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GRAMMAR POINTS: Simple present; Present Continuous; Saxon genitive (in names
of shops)
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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
II. WHILE-VIEWING
a. the first in the line; b. the second in the line; c. the only one in the line
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)
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.
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.
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3. Ask and answer questions on the following pictures using the Present
Continuous (pair work):
______________________________ ______________________________
Question Answer
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Question Answer
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Question Answer
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Instructions:
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
e. The blind man carries 1. a black stick 2. a white stick 3. a blue stick
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)
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