The Adventures of Tin Tin
Present Perfect
I.
Watch the movie segment. Pay attention to the activities the characters
have performed during that day. Remember, the
day is not over yet. Write T if Tin Tin performed the activity, C if The Captain
did it, and S if
Snowy performed it.
1. ( ) Read the plane
manual
2. ( ) Fly a plane
3. ( ) Drink alcohol
4. ( ) Go out of the plane
5. ( ) Be hit by lightning
6. ( ) parachute from the
airplane
7. ( ) Have the hair cut by
the propeller
II.
What has happened to Tin Tin, the Captain and Snowy today? Rewrite the
items above, using the present perfect tense. You may write negative statements too.
EX: Tin Tin has read the plane
manual.
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________
7.
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III.
Make a list of 6 things that you have done today.
EX: I have brushed
my teeth.
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
6.
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IV.
Share your list with a partner and check what both of you have done so
until this moment.
Answer key:
1. T 2.
T 3. S and C 4. C
5. C
6. C 7. T
The Adventures of Tin Tin
CAN
I.
Watch the movie
segment and write who can perform the following actions, according to the
segment. Write T if Tin Tin performed the activity, C if The Captain did it,
P if the prisoners performed it, and NO if none of them
performed the activity.
1. ( ) Fly a plane
2. ( ) Speak English
3. ( ) Fix the plane during a flight
4. ( ) Land a plane easily
5. ( ) parachute
6. ( ) Count on friends
II.
Rewrite
the sentences below, saying what the characters can or can’t do. You may add – Very well or BUT
not very well.
EX: Tin Tin can fly a plane, but not very well.
III.
Make
a list of three things that you can do
very well, three things that you can do, but not very well, and three things
that you can’t do.
EX:
I can do very well
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I can do, but not very well
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I can’t do
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I can sing very well.
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I can swim, but not very well.
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I can’t speak German.
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Answer Key:
1. T
2. T and C
3. N
4. N
5. P and C
6. T
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Passive Voice
I.
Watch
the movie segment and check the alternatives with the actions that you managed
to see during the scene.
1. ( ) Tin Tin flew the plane
2. ( ) The Captain and Snowy drank
alcohol during the flight
3. ( ) The plane took the passengers
into a thunderstorm.
4. ( ) Tin Tin landed the plane easily.
5. ( ) Snowy and The Captain helped Tin
Tin.
6. ( ) The propeller trimmed Tin Tin’s
hair.
7. ( ) The fall killed the Captain.
II. Now
rewrite the sentences above in the passive voice. Make sure you write
affirmative or negative sentences according to the information presented in the
segment.
EX: 1. The
plane was flown by Tin Tin.
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5.
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The Adventures of Tin Tin
Simple Past x Past Perfect
I.
Watch
the movie segment and decide which action took place first. Write 1 for the
first activity and 2 for the second activity.
1.
( )
Tin Tin read the manual.
( ) Tin Tin started the engine.
2.
( )
The Captain saw the thunderstorm.
( ) They flew over a ship.
3.
( ) The Captain and Snowy drank all the alcohol.
( ) They ran out of gas.
4.
( ) The
plane crashed on the desert.
(
) The prisoners parachuted from
the plane.
5.
( )
Snowy tried to save Tin Tin.
( ) The propeller stopped working.
II.
Now
complete the blanks with either the simple past or the past perfect tenses,
according to the movie segment.
1. Tin Tin _____________ (read)
the manual when he ____________ (start) the plane.
2. The Captain ____________
(see) the thunderstorm after they ____________ (fly) over a ship.
3. The Captain and Snowy ______________
(drink) all the alcohol when they __________ (run) out of gas.
4. When the plane ______________
(crashed) on the desert, the ___________________ (parachute) from the
plane.
5. Tin Tin _____________(try) to help Tin Tin when the
propeller ____________ (stop) working.
Answer Key:
1. Tin Tin had read (read) the
manual when he started (start) the plane.
2. The Captain saw (see) the thunderstorm
after they had flown (fly) over a ship.
3. The Captain and Snowy had drunk (drink)
all the alcohol when they ran (run) out of gas.
4. When the plane crashed
(crashed) on the desert, the prisoners had (already) parachuted (parachute)
from the plane.
5. Tin Tin had tried (try) to help Tin Tin when
the propeller stopped (stop) working.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
3rd conditional
I.
Watch
the movie segment and decide if the statements below are True or False.
1. ( ) Tin Tin didn’t know how to fly a
plane
( ) He had to read the manual to learn how to fly.
2. ( ) The Captain and Snowy drank all
the alcohol from the bottle.
( ) They didn’t have any alcohol to fill in the fuel tank.
3. ( ) The plane went straight into the
thunderstorm
( ) The plane fell.
