This lesson plan, which can be downloaded on pdf format below, makes use of the following short clips.
- A rabbit attacking a dangerous snake
- A seagull stealing a packet of crisps
- A cat chasing a bear
- A skydiver losing her false teeth
- A man putting on 224 T-shirts
- A man skiing down an escalator in the London Underground
- A dog falling asleep standing up
- A dog bursting 74 balloons in less than a minute
- Two sea otters holding hands
- A cat playing the piano
- A pilot ejecting from a plane before it crashes into the sea
- A killer whale jumping out of the sea and landing on a rowing boat
- 100 dogs being fed at once
- A pelican swallowing a pigeon alive
- Two chickens breaking up a rabbit fight
You can see the common grammar point - each description consists of a noun phrase containing an -ing form verb. I feel that this common structure is often overshadowed by the present continuous. I suppose that this is a symptom of the high importance that learner course books attach to sentence grammar.
For the activity that follows, you will need access to the above 15 clips. For this reason, you might want to bookmark this page. Please note that the activity will involve showing only a few (perhaps 3 or 4) of the video clips to your students. Please note also that the longer clips do not have to be shown in their entirety.
