UNIT 5 - Lights, camera,

action!
Cognates x false cognates review
Present Perfect Tense x Simple Past Tense
MOVIES

1 - What is your
favorite genre of
movie?
2 - Have you seen
a good movie
lately?
MOVIE GENRES - ACTION
MOVIE GENRES - ADVENTURE
MOVIE GENRES - ANIMATION
MOVIE GENRES - COMEDY
MOVIE GENRES - DOCUMENTARY
MOVIE GENRES - DRAMA
MOVIE GENRES - ROMANCE
MOVIE GENRES - HORROR
MOVIE GENRES - THRILLER
MOVIE GENRES - MUSICAL
MOVIE GENRES - SCIENCE FICTION
MOVIE GENRES - WESTERN
MOVIE GENRES - CLASSIC/CULT FILMS
ACTION
THRILLER
ADVENTURE

ANIMATION WESTERN
COMEDY

DOCUMENTARY

DRAMA
COGNATES
ROMANCE

HORROR

MUSICAL

SCIENCE FALSE
COGNATES
FICTION

CLASSIC
 PEOPLE IN MOVIES - ACTORS/ACTRESSES
Chadwick Boseman was an actor.

He was in Black Panther.

Jennifer Lawrence is an actress.

She plays Katniss in The Hunger
Games.
 PEOPLE IN MOVIES - DIRECTORS AND SCREENWRITERS
George Lucas is a movie director.
He has produced and directed
several Star Wars films.

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter.

He wrote Kill Bill in 2003.

 PEOPLE IN MOVIES - AUDIENCE/MOVIEGOERS
My husband and I are moviegoers.
We go to the movies every weekend.
We are even richer, baby!

My wife and I watch flicks from

home.

We stream Netflix from our huge

TV set. We are rich, baby.
 AUDIENCE
ACTOR
MOVIE/FLICK
ACTRESS
DIRECTOR
DIRECT COGNATES
FILM
TV
RICH FALSE
COGNATES
Read the text below about a day in the production of Star
Wars.

Do you recognize any familiar words?

Any possible cognates and/or false cognates?

Share your impressions with the class.

I am a producer for the next Star Wars film and this is how my day went:

In the morning, I attended a meeting between the production company and the staff
at the studio. The discussion was very comprehensive, including topics like filming
schedule, costume design, and special effects. Both sides had particular demands,
but both were prepared to compromise so that filming could proceed. A secretary
recorded everything in the official notes.

Back at the studio, the director asked me to hire 100 extras to shoot a scene in the
streets of New York. Actually, it was impossible to respond to his request, because
we had no more funds left for contracting actors.

After lunch I attended a lecture given by the

art director, who is an expert in camerawork
and has a graduate degree in cinema.
He said his production company intends to assist
the studio in finalizing the film. We wrapped up filming
late that night.
I am a producer for the next Star Wars film and this is how my day went:

In the morning, I attended a meeting between the production company and the staff
at the studio. The discussion was very comprehensive, including topics like filming
schedule, costume design, and special effects. Both sides had particular demands,
but both were prepared to compromise so that filming could proceed. A secretary
recorded everything in the official notes.

Back at the studio, the director asked me to hire 100 extras to shoot a scene in the
streets of New York. Actually, it was impossible to respond to his request, because
we had no more funds left for contracting actors.

After lunch I attended a lecture given by the

art director, who is an expert in camerawork
and has a graduate degree in cinema.
He said his production company intends to assist
the studio in finalizing the film. We wrapped up filming
late that night.
I am a producer for the next Star Wars film and this is how my day went:

In the morning, I attended a meeting between the production company and the staff
at the studio. The discussion was very comprehensive, including topics like filming
schedule, costume design, and special effects. Both sides had particular demands,
but both were prepared to compromise so that filming could proceed. A secretary
recorded everything in the official notes.

Back at the studio, the director asked me to hire 100 extras to shoot a scene in the
streets of New York. Actually, it was impossible to respond to his request, because
we had no more funds left for contracting actors.

After lunch I attended a lecture given by the

art director, who is an expert in camerawork
and has a graduate degree in cinema.
He said his production company intends to assist
the studio in finalizing the film. We wrapped up filming
late that night.
Homework assignment
 PEOPLE IN MOVIES - DIRECTORS AND SCREENWRITERS
George Lucas is a movie director.
He has written and directed
several Star Wars films.

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter.

He wrote and directed Kill Bill in
2003.
 PEOPLE IN MOVIES - DIRECTORS AND SCREENWRITERS
George Lucas is a movie director.
He has written and directed several
Star Wars films. (but when?)

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter.

