.

Saya was tested in a real Tokyo classroom in 2009 with a few fifth and sixth graders.  

The robot teacher is remote-controlled by a person who is watching her and the children through cameras. This robot has no intelligence. It has no ability to learn. It has no identity . It is just a tool

Design your own exercise.

-Multiple choice
-True or False
-Complete, please
-Ask and answer questions
-Match these lists

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFU8jfphS0k (Click here and you will see Saya)

Write your own description of a robot. 

Help!!!

1-Check this link. Watch the video and write the story. Use some of the expressions in the video, please.

http://storiesvideossongsandmore.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/help-help.html#comment-form

2. Imagine you are a T.V reporter who is interviewing these people. Think of five questions,please.

3- Answer these questions, please.
a- Have you ever travelled to the mountains?
b- Have you ever seen a bear?
c- What would you do if you saw a bear close to you?

4- Complete, please
If a bear is close to you you should..............................................................

5. Write a similar story.

Rodan and Malena

Every once in a while a great love story comes along - one that shows the lengths that one one partner will go to in order to maintain the relationship. This is such a story. It is the story of a deeply committed couple, Rodan and Malena.

No distance is too far for Rodan, the lovesick stork.

Making the trip from South Africa to Croatia every spring, the male bird travels 13,000 km to see his beloved female partner, Malena, who is disabled and unable to fly, reports Britain’s Metro.

The loving storks cozy up, mating and raising their new chicks (they have produced 32 offspring so far) and teaching them how to fly. Rodan then departs to spend the winter months in South Africa and returns on exactly the same day, the following spring.

Locals in the small village of Slavonski Brod in Croatia thought crippled Malena would almost certainly die when she was shot by a hunter in 1993, but thanks to the Vokic family, whose roof she lives on and her ever faithful partner, Rodan, she has survived for over 17 years.

Reunited again last week, Rodan was more eager than ever to see his love, arriving two hours earlier than usual. “It was clear they were pleased to see each other,” said one local to the Romanian Times. Stjepan Vokic added, “He knows he needs to return home because Malena is waiting for him.”

The storks have become so famous in the village that it’s not only Malena that waits anxiously for her partner to return, local residents and reporters gather round to welcome the tired bird home every March.

1- What do you think of this real story?

2.  Have you ever heard of a similar story but related to human beings?

3- Design your own exercises based on this story

True or False
Multiple choice
Ask questions
Complete
Match these lists

Paperman

I found love by Owl City

I was so young and reckless
It was all a blur but there you were
And your love left me breathless
When the fairy dust fell over us
Yeah I, I felt I could fly
'Cause I, I found love

So take my hand, and shed a tear
Before i'm gone, it's now or never
I'll hold you close, the end is near
But love goes on, and on forever

It's so dark in my mind
I cross my heart and hope to die
I'm so bad, at goodbyes
I hold my breath, and close my eyes
I don't have a lot left
Oh, how did it end so fast?
I say, with my last breath
It's a perfect day, to float away

When the sparks, flew between us
I saw you glow, and had to know
Where our journey would lead us
Til' the story end, and back again
Yeah I, I felt I could fly
'Cause I, I found love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5fA-wRRYcY

Choose an exercise and do it!!  You can choose more than one!!! Extra practice!!!
a. Ask questions
b. True or False
c. Put the sentences in order
d. Complete please
e. Write a story

Frankestein!!! (1818-2018) 200 years!!!

Let´s read the story! (¡Leeamos la historia!)

 Frankestein

The story goes way back to the year 1818.  Mary Shelley was in Italy at that time. One night, Mary Shelley had a particularly memorable dream, a horrifying dream, a real nightmare in which she had a vision of a terrible monster created by using body parts from different people. Mary later wrote that she awoke from the dream in the middle of the night, too scared to go back to sleep and she told herself: “What terrified me, will terrify others”. The next day, she sat down and started to write and in a matter of weeks she had finished the story of that monster. A monster assembled by a crazy doctor named Frankestein.  Frankestein, the book became a 19^th century best seller and in the 20^th century more than a hundred films were made based on Frankestein. And that is the story of the legendary monster that was born in a dream.

Now, there are different exercises. Choose one of these exercises and do it. (Hay cinco tipos de ejercicios. Elegí uno y hacelo)

1-Answer these questions, please.  (Contestá estas preguntas, por favor)
  

       Have you ever heard of Frankestein?
       Can you mention other monsters?
       Do you like terror movies?
       Do you remember any terror story?  Write it down, please.

