Animals can’t speak English very well. Fix this cat’s spelling and grammar to make a correct sentence. Post a comment and let me know how you think this should be said. Come back next Friday for the answer!
Click here for the answer to last week’s “Correct the LOLcat”.
In this activity, students read synopses of new movie releases and, using the visual and textual context provided by the posters, match the movie description with the correct movie poster.
These movies will be released in theaters in the United States and United Kingdom on Friday, March 19th.
Download the free printable PDF here: Movie Matching Activity
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Categories: Free Activites, Movies
Tags: movie matching activity, Movies, printable activity
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“Day & Night,” is a Pixar short (a brief film) that will be shown before Toy Story 3 on June 18. The short was directed by Teddy Newton and is described as follows:
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other’s unique qualities–and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world–the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
Can you think of 3 similarities and 3 differences between night and day? Using the picture below, what do you think night and day are saying to each other?
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Categories: Movies
Tags: Day & Night, Movies, Pixar, short, toy story 3
Citroën Survolt Concept Car - Click for full-sized picture
A concept car is a specially built car that is made to show a new concept, or idea. Concept cars have new styling, technology and design features. These are some of the concept cars that were shown at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show.
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Alfa Romeo Pandion | Proton Emas Country | Porsche 918 Spyder | Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta |
Questions for discussion:
1. Where was this car show held?
2. What 3 adjectives (descriptive words) would you use to describe each car?
3. Which car is your favorite and why?
This weekend, I accompanied my husband (of Actualidades fame) to see him present at the FLAG (Foreign Language Association of Georgia) Conference in Augusta. His presentation was about using blogs for extensive reading and writing. We had a great time and came home with new enthusiasm and ideas. We also made a viral video!
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Information, powerpoint slides and handouts from Zachary’s presentation.
We’ve also uploaded our video to YouTube if you would like to share it: Actualidades at FLAG 2010 viral video
To download a 3-page cross-curricular (ESL, Social Studies/Civics and Math) activity packet about the census, click here: 2010 Census Activity.pdf
Beginning next week, every American will be receiving a census form in the mail. But what is a census, why is it important and what does it mean to you?
What is the census?
Every ten years, the United States government mails out forms to count and gather important information about all the people who live in the United States of America. This count is required by the Constitution. The census forms ask questions such as:
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-How many people live in your house?
-How old are you?
-What is your sex?
-What race are you?
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Why is the census important?
The census is important because the government uses the information to see what areas of the country need what things. For example, if there are more children in a community now, then more schools need to be built. The information is used so that each community can get their fair share of money for things such as:
-Highways
-Health care facilities
-Schools
-Public transportation
The census data is also used to determine the number of representatives each state and community receives in the Congress and state legislature.
Key Vocabulary:
Government – the group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a nation.
Form – a document with blank spaces to be filled in with information.
Count – to give each thing in a group a number to learn how many there are. (1,2,3,4,5….)
Required – something that you must do.
Sex – in this context, it means whether you are male or female.
Race – a group of humans that share certain common physical qualities.
Community – a particular area where a group of people live.
Data – individual facts, statistics, or items of information.
Representative – a person who speaks or acts for a community.
Questions for Discussion:
1. How do you think census data has changed in the past 10 years?
2. Do you think it is important for the government to do the census? Why or why not?
3. How do you think the census will affect you?
As promised, here’s the brand new trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse!
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The transcript for the new Eclipse trailer:
Edward: Isabella Swan, I promise to love you every moment of forever.
Jane: She’s still human. The Volturi don’t give second chances.
Bella: Why are you so against me becoming like you?
Edward: I know the consequences of the choice you’re making. After a few decades, everyone you know will be dead.
Jacob: You wouldn’t have to change for me, Bella. I’m in love with you and I want you to pick me instead of him.
Jacob: You have to consider the idea that I might be better for her than you are.
Bella: Edward, she found us.
Edward: I’ll protect you, no matter what.
Bella: You don’t know what you’re getting yourself into.
Jacob: I’m going to fight for you, until your heart stops beating.
Tomorrow, the full trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be released. Today, you can watch a preview of the trailer!
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Come back tomorrow to see the full trailer!
This is a guest post from Dave at Learn English Online and ESL Teaching Ideas.
Learn English Online is a website for students. It has lessons on many things like grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and pronunciation. It also has many music videos with listening comprehension exercises. ESL Teaching Ideas is a blog for teachers, and it has many posts on activities, lessons, and games for teaching English as a second language.
Here is his logic problem activity. Thanks Dave!:
ESL Logic Problems
This activity is good to practice food vocabulary and to improve your logic. Read the instructions and answer the questions.
For teachers, these problems work very well when you read the clues and have the students discover the answers. They will practice listening comprehension and must understand the clues to solve the puzzle.
6 people are talking about their favourite foods. These 6 people all have favourite foods that are fruits and vegetables. The people’s names are Rob, Rebecca, Mike, Megan, Luke, and Lori.
Use the clues to decide who likes each food the best.
1. Rob does not like broccoli.
2. Luke does not like strawberries.
3. Lori’s favourite food is not fruit.
4. The person who likes bananas does not have a name that starts with M.
5. Rebecca’s favourite food is a fruit.
6. Rob does not like oranges.
7. The two people whose names start with M do not like fruits.
8. Luke does not like vegetables.
9. Luke does not like oranges.
10. The person who likes broccoli does not have a name that starts with M.
11. Megan’s favourite food is not the colour orange.
Answers:
For more ESL Logic Problems, check out ESL Teaching Ideas’ page on logic problems.
To download a printable worksheet of this activity, click here: Food Logic Problem
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Are you a dork, nerd or geek? I’m proud to say that I am! This song lists many things that are viewed as dorky or geeky. Here are some of them:
*These are my favorite nerdy things!
Key Vocabulary:
nerd – someone who loves learning and academics.
geek – someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
dork – someone who has difficulty with common social expectations and interactions.
Questions for Discussion:
1. Why are some of the people in the video not let into the party?
2. What does the singer say will happen one day because he is a dork?
3. Do you like any nerdy, geeky or dorky things? Let me know in the comments!
Find out more about the guys that made this video at: www.daveandbrian.com
