Watch the ad and discuss the questions below:
Do you think this advert is a parody? Why?
Watch it again and note down all the aspects that make it be a parody.
Do you think couples behave this way on Saint Valentine’s day?
[Thanks to the English Blog for the idea]
I. What do you know about how dinosaurs became extinct?
II. Check the meaning of these words with your partner. Then match the words to the definitions:
seismic waves / ejector cloud. / volts of static electricity / electrical storm
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a. to move in small waves
b. to protect themselves c. to hit someone or something d. thin fog e. the surface of the earth f. to change direction g. small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain h. to try to do something i. near or next to somewhere j. to make quick, short movements from side to side or up and down k. extremely determined; never becoming weaker |
III. Watch this video from the Science Channel that brings to life the asteroid striking earth and the aftermath. Answer the following questions:
2. What do animals do when the earth starts shaking?
3. At what speed does the ejector cloud approach?
4. What temperature does the air reach in Mongolia?
Do you know Sainsbury’s supermarket in the UK? It’s their 150th anniversary and they have celebrated it with a heartwarming advert.
I. Before watching the advert check out these words and match them with their definition:
| maggot | a. extra things that complete or improve the appearance of something | |
| trimmings | b. a dark, underground prison | |
| gotcha | c. a small insect with a soft body and no legs that often lives in decaying food | |
| chuck | d. to send someone away from a place as a punishment | |
| dungeon | e. short word for “I got you” | |
| fair | f. a person who behaves in a way that is not honest or moral | |
| trial | g. to throw something | |
| banish | h. a legal process to decide if someone has committed a crime | |
| rotten to the core | i. treating everyone in the same way |
II. Watch the advert and answer the following questions:
III. Did you like the video? Why/why not?
There are different ways to learn irregular verbs. Check this rap by Fluency MC and sing along!
Have you tried to learn irregular verbs by grouping them according to how they sound? Check this list and try to write your own song.
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