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Friday, June 15, 2012

Invictus - A Poem to Inspire - Punctuation Practice






Intermediate +
Punctuation; using commas
APP; Explaineverything - IOS
Ipad - Optional
Camera
Internet Status; offline
Worksheet




Student A - Watch and/or read about movie scene 1 and prepare to tell your parner about it.
Student B - Watch and/or read about movie scene 2 and prepare to tell your parner about it.
Scene 1.

Mandela remembered a game in Barcelona. At the time, the future seemed very bleak, but he was inspired by a song.
According to Mandela, people need inspiration.
Nelson Mandela told the captain of the team that when things got really bad, he found inspiration in a poem.
Because Mandela had the poem, he had the strength to deal with the situation.
On the day of a big match, the captain played a familiar song, so the players would get inspired.
Nelson Mandela wanted the captain to inspire the players, for he wanted to use rugby as a way to unite the country.
The captain understood Mandela because he also knows how important it is to feel inspired in order to accomplish a goal.
Scene 2

The captain of the team decided to visit the prison Mandela went to, for he wanted to understand him better and get inspired.
The whole team visited the prison, but only the captain knew about the poem.
The captain was really touched by the poor conditions, and started remembering the poem.
The captain could hear the poem in his head, and he was really emotional.
At the end, the visit was a great success, and everybody got the inspiration needed

2. Watch a presentation and take notes.
3. Add commas to the sentences if it is necessary.
The players are practicing a lot but nobody knows whether they will be able to win the game.
The president asks the captain to inspire the team for it’s essential that people start trusting each other.
The players the manager and the captain visited the prison.
I don’t know if the players will sing the song or if they’ll keep pretending.
4. Watch this inspiring trailer and write sentences of your own using the guidelines you've studied.

5. Discuss in groups:
Have you ever felt down or really sad and came across someone or something inspiring?
What inspires you?
What are you passionate about?
Name one inspiring movie and say why.
Name an inspiring song or book and say why you find it special.

6. Make a presentation on explainanything about learning punctuation.
Answerkey:
The players are practicing a lot, but nobody knows whether they will be able to win the game.
The president asks the captain to inspire the team, for it’s essential that people start trusting each other.
The players, the manager, and the captain visited the prison.
I don’t know if the players will sing the song, or if they’ll keep pretending.

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