Simpsons' genitive

THE SIMPSONSACTIVITY: The Simpson’s.

LEVEL: 1st-2nd ESO.

FOCUS: To practise the saxon genitive.

MATERIALS: Teacher: PowerPoint presentation using computer and video projector.Students: notebook to write 15 sentences using the genitive.

TIME: 20 minutes.

PREPARATION:On their notebooks students write numbers 1-15 in column. They write each sentence as they are shown the slides.

PROCEDURE:Students are shown the numbered slides, one by one. Individually they write 15 sentences using the genitive with the words given.

LISA

MAGGIE

BART

HOMERMARGE

Homer and Marge are married.They have a son, Bart, and two daughters, Lisa and Maggie.

Bart / son

Bart is Homer and Marge’s son

1

Bart / brother

Bart is Lisa’s brother

2

Homer / husband

Homer is Marge’s husband

3

Maggie / sister

Maggie is Bart’s sister

4

Homer and Marge / parents

Homer and Marge are Lisa’s parents

5

Milhouse / classmate

Milhouse is Bart’s classmate

MILHOUSE

6

SANTA

Santa / dog

Santa is Bart’s dog

7

MR BURNS

Mr Burns / boss

Mr Burns is Homer’s boss

8

NED FLANDERS

Flanders / neighbour

Flanders is Homer’s neighbour

9

ABRAHAM SIMPSON

Grandpa / father

Grandpa is Homer’s father

10

SNOWBALL

Snowball / cat

Snowball is Lisa’s cat

11

MOE

Moe / friend

Moe is Homer’s friend

12

SELMA & PATTY BOUVIER

Selma and Patty / sisters

Selma & Patty are Marge’s sisters

13

PRINCIPAL SKINNER

Principal Skinner / teacher

Principal Skinner is Bart’s teacher

14

GRANDPA

Grandpa / grandfather

Grandpa is Bart’s grandfather

15