Rotting hills - The New Girl

BEFORE WATCHING

Discussion questions:

1.Who is your best friend at school? Tell more about him/her.
2. What do you do together?
3. Have you ever had a new pupil in class?
4. Have you ever been a new pupil in class?
5. Have you ever ditched classes?


Vocabulary Definition

(n) a human
a person
'Humans don't live on this planet.'
(adj) superior
better, more powerful than a similar person
'Your warriors are far superior to mine.'
(v) to yell
to shout
'Help me!' she yelled hysterically.'
(n) choice
ability to choose between several things
'He has to make some important choices.'
(v) to ditch not to go to school, a class
'Did you ditch class today?'
(adj) eternal
continuing for ever
'the Christian promise of eternal life'
(n) meaning
the thing or idea that a word represents
'The meaning of her words was clear.'

Sentence/Phrase

(adj) decomposed
something decay
'a partially decomposed body'
(v) to threaten
to say that you will cause someone harm
'Workers are threatening a strike.'
(v) to shake
to move suddenly from side to side or up and down
'She shook him to wake him up.'


WATCH THE VIDEO

Fill in the missing words, use the correct grammar form:

1. Why don't we ______ class and you can tell me all about this wonderful town?
2. Clark, what's wrong with you? - Make a ______, Clark...
3. Everyone knows vampires are ________ to zombies in the undead hierarchy.
4. I don't know the _______ of the word hierarchy.
5. Hi, honey! Did you _______ home dinner?
6. Please excuse my not coming out to _______ your hand.
7. Ok, _______. Time for my feeding.
8. Oh, the rotten corpse is _________ me.
9. Is your brain too ________?
10. Would someone evil offer you ______ life?
11. Clark, I'm sorry I _____at you.

Missing words:
a) to bring
b) to yell
c) choice
d) to threaten
e) superior
f) to shake
g) to ditch
h) decomposed
i) meaning
j) human
k) eternal

Compare Zoe to the new girl considering:

• appearance
• personality
• power
• pets
• attitude to Clark

Answer the questions:

1.Why didn't Zoe want Clark to sit next to her?
2. Why was the new girl interested in 'being friends' with Clark?
3. Why did Clark decide to ditch classes?
4. Who does the vampire girl live with?
5. What did the vampire offer Clark?
6. Why did Clark choose Zoe?
7. How did Zoe and Buddy save Clark?

Alexandr & the Mysterious Knightkat

VOCABULARY
Definition / Sentence

1. meerkat - A small southern African mongoose.
2. knight - a noble soldier of the old times - рыцарь
3. rattle - A rapid succession of short, sharp, hard sounds - греметь

"the rattle of teacups on the tray".

4. window panes - a part of window glass
5. howling gale - very strong wind that makes noises - завывающий ветер
6. mansion /ˈmanSHən/ - a big expensive house like a small palace - особняк

‘Would you like to live in a mansion?’

7. enormous /iˈnôrməs/ - very big - огромный

She has an enormous talent.

8. dungeon /ˈdənjən/ - A strong underground prison cell, esp. in a castle - подземная темница.

‘She was thrown into the dungeon.’

9. seed - A flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant - семя

‘If you put a seed into the ground and water it you will get a plant.’

10. to scratch - Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object - царапать.

‘My cat never scratches me.’’

11. ladybird - a small bug with red wings and black spots on them
12. flea /fli:/ - A small wingless jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds, including the human flea - блоха

‘My cat has got fleas.’

1. lair - A wild animal's resting place, esp. one that is well hidden. A secret or private place - логово

‘A bear spends the winter asleep in his lair.’

13. scoundrel /ˈskaundrəl/ - a bad and dishonest person - мерзавец

‘dirty rotten scoundrels’

14. science - a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws - наука

‘I want to study Science at college.’’

15. villain /ˈvilən/ - a bad person - злодей

‘There is always a villain in every fairy tale.’

16. urgency - срочность; безотлагательность; крайняя необходимость.

‘It’s a matter of urgency.’’

17. cravat - something like a tie and a scarf at the same time - широкий галстук

‘It is customary for an Englishman to wear a cravat to his wedding.’

18. traffic jam - when the cars on the road stop or move very slowly - пробка

‘We are stuck in a traffic jam.’

