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

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

  2. 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? I’ve been here since eight o’clock. ( a time in the past) I’ve been here for ten minutes. ( a length of time) • 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.

  3. Remember the Penelope Cruz exercise on P16? Complete the following using for, since, still, 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 ___ hours and I’ve ______ wanted to try that. He's been in London ___ five days. How long have you been in Britain? * ___ over a year now. * Have you been to Wales or Scotland ____? * No, _____. I haven't even gone out of London _____. I ____ haven't spoken to the manager.

  4. 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 What’s her favourite movie? • What has he heard about the film? 6 Who’s his favourite star?

  5. 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.

  6. 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 Your All-time Favourite Movie?

  7. Unit 2 - Review Listening Comprehension Listen to the conversation about movies. Check the correct description of each movie. FRACAS IN CARACAS                   a romantic film a documentary about Brazil a horror movie a comedy an animated film a drama a documentary a movie only for adults an animated musical 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 Streets of SAIGON Clouds OverMt Fuji The Musical Inside theSAHARA

  8. 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 (we’ve 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: She’s waited (for / since) at least six months. • A: 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. • 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 / they’ve seen it) twice • (still / so far).

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

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