A film comment / review

Write a film comment/ review 
( Year 8 Homework - see the EXAMPLES below)

Write about one film ( around 60/ 80 words) and refer:

• title of the film ( original title in English)
• type of film
• release date
• director
• stars
• summary of the plot
• opinions ( e.g. "I chose this film because I'm interested in.../ I think the film is amazing and the acting is quite good.../ I was impressed by the beautiful costumes... ")

🔎 Search information about films on the IMDb website, for example.

📌 Choose one film (adequate for school) from the films you like.

📝 Write your review. You can refer your favorite part ( scene or actor) or other aspects of the film, such as: the acting, the soundtrack (music), the special effects, the costumes, the photography, the screenplay (story), any awards.

👀 EXAMPLES: Use the model from your Student's Book or from here (Live worksheet).

Read the film reviews of "The Hunger Games", "Skyfall" or "The amazing Spider-man"

🎥You can watch some trailers: Gangs of New York, The Theory of Everything, Frozen or the following ones:

HEAKTH: Staying Fit and Healthy

Read this text about staying fit:
> In pursuit of happiness ( BritishCouncil)

Listen to:
> a man and wife talking about how to stay fit (eel-lab)
> Keren talking about her lifestyle ( ello org)

Learn about a serious eating disorder that affects a great number of teenagers: Anorexia.
Watch the video on YouTube: Katie's real story.


And watch about staying healthy:

Talking about sports

 >> LISTEN: What's your favorite sport?

>> WATCH : In the videos some kids talk about sport. They can help you talk about sports too:

>> TALK: Discuss the questions about sports and talk in pairs or groups. (click to expand)

 

>> WATCH- Finally watch the video for "Let's Move" program in the USA. Which athletes do you see? What are the benefits of sport according to them?

 

>> LOOK for some inspirational quotes of sport stars here.

KEEP COOL AND...DO SPORTS!

ALPHABET : PRONUNCIATION AND SPELLING

• STUDY THE ENGLISH ALPHABET (the phonetic symbols show the sounds)

• LEARN YOUR A-B-C- WITH MORE PRACTICE:

> Learning English Online - Listen to the pronunciation and spelling of words
> ESOL Courses - Click on the letters, listen... repeat
> ESL video Quiz - Watch the video with the questions: What's your name? How do you spell it?

CINEMA: AT THE BOX OFFICE

WATCH THE VIDEO AND PRACTISE BUYING CINEMA TICKETS :
( start at 5:34)




Read a conversation "at the Box Office" and practice writing a dialogue.

Watch another video about "Going to the Movies" ( American English)

TONGUE TWISTERS

Is your English a bit rusty? 
Start training it with Tongue Twisters and have some fun!

Try reading the poem below, too: "Weather the weather"

GAMES

TRY INTERACTIVE GAMES:

• Jeopardy Quiz Game: Verb Tenses and others
• Wheel of Fortune, Billionaire

(TO) INFINITIVE or -ING FORM ( GERUND)?

> Do Exercises:

• Review examples ( easy)
• Worksheet 1 ( to infinitive or ing) - with correction
• Online Quiz 1: Infinitive or Gerund
• Online Quiz 2 

HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS

 > Do you like travelling? Why? Why not?

• Read some quotes about travelling, here. 
• And what do the following sayings mean?

" Travel east or travel west, a man's own house is still the best."

" The world is your oyster."

" When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." 

> What would be your ideal trip?

• Watch the videos.
• Do the Liveworksheets: types of holidays, Holidays and travel  and Holidays (easy)

> Which tourist attractions / cities do you know? The Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon? Which ones would you like to visit?

• Watch some travel videos from places around the world, here (Geobeats.com)
• Watch a video about the TOP 10 Travel Destinations.

  > Would you like to visit London? Which tourist attractions in London do you know?

• Watch the videos " The Ultimate London Travel Guide ", " Top 10 Travel Attractions in London"(+ a Quiz) and Listen to a tour Guide doing a "Tour of London"

> What about New York City? Watch the video and do some exercises here.

> Do you like holiday souvenirs? Why? Why not? Write about your favourite souvenir.

> Which good and bad experiences during holidays will you never forget?

• Listen to Sophie talking about the best places she has ever visited,  here (soundsenglish.com)
• And you?

Do or Make?

• Expressions with DO and MAKE + EXERCISES

Let's Talk!

• Listen to people talking and then try to talk on your own about the same thing. Go to "AudioLingua" and listen, for example, to a woman talking about "what she would bring to a desert island" (the website is in French) - What would you bring to a desert island?
• Describe a photo or picture 1,  
• Find ideas for practicing with tons of topics at "iteslj.org", for example, free time and hobbies, sport...  ( a bit difficult, though) 
• And take a look at some conversation starters and communication strategies. 

PET FOR SCHOOLS ( information + Reading, Writing and Listening)

VISIT the Preliminary English Test - Portugal to stay informed about the PET examination.