19. claw - a big nail of an animal - коготь

‘How big is a polar bear’s paw and claws?’

20. wink - to close and open one eye quickly, typically as a signal - подмигивать

‘Did she just wink at me?’

21. night vision - the ability to see in the dark - ночное зрение

‘Owls have the best bird night vision.’

22. sign - an object with writing on it giving information or instructions - вывеска

‘There was a sign ‘Help Wanted’ in the window’

23. sniff - to smell something - нюхать

‘his dog sniffed at my sleeve’

24. splat - A sound of something soft and wet or heavy striking a surface - шлёп!

‘he heard a splat as it hit the floor’

25. equipment /iˈkwipmənt/ - The necessary items for a particular purpose.- оборудование

‘Don’t try it at home without a special equipment.’

26. waist - The part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips - талия

‘She has a slim waist’

27. tin opener - a device for cutting cans open - консервный нож
28. thrill - A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure - глубокое волнение

‘the thrill of jumping out of an airplane’.

BEFORE YOU READ
1. This story is about a superhero, what are some famous superheroes you can name? What were their superpowers?
2. If you were a superhero what would you be and what superpower would you have?

READ THE STORY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Alexandr & the Mysterious Knihghtkat on Prezi

1. What was the weather like in the story?
2. What is the dungeon in Orlov’s mansion full of?
3. What two figures are there in the dungeon? What are they doing?
4. Who is Knightkat?
5. Who is Dr. Robogoose? Where does he get his name from?
6. Does a stinky metal villain pop out if you put a mongoose in a toaster?
7. Why did Knightkat nearly spill his ladybug tea on his cravat?
8. What does Knightkat use his secret camera for?
9. What is Knightkat’s secret camera showing now?
10. What was Knightkat wearing to rescue Maya?
11. What is supposed to show that Knightkat is on a mission?
12. Why can’t everyone go on the Internet and see what Knightkat is up to?
13. What is Knightkat’s superpower? How fast can he travel?
14. What is nasty Robogoose missing according to Knightkat?
15. What is Knightkat’s own invention to deal with nasty metal villains?
16. What happens to Maya?
17. Who wakes Alexandr up?

SPOT THE MISTAKE
Alexandr’s English is not very good, can you make it better? Spot the mistakes in the text and rewrite it, for example:
ORIGINAL ‘In mountain village of Meerkovo everywhere was full of raining, and the wind made rattle against the window panes.’
CORRECTED ‘It was raining hard in a mountain village of Meerkovo, and the wind was rattling against the window panes.’


WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE

• This video advertises house insurance.
• The Battle of Fearlessness is second part in the Orlov Family History Trilogy.
• His great grandad's name was Vitaly.
• He was fighting a fox army.
• Meerkats won the battle.
• Vitaly was very seriously wounded.

Rotting Hills - Night at the Office

Discussion questions:

1. What is your mom and dad's job?
2. What do you want to do when you grow up? Why?
3. What is the most boring job in the world?
4. What do you think is the most exciting job in the world?
5. What is Clark's dad's job?
6. What is Clark's mom's job?

VOCABULARY
Definition Sentence/Phrase
(n) Java
(Am.,inf.) coffee
I always start the morning with java.
(adj) upset
unhappy and worried She was really upset about the way her father treated her.
(v) to split up
to be divided into different parts or groups Let's split up to find it.
(n) account
a statement that shows how much money you owe
(n) a bunch of people
a group of people
a friendly bunch of people
(adj) careful
used to tell someone to think about what they're doing
Be careful - the floor's slippery.
(v) to figure out
to think about a problem until you find the answer
Can you figure out how to do it?
(v) to mind
if you do not mind what someone does you don't have a strong opinion about it
(v) to search
to try to find someone or something
I always use Google Search to find information.


BEFORE YOU WATCH
Find the odd word out and name the group:
1. computer, printer, scanner, corpse, copier
2. secretary, manager, undertaker, assistant, accountant
3. pen, stapler, pencil, bone, file
4. to type, to send, to bury, to write, to get

Compare the pictures in the presentation below. 
What are the differences between a usual office and Restful Hills office?

