General Education Office

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General Education Office

• LA.121 / LA1301
• English 1
• Unit 2Movies and Entertainment
• Grammar Review

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Grammar Present Perfect using for and since

• 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?

Ive been here since eight oclock. ( a time in
the past) Ive been here for ten minutes. ( a
length of time)

• Other uses
• With yet for negative I havent been to
  Disneyland yet.
• with always Ive always wanted to see Car
  Planet.
• with ordinals, superlatives, only
• This is the third time Ive seen Ping Pong.
• Its the best movie Ive ever seen.
• My husband has only seen it once.

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Remember the Penelope Cruz exercise on P16?

• Complete the following using for, since or
  always

She's lived here _________ 1975. They haven't
been used ________ many years. She's been working
________ nine this morning. I haven't eaten
________ five hours and Ive _________ wanted to
try that. (forever) He's been in London ________
five days. How long have you been in Britain?
________ over a year now.
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Unit 2 - Review

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

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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.
• How long have you waited? 4 When did he buy
  the tickets?
• Where have you been? 5 Whats her favourite
  movie?
• What has he heard about the film? 6
  Whos his favourite star?

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Lesson 2 Apologize for being late
Im sorry Im late. I..
couldnt get a taxi.
couldnt find a parking space.
got stuck in traffic.
overslept.
missed the bus.
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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 doesnt matter to me. You choose.
• A Well, what would you say to a documentary?
• B Hmm. To tell you the truth, Im 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.

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would rather
"Shall we go by train?"
Id rather go by car."
Id 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.
Id rather eat Italian food than Korean food.
Id rather stay at The Siam than the Four
Seasons.
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would rather
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Unit 2 - Review

• Listening Comprehension
• Listen to the conversation about movies. Check
  the correct description of each movie.

Streets of SAIGON
Clouds OverMt Fuji
Inside theSAHARA
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Unit 2 - Review

• B Complete the conversations. Choose the correct
  verbs and adverbial expressions and write the
  movie genres.

• A (Have you seen / Did you see) a good ______
  (just / lately)?
• B To tell you the truth, no. But last
  night (weve seen / we saw) a great
• ________ .

• A Sally is such a _______ fan.
• How long (has she waited / did she wait)
• for this film to come out on DVD?
• B Shes waited (for / since) at least six
  months.

• A I (didnt see / havent seen) a __________
• as good as Twelve Angry Men.
• B Really? I (lately /still) (didnt see /
  havent
• seen) it.

• A 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 / theyve seen it) twice
• (still / so far).

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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.
• Whats Youre all-time Favourite Movie?

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LC Assignment 4

• 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 18th July

happy
funny
interesting
weird
hilarious
exciting
silly
thought-provoking
sad
romantic
fascinating
violent
plot
story
actor
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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, Im not that big on, etc.
• Describe and recommend movies
• Use adjectives to describe movies