Second Group Work, Film “Dead Man’s Mirror” by Agatha Christie

Hello everybody! Here you are the link to watch the film for the next group work “Dead Man ‘s Mirror”, by Agatha Christie. There are two parts, you must see the first part complete and from the second one UNTIL MINUTE 8’. You have to INVENT the ending. Bring the facts of the story to class. If you have any question, send us an e-mail. See you!

Film First Part (Complete): https://knackoflanguage.blogspot.com/2015/06/film-dead-mans-mirror-poirot.html?m=1


Film Second Part (UNTIL MINUTE 8): https://knackoflanguage.blogspot.com/2015/06/film-dead-mans-mirror-poirot_14.html?m=0

Guia de Trabajo 5º Clase - Grupo Jueves Noche

Whole class 

1. Conversation about parts 7, 8 and 9.

2. Reading and focusing pronunciation and meaning.

3. Precedent Facts . Support idea, cause and effect. Changing the chronological order. Connectors we use.

    4. Reflexive Opinions. Analysing facts and having a conclusion under our nowadays point of view. Tomorrow facing another experience or feeling we can make our mind. Connectors we use to express our reflexive opinion so as to be coherent and cohesive.

In groups

A. Working out the First Group Work. Interview about the whole Radio Drama. Include questions, comparative, superlative,facts, precedent facts, connectors and reflexive opinions.(30 minutes)

Whole class

4. Doubts and difficulties about the interview. 

HW: Complete your work so as to tell it orally. 

Exercises to practice FACTS and PRECEDENT FACTS

Here you are some exercises to work online. In all of them you will have to complete the blanks using the correct form of the verb. Enjoy them!!

Exercises about FACTS:

- Exercise 1: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_mix.htm

- Exercise 2: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_mix2.htm

- Exercise 3: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_negation_sentences3.htm

Exercises about PRECEDENT FACTS:

- Exercise 1: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect.htm

- Exercise 2: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_negation.htm


MIXED EXERCISE: You will have to combine FACTS and PRECEDENT FACTS in the same sentence: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_mix.htm

Consigna para el Primer Trabajo Práctico Grupal

FIRST GROUP WORK

-Make an interview about the 9 parts of the Radio Drama "A flight from Brazil" 

-Include:

Questions
Questions using WHO directed to subject and object.
Subordinated Questions

Comparatives

Superlatives

Facts
Connectors

Precedent Facts

-Feel free to create the situation you prefer as long as you respect the point.

Guía de trabajo 4 clase. Grupo jueves noche

Whole Class

1. Conversation about Parts 5 and 6 of the Radio Drama.

2. Reading parts 5 and 6 focusing pronnunciation and meaning.

3. Facts connected. The way we use connectors

In groups

A. Make a timeline with the facts that happened in parts 5 and 6 (30 minutes). Make simple sentences. E.g: Anna  arrived  in Boston.

S        +   V     +   P.
Connect all the facts .

Whole class

4. Conversation about the facts connected that happened in the Radio Drama.

HOMEWORK: 

Listen to Parts 7, 8  and 9.

Complete the facts of these parts with their connectors..

Be able to tell the RD orally..

GUIA DE TRABAJO PARA JUEVES NOCHE (3° CLASE)

Whole Class

1. Conversation about Parts 3 and 4 of the Radio Drama.

2. Reading parts 3 and 4 focusing pronnunciation and meaning.

3. Facts . The most particular level of generalization. We can't change it. We can even figure out a certain time and date.(e.g. Yesterday at 7 o' clock.)

In groups

A. Make a timeline with the facts that happened in parts 1, 2, 3 and 4. (30 minutes). Make simple sentences. E.g: Anna  arrived  in Boston.

S        +   V     +   P.

Whole class

4. Conversation about the facts that happened in the Radio Drama.

HOMEWORK: 

Listen to Parts 5 and 6.

Complete the facts of these parts.

Download "Connectors" and "Outline for the 4th class" from cateblog and bring them to class.

GUIA DE TRABAJO TURNO NOCHE

REMEMBER: We are going to tell the story of the Radio Drama in the past. ALWAYS.

OUTLINE FOR THE SECOND CLASS:

(Whole class)

1- Conversation about Radio Drama parts 1 and 2.

2- Reading focusing pronunciation and meaning.

(In  groups)

3- Working out the FIRST GROUP WORK

A- Join a group between 3 and 5 people

B- Make questions and answers about parts 1 and 2. One question for each question word. You'll find the list of question words in the booklet. YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RADIO DRAMA. YOU CAN INVENT THE INFO YOU DON'T HAVE. EX: HOW OLD....

(20 minutes for this task)

(Whole class)

4- Running the record

5- Revision of the questions you made.

6- New content:

A- Questions with subordinated clausses.

B- Questions focusing the subject or the object. 

C- Students think examples.

HOMEWORK: For the next class listen to parts 3 and 4.

Be able to tell them orally in class.

FIRST GROUP WORK: Make an interview about the 9 parts of the Radio Drama.

Include:

Questions

Comparatives

Superlatives

Facts

Precedent Facts

Connectors

Feel free to creat the situation you prefer as long as you respect the point.