(Watch the first 47 seconds first and then pause the video) - Until the 47th second, what do you think about these two people? Statistics show that most people meet their partner at work. - If you would like someone, how would you express your affection to eachother? Compare it with the video.(Tips:Emailing, texting, letters, notes..) Now you are going to watch the rest of the film, and going to see how they communicate with one another. -What do you think about the short film? - Can we encounter the same situations in daily-life?
- Look at the 53th second is he looking for books?
- What is the girl thinking about at 1.49 in the video?
What are these? Have you ever used them? It is a small piece of paper with a sticky strip of glue on its back.It is made for temporarily attaching notes to documents and other surfaces. They are called post-it notes.
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You read! but is there any words you dont remember or know? We help you with vocabulary section. You can learn new words and understand passage clearly.
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The Haunted House
Although the house needed decoration and repair, the Longs decided to buy it. It was rather big, the price was very low and it was in the centre of London. Both Mr. and Mrs. Long had jobs in the city, so this was important. There was also a good school nearby for their six-year-old daughter, Jane, to go to. Some time later, they learnt about the owner of the house and the terrible things that happaned there. The first sign of trouble came just before they moved in. The workmen who did the redecoration refused to workk in the house after dark. " I am frightened", one of them said. Then, when the Longs started living in the house, they notices that the rooms were cold, even though it was the middle of a warm summer. Their daughter began waking up in the middle of the night, screaming. She said she could hear strange voices and that they belonged to dead people. The voices told her that somebody had killed them in the house and buried their bodies in the garden. "At first we thought she was just having nightmares, but then my husband and I heard strange noises, as well, "Mrs. Long says Sometimes, they both heard more than stange noises. "One night, just before George and I went to bed, we heard a woman's voice that seemed to come from nowhere. It said only a few words ' No, no! Stop!' But we both heard it very clearly", Mrs Long says. Shortly after this Mrs Long learnt from a neighbour more about the history of the house. It belonged to Gordon Taplow, who hanged himself in prison. They say that he murdered three women in the kitchen of the house and disremembered their bodies. Then he buried the various pieces of the bodies in different parts of the garden. After his arrest and death in 1959, many people bought and sold the house several times, but nobody ever lived in it for very long.Months, and even years, passed without anybody living in it all. Mr. and Mrs. Long think that they know the reason for this. "Although nobody has found the bodies of the three women in the garden, he must have buried them somewhere. Therefore the house is haunted by their ghosts. my husband and ı are not superstitious but what other possible explanation is there?" Vocabulary Section Find the words
If something is broken or damaged and you ........ it, it's not broken anymore.
The amount of money you need to pay to buy something ' ..........'
close; not far. it is a proposition .............
Unusual or odd......................
person plans to hurt or kill somebody and they kill somebody............
when the police catch someone............................
(a ghost) visits and appers (the place)................................
the words used to tell somebody how to do something or the reason for something ...................................
now we have some questions for you.
'dismember' probably means .....................:
a) wash carefully b) tie with clothes c)lock in a room d) cut into pieces
2. 'superstitious' people...............................: a) usually buy historical houses b) believe in ghosts and haunted places c) find a possible explanation for strange events d) want to know everything about their neighbours Mark the best choice. 1. The Long family wanted to buy the house because .......: a) Jane didn't want to go to school b) it needed decoration and repair c) of its size, cost and position d) it was a haunted hause 2. One night Mr. and Mrs. Long heard ..........................: a) some strange noises only b) a stange and clear voice c)noises from kitchen d) a neighbour screaming 3. Which of the following is true about Gordon Taplow? a) His ghost appeared in the house b) He sold the house in 1959 c)He lived in the house with three women d) he committed suicide 4.Which of the following is not true? a) Working in the house after dark frigntened the workmen b)Jane heard dead people's voices and woke up screaming c)Nobody bought the house after the death of the three women d) The rooms were cold in the middle of a warm summer. 5. -She was just having nightmares' probably means she was......: a) seeing terrible events in her dreams. b) not able to get to sleep c)telling stories that she heard from her friends d)producing strange voices and making noise good luck :)
Let's Change The Ending.
Write your ending. How would you finish the story?
Suppose that you are Mr or Mrs Long also their daughter, What would you do?
We would like to help you to improve listening skill so when you follow our course progress step by step, we hope you will get more advantages and have a nice pronunciation!
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We had some pictures about the video for you to predict what they are and to find true words.
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We have a listening elementary level video. Teacher should start the video in order to learners watch and listen. You can follow the subtitles at the same time.
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You watched and listened! Do you understand the video? Let’s see. There are some questions about it.
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Share about the topic and story.
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Vocabulary Section
Look at the pictures and match them with the true words that we had given. a) Cookies - ..... b) Jigsaw puzzles - ..... c) Santa (Father Christmas) - ..... d) Quilt - ..... e) Train of sleds - ..... f) Reindeer - ..... g) Pies - ..... h) Socks - ..... i ) Blue skies - ..... j) Mittens - ..... k) Snow-covered treetops - ..... l) Lodge - ..... m) Christmas Gifts - ..... n) Teddy bear - .....
Answer the relevant questions together ! It is enjoyable :)
1-In which season is there Christmas Day?