He wrote and directed Kill Bill in
2003.
 USE THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE WHEN TALKING
ABOUT DEFINITE MOMENTS IN THE PAST.
+ Tarantino directed Kill Bill in 2003.
(regular verb)

- Tarantino did not direct Star Wars in 2003.

auxiliary verb did not (=didn’t) + main verb in
base form

? Did Tarantino direct Kill Bill 2 in 2003 too?

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter.
auxiliary verb did + main verb in base form
He wrote and directed Kill Bill in
2003.
 USE THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE WHEN TALKING
ABOUT DEFINITE MOMENTS IN THE PAST.
+ Tarantino wrote Kill Bill in 2003.
(irregular verb “write”)

- Tarantino did not write Star Wars in 2003.

auxiliary verb did not (=didn’t) + main verb
in base form

? Did Tarantino write Kill Bill 2 in 2003 too?

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter.
auxiliary verb did + main verb in base form
He wrote and directed Kill Bill in
2003.
 USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE WHEN TALKING
ABOUT INDEFINITE MOMENTS IN THE PAST.
George Lucas is a movie director.
+ George Lucas has directed Star Wars.
auxiliary verb has + regular main verb in past participle He has written and directed several
form
(I know he did it, but don’t know when) Star Wars films. (but when?)

- George Lucas has not directed many films since.

auxiliary verb has not (=hasn’t) + regular main verb in
past participle form
(no mention to time)

? Has George Lucas directed any other films

besides Star Wars?
auxiliary verb has + regular main verb in past participle
form
(general fact about the past, no time mentioned)
 USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE WHEN TALKING
ABOUT INDEFINITE MOMENTS IN THE PAST.
George Lucas is a movie director.
+ George Lucas has written Star Wars.
auxiliary verb has + irregular main verb in past He has written and directed several
participle form Star Wars films. (but when?)
(I know he did it, but don’t know when)

- George Lucas has not written many films.

auxiliary verb has not (=hasn’t) + irregular main verb in
past participle form
(no mention to time)

? Has George Lucas written any other films

besides Star Wars?
auxiliary verb has + main verb in past participle form
(general fact about the past, no time mentioned)
 USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE WHEN TALKING
ABOUT INDEFINITE MOMENTS IN THE PAST.
George Lucas and Quentin Tarantino are movie
directors.
+ They have written and directed several movies.
auxiliary verb have + regular and irregular main verb in past
participle form
(I know they did it, but don’t know when)

- However, they have not written any TV shows.

auxiliary verb have not (=haven’t) + irregular main verb in past
participle form
(no mention to time)

? Have they ever directed any romantic flicks?

auxiliary verb have + regular main verb in past participle form
(general fact about the past, no time mentioned)
But how to determine whether a verb is irregular?
CHECK THE LIST:

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/list-of-irregular-verbs.pdf
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE - SUMMARY
Affirmative: subject + HAVE/HAS + main verb PAST PARTICIPLE
I have watched Kill Bill several times.

Negative: subject + HAVE/HAS + not + main verb PAST PARTICIPLE

I have not (=haven’t) watched Kill Bill 2 yet.

Interrogative: HAVE/HAS + subject + main verb PAST PARTICIPLE

Have you watched Tarantino’s films before?
OBS: I, You, We, They + HAVE / He, She, It + HAS
 LET’S PRACTICE NOW!

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/list-of-irregular-verbs.pdf
Have you EVER watched John Carpenter’s Halloween?

PRESENT PERFECT → indefinite moment in the

past
auxiliary verb have/has + main verb in past
participle form
p.s.: regular verbs → -ed (participle)
EVER = at any point before → used with ?
p.s.: I entertain no expectations whether you have
watched it or not → I simply want to know it
Have you EVER watched John Carpenter’s Halloween?

SHORT ANSWERS:

+ Yes, I have.

- No, I haven’t.
Have you EVER watched John Carpenter’s Halloween?
LONG ANSWERS:

+ Yes, I have watched it ONCE.

ONCE = the number of times you did it (TWICE, MANY TIMES)

+ Yes, I have ALREADY watched it.

ALREADY = at some point in the past → used with +

+ Yes, I have JUST watched it!

JUST = very recently → used with +
Have you EVER watched John Carpenter’s Halloween?
LONG ANSWERS:

- No, I have never watched it.

NEVER = at no point in the past → used with -
p.s.: I’ll probably never watch it.

- No, I haven’t watched it YET.

YET = not until now → used with -
p.s.: I intend to watch it later.
Have you seen the new Scream movie YET?

PRESENT PERFECT → indefinite moment in the

past
auxiliary verb have/has + main verb in past
participle form
p.s.: irregular verbs → check list
YET = I expect you to see the film at some point, and
simply wish to determine whether you have done it →
used with ?
Have you seen the new Scream movie ALREADY?

