Imagine what happens may happen next. Watch the video up to 02:42. Imagine what happens may happen next. ©isagms80

Mog's Christmas calamity Now watch the rest and answer the following questions. What kind of video is it? a Christmas recipe  a TV commercial  an interview  a music video  a short film What is the video entitled? _____________________________ In your opinion who is Judith Kerr? _______________  Mog's Christmas calamity the author ©isagms80

The scene takes place on Christmas Day. Who is Mog? _______________ Is it a he or a she? Listen carefully!  It's a he.  It's a she. Who are the other characters? How are they related? When does the scene take place exactly? the cat  Mr and Mrs Thomas, their two children Nicky and Debbie, the neighbours, the firemen. The scene takes place on Christmas Day. ©isagms80

The scene takes place  in the USA  in the UK. Justify. 

Christmas is for sharing! What is the slogan of this TV commercial? ________________________________________ Christmas is for sharing! ©isagms80

Which product is advertised?  a book  a turkey  a charity  999  a fire brigade answer key next slide ©isagms80

 visuals  letters  words  a sentence  a phrase Sainsbury's is the third largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Mog the cat is the creation of children’s writer Judith Kerr. For Sainsbury’s Christmas campaign, the 92-year-old author wrote a new story, "Mog’s Christmas Calamity." She also illustrated a book, exclusively sold in Sainsbury’s stores. The profits from the sales of the book and of a specially created Mog soft toy will be donated to a charity to support the work they do in the UK for children's literacy.   Write the name of the charity.  ___________________________________ Read and tick all that apply!  The logo includes  visuals  letters  words  a sentence  a phrase Save the children   ©isagms80

buy the book and the soft toy and go Christmas shopping at Sainbury's. What's the purpose / the objective of the TV commercial? To convince us to ______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ buy the book and the soft toy and go Christmas shopping at Sainbury's.

  Who is the target audience of this TV commercial? Tick all that apply.  children  teenagers  women  men  single people  old ladies   ©isagms80

Mog would rather have an egg. Judith Kerr makes a cameo appearance in the TV commercial. Can you spot her? She plays the role of _______________________________________________ What does she suggest for Mog? __________________ What does Debbie reply? What do we learn about Mog at that moment?   a neighbour, an old lady talking to Debbie. a medal Mog would rather have an egg. She likes eggs. ©isagms80

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Give your opinion about the visual techniques. Choose an adjective from the box. The facial expressions of Mog are ______________________ The 3D animation is ______________________ The special effects are ______________________ Give your opinion about the aural techniques. The soundtrack is ______________________ The dialogues are______________________ The voice-over is ______________________ ©isagms80

Why is the voice over so brilliant? Number the reasons from 1 to 3. _____the voice-over gives the audience a better understanding of what is going on. _____ conveys a real emotion. _____ creates the effect of storytelling. 3 2 1 Mog's Christmas calamity is narrated by actress Emma Thompson. ©isagms80

In your opinion, the advert is … effective  entertaining  moving  too simple  useful  stupid  amazing  shocking  heart-warming  funny  magical  charming Justify your choice by making sentences. ©isagms80

This TV commercial covers the main elements of a good story. Read the summary and match the words with the paragraphs. ©isagms80

the setting the characters the plot the climax the magic moment the resolution the resolution the magic moment the characters the plot the setting the climax ©isagms80

was sleeping were having were dreaming Exercise 1  Write about everyone's dreams. Write the verbs in the past continuous. It was Christmas Eve and everyone in the Thomas family (sleep) ______________________ peacefully. The parents (have) _________________ sweet dreams. Nicky and Debbie, the two children, (dream) _______________________ about what Santa would bring them. was sleeping were having were dreaming ©isagms80

Nicky (fly) ________________ a plane. was flying ©isagms80

Debbie (perform) _______________________ an experiment with her new chemistry set. was performing ©isagms80

Mr. Thomas (play) _________________ cricket with his new bat. was playing ©isagms80

was kissing Mrs. Thomas (kiss) _______________ Captain Thomas. ©isagms80

wasn't dreaming was having But Mog (dream) ______________________ sweetly.   She (have) ________________ a nightmare. wasn't dreaming was having ©isagms80

Memory game  Watch this scene carefully! ©isagms80

Read and tick "True" or "False". Exercise 2 Memory game  What were they all doing when the Christmas dinner was being served? Read and tick "True" or "False". ©isagms80

    1. Mr. Thomas was carving the turkey.  True  False 2. Mrs. Thomas was serving vegetables.  True  False 3. Children were pulling Christmas crackers.  True  False 4. An old man was watching TV.  True  False    ©isagms80

    5. A man was lighting a candle.  True  False 6. A man was playing the violin.  True  False 7. An old lady was passing food.  True  False 8. A woman was tucking a napkin into her collar.  True  False    ©isagms80

    9. People were sitting on the stairs.  True  False 10. A couple was dancing.  True  False 11. People were laughing.  True  False 12. Two boys were playing with their tablets.  True  False    ©isagms80

   13. A man was filling his plate with food.  True  False 14. Some were balancing food on their laps and eating.  True  False 15. Others were singing Christmas carols.  True  False    ©isagms80

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Retell the story from Mog's point of view. ©isagms80