Top Notch 2 2013-09-16

Greg Malivuk
greg.malivuk@gmail.com
Notes at http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk
"Top Notch 2 2013-09-16"
---
The workbook hasn't arrived yet.
---
Workbook p. 7 part (C)
1 did...arrive (simple past)
2 Have...gone (present perfect)
3 've seen / saw
4 took (simple past because "yesterday")
5 Have...been (present perfect)
6 went (simple past because "Thursday")
7 Have...eaten
8 had
9 haven't tried
10 (have) heard
"I heard" = many people said this before I came to Rome, but now they are finished
"I have heard" = many people continue to say this in Rome (it continues to the present)
Workbook p. 10
(1)
1 b (tube = TV)
2 b
"good mood", "bad mood", "in the mood for..."
= I'm happy  = I'm angry  = I want...
3 a
4 a
(2)
1 musical - Step Up, Singin' in the Rain
2 action
3 comedy
4 science fiction - ET
5 drama
(3)
1 action, Fast and Furious (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6?)
2 comedy, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
3 drama, ...something with Julia Roberts?
---
Textbook p. 16 (Unit 2 Lesson 1)
---
hilarious - very funny
it's my treat/it's on me - I will pay for you

How much do I owe? (How much should I pay?)
Nothing. It's on me. (Nothing. I will pay.)

I invite you to a movie: I ask you to come with me, but maybe you will pay for your own ticket

I take you out to a movie: I will pay for you

sold out - there are no more, everything is sold
---
since + specific date or time

I have lived in Boston since 2008.
We have been in class since 4:15.
She has worked at this restaurant since May.

since + specific past event

I have taught English since I moved to Boston.
She has lived there since she got married.

"since" means that the action began at that time
---
for + period of time / length of time

I have lived in Boston for 5 years.
We have been in class for 95 minutes.
She has worked at this restaurant for 4 months.

How long have you lived in Boston?
I've lived here for 5 years. / Five years.
---
I have always lived in Boston. = my whole life

("always", "never", and "ever" emphasize that it is your whole life, not just today)
---
This is the third job I have had in Boston. (I still have this job, so we use "have had".)

It is the best cake she has ever eaten.
---
"lately", "recently", and "so far" include the present

Have you seen any good movies recently?
How much have you learned so far? (until now)
---
"still...not" = "not yet"

You still haven't seen that movie.
= You haven't seen that movie yet.
= You haven't yet seen that movie.
---
p. 16 part (B)
1 for more than 30 years
2 since
3 since
4 since
5 for 17 years
6 Since

Note: we sometimes omit "for"
"They've been married 20 years."
---
Ask and answer the questions in part (C) on p. 7

I don't remember its name. (because a movie is "it" in English, not "he" or "she")

Harry Potter
Twilight
Hunger Games

- If you have read these books in your language, try to read them in English to practice.

ensemble cast: when a movie has many famous main actors working together

What is ONE OF the best/worst movieS you have ever seen?
---
Why were you late?

Explanations (acceptable reasons)
The bus broke down.
I got lost.
I woke up late.
There was only one person at the cafe.
I missed the bus.
I got stuck in traffic.
I couldn't find a parking space.
I didn't have money for the meter.
I couldn't get a taxi.
My car wouldn't start. The battery was dead.
My tire was flat./I had to change the tire.

Excuses (bad reasons)
It was raining very hard. (You're not made of sugar.)
The train is slow every day.
My grandmother died (three times in one year).
---
It is common to omit the /h/ sound at the beginning of words that don't have stress.

How long've you lived here?
Where've you worked?
When did 'e leave?
What'ser name? / whatsername
What's 'is name? / whatsisname

 Willy   Walker  Katz?
Will he walk her cats?

He won't walk them. (Pronounce /h/ at the beginning of a sentence.)

have / has / had
he / him / his
her / hers
And sometimes also "them" -> "em"

Did you tell'm?
could be:
Did you tell him?
Did you tell them?
---
he's = "he is" or "he has"
__'s = "__ is" or "__ has"

He's at home. = He is at home.
He's seen it before. = He has seen it before.

John's at home.
John's seen it before.
---
Homework: workbook p. 11 part (5) and (6)