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A2 Somebody, anybody, nobody: The Man on the Moon

It’s almost Christmas and this probably means having “get togethers” with your loved ones.  The man on the moon was a famous advertisment, launched in 2015 for John Lewis. A lot of people found the advertisment too sad. What do you think?

This is a fun way for A2  B1 levels of English to learn the difference between somebody/anybody/nobody,  etc.

How to use

  1. Introduce the content.
    Keep it smooth as it’s a lot of content for A2. You have a cheat sheet for this purpose and at the bottom a downloadable document.

2. Do the guided activity where students can choose the best option from a small set of two or three possible answers.

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Pronouns Somebody-Anybody-etc and the Man on the Moon

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Activity by Serena

1.For objects we use...

2.For people we use...

3.We usually use "something" "somebody" for...

4.Do we use 'anything' for questions and negatives?

5.Is this statement correct? We use the pronoun 'nothing' for affirmative sentences.

6.Is using a double negative grammatically correct in English?

7.Which sample below is using a double negative? 

8.What can you see? 

Black rectangle

 

9. Can you see ...?

Girl thinking

 

10. So, you can see somebody. Yeah, it's a little girl. How do you think she feels?

Girl thinking

 

11. What is she doing?Girl looking through a telescope

12.What is she looking at?The moon

13. Can she see ...?

14. Look! There is ... on the moon.

Moon with house

15. What do you think it is?

Moon with house

16. It's a little house! Does ...live there?

17. Oh goodness me! Look! There is ... in the house!

A man is in the house on the moon

18. Can you see him? Who do you think he is?

A man in a house on the moon

19. How do you think he feels?

lonely man on the moon

20. The little girl wants to send ... to the man on the moon. 

sending a letter to the man on the moon

21. What do you think? Did the man receive ...?

Sad man

22. Look! The little girl sent .... I wonder what it is.

A gift is being sent to the man on the moon

23. There is ... in this present. What do you think it is?

a present

24.It's...telescope

25. The man on the moon is looking at planet earth. Can he see ______?

The girl through the telescope

26. What is the girl doing?

the little girl is waving

To end the activity, watch this beautiful ad and do your best not to get too emotional.

3.Watch the whole video of the Man on the Moon

4. Speak or write about the video.

  1. Who do we see at the beginning of the advert?
  2. Where does the man live?
  3. What does the girl see through her telescope?
  4. What does the girl decide to do?
  5. How does she help the man on the moon?
  6. How does the advert end?

5. A final grammar activity students can do to check their knowledge

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A2 Indefinite pronouns and The Man on the Moon

In this activity you can practise the grammar you learnt in this lesson. Read the questions and choose the best option.

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Activity by Serena

1. The girl was looking through her telescope when she saw ............... on the moon.

2.  There was .......... living in a tiny house on the moon.

3.  The man on the moon had .............. to speak to.

4. The girl tried to send ........... to the man on the moon.

5. The man usually hasn't got ........... to do on the moon. He's lonely and bored.

6. When the man on the moon looked through his new telescope he could see ......... waving at him.

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