May 30, 2016

The Sponge Bob Squarepants: Verb to Be


Here is another great activity provided by Pedro Urbano, one of this blog's readers and major contributor.  His activities are wonderful and this one is no exception. Thanks, Pedro, once again.



I've been teaching English for nine years working with teens, adults, and seniors. Creating songs activities and especially movie worksheets are my features. Today, I'm part of ICBEU teacher team - Manaus (a dream of 13 years that came true), working with teens and adults.







SpongeBob SquarePants – Movie activity
Vocabulary: Sea Creatures / Grammar: Be Statements / Function: We’re not____. We’re____

A.   Who are they? Match the names with the pictures.








SpongeBob
Mr. Krabs
Patrick Star
Squidward
Sandy Cheeks

B.   Watch the video segment. Complete the dialog with the words from the box.
you’re   /   water   /   that’s   /   challenge   / I’m    /  we’re not   /  this is it   /  

isn’t  /   we’re   /   land creatures   /    sea creatures   / is   /   isn’t   / Up here

Sandy
Look, unless you can stay above _________ for one measly minute, you forfeit the contest and prove that ____________ are better than _______________!
SpongeBob
No, way, San-day. We can take on your ________________! 
All
Yeah!
SpongeBob
_______________ afraid of your dumb old land!
All
Yeah!
SpongeBob
________________ sea creatures!
All
Yeah!
SpongeBob
Okay! Well, _____________________.
Mr. Krabs
Wait, boy! Make it last.
SpongeBob
Thanks, Mr. Krabs. Okay! Here I go! Hey, this ______ so bad. We can do this! Hey, Patrick, come on up! The air _____ fine!
Patrick
________ gonna do it quick and get it over with. Cannonball! Hey, I lost my trunks! Hi, SpongeBob!
SpongeBob
All right, Pat, you made it! Come on, Mr. Krabs! ____________!
Mr. Krabs
 All ashore _________ going ashore, Mr. Squidward! Land ho! 
SpongeBob
Looking good, Mr. Krabs!
Patrick
Yeah! Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
SpongeBob
Come on, Squidward, __________ missing all the dry. Come on, Squidward!
All
Squidward! Squidward! Squidward! Squidward!

C.   Complete the sentences with IS, ISN’T, ARE, or AREN’T.
a.    Sandy ________a sea creature. She _____ a land creature.
b.    Mr. Krabs __________ a sea star. He _______ a crab.
c.    Squidwards _______an octopus. He ______a squid.
d.    SpongeBod, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs _________land creatures. They ____ sea creatures.

D.   In trios or groups of four, play the dialog in class.
Teacher Resources
A.   ___
B.   Dialog answers

Sandy: Look, unless you can stay above water for one measly minute, you forfeit the contest and prove that land creatures are better than sea creatures!
SpongeBob: No, way, San-day. We can take on your challenge! 
Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs: Yeah!
SpongeBob: We're not afraid of your dumb old land!
Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs: Yeah!
SpongeBob: We're sea creatures!
SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs: Yeah!
SpongeBob: Okay! Well, this is it.
Mr. Krabs: Wait, boy! (gives him a glass) Make it last.
SpongeBob: Thanks, Mr. Krabs. (drinks from it) Okay! Here I go! (gasps out of water) Hey, this isn't so bad. We can do this! Hey, Patrick, come on up! The air is fine!
Patrick: I'm gonna do it quick and get it over with. Cannonball! (goes up to shore) Hey, I lost my trunks! Hi, SpongeBob!
SpongeBob: All right, Pat, you made it! Come on, Mr. Krabs! Up here!
Mr. Krabs: All ashore that's going ashore, Mr. Squidward! Land ho! (goes up)
SpongeBob: Looking good, Mr. Krabs!
Patrick: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
SpongeBob: Come on, Squidward, you're missing all the dry. Come on, Squidward!
SpongeBob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs: (chanting) Squidward! Squidward! Squidward! Squidward!

C.   _
a.    Isn’t  /  is
b.    Isn’t   / is
c.    Isn’t  / is
d.    Aren’t   / are

D.   Next page, here are some masks templates. So you can print and play in class. Or you can go to:
https://br.pinterest.com/pin/251920172880829310/








May 15, 2016

The Shining, The Miniseries: Quantifiers and Articles with Count x Non-Count Nouns




I. Work in small groups. Describe your house kitchen. Think of appliances, food, decoration, everything you can remember:


II. Make a guess of all the kitchen utensils and food the Overview Hotel has for the housekeepers. It is a very isolated hotel, which is unreachable during the winter time. Use the quantifiers below. You may also leave  the spaces blank as well. YOU MAY REPEAT YOUR ANSWERS

A - AN - (NOTHING) - THREE - TWO - SIXTEEN - ONE HUNDRED TWENTY - 


1. There are ________________ smaller freezers, _____________________ stoves, _______________ pantry back there and ________________ vegetable bin.

2. There is _____________ cellar behind the trap door  full of potatoes,  __________ meal slicer, and _____________ food processor. 

3. You got _____________ sinks over there. There are also _____________ dishwashers.

Food:

___________________ of hamburger
___________________ of red eye chili.
___________________ legs of lamb
___________________ Bacon
___________________ Pork
___________________ Halibut
___________________ Peas
___________________ Corn

III. Watch the segment and check your answers:



IV. Discussion:

1. Would you like to spend five months locked in that wonderful hotel for a good sum  of money? Why (not)?

2. What are the greatest difficulties they will face?

3. In your opinion, who is the right person to do such a job?

Answer key:

There are three smaller freezers
You got three stoves
There is a pantry back there
A vegetable bin
A cellar behind the trap door full of potatoes
A meal slicer
A food processor
You got sinks over there
There are two dishwashers
Edibles:
120 pounds of hamburger
Sixteen gallons of red eye chili
Three legs of lamb
Bacon, pork, halibut, peas, corn