1. Imagine what happens may happen next.
Watch the video up to 02:42.
Imagine what happens may happen next.
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2. 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
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3. 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.
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4. The scene takes place  in the USA  in the UK. Justify.

5. Christmas is for sharing!
What is the slogan of this TV commercial? ________________________________________
Christmas is for sharing!
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6. Which product is advertised?
 a book  a turkey  a charity   a fire brigade
answer key next slide
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7.  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  
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8. 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.

9.   Who is the target audience of this TV commercial?
Tick all that apply.
 children  teenagers  women  men  single people  old ladies  
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10. 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.
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12. 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 ______________________
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13. 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.
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14. 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.
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15. This TV commercial covers the main elements of a good story.
Read the summary and match the words with the paragraphs.
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16. 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
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17. 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
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18. Nicky (fly) ________________ a plane.
was flying
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19. Debbie (perform) _______________________ an experiment with her new chemistry set.
was performing
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20. Mr. Thomas (play) _________________ cricket with his new bat.
was playing
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21. was kissing Mrs. Thomas (kiss) _______________ Captain Thomas.
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22. wasn't dreaming was having
But Mog (dream) ______________________ sweetly.
She (have) ________________ a nightmare.
wasn't dreaming
was having
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23. Memory game  Watch this scene carefully!
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24. 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".
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25.     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   
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26.     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   
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27.     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   
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28.    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   
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30. Retell the story from Mog's point of view.
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