As I have already told you in this post I love Claudio’s blog: Movie Segments to Asses Grammar Goals. I have been inspired by him so I will share with you one lesson plan I have prepared to revise the use of Present Simple and Present Continuous. It is based on this scene from the movie Monsters Inc. You should start watching from minute 5 onwards :
And here go the activities:
1) Complete the sentences with the appropriate tense ( Present Simple and Present Continuous)
a) Every day, Sulley _______________ (drive) to work. However, today they ____________ (walk)
b) Right now, Mike _______________ (talk) to Sulley’s mum on the phone.
c) Afterwards, they often ______________ (watch) tv, but today they __________ (also / star) on a tv commercial.
d) Sulley and Mike _____________ (not exercise) together. Sulley ______ (do) his routine and Mike __________ (guide) him.
e) Then, Sulley always ______________ (brush) his teeth.
f) Sulley usually ____________ (get up) at 6:00 but today he ____________ (still/ sleep) at 6:05.
2) Watch the film and put the sentences in the correct order.
3) Write 5 sentences about what the monsters Sulley and Mike encounter on their way to work are doing at the moment.
4) Did you like the scene? Why (not)?
Hope you like it and find it useful. If you have used it, please share your experience with us. If you have more ideas to work with this particular film or with movies in general, don’t hesitate to share your views.
How can I copy this video on my PC and then show it at the lessons? I don’t manage to copy any video from youtube, please give some prompts how to do it if it is possible )))
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sabridv | August 19, 2009 at 4:40 am
Thanks a lot Claudio Azevedo for your kind re-post: http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/2009/08/monsters-inc-present-continuous-x.html
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Larisa Bezrukova | August 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm
How can I copy this video on my PC and then show it at the lessons? I don’t manage to copy any video from youtube, please give some prompts how to do it if it is possible )))
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sabridv | August 27, 2009 at 12:34 am
Hi Larisa! Thanks for your comment! In this post you will find the answer to your question: http://sabridv.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/how-to-download-you-tube-videos/ If you have any doubts, don’t hesitate to leave a comment. Kisses.
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[...] 27, 2009 I’m writing this post in answer to Larisa Bezrukova’s comment in the Monsters Inc. post. First, I’m going to tell you how I do it. Maybe it’s not the best way, but I’m [...]
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dondematias | September 28, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Aqui hay un sitio que explica el present simple en español y en video!
present simple
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sabridv | September 29, 2009 at 12:10 am
Muchas gracias por compartirlo!