The Wrong Trousers English Video Course (Oxford University Press)

A superbly animated comic adventure that appeals to all ages.
How can it be used?

* As a supplement to any beginner / false beginner course.
* As a stand-alone video course.

Who is it for?

* Beginners / false beginners of all ages - from primary to adult.

Key features

* An English language teaching adaptation of Nick Park's Oscar®-winning animated film, The Wrong Trousers™. The video has a broad appeal that will be a motivating force in any classroom.
* The gripping storyline is combined with ingenious humour and brilliant characterization. The two main characters, Wallace and Gromit™, find themselves tangled up in the Penguin's cunning plot to steal a fabulous diamond.
* The video is organized into six manageable episodes, which present specific grammar points, functional language and vocabulary.
* The original dialogue has been simplified, and additional narration gives learners further language input.
* The video is supported by a Student's Book and a Teacher's Book.



Contents

EPISODE 1: Gromit's birthday
Grammar
Adjectives
to be
have got / has got
Singular possessive adjectives
Where is he?
a lot / a few
Plurals
Transfer
Birthdays
Colours
Vocabulary
Numbers; alphabet; days and dates; in the post; on the table.

EPISODE 2: Room to let
Grammar:
can / can't
to like
this, that, these, those
Instructions
Adverbs and prepositions
Notices
Transfer:
Likes and dislikes
In your bedroom
can for ability
Vocabulary:
Gromit's room; compound nouns; decorating.

EPISODE 3: Wallace, Gromit & the penguin!
Grammar:
Present continuous
going to future
hello / goodbye
Transfer:
Describing clothes
Future plans
Vocabulary:
Clothes; have + breakfast, etc.; the weather.

EPISODE 4: The penguin's plan
Grammar:
was / were
Object pronouns
How high / wide?
Warnings ( Be careful! )
Prepositions and adverbs
Spelling rules
Transfer:
Your home
Your town
Where were you? + places / times
Vocabulary:
Wallace's house, buildings; How high … ?; spelling rules.

EPISODE 5: Wallace's sleepwalk
Grammar:
Adverbs of movement and prepositions
Adverbs of manner
Sequences (with Present simple for narrating)
Question words
Adjective order
Transfer:
Giving directions:
(1) on a map
(2) in your school and town
Vocabulary:
Inside the museum; large numbers; learning new words.

EPISODE 6: Stop that train!
Grammar:
I'd like …
and, but, so, then
Two- and three-word verbs
Expressions
Transfer:
What would you like (for your birthday)?
Class survey
Vocabulary:
Trains; things in the house.


LINKS


http://rapidshare.com/files/226210694/WTROU_LACDMY.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/226210695/WTROU_LACDMY.part02.rar
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