CAN YOU We are here to READ a questionnaire, an article and TALK ABOUT films and books and LISTEN TO a dialogue about films and WRITE an e-mail about a book, and LEARN how to express suggestions, 1. a play that is written by William Shakespeare? 2. a novel that is written by Charles Dickens? 3. a film that is directed by Steven Spielberg? ________________________________________ 4. a film that is set in Prehistoric time? _________________________ 5. a film that is set in the jungle? _________________________ 6. a film in which hundreds of passengers are drowned? _________________________ 7. a famous portrait in the museum of Le Louvre? _________________________ 8. an actor who is known as the best spy agent? _________________________ 9. a blond singer who is paid a huge amount of money? _________________________ 10. 101 famous dogs? _________________________ |
A. Talk to your partner about James Bond, the British Super Spy. Have you seen any Bond films? Which is your favourite one? Actors from the James Bond films:
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B. Reading an Article Read the magazine article quickly and find out what James Bond looked like at the age of 13: Breaking News
Source: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0504/050424-jamesbond-e.html C. Read the article again to find out if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. a The family of 007's creator is angry about a drawing of James, aged 13. b. The young James Bond looks a little like Sean Connery. c. A picture helped an author write a book about the young James Bond. d. The book didn't sell well in the bookshops. e. Young James's first mission is to help a scientist create a human being. D. Match the words / expressions from the text with their synonyms in the box: chance ______________ fan ______________ creator ______________ hit the shelves ______________ scruffy ______________ nasty ______________ slightly ______________ expertise ______________ E. Now discuss the following: a. Do you like looking at photos of yourself when you were younger? b. What adjective would you use to describe yourself at the age of 5 and why? c. Would you like to be five again? Why / Why not? |
A. PRESENT SIMPLE IN PASSIVE VOICE
B. Complete RULE 1: We form the Present Simple Passive with verb _________ CIRCLE Yes OR No Do we know who presents the young Bond as a tall and scruffy teenager? Yes / No Does it matter who presents the young Bond as a tall and scruffy teenager? Yes / No Do we know who writes the young Bond books? Yes / No Which word is used to show who writes the books? ______________________________ C. Now complete RULE 2: We use the _________________ when we are D. Now, find the passive verbs in your text and underline them. E. The Passive Voice is often used in notices and signs. Here are some of them found at a cinema / theatre hall. What do they mean? |
A. PAIR WORK – Which film to see In the film …, X is presented as a nice policeman who tries to save the people from… He looks handsome and he is brave at the same time… Exchange ideas about a film that you have seen Persuade your partner to go to the cinema and see it. B. Choose a film that Write some information about it and make a poster for your classmates to see. Use Passive voice for some sentences. Add pictures –if you can find some– or draw pictures matching the title. C. Before summer holidays you visit your school library and Write an e-mail to your friend in Britain telling him / her D. PAIR WORK – An event Your class is organising an evening event at school (theatre performance, music concert etc.). Your parents are invited, too. Think of some signs you can put up for the guests. If you offer free drinks, Make your signs and put them in your portfolio. |