Animated short film speaking activities help students articulate their thoughts in English. Select one of the following start/stop video exercises.
Snack Attack
Snack attack is a laid-back, funny video activity suitable for high beginner and low intermediate students.
Start/Stop Activity
Stop at 32.
1.) What is happening in this video?
2.) Will the woman get her snack?
Stop at 1:60.
1.) Why is the woman in a train station? Imagine where she is going to and why.
2.) Imagine what the woman said to the young man.
Stop at 2:20.
1.) What do you image will happen next?
Stop at 3:12.
1.) What does the woman realize?
2.) What do you think actually happened?
The end
1.) What does the short say, in terms of our perceptions and assumptions?
2.) If the woman could write a message to the young man, what would she say?
Versus
Versus is an intense portrayal of escalating conflict for intermediate and advanced students.
Start/Stop Activity
Stop at 1:00.
1.) Describe what you saw.
2.) Which side to you think is better? Which side do you think will win?
2.) Pay attention to the strategies each side uses in the following segment.
Stop at 3:16.
1.) Summarize the technologies they used.
Skip to 3:42, unless you want to add sports vocabulary.
Stop at 4:47, the end.
1.) What ideas does the film bring out in you? What does the film say, about conflict, emotion, technological advancement, life?
2.) What would you change about the film? How would you edit it differently?
Destiny
Making predictions activity
