SHAKEXPERIENCE
ARTICLES. Complete using A - THE - #
1) Miss Rachel is ....... working woman in her early 30’s. She is ...... very sweet and naive person who is obsessed with ......... Shakespeare.
Henry is ...... clown of ........ group. He appeals to comedy to avoid uncomfortable ..........situations.
1) A - A - #
2) THE - THE - #
How would you describe the childhood at the time of the story?
future specutlation
LOOK. Complete
1- She looks as ............. she's tired.
2- It looks ...........a creature from outer space.
3- Wow! Look .......... that beautiful butterfly!
1- THOUGH
2- LIKE
3- AT
ARTICLES
............ sea was calmed.
.......... few passengers looked up from their food waiting for .......next roll.
Most of ......... passengers continued with their meal. ......... small number got up to their feet.
THE
A - THE
THE - A
ADJECTIVES. Choose some of the adjectives to compare the characters: Miss Rachel - Juliet - William - Henry - John
jealous • sweet • passionate (about) • cool • sensitive • smart • naive • weird • popular • fair • womanish • rebel
Students' answers
Review. Would you recomend the short story? Why?
Giving recomendations
COMPARING.
Think of three different ways of camparing the main characters in the stories we have read.
using adjectives:
comparatives
superlatives
as....as
Shakespeare was a very ..................................... writer - he produced
roughly two plays a year between 1594 and 1611.
a. fertile b. fruitful c. prolific d. copious
PROLIFIC
Can you describe your school days? What did you use to do?
Answers using past simple, past continuous and USED TO
THE LEG OF LAMB.
Why do you think the short story is called "The leg of Lamb"?
Students' identify IRONY
Two kinds of women were depicted in the play. Which one do you agree with? Explain.
*The woman’s role has improved since the 1950s.
*Women were happier in the 1950s.
Student's answers
This year we read another story with kids involved?
Which was it?
What differneces and similarities can you find among them?
Margie
Tommy
Christopher
LOOK. Complete
1- could you look ...... at this photo and see if you know where it was taken ?
2- Sally looks ............ Have you been rude to her?
3- Penny looks ............ though she wishes she wasn't here.
1- closely
2- angry
3- as
Crop circles (1)
1- A crop circle appeared last night. Natural forces .......... (must/creat) it.
2- Natural forces? I'm not sure but I think aliens from outer space ...... (might/make) it.
3- That's ridiculous. They ...... (can't/make) it!!!!
1- must have created
2- might have made
3- can't have made
SWIM.
What goes wrong with Mr Botibol's plan?
He didn't realise the woman on the deck had a mental illness.
WHAT'S THE MAIN CONFLICT IN THE PLAY?
John, William and Henry are typical defiant teenagers in high school. They never pay attention in class and love playing pranks. One day, they send Ms. Rachel a letter asking her out on a date. The literature teacher falls for the trick until Juliet, warns her. Ms. Rachel is so mad that she wants to get the boys expelled, but Juliet convinces her to give them a chance. They will be allowed to stay if they manage to stage a Shakespeare play.
COMPARATIVES.
-Compare education systems in the past, now and in the future
Use comparatives and superlative forms of adjectives
Use as....as
Crop Circles (2)
4- But there are a lot of theories. The movement of the stars .... (may/cause) it.
5- Animals wandering through the tall grasses .... (could/be) the reason.
6- Mmmm. They .....(must/be made) by students for a joke.
4- may have caused
5- could have been
6- must have been made
TASTE.
In your opinion, why did Louise, Mike's eighteen-year-old daughter agree to the bet?
students's answers using MODAL VERBS OD SPECULATION.