Simon's Cat - Christmas Presence (Basic Adjectives)

Kisdobos

December 20, 2016

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HELPING LEARNERS USE CHUNKS COMMUNICATIVELY

In this video we talk about how we can help our students use chunks communicatively - we share 4 ideas that have worked well for us in the classroom. We’re using an interactive video quiz in one of our ideas, which you can find here.

Enjoy!

Anna Csíky

iSLCollective teacher trainer

Task description & scene summary

Task description:

10 multiple choice questions with basic adjectives fo Beginner (pre-A1) and Elementary (A1) students.

Scene summary:

Two Simon's Cat Christmas episodes with the annoying music-playing Santa Claus.

Part 1: "A festive feline goes looking for a Christmas treat"

Part 2: "A crafty cat plans a Christmassy trick"

Video source: Christmas Presence (Part 1 & 2!) - Simon's Cat | SHORTS

Video length: 0 minutes 0 seconds

Video genre: N/A

Lesson type: Grammar practice

Level:

Student types:

Dialect:

Silent film

Tags:

christmas
cats
Simon's cat

Vocabulary:

Christmas

Grammar:

Adjectives

Copyright license: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License

First published: 2016-12-20, 22:05:15 (GMT+1)

About the author

Kisdobos

I am one of the co-founders of iSLCollective.com. I had taught English in many contexts, as a private tutor, then in companies, and in high schools. I am active in creating video quizzes on our video quiz platform.

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) Simon's cat is ...

tired
thirsty
hungry
sleepy

2) Simon's cat is ...

scared
strong
brave
weak

3) Simon's cat is ...

curious
confused
excited
happy

4) Simon's cat is ...

worried
angry
relieved
sad

5) Simon's cat is ...

bored
proud
afraid
happy

6) Simon's cat is ...

tired
upset
satisfied
bored

7) Simon's cat is ...

relaxed
tense
angry
excited

8) Simon's cat is ...

calm
terrified
glad
tired

9) Simon's cat is ...

uncomfortable
comfortable
thirsty
sleepy

10) Simon's cat is ...

uncomfortable
comfortable
upset
envious

About the author

Kisdobos

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

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

Comments

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Ludenka

2016-12-22 15:25:58

Thanks

Vladislav

2016-12-22 16:15:28

Thanks

AsyaGr

2016-12-24 09:39:48

Thank you

Hadia123

2017-01-11 16:26:37

Thanks

zutey

2017-01-11 18:42:42

Thanks

hellomstang

2017-11-02 00:34:06

Thanks

Mandyjordan

2017-12-13 15:34:31

I have been looking for funny, easy and interactive material just like this one for years!. It's great!

Mandyjordan

2017-12-14 11:58:31

My students want me to tell you 'meow'. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from them. They loved it!

Heg07

2017-12-17 17:16:26

Thanks a lot. Like it very much :)

SimonHendy

2018-06-19 09:57:01

This is brilliant! Thank you for taking the time to create it!

RidVoid

2018-06-19 15:17:40

It's good! Thanks!

lisa3009

2018-08-17 12:26:05

I love Simon's cat, the activity is excellent and the explanations were a great detail.

MarinaBA

2018-12-13 16:24:11

Thanks!

alkinayana

2018-12-24 07:03:22

Thanks!

Pairwa3000unicorn

2019-02-23 07:58:17

I love this vedio It makes me better at english

Sandrablanco

2019-04-11 14:35:59

THANK

JoanneAure

2019-07-10 12:35:04

thanks a lot

Tiesca

2019-12-16 12:54:04

Thanks from Brazil! My students loved this activitie. Marry Xmas!

hmhudson1124

2019-12-16 16:06:18

Great video clip. I used it to conclude a lesson on adjectives with my Newcomers, and they loved it!

DBaudet

2019-12-17 09:18:43

This is cute! Thanks!

Sseverina99

2019-12-17 11:07:21

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Kainaaat

2020-03-15 14:12:27

Thanks

Aledana

2020-03-26 19:32:59

Thanks it will help my ss love it

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2020-05-22 21:50:12

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GenesisLozano

2020-05-27 01:10:35

me gusto muchísimo profesor

AvFo06

2020-12-09 08:15:18

Thank you so much for this lovely resource! :)

corrybuzz

2020-12-13 17:53:00

thanks a bunch!

GrzegorzTomonski

2020-12-17 10:17:20

Nice stuff for beginners, thanks

KARINITY

2021-05-21 14:11:44

LOVELY CARTOON! THANKS FOR SHARING

fahejaskalacs

2021-11-29 13:55:22

All your video lessons are excellent! Many thanks for sharing!

lucybu

2021-12-06 12:40:46

thanks a lot! nice

cailloufeliz

2022-03-15 16:24:46

Thanks

baigigribas

2022-08-08 13:40:57

Thank you! This vocabulary is absolutely amazing