Watch the video segment. Write in parentheses the abbreviation of the state the candidate represents according to the information provided during the pageant in the movie segment.
RI - Miss Rhode Island
CA - Miss California
NE - Miss Nebraska
NJ - Miss New Jersey
TX - Miss Texas
NY - Miss New York
(CA) She is a music major.
(CA)She likes opera, reggae and the Beach Boys
(RI ) She is a Science major.
(RI ) Her field is nuclear fission.
(NE) She is a Theater major.
(NE)She helps run a drama program for underprivileged children.
( ) She hopes to become a pediatrician.
( ) She likes taking long luxurious bubble baths.
( ) She is a Psychology major.
( ) She loves Mexican food.
( ) She told the audience she was a lesbian.
( ) She was removed from the stage.
( ) She believes America is like a big ship.
( ) She became Miss United States.
( ) She realized that the participants are smart, terrific people.
( ) She used to consider the Miss United States pageant outdated.
( ) She was wearing a pink dress.
( ) She became the 4th runner-up.
Now rewrite the pair of sentences above using relative clauses. Start the sentences with "Miss... "
Ex: Miss California, who is a Music major, likes opera, reggae and the Beach Boys.
Miss Rhode Island, whose field is nuclear fission, is a Science major.
Miss Nebraska, who runs a program for underprivileged children, is a Theater major.
How to develop your own activity:
- Choose a scene in which there are several characters clearly shown.
- Write down pairs of pieces of information about each of the characters.
- The students connect both sentences using relative clauses.
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