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Comic Relief and Red Nose Day A lesson created by Sandy Millin @sandymillin http://sandymillin.wordpress.com (Teacher’s notes follow)

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A second version of my Comic Relief presentation, this time with a focus on modals of speculation. It's also a bit simpler.

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Comic Relief and Red Nose Day

A lesson created by Sandy Millin@sandymillin

http://sandymillin.wordpress.com(Teacher’s notes follow)

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Challenge 1Prediction

What’s it all about?

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What links these pictures…

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…and these w

ords?

Created using www.tagxedo.com (using Wikipedia entry)

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A British charity and its main fundraising event

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Challenge 2Memory

Read the texts.Tell your partner

what you can remember.

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Comic Relief is a British charity. It was started by Richard Curtis in 1985. It raises money for charities in Africa and the UK.

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Red Nose Day happens on BBC1 every two years. It is organised by Comic Relief. They show comedy programmes and serious clips about projects in Africa and the UK that Comic Relief have helped. In 2009, it raised £60 million pounds.

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Created using www.wordle.net

What do you remember?

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Challenge 3Grammar: Modals

How do you use them?

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+ + infinitive…

99% sure - positive

must

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It must be funny.(I’m 99% sure it is funny)

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+ + infinitive…

about 50% sure - positive

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could

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The boy might be African.(I’m about 50% sure he is African.)

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The man could be his father.(I’m about 50% sure he is his father.)

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They may be at home.(I’m about 50% sure they are at home.)

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+ + infinitive…

about 50% sure - negative

might not

may not

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He might not want to be there.(I’m about 50% sure he doesn’t want to

be there)

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The people may not give him money.(I’m about 50% sure they won’t give him

money.)

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+ + infinitive…

99% sure – negative

Don’t use:

can’t

mustn’t

couldn’t

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They can’t be sad.(I’m 99% sure they are not sad.)

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They couldn’t be tomatoes. (I’m 99% sure they are not tomatoes)

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Challenge 4Speaking

With your partner, write sentences about the pictures. Use the information and the verbs to

help you.

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Lenny Henry• Dudley• Jamaican• 1975 (aged 17)• original / 1985• Pictured with…

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Lenny Henry• Born in Dudley, UK• Son of Jamaican parents• Famous comedian since

1975 (aged 17)• One of the original

comedians for Comic Relief in 1985

• Pictured with an African boy Comic Relief has helped

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Red Noses• 17 / 13• 2011• monster• Honkus, Chucklechomp,

Captain Conk• supermarket

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Red Noses• 17 noses for 13 shows

(1985-2011)• These are the monster-

themed noses for 2011• Honkus is at the bottom,

Chucklechomp is top-left, Captain Conk top-right

• You can get them at the supermarket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief#The_Red_Nose

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Merchandise• Red noses• Car noses• Singles:– e.g. Is this the way to

Amarillo?• J.K. Rowling• Food and drink

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might notmay not

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Merchandise• Red noses and car noses are sold

for people to show support.• One or two songs are released

every Red Nose Day to raise money.

• J.K. Rowling wrote two special books: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Quidditch Through the Ages".

• Food and drink: Walkers Crisps produce special flavours, as do many other companies. The picture shows Comic Relief wine.

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Fundraising• Everyone and anyone• Baked beans• Fancy dress• Hair cut• Cake sale• Celebrities / Sahara

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FundraisingEveryone gets involved. Events include:• sitting in a bath of baked

beans;• wearing fancy dress;• cutting all your hair off;• having a cake sale.Celebrities go on special shows or do amazing things like trek across the Sahara.

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UK• £205 million / 1985• Mental health• Women• Old people• Refugees• Sport

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UK• £205 million has been spent

on UK projects since 1985, including:– Mental health – Will > was

helped with his depression– Women – shelters for those

suffering from domestic abuse– Old people – helping them feel

part of the community– Refugees – helping them come

to terms with past traumas– Sport – increasing participation

to end the poverty cycle

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Africa• Slums• Children• Health• Education• HIV / AIDS• Trade• Sport

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AfricaThe rest of the money is spent in Africa. Projects help:• people to leave slums;• children to have a childhood;• healthcare provision to be

increased;• education to be made

available;• HIV / AIDS to be treated;• trade opportunities to be

increased, especially for women;

• sport to provide opportunities.

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Challenge 5Project

Choose one of the ideas.Create a two-minute presentation for

your class.OR

Write a text (e.g. an article or a newspaper report) based on the idea.

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Choose one…• Ideas for the next Red Nose Day (RND).• Ideas for a similar event in your country.• Ideas to help people fundraise.• Suggest a project which should receive money from

Comic Relief.• Tell Comic Relief how their money has already

helped a project.• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of events

like RND.• Report on what happened during the Red Nose Day.• Anything else you can think of linked to RND!

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Do your presentation.OR

Share your writing.

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Challenge 6Find out more

If you’re interested…

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…find out more here:

• www.comicrelief.com• www.rednoseday.com• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief• http://www.youtube.com/user/rednoseday -

Red Nose Day channel on YouTube• http://www.youtube.com/user/ComicReliefOff

icial - Comic Relief channel

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Don

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rget

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Teacher’s Notes

• Don’t show the students the title slide – it’ll give the game away!

• Feel free to add / edit activities – this works for my groups, but may not work for yours.

• You may need to pre-teach some vocab.• You could also add media to your classroom –

see the ‘Find Out More’ slide.

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Pictures from• http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/comic_relief.htm (Lenny

Henry)• http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9380000/newsid_938

6300/9386309.stm (red noses)http://www.cpb.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/6222.jpg (wine)

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/image_galleries/comic_relief_2007_gallery.shtml?3 - (baked beans)

• http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/comic%20relief%20desert%20trek.jpg (desert trek)

• http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/Lcqx1Zw683b/British+Airways+Comic+Relief+Announce+Charity/KwXHS34YIRr/Bill+Nighy (Bill Nighy)

• http://www.rednoseday.com/change-lives/who-you-help#tab_5 (Will, Stoke-on-Trent)

• http://education.scholastic.co.uk/resources/42474 (Mr Men)