> Follow the links below to find more information about the Cambridge PET Test and to practise for it:

• Informações para os candidatos (.br)
• Get to know an  Answer sheet
• Study the Vocabulary List needed

All students get a Statement of Results with a grade ( Pass with Distinction, Pas with Merit and Pass), a score total mark out of 100 and a CEFR level ( A2, B1 or B2).

Practise with some sample papers:

• Download from Cambridge English.org and try doing the Reading, Writing and Listening parts.  Then you can correct your answers: Reading and Writing answer key; Listening answer key
• Do another sample paper here ( Reading and Writing) and look at the Answer Sheet in the end.
• Do some PET Practice Tests online at Flo-Joe.co.uk
• Do some other exercises online for PET preparation at englishaula.com

Remember to bring a 2HB pencil to do the test!

PET FOR SCHOOLS (Speaking)

• Prepare for the speaking test and study the language: PET Speaking Guide 1 (*Mind that Part 3 is a bit different: each student describes a photograph) PET Speaking Guide 2  and PET Speaking help ( Writefix webpage)
• Describing a picture: Practice at LearnEnglishTeens
• Watch videos for the speaking test on You Tube

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES = IF CLAUSES

• Zero Conditional: Worksheet 1 (BBC) with matching and multiple choice exercises (correction) ; Worksheet 2 - forming sentences (difficult / correction)

• First Conditional: Explanation and Exercises I, Exercises II,  Worksheet I with answers

• Zero and First Conditional: online exercises

• Second Conditional: Explanation and Exercises I, Exercises II, Worksheet I with answers. Read students stories about the environment: "If I could heal the planet..."
• First and Second Conditionals ( multiple choice)

• Advanced students: Matching parts of sentences (1st, 2nd, 3rd conditionals)

To check that you know all the Conditionals (If clauses) do the revision Quiz: Which type (I,II,III)?

• To express WISHES, we can use the verb wish + Past Simple or could+infinitive.

🎶In the song "Stressed Out" there are plenty of examples. Do the Liveworksheet about it! After you Finish, click the option you want: Check my answers! or Email my answers to my teacher1

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

> PRACTISE on the interactive worksheet below:

• Who, Which, Whose  ( check the answers or send to teacher 😊)

>TRY SOME ONLINE EXERCISES:

• Who, Which, Whose or no pronouns (englisch.hilfen.de)
• That, Where, Whose (learnenglishfeelgood)

                    

EARTH DAY

👀 VISIT THE SITES BELOW TO READ/ LISTEN TO POEMS and a STORY.

• "If I were a tree"
• " If the earth were only a few feet diameter"
• "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein ( YouTube reading)

  

 

• Watch and read Prince Ea's speech/poem here ( Dear Future Generations: Sorry)

💭 ADMIRE THE ART WORK OF SOME ARTISTS AND WRITE ABOUT OUR "MOTHER NATURE"

The Dream, 1910 by Henri Rousseau

Roots, 1943 by Frida Kalo

Mud Maid, by Sue and Pete Hill at the Lost Gardens of Helicon, in Cornwall

🎧  LISTEN TO INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO SONGS AS WELL:

• "What a Wonderful World", a song by Louis Armstrong (with the lyrics) and a video by David Attenborough. You may see other 2 versions of " What a Wonderful World", from Madagascar1 and Playing for Change 

• "Don't Panic"  by Coldplay and "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson
• "Another World" by Anthony and the Johnsons
• An environmental message song: Drip Drop parody (read the lyrics on the comments)
• " Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel, from the movie Wall-E

📝 DO A WORKSHEET - CONDITIONAL SENTENCES, TYPES 1 AND 2

• SEE SOME NICE CLASS POSTERS, TOO.

  

COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS & QUANTIFIERS

• NOUNS : Singular / Plural / Countable / Uncountable
• How much / How Many
• Countable or Uncountable?
• Quantifiers
• A number of exercises with Quantifiers

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

• had been + (verb) ing

• DO SOME ONLINE EXERCISES:

> Past Perfect Continuous (english.lingolia)

> 24 exercises ( first-english.org)

> Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous ( speakspeak.com)

PAST PERFECT

• STUDY THE FORM OF PAST PERFECT AND HOW TO USE IT:  had + past participle

• STUDY THE USE OF PAST PERFECT: englishpage

 

• DO SOME EXERCISES ONLINE:


 > Past Perfect (aff and neg) pdf with answers ( perfect-english-grammar)
> Past Perfect / Past Simple with before, after, because, already  (englisch.hilfen.de)
> a list of sites on Past Perfect practise ( Agenda Web)
> Past Perfect: from Past Participles revision to Past Perfect Continuous ( My English Page)

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Do some exercises to put the adjectives on the right place:

• Learnenglishfeelgood: A quiz

WATCH THE VIDEO ( *It's got 1 more category - purpose adjectives, after material adjectives)

Practise the interactive exercises below:

• Liveworsheets1
• Liveworksheets 2
• Liveworksheets 3
• Liveworksheets 4 ( you can send to teacher)
• Liveworksheets 5 ( you can send to teacher)