Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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No language at all – but excellent material for a brilliant speaking / writing activity nevertheless! The ad is just 2 min long. You get the class to watch it and then you ask them: ‘How many obstacles did the producers come up with in order to make it harder for people to get to Platform 6? There were 9 of them altogether.’ Working in pairs, students have to try to remember everything. They score one point for every obstacle they remember, and an extra point for each if they remember where it came in the sequence. Do not accept incomplete sentences (e.g. ‘dogs’). Enjoy! :-) Level: B2 – C1 Topic: Advertising / Spying / Secret Agents

[NB: I do not own the copyright to this video clip. I have uploaded it here for educational purposes].

KEY
People had to run past….
1. ….a cleaner who was sweeping the floor,
2. ….a woman who pretended to be a former acquaintance,
3. ….two runners who were jogging on the escalator,
4. ….a woman walking 5-6 dogs simultaneously,
5. ….two workers carrying a large pane of glass,
6. ….an orange juice seller who emptied his oranges on the floor to trip them up,
7. ….a guy carrying some boxes who dropped them to block their path,
8. ….a guy trying to offer them a rose…

9. …and finally they had to sing the Bond tune… :-)