The Sponge Bob Squarepants: Verb to Be

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SpongeBob SquarePants – Movie activity

Vocabulary: Sea Creatures / Grammar: Be Statements / Function: We’re not____. We’re____

A.   Who are they? Match the names with the pictures.

SpongeBob	Mr. Krabs	Patrick Star	Squidward	Sandy Cheeks

B.   Watch the video segment. Complete the dialog with the words from the box.

you’re   /   water   /   that’s   /   challenge   / I’m    /  we’re not   /  this is it   /   isn’t  /   we’re   /   land creatures   /    sea creatures   / is   /   isn’t   / Up here

Sandy	Look, unless you can stay above _________ for one measly minute, you forfeit the contest and prove that ____________ are better than _______________!
SpongeBob	No, way, San-day. We can take on your ________________!
All	Yeah!
SpongeBob	_______________ afraid of your dumb old land!
All	Yeah!
SpongeBob	________________ sea creatures!
All	Yeah!
SpongeBob	Okay! Well, _____________________.
Mr. Krabs	Wait, boy! Make it last.
SpongeBob	Thanks, Mr. Krabs. Okay! Here I go! Hey, this ______ so bad. We can do this! Hey, Patrick, come on up! The air _____ fine!
Patrick	________ gonna do it quick and get it over with. Cannonball! Hey, I lost my trunks! Hi, SpongeBob!
SpongeBob	All right, Pat, you made it! Come on, Mr. Krabs! ____________!
Mr. Krabs	All ashore _________ going ashore, Mr. Squidward! Land ho!
SpongeBob	Looking good, Mr. Krabs!
Patrick	Yeah! Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
SpongeBob	Come on, Squidward, __________ missing all the dry. Come on, Squidward!
All	Squidward! Squidward! Squidward! Squidward!

C.   Complete the sentences with IS, ISN’T, ARE, or AREN’T.

a.    Sandy ________a sea creature. She _____ a land creature.

b.    Mr. Krabs __________ a sea star. He _______ a crab.

c.    Squidwards _______an octopus. He ______a squid.

d.    SpongeBod, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs _________land creatures. They ____ sea creatures.

D.   In trios or groups of four, play the dialog in class.

Teacher Resources

A.   ___

B.   Dialog answers

Sandy: Look, unless you can stay above water for one measly minute, you forfeit the contest and prove that land creatures are better than sea creatures!

SpongeBob: No, way, San-day. We can take on your challenge! 

Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs: Yeah!

SpongeBob: We're not afraid of your dumb old land!

Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs: Yeah!

SpongeBob: We're sea creatures!

SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs: Yeah!

SpongeBob: Okay! Well, this is it.

Mr. Krabs: Wait, boy! (gives him a glass) Make it last.

SpongeBob: Thanks, Mr. Krabs. (drinks from it) Okay! Here I go! (gasps out of water) Hey, this isn't so bad. We can do this! Hey, Patrick, come on up! The air is fine!

Patrick: I'm gonna do it quick and get it over with. Cannonball! (goes up to shore) Hey, I lost my trunks! Hi, SpongeBob!

SpongeBob: All right, Pat, you made it! Come on, Mr. Krabs! Up here!

Mr. Krabs: All ashore that's going ashore, Mr. Squidward! Land ho! (goes up)

SpongeBob: Looking good, Mr. Krabs!

Patrick: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo-hoo!

SpongeBob: Come on, Squidward, you're missing all the dry. Come on, Squidward!

SpongeBob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs: (chanting) Squidward! Squidward! Squidward! Squidward!

C.   _

a.    Isn’t  /  is

b.    Isn’t   / is

c.    Isn’t  / is

d.    Aren’t   / are

D.   Next page, here are some masks templates. So you can print and play in class. Or you can go to:
https://br.pinterest.com/pin/251920172880829310/

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Despicable Me 2: Simple Past - Was / Were

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Before you watch:

Look at these questions. Choose the best answer:

How do people feel when…

1.    They meet someone special in their lives?

a.  Terrific and exhausted;

b.  Hurt and energized;

c.  Marvelous and terrific;

d.  Terrible and hurt.

2. 

   Someone special leaves their lives?

a.    Empty and admired;

b.    Crushed and abandoned;

c.    Amused and optimistic;

d.    Amused and admired.

While you watch

Watch the movie segment. Check the correct responses according to the movie segment.

1.    Who was Gru in front of the house with?

a.    He was with the Minions;

b.    He was with a woman;

c.    He was with the kids;

d.    He was alone.

2.    How was the date according to the woman?

a.    It was quiet;

b.    It was crazy;

c.    It was fun;

d.    It was ok.

3.    How was Gru after the kiss?

a.    He was happy;

b.    He was sad;

c.    He was nervous;

d.    He was angry.

After you watch

Look at the sentences. Check T (true) or F (false)

1.    Gru was on a date with a woman in the morning.    T (     )     F (     )

2.    In the following day, he was very disappointed.      T (     )     F (     )

3.    The woman said good bye to Gru.                          T (     )     F (     )

4.    He was terrific after she said good bye.                  T (     )     F (     )

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Friends: Introductions - Verb to Be - Functional Language

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What are they saying? Create a dialog according to the pictures (the pictures are in the worksheet). 

Use the questions below. One is extra.

Where are you from? How old are you? Are you Chinese?

1st Watch

Read the questions and check the correct answer.

A. Where is Rachel?

( ) at home ( ) at the airport ( ) at the gym

B. Where are Ross and Julie coming from?

( ) from Los Angeles ( ) from Mexico ( ) from China

C. Where is Julie from?

( ) NY ( ) Los Angeles ( ) Texas

2. Watch the video segment. Check T (true) or F (false).

A. Rachel has a cat in her hand ( )

B. Ross introduces Rachel to Julie ( )

C. Julie is from China ( )

2nd Watch.

Watch the segment again and complete the dialogue with the expressions below.

I’m from New York / Welcome to our country / There you are /This is Julie   

Ross: Rachel...

Rachel: Oh..._________________! So...so... How was China, YOU?

Ross: It was great. Oh...what happened?

Rachel: What?

Ross: You’re bleeding

Rachel: Oh.. I am? Oh look at that. Yes, I am. Enough about me. Mr. “Back from the Orient” Come on, I wanna everything...everything!

Ross: Well, where do I start? _______________________. Julie, this is Rachel.

Rachel: Hi.....Oh these are...are....aren’t for you. These are for you: ______________________________!

Julie: Thank you. ___________________________ .

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