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Toy Story: Elementary English Lesson

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This week's Elementary level English lesson for young learners is about the film Toy Story 3.

Watch this trailer for the film, and then scroll down the page to do the tasks.

Click the play button to watch the video.

Task 1

Questions:

1) What kind of toy is Woody?

a) a sailor
b) a soldier
c) a cowboy

2) What kind of toy is Buzz Lightyear?

a) a dinosaur
b) an astronaut
c) a policeman

3) Who used to own the toys?

a) Andy
b) Hamm
c) Ken

4) Why did his mother give the toys away?

a) because he had too many toys
b) because he had told her he didn't want them any more
c) because he was going to college

5) Where were the toys donated to?

a) Sunnydale
b) Sunnyside
c) Sesame Street

We will publish the answers later. Check back in a few days to see how many you got right!

Task 2

Work with another student or friend, and discuss these questions.

1) Why did the toys want to escape from their new home?

2) What did the toys do, in order to escape?

3) What else do you think happens in the film, that we don't see in the trailer?

4) How do you think the film ends?

5) Is this a film that you would like to go and see? Why/why not?

Related Activities:

Film & Cinema Vocabulary - Online Quizzes and Worksheets >>

image credit: sciondriver on Wikimedia Commons

Intermediate English Lesson - The East Side Gallery

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMT

9th November 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of The Berlin Wall.

This week's lesson for Intermediate level English language students is about the East Side Gallery in Berlin.

Pre-Task Activities

What do you know about the Berlin Wall?

Click here for background information about The Berlin Wall.

Task 1

Look at the picture above.

What do you think the connection is between the East Side Gallery and the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Watch the video below. Work with another student or friend. See if you can guess the answers to the questions below.

Questions:

1) What type of gallery is the East Side Gallery?

2) Where is the East Side Gallery?

3) When was the East Side Gallery founded?

4) Why was the East Side Gallery founded?

5) What is the purpose of the East Side Gallery?

Task 2

Read the text below about the East Side Gallery in Berlin, to see if your predictions for Task 1 were correct.

The East Side Gallery is an international memorial for freedom. It is a 1.3km long section of the Berlin Wall located near the centre of Berlin on Mühlenstraße in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.

The Gallery consists of approximately 100 paintings by artists from all over the world, painted in 1990 on the east side of the Berlin Wall.

The East Side Gallery was founded following the successful merger of the two German artists' associations VBK and BBK. It is the largest and open air gallery in the world.

The paintings at the East Side Gallery document the time of change and express the euphoria and great hopes for a better and free future for all people of the world.

Two-thirds of the paintings are badly damaged by erosion, graffiti, and vandalism. One-third have been restored by a non-profit organization which started work in 2000. The objective of this organization is the eventual restoration and preservation of all the paintings.

Task 2

Watch this video about the East Side Gallery in Berlin and then discuss the questions below with another student or friend.

Questions: True or False?

1) The Berlin Wall was painted by artists on both sides before the collapse of communism.

2) Many of the paintings have been recently restored.

3) The section of the wall that remains looked very different back in 1989.

4) Thierry Noir is German.

5) Thierry Noir used to live in West Berlin.

6) The artwork is the only reason why the wall still stands.

(we will be publishing the answers for this task later in the week)

Task 4

Discuss these questions with another student or friend:

1) How important do you think it is to preserve the artwork on the wall?

2) Who do you think should be responsible for preserving the wall?

3) What measures could the authorities take to help protect the wall from vandalism?

More Quizzes about art for English Language Students:

The Fourth Plinth - Video Listening Quiz about Anthony Gormley's Installation >>

Banksy - Intermediate Listening Quiz about the Controversial British Artist >>

text credits: Wikipedia

Learn the English Days of the Week

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMT

This week's Elementary level English lesson is for young learners.

In this lesson you are going to learn the English words for days of the week.

The English words for days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday and Sunday are also known as the weekend.

