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For the love of the game, Listening activity

David Beckham “For the love of the game”

This activity started quite by accident, I should say. One evening, at home, having dinner my husband commented he had seen the “Beckham movie” the previous night and talked to me as though I had seen it as well. When I asked him what he was talking about he couldn’t believe I didn’t know about that movie. For my husband, the fact that I’m a English teacher means I HAVE to know not only who the British Prime Minister is but also who the next candidate is, together with the population of Leeds, all the members of the Tudor family, the results of the Premier League, how to apply to a British university, just to mention a few things any teacher MUST know.

Coming back to David (Beckham, of course), I happened to find the movie the following day shown on the BBC entertainment channel. I must admit to being a football fan myself (I’m from Uruguay!!) and that I’ve always  loved Beckham, but the movie “For the love of the game” is really inspiring. So, I thought, “how can I use this in my groups?”.  Immediately, I thought I didn’t need any excuse, I could use it in my groups as a listening activity and I did. In my teenage/young adult group, where I  use English File Intermediate text book, I connected the activity with Module 2 lesson B.

Activity: David Beckham’s “For the love of the game”

Lead-in

Photograph of David  Beckam. Ask students whether they know him and those who do share any information about the footballer. At this stage, it’s interesting to see that most boys will give information about his football career and most girls will talk about his family life. 

Why is number 7 significant to him?

You can share:    www.7.org/    This is the website for his fund

Language: Present Perfect Simple

Students are told they would see an extract of the movie but before that they are given a set of sentences:

Choose the correct alternative

Football gave / has given me everything.

It’s never been/ It was never more important to me to give something back.

I’ve organized / I organized a major initiative for my charitable fund.

They have to choose the alternative they consider more appropriate and give reasons for their choice.

Note: In my country, because of the variety of Spanish that is spoken here, the Present Perfect tense is not  commonly used, the Past Simple is used instead; therefore, in English, using their transference strategies, students very rarely use Present Perfect and Past Simple is used in most cases.

Watch For the love of the game, David Beckham

Watch from beginning to 1’ 30”. 

Check. Take this opportunity to talk/revise the uses of Present Perfect.

Use the third sentence to ask students about Beckham’s “major initiative”. 

What’s the major initiative he talks about? ………………………………………………………………….

If they couldn’t get it  watch another scene:  watch minute 3, where you’ll see where he’s planning to play.

• ·         Papua New Guinea (4’)
• ·         Nepal (18’30’’)
• ·         Djibouti (31’50’’)
• ·         Buenos Aires (47’50’’)
• ·         Antarctica (58’’)
• ·         Miami (1:09’)
• ·         Manchester (1:18”)

Students are allotted one place each (except for Antarctica). For homework,  they have to watch the section of the movie which is about the place they were given and get the following information: 

*General information about the place and current situation

* Venue:

* Match number:

* Surface:

* Teams:

* Players:

* Final score:

* If he meets any locals, what does he learn about them?

* Extra information:

* After-match comments:

In class we watch the Antarctica chapter (58’)

 Watch David  Beckham in Antarctica and complete this chart

Venue:………………………………..

Match number: …………………………..

Surface: …………………………..

Teams: …………………………..

Players: …………………………

Final score: ………………………….

Watch again and answer these questions

1.      What do we learn about the journey to Antarctica?

2.      David mentions a lot of “firsts”. What do you remember about them?

3.      What do they use for the goals and lines?

Extra information: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

After match comments: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Language: Teachers can also exploit this video in different ways. For instance, adjectives suffixes:

ISH : safe-ish (Dave Gardner about the flight)

ABLE: unbelievable (David arriving in Antarctica)

Y: rusty (David about Dava Gardner)/slippery (the surface)

* For my intermediate group, I also asked them to compare the job done by David Beckham and his charity and that with “Adelante Africa” (English File Intermediate, 3^rd edition, Module 2 LessonB)

“ I was lucky enough to play football for twenty years.”

