Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS ACTIVITY 231 – BURLESQUE SIMPLE PAST X PRESENT PERFECT

I. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND DECIDE IF THE ACTIVITIES REFER TO HER PAST - FINISHED ACTIONS - (PAST) OR IF THEY ARE STILL IN PROGRESS IN HER PRESENT DAYS UNFINISHED ACTIONS - (PRES).

1 PAST PRACTICE ON THE BAR STAGE.

2 PACK HER BAGS

3 WALK AWAY FROM HER HOMETOWN

4 BUY A ONE-WAY TICKET TO LOS ANGELES

5 TRAVEL BY BUS TO LA

6 LOOK FOR AUDITIONS

7 STAY IN A SMALL HOTEL ROOM

8 HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THE AUDITIONS

9 BE HAPPIER THAN IN HER HOMETOWN

II. REWRITE THE SENTENCES BELOW IN EITHER THE SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT TENSES. MIND WHETHER THE ACTIONS ARE FINISHED OR UNFINISHED TO JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICES.

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Claudio Azevedo MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS ACTIVITY 231 BURLESQUE SIMPLE PAST X PRESENT PERFECT

ANSWER KEY:

ITEMS 1 – 5 - PAST ITEMS 6 – 9 - PRESENT

WHEN SHE LIVED IN HER HOMETOWN,

1. SHE PRACTICED IN A BAR STAGE. 2. SHE PACKED HER BAGS. 3. SHE WALKED AWAY FROM HER HOMETOWN. 4. SHE BOUGHT A ONE-WAY TICKET TO LA. 5. SHE TRAVELED TO LA BY BUS.

NOW THAT SHE IS IN LOS ANGELES,

6. SHE HAS LOOKED (HAS BEEN LOOKING) FOR AUDITIONS IN LA. 7. SHE HAS STAYED IN A SMALL HOTEL. 8. SHE HAS HAD (HAS BEEN HAVING) A HARD TIME WITH THE AUDITIONS. 9. SHE HAS BEEN HAPPIER IN LA THAN IN HER HOMETOWN.

Claudio Azevedo II. REWRITE YOUR SENTENCES ABOVE, USING MODALS FOR ADVICE.

III. IMAGINE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE THESE CHILDREN''S PARENTS ADVICE. PAIR UP WITH A PARTNER. ONE OF YOU IS VERUKA''S MOTHER AND THE OTHER ONE IS AUGUSTUS'' S MOTHER. ROLE PLAY A SITUATION, GIVING EACH OTHER ADVICE FOR BETTER BEHAVIOR.

Claudio Azevedo