ONLINE ENGLISH - English as an International Language of Understanding ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note OnlineEnglish archive at:http://194.44.190.35/win/online/rosetti.htm Lesson 4 by Paolo Rossetti Topic : Movie Script Grammar: Phrasal Verbs Level : Intermediate ************************
Vocabulary *When Harry met Sally* [Movie starts, an elderly couple remember: young Harry and Sally are in the car, Sally's in the driver's seat] (Harry spits grapes out of window, but window is shut) Harry: I'll roll down the window. Why don't you tell me the story of your life. Sally: Story of my life? Harry: We've got eighteen hours to kill before we hit New York. Sally: The story of my life isn't even going to get us out of Chicago - I mean nothing's happened to me yet. That's why I'm going to New York. Harry: So something can happen to you? Sally: Yes. Harry: Like what? Sally: I can go into journalism school to become a reporter. Harry: So you can write about things that happen to other people. Sally: That's one way to look at it. Harry: Suppose nothing happens to you. Suppose you lived out your whole life and nothing happens, you never meet anybody, you never become anything, and finally you die in one of those New York deaths which nobody notices for two weeks until the smell drifts into the hallway. Sally: Amanda mentioned you had a dark side. Harry: That's what drew her to me. ******************** EXERCISE 4.1 - Vocabulary Please match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. 1. to roll down a. (idiom) to visit someplace 2. the story of your life b. (idiom) to leave someplace 3. time to kill c. to lower something by turning it 4. to hit a place d. to occur, like an event 5. to get out of a place e. to imagine; to pretend it's true 6. to happen f. to observe 7. like what? g. (idiom) to attract 8. to look at something h. give me an example 9. to suppose i. the evil part of something 10. to notice j. (idiom) to pass a boring time 11. a dark side k. (idiom) to have an opinion 12. to draw someone l. life experience *********************** EXERCISE 4.2 - Grammar Movie scenes sometimes contain very rapid dialogue exchanges which are very difficult to understand. One of the reasons for this difficulty is the use of many Idiomatic Expressions in natural, relaxed speech. Phrasal Verbs are common forms that have idiomatic meanings which are very hard to guess. Phrasal Verbs are a combination of Verb + Preposition, for example: VERBS PREPOSITIONS get on, off come around, about turn back, over see through, along look out, in go away, forward So, the Verb 'look' means 'to see something' but when we combine it with some Prepositions, the meanings change: look out - be careful look into - investigate look over - review look forward to - anticipate Unfortunately, there are no rules for us to follow that can help us guess the meanings - we have to memorize their meanings :) Please fill in the blanks with one of these Phrasal Verbs, you might have to change them to suit the verb tense (past, future, etc.): fill out, put out, cut down, break down, speak up 1. Could you please ....... your cigarette before entering the theatre? 2. I can't hear you very well, please .......... 3. He was late because his car ......... on the way to work. 4. The Export Department needs you to .......... this form immediately. 5. Because of the drop in sales, we must find ways to ....... on expenses ************************************ EXERCISE 4.3 - Reading Comprehension Please read the text and choose the correct answers. 1. What is the relationship between Harry and Sally? (friendly, argumentative, happy) 2. Who is driving the car? (a friend, Harry, Sally) 3. What is their point of departure? (Chicago, New York, Paris) 4. What is the topic of conversation? (their plans for the future, their past experiences, their friendship) ********************** Answers Go to ---> Online English Content Back