This document provides instructions for an activity using the movie segment about Speed Racer. Students are asked to take a fantasy trip back to their childhood and answer questions about their memories and experiences. They then watch the Speed Racer clip and fill in blanks using grammar structures like "used to" and "would." The blanks provide statements about Speed Racer's childhood experiences and behaviors, like that he used to be easily distracted in class and would pretend he was driving a car.
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1. ACTIVITY 26
WOULD X USED TO
SPEED RACER
A. BEFORE WATCHING THE SEGMENT:
SHARE YOUR FANTASY TRIP WITH YOUR PARTNERS. TELL THEM EVERYTHING YOU
MANAGED TO REMEMBER DURING THE FANTASY TRIP.
1. What are your best childhood (teenage) memories?
2. What did your school look like?
3. What kind of student did you use to be? Who used to
be your best friend?
4. Where did you use to go on weekends?
5. What sports did you use to practice?
6. What were your favorite games?
7. What did you dislike about that period of your life?
B. NOW WATCH THE VIDEO SEGMENT AND FILL IN THE BLANKS OF THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES WITH "USED TO + VERB" OR "WOULD + VERB". IF BOTH ARE POSSIBLE, USE
"WOULD (NOT)". PAY ATTENTION WHETHER YOU WILL WRITE AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE
STATEMENTS, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE SEGMENT.
1) Speed ............................................................................... (be) a restless child.
2) He ..................................................... (be) easily distracted during the classes.
3) He ................................................................. (concentrate) during the classes.
4) He .................................................................... (enjoy) being in the classroom.
5) He ....................................................... (count) the seconds for the break time.
6) He ................................................ (think) about automobile racing all the time.
7) He ....................................................................................... (draw) racing cars.
8) His mother ................................................. (be) called by the school's director
to talk about Speed's performance in class.
9) His mother ................................................................. (agree) with the director.
10) He .................................................................. (pretend) he was driving a car.
11) He .............................................. (be) the first student to leave the classroom
when the bell rang.
12) He .............................................................. (leave) the school with his father.
13) His brother ...........................................(coach) him how to drive a racing car.
14) He ..................................... (drive) racing cars by himself when he was a kid.
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Cláudio Azevedo
2. MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS - Exercise 26
TEACHER’S SHEET ONLY - ACTIVITY 26 – WOULD X USED TO
SPEED RACER
Speed Racer: 7'42
Before watching the segment:
Play some relaxing music, dim all the lights, create a cozy atmosphere, and ask your
students to take a fantasy trip into the past. Tell them to think about their childhood (or
adolescence). Ask them to close their eyes and address them the following questions.
Don't let them answer the questions now; all they have to do is travel in time.
1. What are your best childhood (teenage) memories?
2. What did your school look like?
3. What kind of student did you use to be?
4. Who used to be your best friend?
5. Where did you use to go on weekends?
6. What sports did you use to practice?
7. What were your favorite games?
8. What did you dislike about that period of your life?
.
Now divide the class into pairs, give each pair a copy of this exercise sheet with the
questions you have just read, and let them share their ideas with their partners.
Now the students watch the segment and do the grammar exercises.
1. used to
2. used to
3. wouldn’t
4. used to
5. would
6. used to
7. would
8. used to
9. would
10. would
11. used to
12. would
13. would
14. would
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Cláudio Azevedo