Pre-watching:
1) Discuss the
following question in pairs:
How good are you at
dealing with unforeseen events?
(
) Great. I always find alternatives to solve the problem.
( )
I'm usually OK, but it depends on the situation.
( ) Not very
good, but I always try to keep calm.
( ) Terrible. When
something gets out of my control, I use to freak out.
During:
2)
Now, read the sentences below, then watch the first part of the video
and number the events as they occur:
(
) He thought of shaving with a knife.
(
) He tried the mobile app.
(
) The electric shaver broke.
(
) Someone rang the doorbell.
(
) He smiled at the mirror.
3)
In pairs, discuss the possible things that you think he might have
done in order to shave. Raise hypothesis using the expressions below
as well as the Simple Past:
“I
think _______________________”
“Maybe
______________________”
“Perhaps
_____________________”
4)
Now watch the rest of the video and check your answers.
What did
actually happen?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After
watching:
Discuss
the following questions in pairs:
5)
The animated short video you have just watched makes a reference to a
famous best-seller written a few years ago. What book is this? Have
you read it? What is it about?
“Yes,
I have read it. It’s about ___________________________”
“No,
I haven’t read it. But I heard it is about
___________________________________”
6)
The animation you have just watched shows the character's dilemma
after his electric shaver broke. Without this device, he finds
himself incapable of getting rid of his beard. He even tries to shave
using a mobile app (but it doens't work, of course). With this
situation in mind, discuss the following questions in groups of
three:
A)
In your opinion, does this situation reflect an aspect of our current
society? What aspect is this?
B)
How dependent on electronics are you?
(
) I'm completely dependent.
( ) Electronics are important in
my life, but I guess I could manage without them.
( ) I use very
few electronics in my daily life.
( ) I'm not dependent at all.
7)
Make a list of the electronic devices you most use in your daily
life, then share your list with your classmates. You can use a
dictionary, if necessary.
