This post will show you how you can develop several activities – 10 to be precise – for different grammar points, using the same movie segment. If you choose a segment that shows a series of events, it is much easier, Here are several activities based o the same segment of The Adventures of Tin Tin.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Present Perfect
I. Watch the movie segment. Pay attention to the activities the characters have performed during that day. Remember, the day is not over yet. Write T if Tin Tin performed the activity, C if The Captain did it, and S if Snowy performed it.
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1. ( ) Read the plane manual
2. ( ) Fly a plane
3. ( ) Drink alcohol
4. ( ) Go out of the plane
5. ( ) Be hit by lightning
6. ( ) parachute from the airplane
7. ( ) Have the hair cut by the propeller
II. What has happened to Tin Tin, the Captain and Snowy today? Rewrite the items above, using the present perfect tense. You may write negative statements too.
EX: Tin Tin has read the plane manual.
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1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________
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III. Make a list of 6 things that you have done today.
EX: I have brushed my teeth.
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1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________
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IV. Share your list with a partner and check what both of you have done so until this moment.
Answer key:
1. T 2. T 3. S and C 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. T
The Adventures of Tin Tin
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1. ( ) Fly a plane
2. ( ) Speak English
3. ( ) Fix the plane during a flight
4. ( ) Land a plane easily
5. ( ) parachute
6. ( ) Count on friends
II. Rewrite the sentences below, saying what the characters can or can’t do. You may add – Very well or BUT not very well.
EX: Tin Tin can fly a plane, but not very well.
III. Make a list of three things that you can do very well, three things that you can do, but not very well, and three things that you can’t do.
EX:
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I can do very well
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I can do, but not very well
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I can’t do
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I can sing very well.
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I can swim, but not very well.
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I can’t speak German.
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Answer Key:
1. T
2. T and C
3. N
4. N
5. P and C
6. T
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Passive Voice
I. Watch the movie segment and check the alternatives with the actions that you managed to see during the scene.
1. ( ) Tin Tin flew the plane
2. ( ) The Captain and Snowy drank alcohol during the flight
3. ( ) The plane took the passengers into a thunderstorm.
4. ( ) Tin Tin landed the plane easily.
5. ( ) Snowy and The Captain helped Tin Tin.
6. ( ) The propeller trimmed Tin Tin’s hair.
7. ( ) The fall killed the Captain.
II. Now rewrite the sentences above in the passive voice. Make sure you write affirmative or negative sentences according to the information presented in the segment.
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EX: 1. The plane was flown by Tin Tin.
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
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The Adventures of Tin Tin
Simple Past x Past Perfect
I. Watch the movie segment and decide which action took place first. Write 1 for the first activity and 2 for the second activity.
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1. ( ) Tin Tin read the manual.
( ) Tin Tin started the engine.
2. ( ) The Captain saw the thunderstorm.
( ) They flew over a ship.
3. ( ) The Captain and Snowy drank all the alcohol.
( ) They ran out of gas.
4. ( ) The plane crashed on the desert.
( ) The prisoners parachuted from the plane.
5. ( ) Snowy tried to save Tin Tin.
( ) The propeller stopped working.
II. Now complete the blanks with either the simple past or the past perfect tenses, according to the movie segment.
1. Tin Tin _____________ (read) the manual when he ____________ (start) the plane.
2. The Captain ____________ (see) the thunderstorm after they ____________ (fly) over a ship.
3. The Captain and Snowy ______________(drink) all the alcohol when they __________ (run) out of gas.
4. When the plane ______________ (crashed) on the desert, the ___________________ (parachute) from the plane.
5. Tin Tin _____________(try) to help Tin Tin when the propeller ____________ (stop) working.
Answer Key:
1. Tin Tin had read (read) the manual when he started (start) the plane.
2. The Captain saw (see) the thunderstorm after they had flown (fly) over a ship.
3. The Captain and Snowy had drunk (drink) all the alcohol when they ran (run) out of gas.
4. When the plane crashed(crashed) on the desert, the prisoners had (already) parachuted (parachute) from the plane.
5. Tin Tin had tried (try) to help Tin Tin when the propeller stopped (stop) working.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
3rd conditional
I. Watch the movie segment and decide if the statements below are True or False.
1. ( ) Tin Tin didn’t know how to fly a plane
( ) He had to read the manual to learn how to fly.
2. ( ) The Captain and Snowy drank all the alcohol from the bottle.
( ) They didn’t have any alcohol to fill in the fuel tank.
3. ( ) The plane went straight into the thunderstorm
( ) The plane fell.
4. ( ) Snowy and the Captain tried to save Tin Tin.
( ) Tin Tin didn’t die.
II. Now complete the blanks with the conditional forms of the given verbs, according to the information presented in the segment.