A)Summer
B)Autumn
C)Winter
D)Spring
2-What means “hustle and bustle” ? (It is given in the sentence ‘The usual hustle and bustle of prepearing Christmas present was gone’)
A)Sadness
B)Rush
C)Wish
D)Packing
3-Why dont the children receive their presents this year?
A)Because Santa is ill.
B)Because his train o sled is broken.
C)Because a thief stole all presents.
D)Santa does not want to send out presents anymore.
4-When a noise came out from outside and Santa looked from window,what did he see?
A)A great storm coming from mountain
B)The Sun that was begin to shine suddenly
C)His mother that was carrying a bowl of warm soup
D)Children on a long train of sleds
5-Why did children come to Santa?
A)To wish Santa well
B)To take their presents
C)To thank Santa
D)To tell their troubles
6-Which present Santa does like best?
A)Emma’s teddy bear
B)Paul’s quilt
C)Love and kindness
D)Jigsaw puzzles
7-What did Santa do at the end of the story?
A)He kissed all of children
B)He gave them a warm holiday hug
C)He thanked and ask them to go their homes back
D)He gave them money
What do you know about Christmas? Does it exist in your culture and country? Tell us your memories about it.
COLOURANDCULTURE Vocabulary feelings and personal states
1. Work in pair. Which colours do you associate with the words anger and love?
2. Choose the correct word for each definition.
Passion / prosperity for financial succes
Love / luck when things go well without planning them.
Courage / anger The abitity to face dangerous situations without being afraid.
Happiness / wisdom the ability to make good decisions based on experience
Knowledge/ sorrow information and facts that a person has
Power / sadness a feeling of unhappy
Joy / mourning a feeling of great sadness when someone dies
Pride / envy a feeling of want what someone else has
Please write which colour you prefer for these words wisdom peace joy nature love funeral freedom Read the text it is full of information about colour!
Colours in Different Cultures
Colours are important in communications. Feelings, ideas, and emotions can be expressed with colours. When designing websites or brochures for International markets, colours are crucial. Not paying attention to them could result in expensive and often embarrassing problems
Here are a few things about colours you might find useful: Red is the colour of love in most cultures: Chinese brides wear red for their wedding, and red roses are the most common gift for St. Valentine’s Day. Red is also the colour of communism – the flags of China and Vietnam are red. The Former Soviet Union’s flag used to be red too. The army of the Soviet Union was known as the “Red Army”. In Christianity, green and red are associated with Christmas. There is an Easter tradition to colour eggs red – red in this case represents the blood of Christ. Satan is also most of the time represented by the colour red in icons and popular culture. On the other hand, Santa Claus wears red and white for Christmas. In China, red paper and red envelopes are frequently used to wrap gifts of money. Though, on the negative side, obituaries are traditionally written in red ink, and to write someone’s name in red signals that you are either cutting them out of your life, or that they have died. Red is also used to indicate emergency and warnings. Red is the colour for all Stop signs around the World. However, the first Stop sign had black letters on a white background until 1924 when white was replaced with yellow. It wasn’t until 954 that all stop signs became white and red. In North America, because of the colour of the United States dollar bill, green is the colour of wealth and money. Also, the colour green is always associated with nature. Green is considered the traditional colour of Islam. It is also the national colour of Egypt. But don’t create packaging or mail packages in green: It’s not well-received. In some Asian cultures the colour green is often used as a symbol of sickness. Green is a symbol of Ireland; green is a strong trend in the Irish holiday St. Patrick’s Day.
While Westerns see white as the colour of purity and innocence, in some Asian cultures ( China, Vietnam, and Korea), white is the colour of death and mourning. In India, people wear white after the death of a family member. White is the traditional colour of bridal dresses in Western cultures. A woman wearing white will be seen as a bride on a Western website, and as a person in mourning on an Eastern website. blue, Iran: mourning China: immortality; workers’ uniforms; blue-coloured gifts are associated with death Hinduism: the colour of Krishna Egypt: dark blue is a colour of mourning. Black is the colour of mourning in Western cultures; Black is also the most common colour used for clothing for formal occasions; black is also worn by priests. In the Japanese culture, until the nineteenth century, some women used to dye their teeth black because it was thought that black teeth would make a woman look beautiful. The colours orange and black are the colours of Halloween because orange is the colour of pumpkins and black is the colour of night and darkness. Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands, referring to the royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau.
Look at the questions in the quiz Colours and their meaning. Match the questions (1-7) with these statements (a-c)
a We use do and does to make questions in the present simple.
b. When we make questions with be or modal verbs, we invert the subject and the verbç
c. When the question word is the subject of the question, we don't invert the subject and the verb
It's time to mix our knowledge and sharing ! Have fun :)
You listened and watched a video. While you were doing these, you also read the main things which were wanted to given.
Firstly, Just retell us verbally what is told on video by recording your voice or write a summary of the video. Upload your recordings and summaries to comments and share with us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secondly, Try to remind various meanings of the colour "red" in different countries and cultures. Write them to comments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thirdly, Remind the flags of Papua New Guinea,Australia Aboriginal,Angola and Soviet Union. Where did the colours come to on it? What is story of that flag? Choose one of these flags and tell us its story related to the video. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, Tell us the meanings of colours in your country and culture. In additionaly, learn story of the flag of your own country. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