4. ( ) Snowy and the Captain tried to
save Tin Tin.
( ) Tin Tin didn’t die.
II.
Now
complete the blanks with the conditional forms of the given verbs, according to
the information presented in the segment.
1. If Tin Tin ____________ (know)
how to fly a plane, he ___________ (have) to read the manual to fly it.
2. If the Captain and Snowy _____________
(drink) all the alcohol from the bottle, they _______________ ( have)
enough fuel to fill in the tank.
3. If the plane ______________ (go)
straight into the thunderstorm, it ______________________ (fall).
4.
If Snowy and the
Captain _______________ (try) to save Tin Tin, ______________________.
Answer Key:
1. If Tin Tin had known (know)
how to fly a plane, he wouldn’t have had (have) to read the manual to
fly it.
2. If the Captain and Snowy hadn’t
drunk (drink) all the alcohol from the bottle, they would have had (have)
enough fuel to fill in the tank.
3. If the plane hadn’t gone (go) straight
into the thunderstorm, it wouldn’t
(mightn’t) have fallen (fall).
4. If Snowy and the Captain hadn’t
tried (try) to save Tin Tin, he would (might) have died.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Comparatives / Superlatives
I.
Complete
the chart with the adjectives in the chart that best describe each character.
YOUNG - INTELLIGENT – FUNNY - COURAGEOUS – THIN – CONFIDENT – HEAVY -
SKILLED
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TIN TIN
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SNOWY
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CAPTAIN
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Ex: FUNNY
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II.
Now write 3 sentences comparing the characters
above:
Ex: Tin Tin
is thinner than the Captain
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
III.
Now
compare one of the characters with the other ones.
EX: Tin Tin
is the most intelligent character in the segment.
1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Past Modals for Regrets
I.
Watch
the movie segment. Check the statements that you think were bad ideas.
1. ( ) Tin Tin flew a plane without
receiving instructions.
2. ( ) Tin Tin flew into a severe thunderstorm.
3. ( ) Tin Tin didn’t check whether
there was enough fuel to fly a plane.
4. ( ) The Captain drank all the
alcohol from the bottle.
5. ( ) Snowy was not wearing a seat
belt.
II.
Now
write sentences expressing regrets, using the information above:
Ex: Tin
Tin shouldn’t have flown a plane without having received any instructions.
2.
_____________________________________________________________________
3.
_____________________________________________________________________
4.
_____________________________________________________________________
5.
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III.
Work
in pairs. One student is the Captain
and the other one is Tin Tin. Try to
convince your partner about everything that he did that shouldn’t have been
done. Imagine you are having the
conversation right after the accident.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Modals for Speculation (Present and
Past)
I.
Watch
the movie segment. Talk to a partner and decide if the statements below are
True or False.
1. ( ) Tin Tin has flown other planes
before.
2. ( ) Snowy likes adventures
3. ( ) The Captain is a trustworthy
professional.
4. ( ) Tin Tin is a brave guy.
5. ( ) The prisoners died in the
accident
6. ( )
The Captain is an alcoholic.
II.
Now
rewrite the sentences above, using modals for speculation. Decide which modal
you will choose to make the odds plausible.
Ex:
1. Tin
Tin might have flown other planes before. OR
Tin Tin can’t have flown other planes before.
2. Snowy must (might) like adventures.
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Simple Past x Past Continuous
I.
Watch
the movie segment and complete the blanks with the simple past or past
continuous form of the given verbs.
1. Tin Tin ___________________ (read)
the manual when he ___________ (start) the engine.
2. They ____________________ (fly) over
a ship when the Captain __________ (see) a severe thunderstorm in front of
them.
3. The prisoners _________________
(parachute) from the plane when it _____________ (fall).
4. Snowy _________________________ (try
) to save Tin Tin when the Captain ____________ (land) on the plane propeller.
5. The propeller ___________ (cut) Tin
Tin’s hair when the Captain ______________ (save) him.
II.
Watch
the segment again and check your answers
1. Was reading / started
2. Were flying / saw
3. Parachuted / was falling
4. Was trying / landed
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Asking Questions
I.
Before
watching the segment, make guesses about the segment you are about to watch.
1. There were __________ people on the
plane.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
2. Tin Tin’s sweater is _______________.
a) blue
b) yellow
c) green
d) red
3.
The Captain drank
________________.
a) A soda
b) An alcoholic drink
c) Coconut water
d) Water
4. They fell _______________________.
a) In the ocean
b) In the lake
c) On a house
d) On the sand
5. ______________ saved Tin Tin.
b) The Captain
c) The prisoners
d) A pirate
II.
Now
check your answers by watching the segment. Then write wh-questions to the
answers you chose in exercise I
Ex:
1.
How many people were there on the
plane?
There were four people on the plane.
