This is an activity that trains learners to give a running commentary of what they are seeing.
Task 1
What is a Midwife? What does she do?What is a handyman? What does he do?
What is a nun / sister? What does she do?
Task 2
Watch the following exercise and follow the instructions.Student A gives a running commentary of what is happening
Student B writes down the commentary as in a dictation.
Repeat the task with Student B giving the commentary and Student A writing down the commentary.
Alternatively you can sign up to edpuzzle.com and find this lesson. Copy and record your own running commentary and save it.
Task 3
Check and compare the written commentaries with your class.
Task 4
Look at the image below and see if you can remember the names of the protagonists that you have just seen.Which protagonist is missing in this picture?
The names from left to right are: Fred, the handyman, Trixie and Cynthia, Sister Julienne, Sister Bernardette and Sister Evangelina. The missing protagonist is Jenny.
Task 4
Task 5
Why is Cynthia wearing a box in this scene?
Give some possible answers and guesses using the model below:
Maybe she is ............... and that is why she is wearing a box.
I think that she is wearing a box because ...........
Task 6
Compare and contrast your answers.
Task 7
Check your answers by watching this video.
Task 8
Find a short scene and repeat tasks 2-7 with your peers.