I simply love this family, The Croods. The movie is awesome and it is wonderful to talk about family. I used their family tree to practice the use of possessives ('s).
I. Work in pairs:
1. Talk about your family. What do they do and how old are they?
2. Do you have pictures of your family in your cell phone? Show them to a partner and tell him/her where they are and what they are doing there.
3. Who are you closest to in your family? Justify your answer.
4. What would you change in your family?
II. Watch the movie segment and complete the blanks with the name of the characters.
Ex: Gran is Ugga's mother .
1. __________________ is Grug's mother-in-law.
2. ________________ is Eeep's brother.
3. _________________ is Sandy's sister.
4. __________________ is the family's pet.
5. __________________ is Sandy's brother.
6. __________________ is Ugga's son.
7. __________________ is Ugga's husband
8. __________________ is Grug's wife.
9. __________________ is Gran's granddaughter.
10. __________________ is Eep's grandmother.
III. Complete the blanks with the name of the correct character and ('s).
1. Ugga is ______________________ mother.
2. Grug is ______________________ son-in-law.
3. Hunk is _____________________ grandson.
4. Eep is ______________________ daughter.
5. Grug is ______________________ father.
Answer key:
I.
1. Gran
2. Hunk
3. Eep
4. Belt
5. Hunk
6. Hunk
7. Grug
8. Ugga
9. Sandy
10. Gran
II.
1. Hunk's / Eep's / Sandy's
2. Gran's
3. Gran's
4. Ugga's
5. Hunk's / Eep's / Sandy's
Family Members
OPTION 2 = MOVIE SEGMENTS TO TEACH CHILDREN GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Warm-up
1. Pair up students
and ask them to stand back to back. The Teacher says the name of a family
member and they have to turn around, clap their hands, touch their partner’s
hands and say the opposite of the word.
2. Ask students if
they have pictures of their family in their cell phone. If they don’t, ask them to get a drawing or
another project they’ve made about their family to show it to their partner
while they talk about their family. Model the sentences on the board.
EX.: This is my ___________. His name’s
_____________. He’s _____ years old.
This is my ___________. Her
name’s _____________. She’s _____ years old.
II. Students watch
the movie segment
III. Divide the
students into two groups and number them within their groups. Place pictures of
the movie characters facing down on the floor. Call a number and project the
sentences from the box below on the board. The students who are called have to
find the picture on the floor that completes the sentece correctly. He/She says
the sentence out loud and then all the students repeat it.
1. ________________
is Eep's brother.
2. _________________
is Sandy's sister.
3.
__________________ is the family's pet.
4.
__________________ is Sandy's brother.
5.
__________________ is Eep's father.
6.
__________________ is Thunk's mother.
7.
__________________ is Sandy's grandmother.
8.
__________________ is Thunk’s father.
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