Fun Classroom Activities . Present Simple & Continuous

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The Man from Earth

What if you found out your friend is 14,000 years old?

The Man from Earth is a 2007 American drama science fiction film written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Richard Schenkman. It stars David Lee Smith as John Oldman, the protagonist. The screenplay was conceived by Jerome Bixby in the early 1960s and completed on his deathbed in April 1998.[2] The film gained recognition in part for being widely distributed through Internet peer-to-peer networks, which raised its profile. The film was later adapted by Schenkman into a stage play of the same name.

The plot focuses on John Oldman, a departing university professor, who claims to be a Cro-Magnon (or Magdalenian caveman) who has secretly survived for more than 14,000 years. The entire film is set in and around Oldman's house during his farewell party and is composed almost entirely of dialogue. The plot advances through intellectual arguments between Oldman and his fellow faculty members. (From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Earth)

ABILITIES in the Present -CAN- & the Past -COULD-

Listen to the dialogue:

a) What can they do now?

b) What age were they when they could do the abilities mentioned?

c) There are two mistakes related to the speaking of languages. Can you spot them?

Audio Books - Reading and Listening

Is reading difficult for you? Try to read and listen at the same time. Read with audio books. 

OTHER AUDIO BOOKS:

• https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories
• http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
• http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/moreissues.html

More challenging audio books for higher levels:

• http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Listening.Short.Stories/ESL.Listening.Short.Stories.html

RELAXING MUSIC for reading:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcNw0Vvfytw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_rDjJ3drSk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFBbRV6wN24

Recommend a book:

At the tourist information office

Watch. What questions or expressions are particularly useful at the tourist information office? Complete:
- We'd like ...
- Can you ... ?






I. Listen and complete the information about the train the traveller is interested in:
1) The train leaves at: ................ am / pm
2) The train arrives at: ................ am / pm
3) Destination: 
4) Platform: 
5) Single ticket: .......  £ ; Day return ticket: .......  £ ; Period return tickect: .......  £ 

II. Listen again. Use the words below to complete the useful sentences of the dialogue.

LEAVES - RETURN - CHANGE - WHICH - DAY - 9:20 -
WOULD - BETTER - ARE - DIRECT - HOW MUCH - ARRIVE

1. What time ... the trains to Oxford?
2. When ... you like to go?
3. There's a train that ... at 8:14.
4. Is it a ... one?
5. You ... at Gatwick Airport.
6. A direct one would be ...
7. Take the ... then
8. What time does it ... in Oxford?
9. ... platform for the 9:20?
10. ... does the ticket cost?
11. Single or ... ?
12. ... return or period return?

Comic - Yesterday

Try to make a narrative comic in the past:

a) Brainstorm:
   a1- some past time expressions
   a2- some everyday activities
   a3- a few unusual ones.
b) Design the comic starting with the making of the sentences. Take into account:
- the regular and irregular verbs.
- the past continuous (was/were + V -ing) for continuous actions in the past.
c) You can divide the sheet of paper into 6 panels. Of course, they can have different sizes.
d) The topic suggested today is the past. Get started with a past time expression, for instance, "yesterday".

You don't have to be an artist...

You can make your comic with an online comic creator at https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator

Do you prefer a comic strip? Get some inspiration from the video below. Try not to be as cruel as its author:

If you study, you'll pass - Unless you study, you won't pass - THE 1stCONDITIONAL

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