“These last ten days have given me another lifetime of memories”

“They say it’s only a game but it transformed my life; so for me it’s the only game”   David Beckham

For more information about his activity and the keys, do not hesitate to email me.

Cheers, teacher Ana Cabral

Cursos 2016

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Lunes a Viernes de 18 a 20 horas

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Comienzo de cursos

7 de marzo

Where? Where? Under the chair

This is an activity to practise prepositions of place with young children.

Answer the questions using: IN - ON - UNDER - iN FRONT OF- BEHIND - BETWEEN 

Where's the wall?

Where's Agustín?

Where's Valentín?

Where's Emma?

Where's the door?

Where's Valentín?

Where's Valentín?

XV Annual Camp

Tomorrow's the day!!!! Are you ready? 

Bonfire Party

Getting ready

Pictionary

Treasure Hunt

Mini Kebabs

Fun, Fun and more fun!

Bonfire Party

Golden Cat Missing - Roleplay

Are you a good detective?

Last Friday during lessons at La Casona del Sur - ELT, the Golden Lucky Cat went missing.

Can you help us find it?

CHARACTERS

Your name is David Kennedy. Your favourite thing is a football. Your favourite colour is blue. You were wearing black trousers, a green sweater and a brown scarf. The last time you saw the golden cat was before class. You were in class with Simon, Jason, Emily, Mary, Oliver and Saul. Saul went to the kitchen during class.

Your name is Simon Donnelly. Your favourite thins is a car toy. Your favourite colour is brown. You were wearing black trousers, a blue jacket and a blue cap. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with David, Jason, Emily, Mary, Oliver and Saul. Saul went to the kitchen during class.

Your name is Lucy Queen. Your favourite thing is a book. Your favourite colour is red. You were wearing green trousers, a red shirt and a red headband. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in the bathroom.

Your name is Lily Simons. Your favourite thing is a football. Your favourite colour is blue. You were wearing blue jeans, a pink sweater and a blue headband. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Janice, Theo, Niki, Edward, Luke and Lucy. Lucy went to the bathroom during the class.

Your name is Saul Sheen. Your favourite thing is a book. Your favourite colour is yellow. You were wearing blue jeans, a yellow jacket and a blue cap. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was when you went to the kitchen. You were in the kitchen drinking water.

Your name is Patricia Woods. Your favourite thing is a doll. Your favourite colour is grey. You were wearing grey trousers, a yellow sweater and a headband. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in the bathroom.

Your name is Ivan Williams. Your favourite thing is a bike. Your favourite colour is green. You were wearing green trousers, a black jacket and blue gloves. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Megan, Mike, Olivia, Adam, Jennifer and Patricia. Patricia went to the bathroom during class.

Your name is Janice Carroll. Your favourite thing is a Teddy bear. Your favourite colour is sky-blue. You were wearing black jeans, a pink jacket and a sky-blue scarf. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Niki, Edward, Theo, Lily, Luke and Lucy. Lucy went to the bathroom during class.

Your name is Edward Green. Your favourite thing is a robot. Your favourite colour is white. You were wearing white trousers and a blue shirt. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Janice, Theo, Niki, Luke, Lily and Lucy. Lucy went to the bathroom during class.

Your name is Jason Smith. Your favourite thing is a basketball. Your favourite colour is black. You were wearing black trousers, a blue sweater and blue gloves. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Simon, David, Emily, Oliver, Mary and Saul. Saul went to the kitchen during class.

Your name is Mike Brown. Your favourite thing is a comic. You were wearing grey trousers, a black sweater and a black hat. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Megan, Adam, Olivia, Jennifer, Ivan and Patricia. Patricia went to the kitchen during the class.

Your name is Megan Stark. Your favourite thing is a mobile phone. Your favourite colour is green. You were wearing pink trousers and a purple jacket. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Ivan, Olivia, Mike, Jennifer, Adam and Patricia. Patricia went to the bathroom during class.

Your name is Jennifer Watson. Your favourite thing is an mp3. Your favourite colour is purple. You were wearing purple trousers and a black sweater. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Ivan, Mike, Megan, Adam, Olivia and Patricia. Patricia went to the bathroom during class.

