WithMs. El-Hendi

Movies and Entertainment

“The Movie Lover’s Catalog”

◦ What is your favorite type of movie?

◦ Where would you rather see a movie, at home or at the theater? Why?

◦ What kind of movies do they make in Morocco?

◦ Have you ever seen any of these kind of movies, Frida or The Day the Earth Stood Still? Which would you rather? Why?

“The Movie Lover’s Catalog”

◦ Can you describe your favorite movie?

◦ What other movie genres do you know?

◦ Can you name some movies you’ve seen in the following genres:

Comedy Musical Drama ActionSci-fi Others…

“Going to the Movies”

◦ Look at the Pictures First! What do you think is happening?

◦ Where are they?

◦ What do you think they’re talking about?

Please read and listen to the natural conversation…

Highlight anything that you don’t understand…

We’re going to hear the conversation more than once…

What do these mean?

◦ “In the mood”–

◦ “big screen”-

◦ “the tube”-

◦ “How about it?”-

◦ “Deal!”-

What do these mean?

◦ “In the mood”– feel like doing…

◦ “big screen”- the movie screen, the theater

◦ “the tube”- the TV

◦ “How about it?”- let’s do it, what do you think if we do it…

◦ “Deal!”- agreed!

You and Someone next to you explain which statements in Exercise D are true…

Explain why?

After that, restate each statement in Exercise E in your own words…

Another Conversation

◦ Look at the Pictures First! What do you think is happening?

◦ Listen carefully, we will listen more than once…

How do we use these phrases?

◦ Have you been here long?

◦ I got stuck in traffic…

◦ It’s hilarious…

◦ It’s on me…

◦ Next time it’s my treat…

How do we use these phrases?

◦ Have you been here long? - Were you waiting for a long time?

◦ I got stuck in traffic… - There were too many cars on the road.

◦ It’s hilarious… - very, very funny…

◦ It’s on me… - I’m going to pay

◦ Next time it’s my treat… - next time, it’s on me…

Present Perfect◦ In English, sometimes when we talk about the

past, we use the …present perfect…

◦ Present Perfect Have Has + past participle

Past participle – is the 3rd form of a verb, its used in passive situations…

Regular Verbs past participle is ED formIrregular Verbs past participle is irregular, page A5

Present PerfectOther Uses for the Present Perfect;

◦ Period of time Past action within a period of time,

using for… to describe a period of time…I’ve lived in Ouarzazate for 5 years.

or since…with a time or date in the past… I’ve lived in Ouarzazate since 2007

Present PerfectOther Uses for the Present Perfect;

◦ Other Uses: Always Only Lately Recently Just Still So far

Practice with some Exercises…

After you finish…

◦ We’re going to ask some questions about movies…

Is there a movie you’ve always wanted to see?

Have you seen any good movies lately?

What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen?

What’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen?

How many movies have you seen so far this month?

Notice how the /h/ sound disappears

◦ How long have you lived here? How long ave you lived here?

◦ Where have you worked? Where ave you worked?

◦ When did he leave? When did ee leave?

◦ What’s her name? What’s er name?

Explanations for being late…

◦ I got stuck in traffic-

◦ I missed the bus-

◦ I couldn’t get a taxi-

◦ I couldn’t find a parking space-

◦ Any other excuses?

Another Conversation

◦ Look at the Pictures First! What do you think is happening?

◦ Where are they?

◦ Listen carefully, we will listen more than once…

How do we use these phrases?

◦ What would you rather see…?

◦ That’s what makes the world go ‘round!

Look at the pictures, What are these types of movies?

◦ an Action film-

◦ a Horror film-

◦ a Science-Fiction film-

◦ an Animated film-

◦ a Comedy-

◦ a Documentary-

◦ a Drama-

◦ a Musical-

State your preference (what you prefer) by using “would rather” or “would rather not”◦ I’d rather see an American movie than a French

one.◦ He’d rather not eat tajine tonight.◦ They’d rather go to Casa than Rabat.

In Question form…◦ Would you rather take a quiz or take a test?◦ Which would she rather eat-chicken or beef?◦ I would rather not have class on Friday.

Let’s do Exercise F…

What would you rather do…?

◦ Go ahead tell me…

◦ Or better yet, ask me about what “I” would rather do?

Some adjectives for movies…

◦ funny-

◦ romantic-

◦ boring-

◦ weird-

◦ violent-

◦ unforgettable-

◦ silly-

Some adjectives for movies…

◦ funny- makes you laugh

◦ romantic- about love

◦ boring- not interesting…at all…

◦ weird- very strange and unusual, in a bad way

◦ violent- a lot of fighting and killing…hell yeah!

◦ unforgettable- something you will never forget…

◦ silly- not serious, stupid

Look at Exercise A

◦ What do you think about violent movies?

◦ Can violent movies affect us negatively?

◦ Can violent movies be “too violent”?

◦ Get ready to read…

Read Carefully

◦ Highlight any words or phrases you don’t understand.

◦ After we finish reading it, discuss it with a partner.

◦ Do Exercise C with someone around you for help.

Well kind of,

◦ Homework (there’s a lot of practice if you want)

◦ In the back of the coursebook,

pages W10-W17 If you do it, I will check it for you It might take you 1-2 hours to do Extra Credit, and it will help you…I promise…