Labor Pains: Adverb Clauses

This wonderful activity was provided by Patricia Faustino, a teacher at the Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil.

TIME	CONTRAST/OPPOSITION	REASON/PURPOSE
WHEN WHENEVER	ALTHOUGH EVEN THOUGH THOUGH	BECAUSE SINCE SO THAT

A. I. Watch the clip of `Labor Pains’ part 1 and fill in the blanks with one of the words or expressions above.

1. Thea’s boss was irritated ______________ she got to work 5 minutes late.

2. _______ Thea arrived late, her workmate made a comment about her alarm clock.

3. Thea brought her boss some coffee, he didn’t drink it ___________ . Greg had already gotten him some.

4. ____________ Thea had checked the Oxford dictionary; she had spelled a name incorrectly.

5. Thea has to wash her boss’s dog _____________ he rolled in poop again.

6. Thea feels she needs to wash her boss’s dog as many times as he asks __________ he excuses her for her mistakes and she keeps her job.

A. II. After watching the clip of `Labor Pains’ part 2, complete the sentences about the clip.

1.Thea only wants to take the dog to the veterinarian on Tuesday because _____________________________________

2. When her boss yells at her, Thea _________________________

3. Jerry, Thea’s boss, stands at the window in the bathroom so that ___________________________

4. Jerry opens the women’s bathroom door violently _________________

5. Thea says she is pregnant ___________________________________

6. Since Thea is pregnant, ___________________________

7. When Thea’s workmates hear that she is pregnant, _______________

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Creation: So x So That

This movie is about Charles Darwin's life, so it was interesting enough despite the slow pace of the movie. This scene is the beginning of the movie and it is one of the best moments of the film. I used it to contrast the use of SO with SO THAT, which students often misuse.

A. Read the sentences about the segment and choose the best answer - SO or SO THAT. When both are possible, choose SO THAT.

1. The natives had never seen those shiny objects, so x so that they became fascinated.

2. Darwin gave them the objects, so x so that he asked for a few spare children in return.

3. Darwin took the children to Europe so x so that he could teach them civilized manners.

4. He needed to mix the children with the white people, so x so that Darwin took the children to London.

5. The children were taken away from their home, so / so that they got scared.

6. The children were not protected against the white men's diseases, so x so that one of the children died of smallpox.

7. The children were taught proper manners so x so that they could meet the King and the Queen.

8. Two years later, the children were taken back to their homeland so x so that Darwin could see the results of the experiment.

9. As soon as the children saw their people, they remembered their habits, so x so that they took off their clothes and joined their people.

B. Discuss the following questions.

1. What do you think of that experiment? Was it successful? Why (not)?

2. Was it a good idea to conduct such an experiment?

3. What did the scientist learn from that experiment?

4, What about the children?

5. This is a very good example of culture shock. Can you explain what culture shock is?

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Answer key:

1. so 2. so 3. so that 4. so 5. so 6. so 7. so that 8. so that 9. so

Memoirs of a Geisha: Compound Adjectives

This is a marvelous movie that is full of cultural information and conflicts. I learned a lot about the fascinating Japanese culture, but the most important thing is the plot, which is gripping from the very first scene. I strongly recommend it. My students had a great time practicing this very hard-to-explore grammar point, which became attractive with the segment.







A. Watch the movie segment and rewrite the phrases below, using compound adjectives.






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1. The geisha was a lady who has fair skin.

She was a fair-skinned lady.



2. She is a Japanese woman who has blue eyes.

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3. She was a geisha that had been trained well.

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4. The geisha had to flirt with a man who was on a bicycle that was moving fast.

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5. It was difficult for the geisha to walk on those shoes that had very high heels.

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6. The geisha has to learn how to dance with fans that had a beautiful design.

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7. The geisha's training is based on ancient beliefs that are rooted deeply.

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8. They have to wear kimonos that were tailored perfectly.

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B. Now discuss these questions with a partner.


1. What are some of the tasks a geisha has to go through to become successful?

2. Who are geishas?

3. What's your opinion about this tradition?

4. This segment takes place in 1941. How different do you think this tradition is nowadays?



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Answer key:

2. a blue-eyed woman

3. a well-trained geisha
4. fast-moving bicycle

5. high-heeled shoes

6. beautifully-designed fans.

7. deeply-rooted beliefs

8. perfectly-tailored kimonos