Watch a Video

This fun song by the band They Might be Giants will help you to learn the days of the week.

Click the play button to play the video. Scroll down to read the words, and sing along!

Oh no, no, I never go to work,
Oh no, no, I never go to work,
Oh no, no, I never go to work,
Oh no, no, I never go to work,

On Mondays, I never go to work,
On Tuesdays, I stay at home,
On Wednesdays, I never feel inclined,
Work is the last thing on my mind,

On Thursdays, it's a holiday!
And Fridays I detest,
Oh it's much too late on a Saturday,
And Sunday is the day of rest.

Oh yes, yes, practice trumpet everyday,
Oh yes, yes, practice trumpet everyday,
Oh yes, yes, practice trumpet everyday,
Oh yes, yes, practice trumpet everyday,

Practice Monday,
Practice Tuesday,
Practice Wednesday,

Practice Thursday,
And Friday,
And I practiced all night on Saturday,
So on Sundays I played best.

Oh no, no, I never go to work,
Oh no, no, I never go to work,
Oh no, no, I never go to work,
Oh no, no, I never go to work,

On Mondays, I never go to work,
On Tuesdays, I stay at home,
On Wednesdays, I never feel inclined,
Work is the last thing on my mind,

On Thursdays, it's a holiday!
And Fridays I detest,
Oh it's much too late on a Saturday,
And Sunday is the day of rest,

It's the day of rest!

Lyrics: They might be Giants

Bonfire Night - English Lesson For Beginners

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:00 GMT

The topic for this week's English lesson for beginners is Bonfire Night.

Read the text below about Bonfire Night.

If you find it too easy,

click here to try the Elementary level quizzes on Bonfire Night on our website >>

Bonfire Night

Bonfire night is on November 5th.

Bonfire Night is also known as Guy Fawkes Night.

Many People in the UK celebrate Bonfire Night.

Task 1

Look at the words below. Can you match them to the pictures?

Click here to download a worksheet for this task >>

Task 2

This is a picture of Guy Fawkes.

Look at the word search.

How many of these words can you find?

Click on the words as you find them.

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Task 3

Look at the pictures below. What can you see?

Talk about the pictures with a friend. Write something about each picture.

Picture 1

Picture 2

More Activities:

Elementary Level

Click here for Elementary level worksheets and quizzes on Bonfire Night >>

image credits: Morguefile, ennor on Flickr

Halloween Worksheets and Activities

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:52:00 GMT

The topic for this week's beginner level English exercises is Halloween.

Click on the links in the Glog below to download worksheets on Halloween.

Click on the links on page 2 of each worksheet to see the answers.

Diwali - Indian Festival of Lights

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:57:00 GMT

The topic for this week's pre-intermediate English lesson is Diwali.

Diwali is a five day religious festival and national holiday in India and Nepal.

Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights.

People in India celebrate Diwali every year in October.

Today's Task: Diwali Vocabulary

Look at the word search below.

How many Diwali-related words can you find?

Click on the words as you find them.

We will be adding more activities on Diwali over the next few days.

More Quizzes and Activities on Festivals and Celebrations:

Click on the links below for more activities on festivals and celebrations:

Beltane - May Day Festival - Pre-Intermediate Reading Activity

Beltane - Prepositions - Pre-Intermediate Level Gap Fill

Image credits: Satinder Singh, Artmaneuver

Office Vocabulary - English Matching Quiz

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Today's ESL lesson is for English beginners and other English language students who wish to build their vocabulary of office-related words.

We've added 3 picture matching quizzes to our site to help students build their vocabulary for office stationery, furniture and equipment.

Clicking on the "new game" button will re-load each quiz with a new set of words and pictures.

Click on the link below to go to the activity:

Office Vocabulary - Vocabulary & Matching Quizzes For English Language Beginners

More Activities:

English Language Exercises for Beginners >>

image credit: Andy Woo on Flickr