5th A/ B

April 1st

PROJECT

“The BFG”

Criterios de evaluación
- Entrega en tiempo y forma.
- La correcta presentación, expresión y ortografía.
- Respuestas completas y con adecuada elaboración, respetando las consignas.
- Utilización correcta del vocabulario.
- Análisis de documentos (textos, fotografías, gráficos, audiovisuales…)

Subjects: Speaking Literature - Language

Skills: Use of English - Writing
Topics: Comparatives – spelling – descriptive fictional text

1- Watch the trailers for two different adaptations of the story “The BFG“ by Roald Dahl and
solve the activity below:
https://youtu.be/BRSfRQhRlS0
https://youtu.be/GZ0Bey4YUGI
-Compare and contrast the trailers. Use comparative structures and contrast linking devices.
The following questions may lead you:
 How do the trailers differ? (Edition-music-narration- style)
 Which one is older? How can you tell?
 What do you expect from the two different versions judging by the trailers?
 Which one is more appealing to you? Why?

Comparing and contrasting:

 Both of these …
 Neither of these …
 One of these …, while the other …
 This one …, but on the other hand that one
…
 This one … whereas the other …
Speculating:

 It’s hard to say, but I think …

 As far as I can see …
 It looks like a …
 I’d say …
 It must be …
 It might / may / could / can’t be …
 I don’t think it … because …
Expressing opinions:

 Personally, I …
 I’ve never thought about it, but I suppose … 1
 I don’t really like …, but I had to choose …
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2-SPELLING - Can you spell better than Roald Dahl's BFG?

The 14th chapter of The BFG by Roald Dahl is called Dreams. In it, Sophie is reading some of the
labels on the jars of dreams. The BFG's spelling, grammar and punctuation aren't always very good.

- Read the definitions and rewrite the BFG's misspelled words so that they are spelled correctly.

1. LOWDER - the opposite of quieter ______________LOUDER___________________

2. MARVELUS - really awesome, terrific ___________MARVELLOUS______________

3. PURPEL - the colour you get when you mix red and blue ____________________________

4. THROTE - part of your neck ________________________________________________________

5. RESPECKFUL - polite _____________________________________________________________

6. SKOOL - the place where you spend the day learning ____________________________________

7. ABSOLOOTLY - totally, positively ___________________________________________________

8. MINIT - There are sixty of them in one hour ___________________________________

9. RITER - author ___________________________________________________________________

10.NITE- after the sun sets, when it is dark outside ________________________________________

3-Here are some sentences like some of the ones Sophie read on the dream jar labels.

This time, correct the misspelled words and write the whole sentence correctly. Use capital and
lower-case letters correctly. Make sure you use correct grammar and punctuation

1. I IS STARING VERY HARD AT MY TEECHER IN A SPHESHUL WAY ___________________________

I AM STARING VERY HARD AT MY TEACHER IN A SPECIAL WAY

2. GO FETCH YOUR HAT AND COTE
_____________________________________________________

3. AND THEN I IS HEARING MY MUMMY'S VOICE SAYING WAKE UP YOUR BREKFUST IS REDDY.

_______________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

4. I IS ABEL TO WALK STRATE UP THE KITSHUN WALL _____________________________________

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5. I IS WALKING UPSIDE DOWN ON THE CEILING WEN MY BIG SISTER COMES IN AND

SHE IS STARTING TO YELL AT ME AS SHE ALWAYS DOES, YELLING WOT ON EARTH IS

YOU DOING UP THERE ____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

6. THE TELLYPHONE RINGS ___________________________________________________________

7. I HAS RITTEN A BOOK _____________________________________________________________

8. PEEPLE RED THE BOOK ____________________________________________________________

9. OLIMPICK RUNNERS IS RUNNING ____________________________________________________

10. YOUR SPELLING IS ATROSHUS AND SO IS YOUR PUNTULASHON __________________________

4-WRITINGWrite a short descriptive fictional paragraph following this imaginary situation: