CASA THOMAS JEFFERSON EXERCISE 189

MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

ACTIVITY 189 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
USED TO

WATCH THE VIDEO SEGMENT AND OBSERVE HOW DIFFERENT NEW YORK USED TO BE IN THE
BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AND
OBJECTS.

CARS STREET VENDORS STREETS

CAMERAS WOMEN CLOCKS

POLICE OFFICERS BUILDINGS CLOTHES

KIDS

READ THE EXAMPLES AND WRITE DOWN YOUR OWN SENTENCES, USING THE GIVEN CUES.
MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE A SUITABLE VERB TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
EX:
THE KIDS/ ON THE STREETS. THE KIDS USED TO PLAY ON THE STREETS.
CARS/ UNCOMFORTABLE. THE CARS USED TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE.
STREET VENDORS/ BREAD. STREET VENDORS USED TO SELL BREAD.

1 – STREETS/ CROWDED ______________________________________ _________

2 – CAMERAS/ PRACTICAL _____________________________________ _________
3 – WOMEN/ DARK CLOTHES ___________________________________ _________
4 – POLICE OFFICERS/ ELEGANT UNIFORMS __________________________________
5 – BUILDINGS / DIRTY _________________________________________________
6 – STREETS / SMOKY _________________________________________________

AFTER VIEWING:

TALK TO A PARTNER. DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1 - HOW DO YOU COMPARE THE NEW YORK DEPICTED IN THE SEGMENT AND THE CITY
NOWADAYS?

2 - WHICH ONE IS BETTER AND WHY?

3 - WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN NEW YORK NOWADAYS? WHY?

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4 - WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE LIVED IN NEW YORK IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY?
WHY NOT?

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