Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

Activity 242 a walk to rememberpast modals for regretsI. Watch the movie segments and check the sentences that you believe were the characters' wrong decisions. Then rewrite the sentences, expressing regrets.1The teenagers trespassed a private property.

Ex: The teenagers shouldnt have trespassed a private property.

2Landon dared a friend to jump from a trampoline to belong to the group.

3He accepted the challenge.

4He didn't know how deep the dam was.

5They ran away and left their friend hurt and unattended.

6Landon didn't stop his car when warned by the police and had an accident.

7Nobody was taking care of the abandoned dam during that night.

MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

ACTIVITY 242

A WALK TO REMEMBER

PAST MODALS FOR REGRETS

ANSWER KEY

2. Landon shouldn't have dared his friend to jump from the trampoline.

3. He shouldn't have accepted the challenge.

4. He should have known how deep the dam was.

5. They shouldn't have run away and left the boy unattended.

6. Landon should have stopped his car when warned by the police.

7. Someone should have been taking care of the abandoned dam.

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II. Discuss these questions:

1. What were the major wrong decisions taken by the group? Explain it.

2. What should happen to those teenagers?

3. Whose fault was that? Landon's, the other teens', or the boy was the one responsible for his own jumping?

4. What would you do if you were in the boy's shoes? What if you were one of the other teens?

5. What should the police do? Arrest Landon, arrest everybody, or have them pay with community services? Explain your answer.

6. What should happen to the property owner?

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