This is one of the best animated movies by Disney in recent years. It is fun, amusing and uplifting. The music and plot are great. I love it. I used this scene to practice the simple present tense based on a typical routine day in New Orleans. In the end, the students may personalize the exercise talking about themselves and their own city. They loved it!
A. Take a look at the activities below. Watch the movie segment and write
T if Tiana, the main character, performs the activity or
P if it is the people of New Orleans who do it, or
B if both Tiana and the people do it on a typical day, according to the segment.
( ) 1. Read a magazine on the way to work.
( ) 2. Play musical instruments in the streets.
( ) 3. Dance in the streets of New Orleans.
( ) 4. Serve food and drinks in a restaurant.
( ) 5. Play card tricks.
( ) 6. Buy newspapers in the streets.
( ) 7. Have fun.
( ) 8. Make magic.
B. Now write down four affirmative and four negative statements about what Tiana does (doesn't do) and what people do (don't do) on a typical New Orleans day. Use the information in exercise A.
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C. Now take a look at the activities in exercise A. Write affrimative and negative statements saying wht you do (don't do) on a Brasilia's (or your town's) typical day.
Ex 1. I read (don't read) a magazine on my way to work (school).
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