I’m a big fan of All at C, probably the first blog with high quality teaching resources that I started following. Their superb lessons based on the John Lewis ad of the year are a classic in my classroom, so when I watched Heathrow’s Christmas advert a few days ago the first thing I did was to check their site. Call it premature seasonal impatience, but I also couldn’t help but start sketching my own activity as I look forward to further inspiration.
Heathrow’s ad is about an ageing teddy bear couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bair, who arrive at the airport and start their journey through it before reuniting with their family. The students work on the story line below in which the different situations they experience are explained with pictures. To guide them through the process, the students are also provided with a list of words that serves two purposes: to introduce difficult or unknown words (such as dangle, mistletoe or conveyor belt) and to help them to explain what is going on when using the picture prompts and establishing connections between them.
Watch the beginning of the video first until 0:12 and do the first three scenes with the students in order to introduce the characters and the context, and for the students to get familiar with the procedure. The students then work together and write down what they think might be happening in each situation. When the students have finished, watch the video until 1:00 and have them check their answers, comment on any differences, and make any necessary changes.
Finally, the students make predictions about the end of the video orally and then watch it. In the large blank circle, they work independently and draw the picture or pictures that they think best depict that final scene. In addition, they may also add three words that can help to explain their personal reaction to it. Sharing and comparing their answers with the rest of the class at the end is bound to leave a memorable, lasting impression based on each student’s unique feelings and beliefs.
Images from openclipart.org, Public Domain.
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Thanks for the kind words about our blog, Miguel. I’ve just been browsing through yours and enjoying it very much – I see you’re a fan of the Marshmallow Challenge too 🙂
Love what you’ve done with the Heathrow video and I’ll look forward to trying it out in class.
All the best
Steve
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Thanks for stopping by, Steve! I could have gone on and on talking about your blog, to be honest — and should probably do it one day. 😉 Thanks again for the brilliant work that you do.
Miguel
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I have tried similar activity and it turned out really enjoyable. I’ll try this one with your instructions.
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That’s great! Let me know how it goes. Miguel
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