Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Check the definition of these new words.
Beloved /bi'lavid/ (adj): That you love very much e.g. My beloved car
Expect /iks'pekt/ (verb): wait for
Make sure (verb): asegurarse
Laid-back /leid'bak): relaxed
Wish (verb): desire
Of my own (indicates possession): mine
Steal /sti:l/(verb): rob
Underground (adv of place): below the surface
Rescue /'reskiu:/ (verb): save from danger
Dodge /'dodz/ (verb): avoid e.g. Jim! dodge that ball or it can hit you in the face!
Hunt /'hant/(verb): cazar
Movie Plot (argumento)
Life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still trying to get his hands on his beloved acorn. He is also trying to find a possible romance in a female squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, are expecting a baby, which makes Manny anxious: he wants to make sure that everything is perfect when his baby arrives. Diego does not want to be treated like a house-cat and starts thinking that maybe he is too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so he steals some dinosaur eggs! As a result, he ends up in a strange underground world where his group must rescue him. They have to dodge dinosaurs, face danger left and right, and meet up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.
CHARACTERS
Match the names with the animals
Ellie Sloth (perezoso)
Manny Male mammoth (mamut)
Sid Male Squirrel (ardilla)
Diego Tiger
Scrat Female mammoth
Buck Female Squirrel
Scratte Weasel (comadreja)
Identify the characters and write their names
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Watch 41' of the movie and do the following exercises.
Answer the questions.
At the beginning of the movie. What was Scrat looking for?
Who did he meet?
Did he like her?
Is Ellie nervous about the baby?
What was Diego doing?
Why was Manny angry at Diego?
What did Sid find underground?
What does Sid want to do with them?
Does Manny think it's a good idea? Why?
Why did the little dinosaurs start crying?
Where did all the little animals go to play?
Why was Manny so angry at Sid?
Were the animals scared of the dinosaur?
Why was the dinosaur looking for? Did she find them?
Who did she take with her?
True or False? Correct the false sentences
1-Many goes to find Sid by himself. ___
2-Manny and Ellie find a baby dinosaur. ____
3-Manny and Ellie find Diego in the jungle. ____
4-Ellie Manny and Diego meet Scrat the squirrel. ____
5-Mother dinosaur took the babies to the falls of Lava. ____
6-Manny and Ellie got trapped in a carnivorous flower. ____
7-Buck gave 3 rules. ____
8-Buck doesn't agree to help them find Sid. ____
9-The baby dinosaurs defended Sid. ___
10- The big butterfly was a cricket before it “came out”. ___