PRESENT PERFECT → indefinite moment in the

past
auxiliary verb have/has + main verb in past
participle form
p.s.: irregular verbs → check list
ALREADY = I am surprised you have seen it; you
have seen it earlier than I was expecting → used with
?
Have you seen the new Scream movie YET/ALREADY?
LONG ANSWERS:

+ Yes, I’ve seen it already. It’s dope! (earlier than

expected)

+ Yes, I’ve just seen it today! It’s scary! (very recently)

- No, I haven’t seen it yet. I’m too scared to watch it

alone. Wanna come over later and see it with me?
Have you seen the new Scream movie YET/ALREADY?

- Of course I haven’t, it’s not out yet! I saw the

original, though.

+ Yes, I’ve seen a pirated copy of it. It scared the

heck out of me!

→ Use the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE when first

mentioning something in the indefinite past;
→ Use the SIMPLE PAST TENSE in later mentions.
 SUMMARY

EVER NEVER JUST ALREADY YET

before verb: at some

at no point before --
point in the past
+ and I don’t intend to
do it
very recently
end of sentence:
earlier than expected

not until now --

- but I intend to do
it later

at any point before end of question:

end of the question:
? -- no expectations
implied
surprise
I wish to confirm
an expectation
LET’S PRACTICE NOW!
This is Jamie Lee Curtis. She is a movie actress.

(“She's a silver lining, lone ranger riding through an open space”🎵)

 Jamie Lee Curtis has played protagonist Laurie Strode
in the Halloween franchise several times:

Halloween, 1978. Halloween II, 1981.

(You still owe me a new shirt, Halloween H20, 1998.

you piece of garbage)
 Jamie Lee Curtis has played protagonist Laurie Strode
in Halloween several times:
Halloween
Resurrection,
2002.
(Girl... Really?)

Halloween Kills, 2021.

Halloween (the reboot), 2018.
 Jamie Lee Curtis has played Laurie Strode in the
Halloween franchise for 43 years!
SHE BEGAN IN 1978; SHE’S STILL
DOING IT NOW
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
ACTIONS BEGINNING AT SOME
POINT IN THE PAST AND
CONTINUING UP UNTIL THE
PRESENT TIME.
FOR → marks the length of time of
an action that has continued to
happen up until the present time.
(Cute but psycho)
 This is Neve Campbell. She is a movie actress, too.

(I’m stunningly beautiful and awfully seductive, though I’m strategically downplaying my appeal &
pretending to be awkward about it, just to make myself look even hotter. And boy, does it work!)
 Neve Campbell has been cast as protagonist Sidney
Prescott throughout the Scream franchise:

Scream, 1996. Scream 2, 1997.

(Missed u boo, come give us Scream 3, 2000.

a hug)
 Neve Campbell has been cast as protagonist Sidney
Prescott throughout the Scream franchise:

Scream 4, 2011.

Scream (the upcoming reboot), 2022.

(dangerous woman🎵)
Neve Campbell has played Sidney Prescott in the Scream
franchise since 1996!
SHE BEGAN IN 1996; SHE’S STILL
DOING IT NOW
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
ACTIONS BEGINNING AT SOME
POINT IN THE PAST AND
CONTINUING UP UNTIL THE
PRESENT TIME.
SINCE → marks the starting point of
an action that has continued to
happen up until the present time.
(We do too, sis, yass gawd *tongue pop*)
 ATTENTION NOW!

WHEN ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT DURATION WITH VERBS

IN THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE, USE HOW LONG…?

(take your eyes off me, will you?)

e.g.: How long has Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie
Strode in the Halloween franchise?
She has done it for 43 years!

e.g.: How long has Neve Campbell played Sidney

Prescott in the Scream franchise?
She has done it since 1996!
 ARE YOU SCARED OF HORROR MOVIES?
AFRAID
TERRIFIED
FRIGHTENED
DISGUSTED BY

(just chopping some onions for dinner, and wearing a mask to avoid covid-19, no big deal)
ARE YOU SCARED OF ANYTHING ELSE?

DO YOU SUFFER FROM ANY PHOBIA?

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?

(I know it’s weird, but I’m a bit scared of Spongebob, not gonna lie)
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has.
therapy?
Listen to interviews with two women, Julia and Chloe, about their phobias.
Fill in the chart.

Julia Chloe

What is she afraid of? spiders buttons (on clothes)

How long has she had since she was about 12, for more all her life, for as long as she can
the phobia? than 30 years remember

What does she think a very big spider in the flat where she screamed at a cardigan with
started it? she lived buttons

she couldn’t sit in the same room as

How does/did it affect
a spider, and had to keep windows it limits the clothes she can wear
her life? and doors closed

Has she had any

Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.
therapy?
 SUMMARY

HOW LONG SINCE FOR

marks the

+ marks the starting

point of an action
length of time of
an action that
that has continued has continued
to happen up until to happen up
- the present time. until the present
time.

? duration
LET’S PRACTICE NOW!