WEEK 1 STRANGER THAN FICTION

This worksheet based on a fantastic cartoon "The Nut Job(2014)" which is related to the first 20 minutes of the cartoon.


 While watching
1. Surly thinks that he’s a hero. T F
2. His friend’s name’s Grayson. T F
3. Surly and his friend don’t talk too much. T F
4. They don’t have enough food to survive in winter. T F
5. Andie is going to find the nut cart alone. T F
6. The bank is across the nut cart. T F
7. The girl wants some nuts. T F
8. The sign on the cart says “Closed” T F
9. The police officer wants to see man’s vender permit. T F
10. Surly always care for Raccoon and the park.
T F
11. Surly feels happy, when he sees Buddy.

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 Where did the story take place?
 Who were the main characters?
 Who is your favourite character and why?
 How did the story end?
 Why did the swallow decide not to go south with
the other birds? Do you think this was a wise decision?
 What made the Happy Prince and swallow such good friends?
 What was the moral of the story?
 The story ends very sadly. Can you think of a happier ending the writer could have use?

Credits to : http://busyteacher.org/21648-the-happy-prince-video.html





 http://youtu.be/D0je15bOPIE
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/movies/Mr%20bean%20at%20mall.pdf

Activity 2 You are going to watch a video about learning English in Romania. The interviewees in the video answer the following two questions. Read the questions below and discuss what you think they might say in response. Then watch the video once to find out if your ideas were right.
1. Why do young Romanians speak English so well?
2. What tips and advice do Romanians have for learners of English?

Activity 3 Read the following statements about Part 1 of the video and decide if they are true or false. Then watch Part 1 again to check your answers.
 1. Schools in Romania used to teach English in a very traditional way.
 2. Modern Romanians are more fluent than in the past.
3. All teachers of English in Romania have English as their mother-tongue.
4. The interviewees seem very self-motivated to learn English.
 5. Romanian bands usually sing in English.

	1.In the introduction, how does Daniel Emmerson describe the level of English in Romania? fair typical phenomenal poor
	2.According to Joanna, how has the EFL learning experience changed in Romania since the communist period? Learners have more fun in the classroom now. Teachers now focus on grammar translation. School hours are longer than they used to be. Most Romanian students learn English online.
	3.Which do younger Romanian students tend to have more problems with? Fluency Grammar Listening Speaking
	4.Using role-play, videos and games in the classroom makes learning more individual international intellectual interactive
	5.Which of the following helped teacher Sergiu learn English in his childhood years? English TV programs became available in Romania. Romanian writers began publishing English comic books. Romania dropped the Grammar Translation method. Sergiu's family invited a native speaker to live with them.
	6.Alecs says he was able to learn English because he had strong listening skills years of dedication great teachers interesting textbooks
	7.An auditive learner is one who learns best by watching listening reading writing
	8.What musical item or items do we see covered in grass? a neon-lit guitar drums a piano a concert hall
	9.What did one of the interviewees do to her TV? She taped her English lessons over her favourite programs. She covered up the place where English translations appear. She kept a list of new English vocabulary on the screen. She broke it so that she would have more time to study.
	10According to one interviewee, if you like learning English you should do it so you can teach it for the sake of it before you are too old until it's perfect  http://www.engvid.com/learn-english-with-5-jokes/#quiz http://www.engvid.com/phrasal-verbs-look/#quiz http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=21444 http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=21444 http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=21739 http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=22166 http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=21726 http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=19584