Unit 1 – What kind of movies have Prime Time 2

you been watching recently? Turma 70

Vocabulary
• Cast • Genre • Sci-Fi (Science Fiction)

• Character • Movie Star • Horror

• Cinema • Screen • Action

• Scene • Actor/Actress • Western

• Plot • Thriller • Epic

• Director • Drama • Classic

• Entertainment • Documentary • Romantic

• Film • Comedy
Useful Expressions and Idioms
• It’s amazing!

• What’s it rated?

• The first movie was a hit, but the sequel bombed.

• I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

• The special effects were breathtaking!

• I have a hard time understanding the dialogue without subtitles.

• I found it very touching!

• To be honest, I liked the remake better than the original. The cast was much stronger.
Present Perfect
O Present Perfect é usado para ações ou acontecimentos do passado que têm uma

relação com o presente. Forma:

Subject (Noun or Subject Pronoun) + has or have + past participle

Exemplos:

I have been (I’ve been)

She has eaten (She’s eaten)

He has driven (He’s driven)

We have chosen (We’ve chosen)

 Não usamos o Present Perfect se não estamos pensando no presente. Nós normalmente o
utilizamos para anunciar notícias ou eventos recentes.
Exemplos:
Andy has won a big prize!
Have you heard? Uncle George has crashed the car again.
Here are the main points of the news. The pound has fallen against the dollar. The Prime Minister
has said that the government’s economic policies are working. The number of unemployed has
reached 5 million. There has been a fire...
Depois de anunciar a notícia, nós normalmente usamos o Simple Past para dar mais detalhes.
Exemplos:
Uncle George has crashed the car again. He ran into a tree in High Street.
 Quando falamos sobre eventos concluídos com palavras que significam "em algum / qualquer
momento até agora" (como ever, before, never, yet, recently, lately, already), nós normalmente
usamos o Present Perfect.
Exemplos:
Have you ever seen a ghost?
I'm sure we’ve met before.
We haven't seen Beth recently.
Could you clean the car? I've already done it.
She's never said sorry in her life.
Has the postman come yet?
 Podemos usar o Present Perfect para dizer que algo aconteceu várias vezes até o presente.
Exemplos:
I've written 6 letters since lunchtime.
Advérbios de frequência como often, sometimes, occasionally são comuns com o Present
Perfect.
Exemplos:
How often have you been in love in your life?
I've sometimes thought of moving to Australia.
Present Perfect Progressive ou Continuous
O Present Perfect Progressive ou Continuous é usado para ações ou acontecimentos estavam

acontecendo no passado e têm uma relação com o presente. Forma:

Subject (Noun or Subject Pronoun) + has or have + been + verb in the gerund (-ing)

Exemplos:
You have been waiting here for two hours. /You haven't been waiting here for two hours.
Have you been waiting here for two hours?
Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
She has been watching too much television lately.
Have you been exercising lately?
Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
Lisa hasn't been practising her English.
What have you been doing?
Writing and Speaking Activity
What have you been doing lately? Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your analysis of your reality
and routine? How? Write a text and record and audio asking these questions.
Complete the sentences with Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Progressive or Continuous:
a) Meg * * * (work) in this company since 2000.
b) I still * * my keys. * you * (see) them anywhere?
c) My mom saw Ben last night. She said he * * * (work) out at the gym next to your house. * you *
(see) him?
d) Meryl Streep * * (win) 3 Oscars so far.
e) “* you * (read|) this book? / No, I * . What is it about? / It’s about a man who lost his wife and
since then he * * * (look) for their lost dauther. / Ow! I * * (read) a book like this once”.
f) f) How long * you * (work) for this company? / Three years but now, I * * * for another one.
g) OMG! Your eyes are so red! * you * (cry)?
Complete the sentences with Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Progressive or Continuous:
a) Meg has been working (work) in this company since 2000.
b) I still haven’t found (find) my keys. Have you seen (see) them anywhere?
c) My mom saw Ben last night. She said he has been working (work) out at the gym next to your house.
Have you seen (see) him?
d) Meryl Streep has won (win) 3 Oscars so far.
e) “Have you read (read) this book? / No, I haven’t . What is it about? / It’s about a man who lost his wife
and since then he has been looking (look) for their lost dauther. / Ow! I have read (read) a book like
this once”.
f) f) How long have you been working (work) for this company? / Three years but now, I have been
working for another one.
g) OMG! Your eyes are so red! Have you cried (cry)?
Guiding Questions - Movies
• What is your all-time favorite movie? • If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to

• What is your favorite movie? do first, see the movie or read the book? Why?

• Are there any kinds of movies you dislike? If so, what kinds? • What do you think of people who talk during movies at a movie

Why do you dislike them? theater?

• Do you like to watch horror movies? • What is the best movie you have ever seen?

• Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? How about movies? • Who was in it?

• Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater? • Why did you like it?

• Have you ever seen the same movie more than once? • Who was the director?

• If yes, name it (or them). • What is the scariest movies you have ever seen?

• Have you ever seen ___? (Insert the name of a movie.) • What's the funniest?

• How often do you go to movies? • What's the most romantic?

• How often do you rent videos?