1. If Tin Tin ____________ (know) how to fly a plane, he ___________ (have) to read the manual to fly it.
2. If the Captain and Snowy _____________(drink) all the alcohol from the bottle, they _______________ ( have) enough fuel to fill in the tank.
3. If the plane ______________ (go) straight into the thunderstorm, it ______________________ (fall).
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Answer Key:
1. If Tin Tin had known (know) how to fly a plane, he wouldn’t have had (have) to read the manual to fly it.
2. If the Captain and Snowy hadn’t drunk (drink) all the alcohol from the bottle, they would have had (have) enough fuel to fill in the tank.
3. If the plane hadn’t gone (go) straight into the thunderstorm, it wouldn’t (mightn’t) have fallen (fall).
4. If Snowy and the Captain hadn’t tried (try) to save Tin Tin, he would (might) have died.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Comparatives / Superlatives
I. Complete the chart with the adjectives in the chart that best describe each character.
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YOUNG – INTELLIGENT – FUNNY – COURAGEOUS – THIN – CONFIDENT – HEAVY – SKILLED
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TIN TIN
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SNOWY
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CAPTAIN
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Ex: FUNNY
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II. Now write 3 sentences comparing the characters above:
Ex: Tin Tin is thinner than the Captain
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
III. Now compare one of the characters with the other ones.
EX: Tin Tin is the most intelligent character in the segment.
1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Past Modals for Regrets
I. Watch the movie segment. Check the statements that you think were bad ideas.
1. ( ) Tin Tin flew a plane without receiving instructions.
2. ( ) Tin Tin flew into a severe thunderstorm.
3. ( ) Tin Tin didn’t check whether there was enough fuel to fly a plane.
4. ( ) The Captain drank all the alcohol from the bottle.
5. ( ) Snowy was not wearing a seat belt.
II. Now write sentences expressing regrets, using the information above:
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Ex: Tin Tin shouldn’t have flown a plane without having received any instructions.
2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________
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III. Work in pairs. One student is the Captainand the other one is Tin Tin. Try to convince your partner about everything that he did that shouldn’t have been done. Imagine you are having the conversation right after the accident.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Modals for Speculation (Present and Past)
I. Watch the movie segment. Talk to a partner and decide if the statements below are True or False.
1. ( ) Tin Tin has flown other planes before.
2. ( ) Snowy likes adventures
3. ( ) The Captain is a trustworthy professional.
4. ( ) Tin Tin is a brave guy.
5. ( ) The prisoners died in the accident
6. ( ) The Captain is an alcoholic.
II. Now rewrite the sentences above, using modals for speculation. Decide which modal you will choose to make the odds plausible.
Ex:
1. Tin Tin might have flown other planes before. ORTin Tin can’t have flown other planes before.
2. Snowy must (might) like adventures.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Simple Past x Past Continuous
I. Watch the movie segment and complete the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the given verbs.
1. Tin Tin ___________________ (read) the manual when he ___________ (start) the engine.
2. They ____________________ (fly) over a ship when the Captain __________ (see) a severe thunderstorm in front of them.
3. The prisoners _________________ (parachute) from the plane when it _____________ (fall).
4. Snowy _________________________ (try ) to save Tin Tin when the Captain ____________ (land) on the plane propeller.
5. The propeller ___________ (cut) Tin Tin’s hair when the Captain ______________ (save) him.
II. Watch the segment again and check your answers
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1. Was reading / started
2. Were flying / saw
3. Parachuted / was falling
4. Was trying / landed
5. Was cutting / saved
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Asking Questions
I. Before watching the segment, make guesses about the segment you are about to watch.
1. There were __________ people on the plane.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
2. Tin Tin’s sweater is _______________.
a) blue
b) yellow
c) green
d) red
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The Captain drank ________________.
a) A soda
b) An alcoholic drink
c) Coconut water
d) Water
4. They fell _______________________.
a) In the ocean
b) In the lake
c) On a house
d) On the sand
5. ______________ saved Tin Tin.
b) The Captain
c) The prisoners
d) A pirate
II. Now check your answers by watching the segment. Then write wh-questions to the answers you chose in exercise I
Ex:
1. How many people were there on the plane?
There were four people on the plane.
WORKSHEET PRESENT PERFECT
WORKSHEET MODAL FOR ABILITY CAN
WORKSHEET SIMPLE PAST X PAST PERFECT
WORKSHEET COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
WORKSHEET PAST MODALS FOR REGRETS
WORKSHEET PRESENT AND PAST MODALS FOR SPECULATION
WORKSHEET SIMPLE PAST X PAST CONTINUOUS
WORKSHEET TRANSITION WORDS – WRITING A NARRATIVE
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Wow! That's really great, we can use it with different levels and abilities. Great job!
Great to hear that. Thanks.
Hey there!
Just FYI, the link to download the movie segment seems to be broken…
PS: loved how you made one segment turn into so many activities!!! Awesome!
It has been fixed. Thanks for warning me.