We write a text about an author

Lesson Entry
  • Which quantifiers can be used for uncountable nouns?
  • Which quantifiers can be used for countable nouns?
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This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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Lesson Entry
  • Which quantifiers can be used for uncountable nouns?
  • Which quantifiers can be used for countable nouns?

Slide 1 - Slide

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Slide 2 - Slide

Famous Irish authors
- Oscar Wilde -> playwright + The Picture of Dorian Gray
- James Joyce -> Ulysses + modernisme
- Samuel Beckett -> Playwright Waiting for Godot + absurd

Slide 3 - Video

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What does the protagonist of Moulin Rouge have in common with the Irish authors?

Slide 4 - Open question

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They all traveled or moved to Paris to become better writers or find new inspiration.

Slide 6 - Slide

However, you are not going to Paris but to Brussels.

Your turn to make an author move to Brussels

Slide 7 - Slide

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The Hero's Journey

Slide 8 - Mind map

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Which THREE parts of the hero's journey are most clear?

Slide 10 - Open question

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Three parts
  1. Leaving home
  2. Facing difficulties
  3. Returning home changed for the better 

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Our text
  • Your author leaves home, goes to Brussels and changes their life there, before returning
  • You use QUANTIFIERS, ADVERBS, ADJECTIVES, EMOTIONS and DIFFERENT VERB TENSES (= simple present, simple past, simple future, present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect)
  • You write this text yourself on a piece of paper!!

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Today
LEAVING HOME (all written on paper)
  1. Read the example text on the project site.
  2. You make up a fictional author
  3. You make a text of at least 10 sentences of how and why they leave home
  4. You hand in your text when class is over

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Hand in your text
When in Brussels:
Think of something cool to happen to your author. 
-> nice building, mysterious activities, be creative!

Most of all:
ENJOY!!

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