Mog’s Christmas
1. Match the words and the pictures
A cooker / Chestnuts / An oven / Fairy lights / A ceiling fan / A turkey / A pana / b / c / d / e / f / g
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
2. Watch the beginning of the video and fill in this table : what were they doing ?
Members of the Thomas’family / Nicky
Debbie / Mr Thomas / Mrs Thomas / Mog
Was/were dreaming of…. / Was having a…
3. Watch the whole video and answer the questions
a. What was the date ? ------
b. What was there in the oven?------
c. What number did the cat dial when she walked on the phone ?------
d. What is this number for in England?------
e. What did the neighbours do?------
4. Watch the selected part of the video, then tick the boxes for the objects you can see in the kitchen or in the living-room.
□ a cricket ball □ a football □ books □ letters □ cards □ fairy lights □ pots □ pans □ an oven □ a cooker □ a milk jug □ a computer □ a phone □ dishes □ flowers □ potatoes □ chestnuts □ a bottle of wine □ a bottle of champagne □ oranges □ eggs □ presents □ a ceiling fan □ a Christmas tree □ a clock
4. Mog, the calamitous cat : watch the whole video and re-order these actions (number them)
Part one
- Mog walked on the phone and dialled 999
- The cards fell on the cricket ball
- Mog jumped on the ceiling fan
- Mog wagged her tail
- The ball fell on the oven starting button
- The turkey was on fire
- Mog woke up
- Chestnuts popped and exploded into the glasses, the window panes, the eggs…
- All the plates and the dishes fell on the ground
- Mog tried to jump on the table but she missed
- Mog was projected onto the clock
Part two
- The house was destroyed!
- The oven door burst open
- The firemen broke into the house
- The clock crashed on the tree and it caused a short circuit
- A fire truck arrived
- The Christmas tree lost its needles
- Mog ran out with the fairy lights attached to her
- The neighbours came to help and share what they had with the Thomases
- Everyone thought Mog was a hero
- There was nothing left to celebrate Christmas
- Mog was rewarded her favourite food : an egg
5. Now think : what is the purpose of this ad? What is the message conveyed? Explain in a few lines.
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