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:

3) Film review

Write a film review of this movie.

Here there are some useful phrases you can use!;) 

Remember not to tell people about the end of the movie!jijij

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Knowing about the Mayans

What do you know about the Mayans?

Do you think their predictions of the world are correct?

Would you trust their calendar?

To know more about the Mayans you can surf the net.

Video Session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIWkm2E090Y

Read the sentences, and then write a T for true or an F for false. Correct the false sentences.

1) Mayan prophecies and ancient Mayan calendars point to December 23, 2012.   

      2)    The Mayan calendar was not as precise as today’s calendar. 

      3)      The Mayan calendar was more advanced than anything that we use today.  

      4)      The Mayans created the most superficial calendar.  

      5)      The Mayan Calendar is five calendars in one.  

      6)      The first calendar was the solar calendar called The Haab. 

Predictions

Click on the links ald solve the activities.

Good Luck.

http://iesonava.info/olgaenlared/3eso-unit11-predictions-will.htm

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson39/willwont.htm

Travel & Fun

1) Warm-up:

- Are you a globetrotter? Do you like to know different places/ cultures?

- Have you ever travelled to an exotic place?

2) Ckeck out this power point.

    -Then, discuss in pairs which place you prefer most. And say why?

 3) Watch this video about a different extreme activity.

-Do you know any other activities? Which ones?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HxVeI9IPgs

Guilt- Free Holidays

1) What is the meaning of the title?

2) Do you know what ECO-TOURISM is?
   - Use these words and try to form a definition.

      


   
3) Check out these links and find different ecotourism holidays.

http://www.ecotourism.org/alaska-wildland-adventures

http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/eco-tourism/overview.html

http://www.responsibletravel.com/search/results.asp?category=0&region=0&country=0&type=0&day=0&month=0&offset=7&duration=0

4)   Vocabulary:

- Complete the sentences with the correct word.
-Make sentences with the rest of the unused words.

a)      John seems to have visited every country on earth. He’s a real......................

b)      We couldn’t stay because we both had jobs to get back to. It was just a .....................

c)       My friend Tom is a real  ............................ He travels to different places about which little is known to make new discoveries.

d)      We have a wonderful time here in Luro Park. Pity, it’s just a ................... and we had to come back soon.

e)      Backpacker

f)       Weekend break

g)      Cruise

h)      Excursion

How to write an e-mail about your trip??

1) Read this e-mail.

2) Look at this structure and find it in the e-mail.

*OPENING SENTENCE

*GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT THE PLACE/PEOPLE/ ACTIVITIES

*CONCLUSION

*CLOSING SENTENCE

Now It's YOUR turn!!!

      1)  Imagine you’re in an exciting trip in an exotic place.

-Write an e-mail to your friend and use the model before as a guide.

-You should include information about:  accommodation/ feelings/ places you are visiting/  concluding sentence or paragraph.

2)  Make a telephone dialogue making an invitation to your friend about some exciting trip.

- Use all the specific vocabulary for travelling as much as you can, including information about kind of trip, places to visit, etc.
- Use SHALL/ WHY DON'T .../ WHAT ABOUT ...

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Trailers about ancient treasures

1) Watch these trailers
-Have you seen these movies? Do you know the main characters?
-Do you think  they are mysterious?
- Summarize what you have seen there. What is the movie about? (suspense, horror,etc)

Trailers about ancient treasures

TRailers About Ancient treasures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BgyhHBoz50

Scenes about ancient treasures

2) Now, watch these scenes about  Indiana Jones and the last crusade

-          Can you explain what happened in these scenes?

-          Choose one and write a short summary of the actions.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws&feature=fvwrel

-          Here there are some useful words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH9TSLqjKis&feature=related

-          Here there are some useful words:

A little bit of ancient treasures

1) Open this link and watch the scene.

-Explain what happened in the scene using these words.

http://es.indianajonestheexhibition.com/la-busqueda-del-tesoro.html

2) Read the text and then complete with the best option (a/b/c)

Archaeology: The Bare Bones?

If we want to find 1)..OUT...what happened in the past, we 2) .................read history books. Another 3)..........to learn about the past is archaeology: the study of the past through the things people have left 4)................... . The written word and archaeological remains are very different from 5)............................other, of course, but is one more reliable than the other? You might 6)................tempted to say that something written down is 7)...................dependable than a pile of old bones, say, or weapons from prehistoric period. But stop a minute and think: is this really the case?.

On an archaeological dig, excavation involves uncovering artefacts and structures that have been buried for a 8)................time. Things literally “come to light”. Modern scientific techniques enable archaeologists 9)...................get detailed information on what they have discovered, like 10)...........different foods have been cooked in a clay pot, for example, 11)..................the sex, age and size of a human skeleton.

It is probably almost impossible to be completely objective 12)...................writing history, whatever period one is writing in. Reading history, therefore, and doing historical research, is also a process of uncovering: the objective truth has to be separated from the subjective falsehood.  13)........................archaeological remains and historical documents need to be interpreted: neither can be taken at face value. The 14)..................... is, the evidence from a clay pot or a pile of bones may be just 15)........................reliable as a written historical account.

2)a) should                            b) may                          c) must
3)a) possibility                       b) example                   c)way
4)a) there                              b) behind                      c)inside
5)a) each                               b) one                           c) another
6)a) feel                                 b) was                          c) wonder
7)a) the most                         b) most                         c) more
8)a) short                               b) long                          c) past
9)a) to                                    b) -                              c) into
10)a) what                             b) how                           c) which
11)a) but                                b) and                           c) or
12)a) which                            b) when                        c) what
13)a) Both                              b) Each                         c) Two
14)a) Truth                             b) Example                   c) Case
15)a) as                                 b) the                            c) -



2) Answear the questions below.

a) Explain what archaeology is in your words.

b) Do you think it is interesting?

c) What does it involves? Does it need technological devices?

d) Can you find information about some ancient treasure or an archaeology discovery? Do you know any?

3) True or false.

......a) Archaeology is a way to know more about ancient civilizations.

.......b) Archaeology involves lots of hard work, especially deep excavations with modern machines.

.......c) Archaeologists can be completely subjective when dealing with an object as regards, its period of time.

.......d) Archaeologists and Historians work together to find the objective truth of ancient treasures. 

........e) Archaeologists do not need to know history at all.

f)

Now it's your turn!!!!:)

What are the movies for the weekend!!!!???

Let's check out!

1) Imagine you are a writer and you work in a newspaper.
-Choose a movie and write a film review for the readers.
-The movie must be about historical discoveries or about an ancient treasure :D
-Include basic information >>director, main characters and a short description of the plot!

2) Imagine you are an archaeologist and you have discovered an amazing object.
   - Find out information about some interesting discovery and write an article for the     
    National Geographic :D
- Include >>> what the discovery is about(object, body, animal,etc), general description, its period of time.