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MR BEAN. THE BUS STOP.

TOPIC: 1) Means of transport and queuing habits in Britain; 2) (subtopic) Names of


shops

GRAMMAR POINTS: Simple present; Present Continuous; Saxon genitive (in names
of shops)

LANGUAGE POINTS: Means of transport and relevant habits; Peoples categories


(according to age,

condition, sex, etc); Names of shops

LANGUAGE LEVEL: Cambridge A2-B1

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PLOT: Having already missed one bus, Mr. Bean is bound and determined to catch
the next one, no matter who suffers in the process.
(http://lockerdome.com/6997182109714241/6997182412752715)

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I. PRE-VIEWING

A) Questions (oral exercise: CLASS DISCUSSION)

- How do you usually go to school or to the city centre?

- Do you like travelling by bus? Why?

- Is it easy and convenient to travel by bus in your town?


- Do people usually queue up at a bus stop? Do they push in or jump the queue?

- Do you think people in Britain behave in a different way? How?

II. WHILE-VIEWING

A) Multiple choice (individual work)

1) When the first bus arrives, Mr Bean is

a. the first in the line; b. the second in the line; c. the only one in the line

2) Mr. Bean is not allowed on the first bus because

a. he is unpleasant; b. the bus is packed; c. he has jumped the queue; d. he


hasnt got the ticket

3) Mr. Bean is going to

a. a post office; b. a public contest; c. a church; d. a library

4) The woman gets out of

a. the newsagents; b. the hairdressers; c. the greengrocers; d. the snack bar caf;
e. the emporium

5) When the second bus arrives there are _______ people waiting (baby excluded)

a. five; b. four; c. three; d. six.

6) While waiting, the woman reads

a. a book; b. a newspaper; c. a magazine; d. the bus line timetable.


B) Match the names of the shops with the pictures. (individual work)

1=_______ 2=_________ 3=_________ 4=___________ 5=_________

a. Emporium b. Newsagent c. Hairdresser d. Snack bar caf e.


Greengrocer

III. AFTER-VIEWING (oral exercise: CLASS DISCUSSION)

1) Choose the descriptions (2) which best fit Mr. Beans behaviour and give a brief
explanation.

1. Mr Bean insists on being at the front of the line for the bus.

2. Mr Bean wants to be the first to enter the bus.

3. Mr Bean thinks: Never trust blind men.

4. Mr. Bean keeps on missing the bus because he is always late.

5. Mr Bean has to wait for the bus with a dumb man and a mother.
IV. 1.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (individual work)

1) Complete the plot with the correct form of the Present Simple of the verbs
given.

be; get on; try; become; manage; not stop; wait; drive; arrive; join

Mr. Bean ________ at a bus stop behind a man; when the bus _________, the man
__________, but the driver turns Bean away. Determined to be the first in line for the
next bus, Bean _________ to cut ahead of a woman with a baby carriage (who gets in
line ahead of Bean when he steps away for a moment), and a blind man. Soon after
Bean ___________ to get to the front, several people __________ the end of the line,
and the bus arrives. But the bus ____________ in front of Bean, it ____________ on
for another few yards - just far enough so that the end of the line logically
______________ the front of the line; everyone but Bean is allowed on the bus, and
Bean, now at the end of the line, ___________ left behind again.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mr._Bean_episodes)
2. Match the Italian with the corresponding English word or phrase taken from the
previous exercise.

1 tutti A soon after

2 cacciare, mandare via B Everyone

3 fila C blind man

4 carrozzina D step away

5 allontanarsi E leave behind

6 subito dopo F ahead of

7 ammettere, permettere G Line

8 lasciare indietro H turn away

9 cieco I baby carriage

10 davanti a J Allow

3. Ask and answer questions on the following pictures using the Present
Continuous (pair work):

Example: Why/Mr Bean/not/get on the bus:

Q. Why isnt Mr Bean getting on the bus? A. Because he is late.


Question Answer

______________________________ ______________________________

1 What/the driver/do He/turn/Mr Bean/away.

Question Answer

______________________________ ______________________________

2 Which shop/the woman/leave? She/leave/the hairdressers.

Question Answer

_____________________________ ______________________________

3 What/Mr Bean/show/the woman? He/show/the timetable.


Question Answer

______________________________ ______________________________

4 What/woman/do? She/help/blind man/reach the


pavement

Question Answer

______________________________ _____________________________

5 What/the bus conductor/do? He/help/the woman with the carriage.

V. FOLLOW-UP HOMEWORK:WEB HUNT QUIZ: (individual or group work)

Instructions:

1. Watch the video clip on the following website:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_3e5KUVdkI
2. Watch the video as many times as needed to choose the correct answers to
the following questions:
a. The bus line is called: 1. Red Arrow 2. Gold arrow 3. Golden arrow

b. The contest name on the envelope is: 1. Spot the Bell 2. the Ball Spot 3. Spot the Ball

c. The hairdresser is for: 1. ladies 2. ladies and gents 3. gents

d. The snack bars street number is 1. 1 2. 11 3. 7

e. The blind man carries 1. a black stick 2. a white stick 3. a blue stick

f. The newsagents street number is 1. 7 2. 8 3. 17

g. The envelope is to be sent to 1. London 2. Liverpool 3. Leeds

h. The hairdressers street number is 1. 7 2. 3 3. 13

i. Mr Bean throws away 1. the babys rattle 2. the babys feeding 3. the blind mans
bottle stick

j. When the 2nd bus arrives, Mr Bean is 1. the first in the line 2. the second in the 3. the last in the
line line

REFERENCES
A. YOUTUBE VIDEO WEBLINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_3e5KUVdkI
B. Brief story description (http://lockerdome.com/6997182109714241/6997182412752715)
C. The plot on Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mr._Bean_episodes)

Copyright Raffaele Messinese 2015

DISCLAIMER: The Author claims the ownership of the intellectual property of the present publication only and
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