Different offices. on Prezi

WATCH THE VIDEO

Complete the sentences:

• When Clark was watching TV and his Mom _________, his Dad ________.
• Clark decided to go to Dad's office because he thought _________.
• Clark and Zoe went to the office by ______ which_________.
• Dad was working late because ___________.
• Zombies were angry because ___________.
• Zoe fixed the coffee machine by ___________.

Fill in the missing words:

1. Could you file this to watching ________?
2. I'm not sure. The guys here seem to be ______ over something.
3. He doesn't ______ you're driving it?
4. We have to ________ the office. - Let's _______ up.
5. The problem is I can't ________ out what's wrong with it.
6. I can't get a stick of work out of these folks till they get their ______.
7. It's like working with a ______ of zombies.
8. _______, your hands are like ice!

Missing words:
a) a bunch
b) to mind
c) careful
d) upset
e) to search
f) account
g) to split (up)
h) to figure
i) java

Rotting Hills - Drive to School

BEFORE YOU WATCH

Discussion questions:

1. How do you usually get to school?

- by bus

- by underground

- by car

- by bicycle

- on foot

2. How long does your trip take?

3. What time do you start school?

4. What time do you go home after your lessons?

5. How do you get home from school?

Try to imagine what Restful Hills Elementary looks like and describe a day of a student there using as many scary words as you can, for example: blood, zombie-teacher, bones, skeletons, rotting flesh, etc.

Vocabulary: Definition Sentence/Phrase

(n) lift (give a lift) - to take somebody somewhere in your car/bike

'John gave me a lift home'.

(adj) rude - speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite

'Why are you so rude to her?'

(v) to pick up to take somebody somewhere in your car/bike

'I'll pick you up at the station'

(n) neighbourhood - an area of a town or city

'She grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Boston'.

(adj) genuine - something real

'The jacket is genuine leather'

(v) to exist to be real or alive

'Do ghosts really exist?'

(adj) ridiculous - very silly or unreasonable

'That's a ridiculous idea!'

(v) to wonder - to think about something that you are not sure about

'I wonder if I may have a drink?'

(adj) terrifying - extremely frightening

'terrifying screams'

WATCH THE VIDEO

True or False:

• Clark's school starts early in the morning.
• Clark's dad is afraid of zombies.
• Clark says that zombies are big rotting corpses with peeled skin, big teeth, horrible eyes and putrid breath.
• Zoe likes Clark's description of zombies.
• The Skulls neighbourhood is ominous.
• Clark wants to scare his dad into admitting the undead exist.

Who said that and what they were talking about:

• She was just showing us her pet.
• Everyone stays away from the sculls.
• All it will take is a close encounter with that zombie.
• I moved you and your mother out to Restful Hills to start a new life.
• Well, at least, now my dad's got a ride to work.

Fill in the missing words:

1. Haven't you _________ why school here starts at midnight?
2. I've arranged to ________ your little friend on the way.
3. Are you telling me that you can't see this is a _______ undead dog.
4. I think we are in the Skulls __________.
5. This looks like a short ______ down this dark ________ tunnel.
6. I'm gonna scare my dad into admitting the undead _______.
7. Don't be _________!
8. ________ fellas, these bikers.
9. It was nice of that little girl to give us a _____ to school in her bike.

Missing words:

a) terrifying

b) lift

c) wondered

d) rude

e) neighbourhood

f) exist

g) genuine

h) ridiculous

i) cut

j) pick up

Listen and repeat:

• So, first day at your new school. Big day. - Does dad sound excited?
• It's not day, dad, it's night! - Does Clark sound happy?
• Haven't you wondered why school here starts at midnight? - Does Clark sound angry?
• Things are different out here in the country. 
• Haven't you ever heard of night school?
• Cheer up, son, I arranged to pick up your little friend on the way. - Does dad sound cheerful?
• Friend?! - Does Clark sound shocked?
• Something's wrong, Clark?
• Z-z-z-zombies! - Does Clark sound terrified? 

William Shakespeare

Before you watch:

What do you think about Shakespeare?

Have you seen any of his plays?

Have you seen any movies based on Shakespeare’s plays?

Which play would like to see the most and why?

Vocabulary: Definition/sentence/phrase

1. (n) poet a person who writes poems

2. (n) playwright a person who writes plays

3. (adv) widely to a great degree; "her work is widely known"

4. (v) regarded to hold (a person or thing) in respect, admiration, we regard your work very highly

5. (v) performed To give a public presentation. “My theater group performed a three-act play”.

