Leisure Time Level: 1º de Bachillerato. Grammar: The passive voice. To have something done. Functions: To give and understand impersonal orders. To express actions that someone performs for us. To describe processes. Talking about films. Vocabulary: Cooking terms. The cinema. Phrasal verbs: take Phonetics: Pronunciation of the past participle of verbs. How to use the unit: Put your mouse over each one to see the activities included. Click on menu if you want to see the contents of all the lessons. To start the unit, students must click on the first title or the icon next. Tell the students to check every activity and use the icon next or the numbers in order, so that they complete the lesson in a linear way. In some activities they will have to repeat the exercise if they don't score well enough. To check your students' recordings, go to the activity and listen to it before other student uses the same unit. The unit is divided into 4 parts: PART 1 Easy cooking 1. Preparing food: In this exercise, students must match the sounds and pictures with the words. They should click on the sound icons to listen to the words and drag them under the corresponding picture, then they must check, go on to the next card and do the same. There are two screens. 2. Chicken curry: Next, students must click on the numbers, listen to the sentences and drag them next to the corresponding pictures. Then they can check the answers by clicking on the check button. 3. The passive voice the present: In this exercise, students must read about the passive voice and then, on the second screen, decide which of the sentences are passive and select them by clicking on the square on the left. 4. Irregular past participles: This is a classic memory game, students must click on the squares to match pairs until they complete the chart.
5. Making a Spanish omelette (I): Here, students must complete the instructions for making a Spanish omelette using the passive voice. They must use the verbs given and complete the sentences in the present. Then they can check the answers. There are four screens. 6. Pronunciation: Students click on help to learn about the pronunciation of the past participle forms, then click on the words and drag them to their corresponding column according to their ending sound. Then they will check and finally record the verb forms and play to listen to themselves. They may repeat the recordings if they want to. 7. Making a Spanish omelette (II): In this recording exercise students must click on the mike icon to record the instructions and click on play to listen to their recording. They must go through all cards. They can click on replay to listen to the whole instructions and click on check. PART 2 A film 1. Talking about a film: In this exercise, students must click on the sound icon to listen to the dialogue and click on the text icon to read it. They may click on replay to listen to the whole dialogue. 2. The passive voice the past: Next, students must read the information about the use of the passive voice in the past simple. They may click on help and extra help for a further explanation and then go to the next card and choose the passive sentences by clicking on them. Finally they should check the answer. 3. Roleplay: In this exercise, students will take Sally's part in the dialogue. With the help of the pictures, click on the mike icon to record their words and play to listen. After that they will go through all cards, playing Nick's part and recording Sally's. They may click on replay to listen to the whole dialogue or record it again if they are not happy after the first attempt. 4. A Spanish film: Here, students will complete the information about a film using the passive or the active voice. They can check their answers once they have finished. 5. An adventure film: Here, students will write about a film using the passive and active voice alternatively. Then, click on the mail icon and send their work to their teacher. 6. The history of the cinema: Here, students will write about this topic using the passive and active voice of the verbs given in brackets where necessary. PART 3 The cinema 1. Recognize passive sentences: First students must click on help to learn about the passive voice used with different tenses. Then, click on the sentences which are in the passive.
2. Old piece of news: Next, students must watch the video and click true next to the sentences, then click on check to verify their answers. 3. Missing text: In this exercise, students will fill in the gaps by listening to the video. 4. The news: In this exercise, students must rewrite the newspapers headlines in the passive voice, omitting the agent if not necessary. As a help this agent is written in blue. They will click on check to verify their answers. 5. The Oscars: Here, students will complete the sentences with the present perfect tense using one of the verbs given. They can check their answers when they have finished. PART 4 A film star 1. A day in the life of...: Here, students must click on help to learn about the use of the construction "to have something done". Then click and drag the sentences under their corresponding picture, so as to put in order the information about the character s typical day. 2. They have something done: Next, students must rewrite the sentences in the same verb tense using the construction "to have something done" 3. Guess the meaning: Here students must click on help to learn about phrasal verbs. Read the sentences on the left and try to guess the meaning of each phrasal verb used in them. They are given the meanings above, then they will click and drag each meaning next to sentences. 4. Phrasal verb: This is a listening exercise where students must complete the sentences with a preposition or adverb. They must click on help to know more about the meanings of the phrasal verbs made with "to take". 5. Hidden word: Here, students will have to find 10 words related to the cinema. In order to do so, they must click and drag the letters on the right to fit the words found. There s the possibility to see the answers if they find the activity too difficult.
