1 General Education Office LA.121 / LA1301 English 1 Unit 2 Movies and Entertainment Grammar Review

2 Grammar: Present Perfect using for and since 1) 1)Grammar – The present perfect with for and since Use since with a specific time or date in the past. Use for to describe a length of time. How long have you been here? Other uses: With yet: for negative: I haven’t been to Disneyland yet. with always: I’ve always wanted to see Car Planet. with ordinals, superlatives, only: This is the third time I’ve seen Ping Pong. It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen. My husband has only seen it once. I’ve been here since eight o’clock. ( a time in the past) I’ve been here for ten minutes. ( a length of time)

3 Remember the Penelope Cruz exercise on P16? Complete the following using for, since or always She's lived here _________ They haven't been used ________ many years. She's been working ________ nine this morning. I haven't eaten ________ five hours and I’ve _________ wanted to try that. (forever) He's been in London ________ five days. “How long have you been in Britain?” “ ________ over a year now.”

4 Unit 2 - Review C Complete each statement or question with for or since (p24) 1That film has played at the Scala __________ two weeks. 2The Talking Parrot has been available _______ last Tuesday 3I’ve loved animated movies ________ I was a child. 4Have you been here _________ more than an hour? 5I’ve been a fan of science fiction movies _______ over thirty years. 6I’ve been in the ticket line ______6.30!

5 Lesson 1 Apologize for being late Pronunciation Reduction of h Notice how the sound /h/ often disappears in present perfect questions. Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat. 1 1How long have you waited? 4 When did he buy the tickets? 2 2Where have you been? 5 What’s her favourite movie? 3 3What has he heard about the film? 6 Who’s his favourite star?

6 Lesson 2 – Apologize for being late I’m sorry I’m late. I…….. couldn’t get a taxi. got stuck in traffic. missed the bus. couldn’t find a parking space. overslept.

7 Lesson 2 - Discuss preferences for movie genres Grammar - would rather Conversation Model A) Read and listen to people discuss their movie preferences. A:What would rather see – a classic or a new release? B:It doesn’t matter to me. You choose. A:Well, what would you say to a documentary? B:Hmm. To tell you the truth, I’m not that big on documentaries. A:What about a comedy? B:That works for me. B) Listen again and repeat. The practice the Conversation model with a partner.

8 would rather… "Shall we go by train?"“I’d rather go by car." “I’d rather not go." “I'm tired.”“I'd rather not go out this evening.” “Do you want to eat Indian food tonight?” “ No, I'd rather eat …………….” Use than with would rather to contrast preferences. “I’d rather eat Italian food than Korean food.” “I’d rather stay at The Siam than the Four Seasons.”

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10 Unit 2 - Review Listening Comprehension Listen to the conversation about movies. Check the correct description of each movie. a romantic film a documentary about Brazil a horror movie  an animated police story a weird love story an unforgettable comedy  an unforgettable movie a weird political story an animated children’s film  a documentary about cooking ham a musical tragedy a silly comedy  a documentary a movie only for adults an animated musical  a comedy an animated film a drama  Streets of SAIGON Clouds Over Mt Fuji Inside the SAHARA FRACAS IN CARACAS

11 Unit 2 - Review B Complete the conversations. Choose the correct verbs and adverbial expressions and write the movie genres. 1A: (Have you seen / Did you see) a good ______ (just / lately)? B: To tell you the truth, no. But last night (we’ve seen / we saw) a great ________. 2A: How many times (have they seen / did they see) War of the Worlds? B: That remake of the old ________ movie? I think (they saw it / they’ve seen it) twice (still / so far). 3A: Sally is such a _______ fan. How long (has she waited / did she wait) for this film to come out on DVD? B:She’s waited (for / since) at least six months. 4A: I (didn’t see / haven’t seen) a __________ as good as Twelve Angry Men. B:Really? I (lately /still) (didn’t see / haven’t seen) it.

12 Lesson 3 Describe and recommend movies Pairwork:Read the short movie reviews on Page 21 and choose the movie you think sounds the most interesting. The compare movie choices. Explain your reasons. What’s You’re ‘all-time’ Favourite Movie?

13 LC Assignment 4 – SUBMIT Wednesday 18 th July Write a minimum of 50 words to describe a movie that you watched and enjoyed (include characters, story, ending and your opinion of it) – SUBMIT Wednesday 18 th July funny hilarious silly weird thought-provoking story violent sad happy interesting exciting fascinating actor plot romantic

14 Summary Now you are able to: Apologize for being late Use present perfect tense with for, since, recently, only Use explanations for being late Discuss preferences for movie genres Use would rather / would rather not Use expressions: I love,..are my favorite, …are OK, I’m not that big on, etc. Describe and recommend movies Use adjectives to describe movies