This awesome activity was provided by a reader, Marilu Costa, who kindly shared it with us. Thanks, Marilu.
My name is Marilu Costa, from Itatiba-SP. I’ve majored in Languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish) and I’ve attended a Graduation Program in English Language. I teach English to elementary and high school students, and Spanigh to elementary I students. I’ve been teaching English and Spanish for about 15 years. I love my job, and I always try to make my classes enjoyable for my students and myself. This blog is really amazing and helpful. I hope you guys like this activity. kisses, Marilu
Watch the movie segment and answer tasks 1, 2 and 3.
1) Check the correct option to complete the sentences.
a- The girl wakes up at___.
( ) seven fifteen
( ) six o’clock
( ) seven oh five
b- The ___ are good for the bird.
( ) vitamins
( ) cereals
( ) hot chocolate with marshmallow
c- Blu is a kind of bird called___.
( ) macaw
( ) parakeet
( ) parrot
2) Read the sentences and check True or False.
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FALSE
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a- The girl and Blu are best friends.
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b- Blue Macaw Books is the name of the bookstore.
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c- Blu is drinking coffee.
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d- The man wants to bring the male and female birds together to save their species.
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e- The man is looking for some books.
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f- Macaw is a kind of bird that is extinct.
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3) Answer the questions (use complete answers).
a- What’s the girl’s name? ___________________________________________
b- What’s the man’s name? ___________________________________________
c- What’s the bird’s name? ___________________________________________
d- What’s the man’s occupation? _______________________________________
Watch the movie segment again and answer task 4.
4) Who says what? Write Linda, Tulio or Blu next to the sentences.
a- (_________) “I’m not really built for this weather.”
b- (_________) “ Are you looking for some books?”
c- (_________) “I have come 6,000 miles looking for him.”
d- (_________) “He’s magnificent.”
e- (_________) “Linda? Little help here.”
f- (_________) “ You’re actually communicating.”
g- (_________) “I did not get that at all.”
h- (_________) “ Your macaw is a very special bird.”
i- (_________) “Blu is the last male of his kind.”
j- (_________) “He needs me.”
Now, watch the movie segment for the last time and answer tasks 5 and 6.
5) Observe the spot and complete the sentences with NEXT TO, BEHIND, AT, ON or IN.
a- The birds are dancing ___________ the trees.
b- Linda’s computer is ___________ the desk.
c- The books are ___________ the desk.
d- The telephone is ___________ Linda.
e- The bookstore is ___________ Village
f- Linda is ___________ work.
g- Blu is ___________ the desk.
h- The female macaw is ___________ Brazil
i- The men put Blu ___________ a box.
6) Now complete with the possessive adjectives (MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, THEIR).
a- Blu is the last male of _____ kind.
b- Linda is talking to _____ mom on the phone.
d- “I never left Blu out of _____ sight.”
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Hi there!
Your blog is absolutely brilliant. To this movie segment (below) I've add one more exercise to practise Object pronouns – it might be handy for you! http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.cz/2014/10/rio-possessive-adjectives-prepositions.html
Complete the sentences with right object pronouns (me, you, him, it, us, them)
a) You know these vitamins are good for _________.
b) Just how you like _________.
c) It’s what keeps _________ so toasty and warm in here.
d) Our hope is to bring the two of _________ together to save their species.
e) You will be with _________ every step of the journey.
f) Linda, please, listen to _________.
g) I'll take care of __________.
h) …just call __________ Tulio.
i) Just think about _________.
Many greetings from the Czech Republic,
Radka
Thanks so much. I will prepare a special post for it. If you wish, send me your picture, Institution link or your website with a short biodata to claudioazv@gmail.com
Great job.
Thanks a billion Mario and Marilu!! Very nice job!
Who's Mario?