Leisure Time - Answer key PART 1 Easy cooking 1. Preparing food: 1. shred / peel / chop / slice / mix / beat 2. roast / boil / grill / fry / microwave / cook 2. Chicken curry: 3 / 7 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6 / 4 3. The passive voice the present: The apples are chopped and cooked in their own juice The evening meal is served at 7.0 on weekdays Paella is made with rice, seafood, meat and vegetables. 5. Making a Spanish omelette (I): 1. are peeled 2. are peeled / are chopped 3. are fried 4. are beaten 5. are mixed 6. is added 7. is fried 8. is turned 9. is fried 6. Pronunciation: / t / baked / mixed / chopped / sliced / cooked / d / fried / served / grilled / peeled / boiled / id / roasted / salted / shredded / added. PART 2 A film 2. The passive voice the past: It was built in 1787 / because it was stolen / He stole my handbag / two people were killed 4. A Spanish film: was / enjoyed / was played / played / was adapted / was written / was shot / was / was directed / was composed / was shown / applauded 6. The history of the cinema: developed / had developed / invented / was opened / featured / had opened / inspired was invented / be seen / gave / is considered / began / spread / was imported PART 3 The cinema 1. Recognize passive sentences: Pubs and churches were emptied. Edison s pictures can be seen if you look into a box. March 1895 is considered the date of birth of the cinema. Edison s pictures have already been shown in America. The first moving images were created by T. Edison. The Lumière brothers s pictures are projected on a wall. 2. Old piece of news: The first moving images were created by T. Edison Edison s pictures can t be seen unless you look into a box The Lumière Brothers s pictures are seen projected onto a wall The Lumière brothers s pictures proved to be a great success Projected moving pictures may create optical illusions
3. Missing text: the headlines / create the first / watch films of anything / empty because of movie madness / main headline is the moving image / who come from / Haven t moving images already been shown / can only be seen / look into a box / are projected onto a wall / can look as big as a horse. 4. The news: Screen one: Moving pictures are being watched all over the country. The kinematograph was invented by the Lumière Brothers Pubs and churches are emptied. Screen two: Moving images had already been shown in America Edison's pictures can be seen if you look into a box The Lumière brothers pictures are projected onto a wall 5. The Oscars: has been built / has been designed / has won / has cost / has been nominated / have sent / have been shown PART 4 A film star 1. A day in the life of...: 1. She has her breakfast served 2. She has her bath prepared 3. She has her face done 4. She has her hair combed 5. She has her post sorted out 6. She has the swimming pool cleaned 7. She has her lunch cooked 8. She has her photos taken 9. She has her clothes made 10. She has her bedroom arranged 2. They have something done: She has her clothes designed / I had the TV set repaired / I have my hair cut / They are having the house cleaned / He has always had his bed made / I will have the CD player mended / He has his meals cooked 3. Guess the meaning: 1. to remove something 2. to write 3. to take someone to a place 4. to look like 5. to elevate 6. to remove clothing 7. to employ 8. to separate into pieces 9. to begin a hobby. 4. Phrasal verb: down / off / after / out / apart / out / off / out / up / on / over 5. Hidden word: filmscript / soundtrack / photography / filmstar / casting / pictures / Oscar / camera / director / producer
PART 1 Easy cooking 7. Making a Spanish omelette (II): Leisure Time - Audio Scripts The potatoes and the onions are peeled The potatoes are sliced and the onions are chopped The potatoes and the onions are fried in a pan The eggs are beaten The fried potatoes and the beaten eggs are mixed well Then, some salt is added to the mixture The mixture is fried in very little oil for 3 to 4 minutes When it s done on one side, it is turned over a plate It is fried slowly for 2 minutes on the other side. PART 2 A film 1. Talking about a film: Sally: I saw the new film about the life of Napoleon yesterday. Nick: Oh really; what was it like? Sally: It was cool. Napoleon was played by Justin Koffman and the Duke of Wellington was played by Harold Switzenegger. They were really good. The film was adapted from a book which was written by a historian so the film was very atmospheric. I enjoyed it. Nick: And who was it directed by? Sally: Err, I m not sure, I think it was directed by an American I can t remember his name. Nick: I can t imagine Switzenegger playing the Duke of Wellington. Switzenegger usually plays action heroes. I can t imagine him as an English general. Sally: Yes, I see what you mean. It was a bit strange. There was one scene where the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon had a sword fight in a castle. Nick: No! That never happened in reality, did it? Sally: Of course not. The film finished when Wellington pushed Napoleon from the castle top, into the sharks in the sea below. Nick: Oh, that s awful! PART 3 The cinema 2. Old piece of news: Trevor: Good evening. Here is the news from That's English! First the headlines... The Lumière Brothers create the first moving pictures... Audiences watch films of anything that moves... Pubs and churches empty because of movie madness. Tonight's main headline is the moving image. And we are going over to Nick Diamond, our media correspondent. Nick, first, who are the Lumière Brothers?
Nick: Well, Trevor, they are Auguste and Louis Lumière, who come from Lyon in France. Trevor: Haven't moving images already been shown in America by Thomas Edison? Nick: Yes, that's absolutely right, Trevor. But Thomas Edison's pictures can only be seen if you look into a box. Trevor: And what about the Lumière Brothers' moving pictures? Nick: They are projected onto a wall, so, for example, a picture of a cat can look as big as a horse.