Your name is Oliver John. Your favourite thing is a videogame. Your favourite colour is red. You were wearing grey trousers and a red sweater. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Simon, David, Emily, Jason, Mary and Saul. Saul went to the bathroom during the class.

Your name is Adam Castle. Your favourite thing is a toy. Your favourite colour is yellow. You were wearing white trousers and a blue sweater. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Ivan, Megan, Jennifer, Mike, Olivia and Patricia. Patricia went to the bathroom during the class.

Your name is Emily Clark. Your favourite thing is a book. Your favourite colour is pink. You were wearing blue trousers and a white sweater. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Simon, Jason, Oliver, Mary, David and Saul. Saul went to the kitchen during class.

Your name is Mary Davids. Your favourite thing is a Teddy bear. Your favourite colour is purple. You were wearing red trousers and a blue jacket. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Simon, Jason, Oliver, Emily, David and Saul. Saul went to the kitchen during class.

Your name is Niki White. Your favourite thing is a bike. Your favourite colour is orange. You were wearing black jeans and a white shirt. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Edward, Emily, Luke, Janice, Theo and Lucy. Lucy went to the bathroom during the class.

Your name is Theo Rock. Your favourite thing is a basketball. Your favourite colour is orange. You were wearing white trousers and a blue sweater. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Edward, Emily, Luke, Janice, Niki and Lucy. Lucy went to the bathroom during class.

Your name is Olivia Newton. Your favourite thing is a football t-shirt. Your favourite colour is green. You were wearing red trousers and a white sweater. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in class with Megan, Ivan, Mike, Adam, Jennifer and Patricia. Patricia went to the bathroom during the class.

Your name is Luke Tomson. Your favourite thing is a dog. Your favourite colour is black. You were wearing grey trouser and a black jacket. The last time you saw the Golden Lucky Cat was before class. You were in the class with Janice, Edward, Niki, Emily, Theo and Lucy. Lucy went to the bathroom during class.

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Projects 2015: IYS

Pre- intermediate: Soils support recreation

sports shoes
The different surface where the sporting activity is practised determines the sport shoes the sportsperson wears also to prevent injuries. 

Generally the sports activities done outside in natural surfaces, they need sport shoes of great traction. Also there are some sports practiced outdoors but in synthetic surface that need other type of footwear. 

On the other hand they sports practiced indoor almost always the surfaces are smooth. As these sports are practised in reduced space, the intensity is greater and the rate of change of pace, acceleration and braking are common, therefore the soles of the footwears are very similar between sports, but in basketball is different .

Nicolás Rocha

Projects 2015 IYS

Elementary: Soil supports buildings

JUNIOR LINK: CRAZY HOUSES

Minion's House

This is my crazy house. It is a Minion!! It has got two windows which are the eyes,a door and stairs. I had this idea because I saw the film and liked it very much. In this case I made Kevin who is the best of all Minions. The movie is about the Minions looking for their favourite villain in the world, Scarlet. Scarlet wants to steal the crown of Queen Elizabeth and she used the Minions to do that. Well,I hope you enjoy my project :)

Felipe De Dios

                              

World`s narrowest house

Polish architect Jakub Szczesny claims to have built the world`s narrowest house, just 122 centimetres across at it`s widest point.

The Keret House is squeezed into a crevice between two buildings in the centre of Warsaw and will provide a temporary home for travelling writers.

"It started with the space" Szczecny told Dezeen after explaining how he came across the site when walking home one day.

My crazy house

My crazy house has got 3 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 livingrooms, 2 diningrooms and 2 kitchens.

This house has got pink doors, blue walls, black windows and the chairs are dancing!.

 The garden is orange!! 

Lucia Marchetti  

Planet House

My crazy house is a planet. This house has got blue walls and blue windows.There are 2 bathrooms,4 bedrooms,1 livingroom,1diningroom and 1 kitchen.There is a water fall on top,a garage and a big garden!!

Nahuel Graña