ASSIGNMENT









1. MOVIE: THE TERMINAL (Elementary 1)

a. Watch the movie and answer the questions.






1. Does Viktor Navorski speak English?

2. How does Viktor communicate with the officers?
a. by gestures
b. using a dictionary
c. using pictures
3. Where’s Viktor Navorski from?

4. What happened to Viktor’s country?
a. a war
b. a holiday
c. elections

5. How does Viktor have news about his country?
a. on the internet
b. by MSN
c. on TV

6. What strategies does Viktor use to learn English?
a. He compares books.
b. He makes gestures.
c. He watches TV.





MOVIE: MAMA MIA! (Elementary 1)

a. Watch the movie and answer the questions.




Answer these questions about Mama Mia!:

1. Match the characters and their description:

a. Sophie
b. Donna
c. Sam
d. Sky
e. Tanya

(         ) Donna’s friend
(         ) Donna’s ex-boyfriend
(         ) Donna’s daughter
(         ) Sophie’s mother
(         ) Sophie’s boyfriend


2. Mark T (true) or F (false):

a. (          ) Donna and her daughter live in the city.
b. (          ) Sophie and Sky are married.              
c. (          ) Harry works in a bank.                    
d. (          ) Rosie, Donna’s friend, is a writer.    
e. (          ) Donna administrates a restaurant.







3. THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON (Elementary 1)





EXERCISE


1.Establish the relation between these characters:

Example: Thomas x Harriet: Thomas is Harriet's father.

a.Richard x Pepys:
b.Thomas x Mary:
c.Harriet x Anne:
d.Pepys x Jane:
e.Thomas x Ann:

2.Organize the sentences according to the story:
(      ) Pepys meets the king.
(      ) Mary dies.
(      ) Thomas leaves the oven open.
(      ) The soldiers pull down the houses.
(      ) Jane wakes up Pepys.
(      ) Thomas and his family escapes in a boat.

3.Mark T (true) or F (false):
a.(      ) Pepys is the king's baker.
b.(      ) Pepys goes to Saint Paul Cathedral to see the fire.
c.(      ) The Lord Mayor helps Pepys.
d.(      )The king likes Pepys's idea to stop the fire.

e.(       )Thirteen thousand people dies in the fire.


    



4. MOVIE: TRISTAN AND ISOLDE (Elementary 2)

a. Watch the movie and answer the questions.



1. Number the sentences according to the right sequence:

a. (          )  Isolde’s father fights against Tristan’s uncle.
b. (          )  Isolde meets Tristan on the beach.
c. (          )  Isolde takes care of Tristan.
d. (          ) Tristan saves the kingdom.
e. (          ) Tristan dies.
f.  (          ) Tristan’s father dies when he is a child.
g. (          ) Tristan’s uncle discovers that Tristan and Isolde are together.
h. (          ) Isolde gets married with Tristan’s uncle.
i.  (          ) Tristan fights for Isolde with gladiators.
j.  (          ) People think Tristan is dead.

2. Do you think Tristan and Isolde is a sad or a happy movie? Why?

3. Write a different end to the movie:









EXERCISE


1.Make a list of the main and the secondary characters.


2.Choose one character and describe him/her.

3.Tell one part of the story with your own words. (Use verbs in the past simple)






EXERCISE


1.Match the words and the chapters.

A.Chapter 3
B.Chapter 4
C.Chapter 5

(     ) tapirs                (     ) petroleum nut teee
(     ) raffisia               (     ) giant otters
(     ) rubber workers (     ) javan rhinoceros
(     )mahogany trees  (     ) Yanomami
(     ) orchids             (     ) howler monkeys

2.Mark T (true) or F (false):

a.(      ) The rainforests are full of trees and animals so its soil is rich.
b.(      ) Marina Silva tries to protect people who work in rubber plantations.
c.(      )You do not have to go to rainforest countries to see rainforest.
d.(      )Using paper made from old paper can save trees.
e.(      )You can protect rainforest animals if you have them for pets.


3.Write a paragraph to tell why rainforests are important:











1. BOOK: THE SCARLET LETTER (Pre-Intermediate) - Semester 5




INTRODUCTION







1. The words below have something to do with the context in which the story happens. Write down what they mean:

a. Pilgrim fathers


b. Mayflower


c. Puritans


d. Thanksgiving


2. List four revealing facts from the biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne:



MOVIE - MAMA MIA! (Pre-Intermediate up)






1. Answer these questions about Mama Mia!:

a. Why did Sophie invite the three men to her wedding?
b. Did Sophie find out what she was looking for?

2. Explain the meaning of these words according to the story:
a. island
b. diary
c. fathers