FOCUS ON GRAMMAR, Third Edition, Level 2 Internet Activity Student Worksheet

UNIT 2: THE PRESENT TENSE OF BE: YES/NO QUESTIONS

My Favorite Movie Star is . . .

WEB ACTIVITY: Search the web for information about movie stars.

WEB ADDRESSES http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses http://www.starpulse.com/Actors http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/browse.shtml

PART ONE

1. Choose your favorite actor and actress. For example:

Actresses: Actors: Elizabeth Hurley Antonio Banderas Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise Gwyneth Paltrow Sean Penn Julia Roberts Brad Pitt Catherine Zeta-Jones John Travolta

2. Go to one of the websites. Click on the name of an actor or actress. Read about him or her.

3. Complete the sentences. Use information from the website. Use is or isn't.

Example: Gwyneth Paltrow is an actress.

a. ______an actor/actress.

b. ______a good actor/actress.

c. ______a bad actor/actress.

d. ______young. ______old.

e. ______married. ______single.

f. He/She ______from ______.

(Remember: Just look at the site to get information for this exercise; do not give personal information or credit card information anywhere in the website.)

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FOCUS ON GRAMMAR, Third Edition, Level 2 Internet Activity Student Worksheet

PART TWO

Bring the worksheet to class. Pretend to be the movie star. Work with a partner. Your partner will ask questions. Answer questions about the movie star until your partner guesses who you are. Use this model:

Examples: A: Are you an actress? B: No, I'm not. A: Are you old? B: No, I'm not. A: Are you single? B: Yes, I am. A: Are you Brad Pitt? B: Yes, I am!

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