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The challenge of ordering breakfast

gp1974 August 20, 2018
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Task description:
Students watch and listen in order to answer five multiple choice questions. The main goal is to practice listening skills.
Scene summary:
Funny breakfast scene from "'Vinny My Cousin'". Vinny orders some breakfast, which turns out to be a real challenge for him.
Video source: My Cousin Vinny- Grits
Video length: 1 minute 38 seconds
Video genre: Film scene (animated or live-action with human-actors)
Lesson type: Basic listening comprehension - Hearing check ("Can you make out the words being said?")
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Tags:
  • food
  • breakfast
  • ordering
Copyright license: iSLCollective Copyright License
First published: 2018-08-20, 17:10:24 (GMT+1)
About the author

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

Video quiz questions (printable)

1) What part of the day could it be?

  • late afternoon
  • morning
  • evening
  • night

2) Why is Vinny concerned about his cholesterol level?

  • Because it is an ongoing problem in the country.
  • Because he's going to eat a hamburger.
  • Because the cook takes a spoonful of lard.

3) What food is there on the plate?

  • Two eggs, bacon and grits.
  • One egg, porridge and two sausages.
  • Two eggs, bacon and porridge.

4) What is grits?

  • a dish made from flour
  • a dish made from corn
  • a dish made from honey

5) How do you cook grits?

  • You simmer it in water for 15-20 minutes.
  • You simmer it in water for 30 minutes.
  • You simmer it in water with some butter.

About the author

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

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