Film: iDIOTS

 IDIOTS – Short Film

Introduction

Watch the short film “iDiots”.

Look carefully at the robots and think about their actions, their behaviour and their relationship with technology.

1) Watch the short film. Tick (✓) the things you see.

The robots...

☐ buy a new phone.

☐ wait in a long line.

☐ look at their phones.

☐ talk to each other.

☐ take selfies.

☐ help other robots.

☐ laugh at other robots.

☐ copy other robots.

☐ make money.

☐ are aggressive.

2) Order the events (1–4).

Put the sentences in the correct order.

⬜ The Big Robot presents a new phone. The robots run to buy it, and everything starts again.

⬜ The robots use their phones all the time. They don’t talk to each other. They laugh at, push and copy other robots.

⬜ The robots wait in a long line to buy a new phone.

⬜ The Big Robot makes the phones useless. The robots are sad.

3) Answer the questions.

Who is the Big Robot? What does he do?

Why do the robots want a new phone?

How do the robots interact with each other?

4) Describe the characters.

Use words from the box. Write sentences about the robots and the Big Robot.

Word Bank

big • small  • happy • sad • fast • slow • intelligent • stupid • friendly • sociable • selfish • aggressive • kind • phone • screen • antenna • eyes • arms • legs

I Forgot my Phone

 VIDEO

Activity – Build First Conditional Sentences

Use the ideas below to write First Conditional sentences.

Ideas

• use phones less
• be happier
• ban phones at school
• learn more
• spend less time on their phones
• children / feel happier
• stop taking photos all the time
• enjoy the moment
• disconnect for one day
• improve our lives
• text while driving
• have an accident
• use phones during meals
• talk more
• spend too much time on social media
• sleep better
• look at your phone while walking
• miss interesting things
• put your phone away
• enjoy time with friends
• check notifications all the time
• lose concentration
• record every concert
• enjoy the music less
• ignore people around you
• feel lonely
• spend more time face to face
• build stronger relationships

Example

If people use their phones less, they'll be happier.

Match and Write

Match an idea from A with one from B. Then write a First Conditional sentence.

A	B
use phones less	be happier
ban phones at school	learn more
text while driving	have an accident
use phones during meals	talk more
disconnect for one day	improve our lives
spend too much time on social media	sleep better
put your phone away	enjoy time with friends
look at your phone while walking	miss interesting things
ignore people around you	feel lonely
spend more time face to face	build stronger relationships

Mr. Bean's routine

 

Mr Bean's Morning Routine – Word Bank

Verbs

• wake up
• get up
• make the bed
• have a shower
• wash his face
• brush his teeth
• shave
• comb his hair
• get dressed
• put on his clothes
• look in the mirror
• have breakfast
• eat
• drink
• leave home
• drive
• park the car
• arrive
• be late

Nouns

• bed
• alarm clock
• bedroom
• bathroom
• toothbrush
• toothpaste
• razor
• mirror
• towel
• shirt
• trousers
• tie
• jacket
• shoes
• socks
• breakfast
• toast
• tea
• coffee
• car
• key
• door

Time Expressions

• first
• then
• next
• after that
• finally
• in the morning

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Activity 1 – Watch and Tick ✓

Watch the video. Tick (✓) the actions you can see.

☐ wakes up
☐ gets up
☐ makes the bed
☐ has a shower
☐ brushes his teeth
☐ shaves
☐ combs his hair
☐ gets dressed
☐ has breakfast
☐ drives a car
☐ is late

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Activity 2 – Put the Actions in Order

Number the actions from 1 to 8.

☐ gets dressed
☐ has breakfast
☐ wakes up
☐ drives to work
☐ brushes his teeth
☐ gets up
☐ shaves
☐ leaves home

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Activity 3 – Compare

Complete the sentences.

1. Mr Bean ____________ but I ____________________________.
2. He ___________________
   but I __________________________.
3. We both ____________________________________________.

Useful language: wake up – get up – brush my teeth – have breakfast – get dressed – drive – walk – go to school – leave home – be late – early – on time.

The Cat Came Back

 And the Cat Came Back!

1.Answer the questions.
Write complete answers.
A.Why is the man angry with the cat?
B.What does the man like doing in his free time?
C.Who gets lost in the dark and dangerous forest?
D.What other animals can you see in the story?
E.What does the man see when he comes back home?
F.How does the story end?

2. Put the events.in order:
☐ The cat follows the man like a little angel.
☐ The cat breaks the baby's rattle.
☐ The man plays a musical instrument.
☐ The an takes the cat to a dark forest.
☐ The man comes back home. The house is destroyed.

3. Use these words to describe 5 pictures:
Nouns: cat – man – baby – rattle – bed – mattress – armchair – curtains – forest – boat – hot-air balloon – railway tracks – hole – rats – house
Verbs: break – destroy – take – carry – get lost – fall – come back – follow – run – climb
Adjectives: angry – dark – dangerous – scared – broken – messy – funny – crazy - lucky - little