6. (n) sonnet A 14-line verse form/poem

7. (adj) situated having a place or location

8. (n) reconstruction making something again

9. (adj) modern present, here and now - modern films, buildings

10. (n) characters an imaginary person in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"

11. (n) groundlings someone who has a cheap standing ticket for a theatre

12. (n) history past information

13. (n) comedy funny drama

14. (n) tragedy drama that ends badly through death

15. (n) slapstick drama that has “slapstick style of humor”

16. (n) puns a funny play on words “ I do it for the pun of it”

17. (n) genre a category of films/books comedy genre, horror genre

Click on Video William Shakespeare - Press CC for subtitles:

What is William Shakespeare famous for?

How many plays did he write

How many sonnets did he write

What is a sonnet?

Where was he born?

We know he was a writer, but what else was he?

Where did he act out his plays? What was the name of the theatre?

What is his most popular genres?

What are the 4 genres?

What age did William die?

Why do the plays remain popular today?

Here is a selection of Shakespeare’s plays, have you seen any of them?

1. The Merchant of Venice

2. Hamlet

3. As You Like It

4. Henry V

HOMEWORK

Write a short description of each play - What are they about?

1. The Merchant of Venice

2. Hamlet

3. As You Like It

4. Henry V

Which play would you like to see? Why?

Task 1.

Read the questions and highlight the correct answer:

1. When was William Shakespeare born?

1498 / 1564 / 1895

2. Where was Shakespeare born?

Stratford upon Avon / Cambridge / Oxford

3. How many plays did Shakespeare write?

8 / 38 / 108

4. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

154 / 14 / 38

5. What's the name of the ‘Shakespeare theatre' in London?

The World Theatre / The Old Shakespeare Theatre / The Globe Theatre

6. ‘To be or not to be, that is the question?’ is from which play?

As You Like It / Henry V / Hamlet

Task 2. Check your grammar: gap fill - verbs

Complete the gaps with a word from below

3. get

1. had

4. pay
7. hide
2. went

6. loses

8. fight
5. cut

1. William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway _______________ three children.

2.Shakespeare _______________ to London to work as an actor and a writer.

3. This play is about the idea that people usually _______________ what they deserve in the end.

4. If Antonio doesn’t _______________ back this money in time something terrible will happen.

5. Shylock will _______________ off a piece of his body.

6. Antonio _______________ all his business.

7. People _______________ in a beautiful forest.

8. Why do men _______________ ?

Task 3. Check your grammar: gap fill - past simple verbs

Write the past simple form of the verbs on the line.

1. have………………………….

2. go………………………….

3. get………………………….

4. pay………………………….

5. cut………………………….

6. lose………………………….

7. hide………………………….

8. fight………………………….

Homework:

1. Click on the link Shakespeare and do the activities Take the quiz and True or False.

2. Write a short description of each play above. The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, As You Like It,Henry V. What are their genres?

Rotting Hills - Clark's New Home

BEFORE YOU WATCH

1. What are zombies? 
2. Are you scared of zombies?
3. Do you like zombie movies? Why? Why not? Can you remember some of them?
4. Do you believe that it is actually possible for a person to become a zombie? Why? Why not?

Vocabulary: Definition Sentence/Phrase

(n) point - a single fact, idea, or opinion That's a very interesting point.
(n) graveyard - an area of ground where people are buried There is a graveyard next to the church
(v) to board (up) - to cover a window or door with wooden boards The shop was boarded up
(n) corpse - the dead body of a person The corpse was found by children playing in the woods.
(n) swamp - land that is always very wet or covered with water 'Frogs usually live in a swamp'.
(adj) overcast - dark with clouds 'a chilly overcast day'
(n) deal - an agreement, especially in business 'You can get some good deals on the internet'.
(n) truck - a large road vehicle used to carry goods 'a truck driver'
(n) break - a period of time when you stop doing something 'Let's take a ten-minute break'.
(n) funeral home - the place where a body is kept before a funeral
(n) raccoon - a small North American animal 'Raccoons like to steal food from cats'.

