Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

Big Fish: Too x Either

Published on 2012-02-10 20:04:00

This marvelous movie is fantastic for activities because it is full of complete micro stories completely contextualized. This one I used for a basic grammar point, contrasting the use of TOO and EITHER.I. Answer the questions about Ling and Ping, the Siamese Sisters. Decide which alternative is better, according to the movie segment. Then answer the questions, using too or either.1. Ling can / can't sing. What about Ping? ..................................................... 2. Ling has / doesn'

Mary and Max: Questions

Published on 2012-02-03 20:04:00

I love this movie. This scene is perfect to practice questions with basic learners.1. Match the first part of the sentence with its complement.1. My name is 2. I'm3. My favorite color is4. My favorite food is5. I have 6. My mother likes7. My father likes 8. I can't( ) draw ears but I'm good at teeth.( ) eight years old, three months and nine days.( ) smoking, cricket and sherry.( ) playing in his shed with dead animals.( ) brown.( ) a rooster called Ethel.( ) Mary Daisy Dinkle.( ) sweetened cond

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief: Zero Conditional

Published on 2012-01-28 20:25:00

This movie is great, especially because of the references made to Greek mythology. Many teens started learning about it while watching it. This scene reveals a few characteristics of Medusa. I used it to practice the Zero Conditional because it deals with general truths about the myth.Remember:The structure of a zero conditional sentence A zero conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an “if” clause and a main clause (In most zero conditional sentences you can use when or if and the mea

A Christmas Carol: Passive Voice with Modal Verbs

Published on 2012-01-20 20:15:00

I could never expect this movie to be so good. It is animated, but it seems to be so real... Besides, it is a classic tale that everyone should learn about. I must admit it is scarier than many children can bear, but it has been approved for all audiences. I enjoyed it immensely.A. Watch the movie segment that takes place on Christmas Eve. Read the sentences below and decide if you are going to use affirmative or negative modal verbs, according to the information in the segment. Choose the corre

Planet 51: Passive Voice with Simple Present

Published on 2012-01-13 20:13:00

Happy 2012!!! Hope you enjoy the activities planned for 2012. Remember to share yours too. Email them to claudioazv@gmail.com and your credits and pictures are added as well.Planet 51 is amazingly funny. I laughed so much that I almost cried during the movie. It is attractive to children and to adults, too. Rent the movie! You'll love it. I took advantage of the opening scene to practice passive voice in the simple present tense.A. Watch the movie segment and check the activities that the inhabi

The Tooth Fairy: In Case x In Case of

Published on 2011-12-10 20:44:00

This is a good wholesome movie. I had a fun time watching it. I used this great scene to have students practice contrasting the use of In Case and In Case Of.The legend of the Tooth Fairy is about a fairy that gives a child money or gifts in exchange for a baby tooth that has fallen out. Children typically place the tooth under their pillow at night. The fairy is said to take the tooth from under the pillow and replace it with money once they have fallen asleep.A. Read the inventions made for t

Dinner for Schmucks: Present Continuous

Published on 2011-12-03 20:04:00

The opening scene of this movie is memorable and perfect for beginners to practice the present continuous tense. The instructions of the game are simple, but you had better model it, instead of giving the instructions in written form.Game:I. Divide the class into groups of 3 students. Watch the movie segment and take notes of all the leisure activities the mice are doing in that afternoon.II. Get together with your group and write down as many sentences as you can, saying what the mice are doing

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Published on 2011-11-30 20:38:00

Thank you all for 1.000.000 hits on Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals. This is a motivating number that will certainly make me keep on sharing my activities!

Mary and Max: There to be

Published on 2011-11-25 20:02:00

I love this Australian animated movie. Here the student plays bingo with what they will see in the movie in order to practice of the verb THERE + TO BE. This class was really fun!A. You are going to see a movie segment that shows Lamington Drive in Waverly, Australia. Look at the phrases below and complete the bingo chart with 9 of the given phrases that you think you will see in the scene.a pair of boots on the wires / a football on the roof / a fast trolley / a sprinkler in the garden / a pair

Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron: Onomatopoeia

Published on 2011-11-19 20:05:00

Teaching figures of speech are occasionally necessary. This is a fun way to practice identifying onomatopoeia. REMEMBER:Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests the object it is describing, such as "bang", "click", "fizz", "hush" or "buzz", or animal noises such as "moo", "quack" or "meow".I. Match the animals or things below and the onomatopoeia you believe the sound they make suggests. There may be more tha