2016-10-17 Idioms: movies, reduction of "have"

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: use the pictures and sentences to guess the meanings of the movie idioms on the lesson 3 handout (p. 26)
1 F (He can’t ____ his way out of a paper bag. = He ____ very badly.)
2 F
3 F
4 F (a movie can also be a “flop” if it fails)
5 T (the expression means to get started with anything, not only a movie or other show)
6 T
7 T (The tickets are sold out, so the movie is a sellout.)
8 T
9 T
10 T
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p. 34 - Choose the question that has each answer.
1 Did the critics enjoy the movie?
2 Were you able to get tickets for the play?
  (A restaurant where you can’t get any reservations because it’s full is booked solid.)
3 Do we have time to eat something before we leave?
4 Do you want to go see the new musical Felines?
5 That movie made a fortune, didn’t it?
6 I thought you said this movie wasn’t popular.
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A cult classic is a movie that may not have been popular or successful originally, but now it has a dedicated group of fans who really enjoy it and maybe watch it many times.
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Grammar review: modals + perfect

I should have studied last night. = It was a good idea, but I didn’t study.
I shouldn’t have eaten that. = It was a bad idea, but I ate it.
I could have studied last night. = It was possible, but I didn’t do it.
I couldn’t have studied. = It wasn’t possible.
She must have studied very hard. = I’m pretty sure she studied very hard (because she got 100% on the test, for example).
She must not have studied. = I’m pretty sure she didn’t study (because she failed the test).
I would have picked a different movie. = My choice was different, but we didn’t do my choice.
I wouldn’t have called him. = You called him, but I didn’t think that was a good idea.
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Pronunciation: reduction of “have” to “a”
should have -> should’ve -> shoulda (very informal to write like this, but we sometimes do it)
shouldn’t have -> “shouldn’t’ve” -> shouldna (we usually don’t write either of these reductions)
(same with the other modals)
must not have -> “must notta”

p. 30 part A - What (reduced) modal + have should go in each sentence?
1 musta been (I’m pretty sure she was in the shower and that’s why she didn’t answer the phone.)
2 shoulda (You weren’t there and I regret that.)
3 musta (I’m pretty sure he was shopping for a long time to get all of those things)
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Homework: finish p. 30