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Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

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Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals contains a series of movie segments and activities to assess grammar points through fun, challenging exercises. Here you will find the movie segments, the exercise sheets and the tips to develop your own grammar activities with the DVDs you have at home. New activities are posted regularly.

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  • Shallow Hal: 2nd Conditional

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 20:14 in activity, conditionals, 2nd conditional

    This scene is great because it's unique. Jack Black's character sees his beloved extremely fit and gorgeous, but he doesn't know she is actually a very fat girl. Despite the prejudice, he eventually falls in love with her because of her inner beauty....

  • Falling Down: Past Perfect - By the Time...

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 20:59 in activity, past perfect

    This movie is about an ordinary man who reacts very aggressively to everyday stressing situations we all face in our routines. Because many things happen before the end of the scene. I prepared an activity in which the students will write down sente...

  • The Hitcher: Modal Verb SHOULD - Advice

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 20:09 in activity, should, modal verb

    This movie is a classic that has changed the way that many people's view of giving rides to strangers on roads. I took advantage of the opening scene to have student practice modal verbs for advice - SHOULD - OUGHT TO.Before watching the segment:A. T...

  • Love Actually: Reported x Direct Speech

    Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 20:05 in activity, reported speech, reported x direct speach

    This is a very romantic scene. For this segment, I decided to work on reported speech differently from the previous exercises. Here the students have to rewrite the indirect sentences in direct speech. Talk to a partner: 1. Are you a romantic a perso...

  • Yes Man: Short Answers

    Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 04:10 in activity, simple past, can, simple present, there to be, short answers

    This is a great scene because it shows how motivational seminars can be ridiculous. I chose this scene to practice a very simple grammar point - providing short answers. In this case, with the simple present and simple past tenses, can and there to b...

  • Interview

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 06:11

    I have given an interview that has been published on a peer's (Vanessa Prata's) very intereresting blog, about using movie segments in the classroom. You may check it out here. Thanks Vanessa. Your blog, English for All, is great for teachers. Congr...

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