WATCH THE VIDEO

Fill in the missing words:

1. That's the whole ______ of moving to the country.
2. No, not in the ______...In the old ____ ______ up the hill.
3. It seemed like a good _____.
4. Windows look like they've been _______ up from the inside.
5. Probably to keep out ________.
6. I wonder where the moving ____ could be?
7. Smell that fresh country air... must be a _____ gas out back.
8. He didn't have a bathroom ______ the whole trip.
9. But they were zombies, the undead, reanimated _______.
10. What about the rotting flesh? - It's been __________.

Missing words:
a) swamp
b) deal
c) corpses
d) point
e) funeral home
f) racoons
g) graveyard
h) break
i) boarded
j) truck
k) overcast

AFTER YOU WATCH

Discussion questions:

1. Why did Dad decide to move the family to the country?
2. Why did they buy a funeral home?
3. What was strange about the house?
4. What was “the present” from Restfull Hills Realty?
5. Why did Clark decide to stay in the car?
6. Were Dad and Mom surprised to see zombies?

Describe the character you liked most of all and explain why you like him/her:

Clark

Mom

Dad

Zoe

Learn the words HERE

Using the pictures retell the story, use the words bellow:

ROTTING HILLS on Prezi


BUYING A HOUSE ROLE PLAY 

Merlin. The Dragon's Call Part IV

Vocabulary and Definitions

1. (n) Lance pole
2. (n) Jouster
3. (n) King's ward - a person who is under the protection or in the custody of a king
4. feast - пир
5. invite - приглашать
6. (conju) whether - if I don't know whether it's possible. or introducing alternatives. ‘He can't decide whether to go or not’
7. tease - дразнить
8. compliments - подарки
9. repay - отдавать долг
10. performance - представление
11. (adj) betrothed - Engaged to be married -
12. fallen angel - падший ангел
13. God, have mercy - Господи, помилуй
14. ordinary - обычный
15. obviously - очевидно
16. prosperity - процветание
17. honour - честь
18. peace - мир
19. debt - долг
20. modest - скромный
21. rewarded - вознагражденный
22. merit - заслуга
23. (n) manservant - слуга

Multiple choice questions:

1. Whose room does Merlin enter?
a) Lady Helen’s b) Gwen's c) The King's ward's

2. Who is the King’s ward talking about when she says ‘I mean, the man’s a total jouster’?
a) Merlin b) Arthur c) Gaius

3. Who is the King’s ward going to the feast with?
a) on her own b) with the King c) with Arthur

4. What gifts does Lady Helen receive?
a) sweets b) fruit c) chocolates

5.What does the servant girl see in the mirror?
a) herself b) nothing c) the old witch

6. What kind of men does Gwen like?
a) ordinary men b) rough, tough men c) magical men

7. What does Lady Helen use to kill Arthur?
a) magic b) knife c) poison

8. What does Merlin become?
a) a knight b) a servant to the king c) a manservant to Arthur


Fill in the missing words:

1. I wouldn’t touch him with a ______
2. I mean the man is a total ______
3. I need some help with this ______
4. My ______ says I have the voice of a fallen angel
5. Gwen believe me I’m not ______
6. We have enjoyed twenty years of peace and ______
7. a debt must be repaid ______

Missing words:
1. fastening
2. lance pole
3. finally
4. prosperity
5. jouster
6. ordinary
7. betrothed

Discussion questions:

1. Is Merlin supposed to be in the Lady’s room?
2. What is the gift given to Lady Helen?
3. What is the servant's voice like?
4. What does the servant see in the mirror?
5. What happens to the servant?
6. What do Arthur and Merlin think when the King's ward walks in?
7. Does it become quite awkward between Gwen and Merlin? Why?
8. What happens when Lady Helen starts singing?
9. What happens to Merlin?
10. What happens to Lady Helen?
11. Why is everyone applauding?
12. What does the King offer Merlin?
13. Do they think Merlin is a hero? why?
14. What does Gaius give to Merlin?

Listen and repeat:

• Lady Helen, compliments of the king.
• So sweet.
• How will I ever repay him.
• When he hears you sing.
• Oh that will be more than enough, won’t it?
• Really looking forward to the performance.
• So am I.
• I love singing you know. I sing all the time.
• My betrothed says I have the voice of a fallen angel.

Learn the words here and prepare for the test in next lesson