Juniors 2-PE Level- Links School of English: octubre 2012

lunes, 8 de octubre de 2012

Kong- The 8th Wonder of the World

WARM-UP:
1) Look at the picture on the front of your book.
- Do you know anything about the 2005 movie King Kong?
- What is the movie about?
-What kind of story is it?

2)Describe Kong with some of the adjectives from the box.

CHAPTERS 1-2

1)Answer the following questions.

a) What is Ann's job?
b) What is Jack's job?
c) Does Jack like Ann?
d) Does Ann like Jack?

2) Write about Ann's new boss. Who is he? Where and when does she meet him?

3) Complete each character's job.

a) Carl Denham is ....a moviemaker.

b)Preston is ..................................

c) Englehorn is ................................

d) Bruce Baxter is ..........................

e) Jimmy is ..................................

f) Ben Hayes is ..............................

g) Herb is .....................................

h) Lumpy is ...................................

3) Match the sentences (1-5) with the ones below (a-e)

Take a look!:)

WHEN they didn't like a movie, they stopped the money.

1-When the Lyric Theater closed its doors for the last time,

2- When their conversation ended,

3- Jack couldn't find the right words

4-When he finished the first twenty pages,

5- I will know the ending

a-When he was with women.

b- Jack said, "I would like you to read it."

c- Carl gave her Maureen McKenzie's job on his new movie.

d- when I finish reading this book.

e- Ann Darrow had no work and no money.

4-Match the pictures with the words.

Then, write the same words in these sentences.

5-What more did you learn?

Circle the right word(s) in italics

6- Language in use

Look at these examples:

Carl was as excited as a little boy.

We're leaving here as quickly as we can.

Then, write the sentences below in the same way.

a-Herb was excited and Carl was excited.

b-The little girl was strange and the other islanders were strange.

c-The islanders men shouted angrily and the old woman shouted angrily.

d- The old islanders cried loudly and the young islanders cried loudly.

CHAPTERS 3-4

Warm-up:

-Where is Ann? How did she get there?
-Who is looking for Ann?
-Why is the wall important?

1) True or False

a- One of the islanders jumps onto the ship and takes Ann.
b- Ann swims to the island.
c- Englehorn goes back to the island happily.
d- The islanders push Ann to the wall
e- The islanders take Ann to the bridge at the top of the wall and put ropes on her.
f- The islanders put Ann down into a ravine on a bed of rocks.
g- Ann sees a giant gorilla-eighty meters tall!
h- Dinosaurs kill three sailors, Herb and Bruce.

2)Answer these questions.
a-Why does Englehorn want to throw Carl's camera into the ocean?
b-Why does Jack want Englehorn to turn back to the island?
c- Why do the islanders give Ann to Kong?
d-What does Kong do with Ann in Chapter 3?
e- What does Carl think when he sees Kong?

3- Language in use
Look at the sentences on the right. Which sentence in b follows each sentence in A? Make longer sentences with so

Example: He couldn't do it, so Hayes shot it open with his gun.

4-Finish the sentences

a- Ann runs away from Kong, but then she....
b- Kong kills dinosaurs and saves....
c- two more sailors die in the ....
d- Jimmy shoots a dinosaur and saves ....
e- Preston...
f- Kong wants to kill the mes, so he puts....

5- Check and choose the right picture.

6- Language in use
Look at the sentences on the right. Then make these words into sentences, with BEFORE in the right place.

example: Before she could get away, Kong's hand hit the ground in front of her.

a- the dinosaur could take Ann / Kong killed it.
b- the men could go across the water / they built boats.
c- the giant fish ate the sailor / Jack could save him.
d- Jimmy killed the dinosaur / Hayes saw it.
e- Kong put Ann on a very high rock / he ran through the jungle to the men.

CHAPTERS 5-6

1) Look at the pictures in Chapter 5 and choose the right answer.

2) What happens at the ravine? Put the numbers of the sentences under the right picture.

3) Language in use
Finish each sentence with too and one of the words in the box.

example: Kong's large foot came down, but Jack was too fast for the gorilla.

a-The giant bird tried to kill Kong, but he was............................for the.

b- Jack and Ann were.......................for the bird, so it couldn't stay up.

c- Jack wanted to say something to Ann, but it was .....for him.

d- Ann and Jack shouted to Carl, but he was ...................so Preston cut the rope and the bridge went down.

e- Kong was.................after Carl threw the chloroform into his face. He couldn't try to get Ann after that.

4) After reading chapter 6. Look at the pictures in this chapter. What happens to these people by the end of the story?

-Carl -Bruce

-Jack -Kong

-Ann

Your productions!

1) Role-Play
It is two days after Kong dies. Work with three other students and have a conversation.

2)Letter Writing
Write a letter from Carl to Herb's family. Tell them: