Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Love

      I wanted this story entitled  "Love"  to have  a fairytale Disneyland aspect and so it is about a leopard and a lion who fall in love with each other. They live happily ever after.
      I would use this as a review after expressions such as "happily ever after"  have been taught.   The past tense, the present tense (via the music) and adjectives would be reviewed as well.   To reinforce adjectives such as "strong," "nice," "clever" and "beautiful" this video would be ideal. The adjectives could be replaced by their opposites, as in a cloze exercise.
     The story could become a skit with some added elements such as a day in the life of the lion.    
     Another possibility would be to change this story by substituting other verbs. For example  other  verbs could replace "loved."  How would that alter the story? 
    This video could be used to spark debate about what is important in a relationship.  A story could be created about the lion's and the leopard's life before they met each other, using adjectives such as "sad" "lonely"  or "incomplete." The lion and the leopard could become people, other animals or any being.
     The lyrics "I just want to make you happy" could be discussed as well.  For example, an advanced ESL discussion topic after watching this digital story might be whether happiness comes from within or if others make us happy. What are some examples? 


1 comment:

  1. You have some very creative ideas using this creation as a starting point for further discussion.

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