       Who is Mary Shelley?
-      What´s the doctor´sname?
       What´s the monster´s name?
        How old is the monster?
       Why did Mary Shelley decide to write the novel?
       When did the book become a best seller?
        How many movies were made based on the novel?

2-Translate these sentences, please.(Traducí estas oraciones, por favor)

Si yo me acordara de un sueño de terror no lo escribiría, trataría de olvidarlo.

      Si vamos al cine podemos ver una comedia porque a mi no me gustan las películas de terror.  
      Yo que vos no miraría esa película. Es terrible.
S    Si Mary Shelley no hubiera escrito su sueño ella no habría sido famosa

3-True or False? Why? (¿Verdadero o Falso? ¿Por qué?) Fijate en el ejemplo. Tenés que justificar las oraciones de la misma manera. 
Example: Mary wrote the  story in 1918. False, because she wrote the story in 1818

1-      Mary wrote the story in the 20th century

2-      A lot of people created that horrible monster.

3-      She was taking a nap when she had that terrible dream.

4-      She couldn´t finish the story immediately.  It took her more than three months to finish it.

5-      The doctor who created the monster was called Frankestein.
    Add one false sentence and justify your answer, please.(Agregá una oración falsa y justificá tu respuesta, por favor)

4- Imagine you are a T.V reporter. Interview Mary Shelley. Ask her five questions, please. (Imagíná que sos periodista. Entrevistá a Mary Shelley. Hacele cinco preguntas, por favor.)

5- Write down five facts that have called your attention about the video about Frankestein (Escribí cinco hechos que te hayan llamado la atención sobre el video de Frankestein)

The butterfly circus

The Butterfly Circus

In the 1930s America is suffering for the Great Depression. Many people are jobless and homeless, and everybody is sad and worried for the difficult economic situation. Mendez is the charismatic master of a small circus, the Butterfly Circus, and he leads his troupe through Southern California; along the way, they perform – sometimes for free – to bring some light in the dull lives of people. One evening, they stop at a funfair, where there are carousels, games and other entertainment. At the Carnival Side Show Mendez meets Will, the main attraction. He has no limbs and is on show as a freak of nature, alongside other odd characters (the Tattooed Man, the Bearded Woman, etc.). Will is bitter and unhappy but after meeting Mendez he decides to leave the Carnival and manages to hide on one of the Butterfly circus trucks to escape. People in the circus welcome him but Mendez tells Will he must find his own way to become part of the act. Will starts to know his new friends and learns that many of them have a sad story: Mendez has given them a second chance in life. One day Will accidentally realizes that he can swim, so he decides to perform a difficult act in the Circus: he must climb a tall pole, from the top of which he then dives into a small tank full of water. Will is now happy as he is in the show, not because of his odd aspect, but because of who he is and what he can do.

Design your own exercises.

True or False

Answer these questions

Complete, please

Match these lists

Ask questions, please

Who said..........?

Vacations: Some tips.....

Let´s read some tips for winter holidays!  (Leé algunos consejos para ir de vacaciones de invierno)

 After reading these tips, think of other options to go on vacation Look at this exercise
(Después de leer estos  consejos, pensá en otras opciones para ir de vacaciones. Mirá este ejercicio)

Match these lists  and write some tips to go to the beach, to the mountains, a camping site
(Uní las palabras que tienen números con las que tienen letras y luego escribí algunos consejos para ir a la playa, a la montaña o a un campamento)
Examples: Ejemplos
If you go to the beach, take suntan lotion.
You can take a torch if you go to a camping site
If you go to the mountains you can ski

1- go                     a- a surfboard
2- take                   b- a sweater
3- swim                 c- coke, orange juice, a cup of coffee, tea, chocolate.
4- jump                 d- a cellular phone
5- relax                  e- to the beach
6- be careful           f- sunglasses
7- drink                  g- torch
8- walk                   h- sandals
9- watch out            i- gloves
10- ski                     j- to the mountains
11-play                    k- suntan lotion
12- put on                l- with trees, rocks, waves, mosquitoes, wild animals
13- eat                      m- to a camping site
14- sleep                  n- skis
15- move                 o- your flip flops
                                 p-your hat, cap, ski boots
                                 q- a sleeping bag
                                 r- a tent
                                 s- lift chair
                                 t- on the sand
                                 u- sandwiches
                                 v- a / the guitar
                                 w- your shorts, swimming suit
                                  x- your T- shirt
                                  y- a parasol
                                  z- a backpack