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Simon's cat - A Day in the Life

Virgoletta March 20, 2018
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Task description & scene summary

Task description:
An activity for revising Present Simple, third person singular. This video is supposed to be used after teaching vocabulary describing. everyday activities (wake up, have breakfast...). Students must be given a list of the verb phrases used in the video. They are then shown pictures of Simon and Simon's cat and are asked to divide the phrases into two groups, according to who, in their opinion, does each - whether Simon or his cat. Then they write Present Simple sentences: "Simon wakes up", "Simon's cat scratches the sofa" etc. At this point, they watch the video and check whether they've guessed right or not. I also have them re-write sentences they were wrong about: "Simon doesn't turn off the TV, his cat does it."
Scene summary:
Simon's cat, always hungry, interrupts or sabotages whatever his owner is doing in order to ask for food.
Video source: A Day In The Life Of A Cat Owner - Simon's Cat | COLLECTION
Video length: 8 minutes 21 seconds
Video genre: Cartoon / tale for kids (e.g. Tom & Jerry, Simon's cat, Peppa Pig, Mr. Bean)
Lesson type: Grammar practice
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Student types:
Vocabulary:
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Copyright license: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License
First published: 2018-03-20, 11:28:29 (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)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ Simon (wake).

2)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ (wake up).

3)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ breakfast for his cat (make).

4)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ breakfast (have).

5)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ breakfast (have).

6)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ (have a shower and sing).

7)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ with the toilet roll (play).

8)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ from the toilet seat (drink).

9)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ the toilet (flush).

10)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ the toothbrush (nibble).

11)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ on his computer (work).

12)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ tea (drink).

13)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ with the mouse (play).

14)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ the computer (unplug) .

15)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ housework (do).

16)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ the kitten (clean).

17)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ takeaway pizza (have).

18)

Fill the gap: Simon ________________________ the TV (watch).

19)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ the sofa (scratch).

20)

Fill the gap: Simon's cat ________________________ the TV (turn off).

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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shirazsubeh
2018-03-20 17:43:23
thank you
ekfhd
2018-03-21 03:42:17
thank you. It's interesting. Students like it very much.
myworksheets702
2018-04-06 11:50:55
Amazing video and perfect for kids... Thanks a million!
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2018-04-07 23:20:00
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2018-05-21 15:16:02
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2022-01-26 14:55:51
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