Apr 30, 2018

Indice 50: Past Modals for Regrets

This French animation is unusual and it is a great source for activities.




I. Watch the movie segment. Make a list of 5 things the characters did and that were wrong decisions:

1 ___________________ 
2 ___________________ 
3 ___________________ 
4 ___________________ 
5 ___________________

II. Exchange your list with a partner and write down what the character SHOULD (NOT) HAVE DONE to prevent them from happening.

1 ___________________ 
2 ___________________ 
3 ___________________ 
4 ___________________ 
5 ___________________



Mar 30, 2018

Home: Enough x Too


GRAMMAR TIPS

Too and Enough


Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives.


Too means more than what is needed. Enough means sufficient.


Examples:


He is too short to play basketball with the professional team.Ricky is intelligent enough to do the writing assignment without help.You're not driving fast enough I don't have enough money. 

Use of too and enough


1. Adjectives and adverbs precede ENOUGH:


He isn't old enough to watch this film. 


We're not driving quickly enough.


2.Enough may also precede nouns:


We have enough money . 


I have not got enough money to buy this computer.


3.Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:


It's too hot to wear that jacket. 


I was driving too slowly.


I. Watch the movie segment and use TOO and ENOUGH and the words provided in parenthesis, according to the information provided by the segment. 




1. The music the extra-terrestrial likes is ______________________ (NOISY)
2. The cat got ____________________ (EXCITED) while listening to the ET's favorite song.
3. Her car is _______________ (MODERN) if compared with the cars we have nowadays.
4. Apparently, it is ______________ (EASY) to drive one of those cars without difficulties.
5. The song is _________________ (GOOD) for him to remain quiet.
6. He wasn't  __________________ (CAREFUL) and opened the car door by accident.
7. Does he have __________________ (STRENGTH) to survive the accident?
8. Will she have __________________ (TIME) to save him?



ANSWER KEY:

1. TOO NOISY
2. TOO EXCITED
3. TOO MODERN
4. EASY ENOUGH
5. TOO GOOD
6. CAREFUL ENOUGH
7. ENOUGH STRENGTH
8. ENOUGH TIME

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Feb 28, 2018

Aftermath: Giving Bad News, Functional Language

This is very good movie, but this scene is very sad. Watch it beforehand and check if it is suitable for the moment and the students. It is an effective task, my students liked it, but they felt really sorry for the main character.

There are different ways to give  bad news. Read the ways you can give bad news.

  • I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you...
  • I'm sorry I've got a bit of bad news to tell you..
  • I really don’t know how to say it, but …
  • I’m sorry to have to say this, but …
  • I really feel bad to have to say this, but … 


Watch the segment and check the way the bad news was given. Finally, talk to a partner, take the roles of the characters and give the bad news and react to it yourselves.

 Group discussion:

 1. How effective was the way he was given the bad news? Is there a better way to give such bad news?

 2. Would you do it differently?  


Role Play - 
Giving and reacting to the bad news:
  • You have to tell your best friend you can’t come to his/her wedding
  • You are the president of a company and you have to announce reduction of costs, so he will have to dismiss employees
  • You have to tell a customer that you cannot fix his computer hard drive and everything will be lost
  • You have to tell your mom and dad that you can't spend Christmas with them
  • You have to tell your friend that you crashed the car he had lent you to go on  a date
  • You are a teacher and you have to tell your student that he failed the course despite of all his effort.

Jan 30, 2018

Moana: Modals for Prohibition and Permission- Can/Can't - Have to - Must (Not)





Watch the movie segment and write sentences about the movie segment, completing the given sentences.

Moana can't _________________.
She mustn't _____________________.
She can ___________________.
She doesn't have to __________________.


What about you?

I can't _____________
I mustn't _______________
I can ________________
I don't have to _____________



 















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Jan 15, 2018

Bokeh: Modals for Speculation



This is a great, intriguing movie that takes place in Iceland, a really beautiful country.  The story makes you reflect upon the meaning of life and relationships. A must see.







 BOKEH:

A trick in photography where one part of the photo is in focus and the rest isn't, so attention is drawn to the subject. That out-of-focus area is called bokeh.



CONTEXT:


On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on earth has disappeared. 

Watch the movie segment speculate about what happened. Then write sentences, using the following pattern:

STRONG POSSIBILITY: MUST HAVE   +  ______________.
POSSIBILITY: COULD/MIGHT  HAVE  +  ______________.
IMPOSSIBILITY: CAN'T/COULDN'T  HAVE  +  _____________.


- Everyone was killed because of a nuclear war .

Ex: There couldn't have been a nuclear war. There might have been a nuclear war.

- The population was abducted bt UFOs.


- The characters were drugged and imagined it all.


- The island population fled to another side of the country.


- People are attending a local festival far from the city.


- Everyone is hiding.


- Your own idea.






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