Perspectives

Theme: perspectives, seeing the world as if it were the first time.

Objectives: developing the following skills: video understanding, looking at things in a different perspective, working with grammar (past tenses, adverbs and possessive pronouns).

 

1. Video: Strangers

 

What is the purpose of the experiment?

 

Did the kiss change people’s perspectives? How?

 

Activity: look at one of your friends as if it were the first time you were seeing him/her. Write a compliment about him/her (don’t focus on appearance, focus on what he/she makes you feel). Fold the piece of paper, write the name of your friend on the paper and hand it in to the teacher.

 

2. Video: Parkour

 

How does Parkour help people see the city in different ways?

 

Homework: developping a new perception about something you are used to seeing everyday (the way to school, something inside school, a park, people, anything you want). Write how you see this object, place or person differently now. Describe how the exercise made you feel.

 

2- Grammar exercises

 

Read the following comment: “I've always found[1] that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect." His eyes searched mine intently, and for a moment we stood[2] there toe to toe. "The ones [3] who throw their beauty around, waste what they have? Their beauty is only passing. It's just a shell hiding nothing but shadows and emptiness.” (Quotes from the book Obsedian, by Jennifer L Armentrout).

Jennifer L. Armentrout is an American novelist. She lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She has been a #1 best-selling author for both the New York Times and USA Today. Born: June 11, 1980 (age 33)

 

1. What kind of person is beautiful, according to this author?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

2. Is beauty that we see in others influenced by who we are and how we live life. Explain. 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Grammar Exercises

 

In “I’ve always found”, what is the verb tense being used?

 

a) Past perfect

b) Present perfect

c) Present perfect continuous

 

Why was this verb tense used?

 

a)Because she is talking about a past that continues present in her life. The word “always” reinforces this idea. Also, there is no specific date in the past.

b)Because she is talking about a finished action in the past. The verb in the past, “found”, reinforces this idea.

c)Because an action started in the past and continues up to know, and it’s necessary to emphasize this continuity, therefore the use of “have been”, in present perfect continuos tense.

 

The words “truly”, “quietly”, “intently” have something in common. What is it?

 

a)They are adjectives, referring to nouns;

b)They are adverbs, referring to verbs or adjectives;

c)They are nouns.

 

“Truly” refers to ____________________.

“Intently” refers to __________________.

“Quietly” refers to ___________________.

 

Are the words you wrote nouns, adjectives and/or verbs?____________________________.

Therefore, what can we conclude to be the definition of an “adverb”?________________________________________________. 

 

Read the following extract: His eyes searched mine intently, and for a moment we stood there toe to toe. "The ones who throw their beauty around, waste what they have? Their beauty is only passing.

 

“His”, “mine”, “their” are:

 

a)demonstrative pronouns;

b)relative pronouns;

c)possessive pronouns.

 

Write a sentence using “my” and “mine” to establish their difference.

_________________________________________________________________________.

 

Complete with the appropriate verb tense:

I __________ already _________ (to kiss) him/her when my friend arrived. (the action was completed in the past before the friend arrived).

 

I __________ ____________ _______________ (to kiss) all the time since the they I met him/her. (the action started in the past, but continues to happen in the present. This continuity is reinforced).

 

I ___________ (to kiss) him/her yesterday. (completed action in the past, with an specific date reference: yesterday)

 

I ___________ ______________ him/her many times since we met. (the action started in the past and continues to happen in the present, but the continuity is not reinforced).

 

 

[1] “found” is the past tense of _________________

[2] “stood” is the past tense of _________________

[3] What is the meaning of “The ones”? Why is this expression used?______________________________