LASER B1 – UNIT 4 MEET THE STARS

VOCABULARY

THE MEDIA CELEBRITY FILM/TV STAR FAMOUS

JOURNALIST INTERVIEW BEST SELLER FILM/RECORD

COMPANY AWARD POPULARITY ENTERTAINMENT FANS

FILM GENRES BOOK GENRES

comedy horror thriller musical western FICTION horror MYSTERY novel adventure

- WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE FILM? WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

- WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FAMOUS? WHY?

- HAVE YOU EVER MET A FAMOUS PERSON IN REAL LIFE?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE THE INTERNET? WHAT FOR? LOOK FOR INFORMATION/CHAT WITH FRIENDS
ONLINE/WATCH VIDEOS/DOWNLOAD MUSIC

PRESENT PERFECT HAVE / HAS + VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE TIME EXPRESSIONS

FOR / SINCE

LATELY / RECENTLY
WE USE IT FOR:
JUST
 ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT WE DON’T SAY WHEN:
I’VE SEEN MADAGASCAR A LOT OF TIMES. ALREADY
 ACTIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND STILL HAPPEN OR ARE STILL TRUE:
YET (- AND?)
SHE HAS WRITTEN STORIES SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD.
EVER / NEVER

BEFORE SO FAR
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS. HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB -ING
  ACTIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND STILL CONTINUE FOR / SINCE
SHE HAS BEEN WORKING AS A JOURNALIST FOR 3 YEARS.
 TEMPORARY ACTIONS IN THE RECENT PAST ALL MORNING
I’VE BEEN READING AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT CELEBRITIES JUST

RECENTLY /
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES LATELY

1 SYLLABLE ADJ OLD OLDER THAN THE OLDEST

2 SYLLABLE (VOC + CON) BIG BIGGER THAN THE BIGGEST
2 SYLLABLES OR MORE BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
2 SYLLABLES ENDING IN -Y HAPPY HAPPIER THAN THE HAPPIEST
IRREGULAR ADJ GOOD BETTER
BAD
FAR
LITTLE
MUCH
MANY