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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

THIS IS HALLOWEEN!


On 31st October we celebrate  Halloween. As you´ll be on holidays, why not watch and enjoy a really cool and funny sing-along-song video? You´ll simply love it, and if you haven´t seen the film yet, you won´t be able to wait until you rent it... Don´t miss it!
Ah, don´t forget to answer the questions. Copy and take them to class, or else, something wicked might happen to you...

QUESTIONS:

1. Where does the video start? a) In a haunted house    b) At a Halloween party   c) In a cemetery
2. How many Jack-o-Lanterns get stuck in the gates of the town of Halloween?
3. Describe the monsters you can find under your bed and under your stairs. What do they look like?
4. Name at least 6 typical monsters or characters of Halloween that appear in the video.
5. How many skeletons are there hanging from the haunted tree?
6. Who´s Jack?
7. Which film is this song taken from?
8. Who directed it?
9. What other famous films has he directed?
10. Have you seen any of them? Did you like it/them? Would you recommend it/them? Why?
      If not, would you like to see it/them? Why?


Thursday, October 7, 2010

Who said adverts were boring?? Don´t switch channels!

Fancy watching a couple of ads with animals as the main characters? Here are the stories of a dog and a crow:
  • Watch ADVERTISEMENT 1 and answer the following questions (write the answers on a separate piece of paper):
1. How does the man look? Why?
2. What does he start doing?
3. Who realizes what has happened to the dog? How?
4. How do they contact him?
5. How is he feeling now?
6. What´s the ad for?
7. What do you reckon about it?
8. Would you buy one? Why (not)?



  • Now *watch  ADVERTISEMENT 2 and answer these questions:
*Look up the following words in the dictionary BEFORE in order to help you (write the meanings and the answers on a separate piece of paper):

crows - skilled - make up a living - urban environment - flop - nut - tough - devise - crack - drop - run over - pedestrian crossing - in safety

1. Where do these crows live?
2. What´s the matter with them?
3. What do crows do to solve the problem?
4. However, they have an additional problem. What is it?
5. Finally, they show that they can be really intelligent animals. How? Describe the process.
6. What could be the advert for?