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Hi everyone,

Today I'm sharing an activity I created to talk about brain power and to go over the use of adjectives with ed or ing.

I've been using infographics for a while since they are a very dynamic and appealing way to present, analyze and use data. If you are not acquainted with them, I recommend them for your classes. There are many website where you can find them; these are the three I use the most:

http://elearninginfographics.com/

http://www.dailyinfographic.com/

http://infographicworld.com/

Here's one that tackles both topics, infographics in relation with the brain.

I had to work with a reading about the way we could enhance our brain capacity and I wanted to revise the use of adjectives with ed and ing, since I had noticed my students were having some trouble applying them. That's why I created this activity.

As a warm up I asked them what they knew about the brain and showed them some infographics: the way the brain works, the brain on coffee and alcohol, etc.

After they watched the trailer and completed the activity, they read the article on tips for enhancing their brain. Finally they discussed which of the tips the found more useful; applying the adjectives they had seen in the movie.

That's all.

Stay tuned,
Claudio

Ed or ing?

Here's an activity created for B1 students to revise, identify and apply adjectives ending with -ed or -ing. I took advantage of these two great actors' popularity and used the movie "Larry Crowne".


Warm up: How would you describe these two people? What do you know about them?

Write on the board all the adjectives ending with ed or ing your students mention (if they don't come up with any, provide a couple yourself). Then have them discuss the difference in meaning. 

Activity 1: Choose the correct alternative.

Activity 2: Complete the plot summary.

Closure: writing.

Here's the worksheet.

Regards,

Claudio