Home on the Range: There + to Be

Animated movies are just great. This one is not an exception. I used this scene with beginners, practicing the use of THERE TO BE with farm animals and food items. I hope you like it.

I. Watch the segment. Read the items below and check the ones you managed to see during the scene.

( )  a black cow





( )  chickens



( ) chicks



( ) bananas



( ) apples



( ) a goat



( ) corn



( ) a dog



( ) a duck



( )  bees



( ) grapes



( )  pigs



( )   a rooster



( ) eggs



( )  a brown cow

III. Now write sentences about the items in exercise A, using There is (isn't) or There are (aren't). Remember that you may use Any and Some in your sentences





Ex: There is a black cow.

      There are some chickens

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MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - HOME ON THE RANGE



Answer key:



You won't see bananas, a dog, and grapes

Planet 51: Passive Voice with Present Perfect

This has been one of the animated movies that I have laughed most. Its humor is clever and extremely attractive to both adults and children. I strongly recommend it. I used this scene to practice the passive voice use with present perfect statements, because the astronaut day's hasn't ended yet, so we can contextualize the grammar point easily.













A. Watch the movie segment and check what has happened to the astronaut since he landed on Planet 51. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense of the given verbs. Decide if you will use affirmative or negative forms according to the segment.

1. The astronaut ______ (place) a flag on Planet 51.



2. A boy ______ (ask) him an autograph.



3. A strange pet _________ (attack) him.



4. The pet ______ (chase) him.



5. The astronaut ________ (scare) a boy and his mother at lunch time.



6. A boy on a bike _________ (run over) him.



7. He _________ (find) other humans.



8. He ________ (take off) his suit.





B. Now rewrite the sentences above using passive voice.



Ex: 1. A flag has been placed on Planet 51 (by the astronaut).





MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - PLANET 51



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Answer key:

A. 1. has placed / 2. has asked / 3. has attacked / 4. has chased / 5. has run over / 6. hasn't found / 7. hasn't taken off

B.

2. He has been asked for an autograph (by a boy).

3. He has been attacked by a strange pet.

4. He has been chased (by the pet).

5. He has been run over by a boy on a bike.

6. Other humans haven't been found.

7. His suit hasn't been taken off.