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In this blog, several aspects of grammar, vocabulary and listening will be held in order to achieve a B1 English level, relating these topics with movies. 1) First of all, we are going to make a brief introduction to a few aspects about grammar that are required in a B1 level. These are the three aspects which we are going to focus on: -PHRASAL VERBS Firstly, we have to know that phrasal verbs are nothing more than verbs composed of a verb and one or more prepositions. There is a huge list of phrasal verbs related to movies that we will take into account later. -MODALS Modal verbs do not work without another verb. This other verb always goes after the modal verb and is in the base form. Modal verbs are not conjugated and do not have time. We will focus on them. There is also a list that will be given later. - PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS These are two very important tenses in English when you are referring to past.  2) Once you have seen the topic...
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VOCABULARY

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MORE VOCABULARY ABOUT MOVIES We like to see our favourite actors  playing a character  – even a  minor character  (ACTOR SECUNDARIO)– in films, whether these are in  lead roles (PAPELES IMPORTANTES) (=main roles), or  supporting roles (PAPEL SECUNDARIO) (not main roles). We like reading the film  credits (CRÉDITOS), to see who's in the  cast  (REPARTO) (everyone who acted in the film). Then we like to see who the  director  (DIRECTOR) or  producer  (PRODUCTOR) is, the  screenwriter  (GUIONISTA) who wrote the  screenplay  (GUIÓN)(the script that the actors speak) and who composed the  soundtrack  (BANDA SONORA) (the music background in the film). We'll find out more about the  plot  (ARGUMENTO)(or storyline) and how good the   cinematography  (CINEMATOGRAFÍA)(art of  shooting the film ) or  costumes  (VESTIMENTA) are. We might even...
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VOCABULARY

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LEARNING WITH MOVIES Here you have a small list of movies where you can learn the vocabulary through the dialogues the characters have used in each of them: JASMINE: Father, I  hate  being forced into this. If  I do marry , I  want it to be  for love. SULTAN: Jasmine, it's not only this law. I'm not going to  be around  forever, and I just want to  make sure  you're  taken care of ,  provided for . JASMINE: Try to understand. I've never done a thing  on my own . I've never had any real friends. Except you, Rajah. I've never even been outside the palace walls. to hate El verbo  to hate  significa odiar. Siempre es seguido de un gerundio. I do marry Realmente me caso. Notar el uso del auxiliar  do . Este auxiliar no sería necesario (se podría haber dicho 'I marru') pero se agrega para enfatizar la acción. to want something to be querer que algo sea to be around estar cerca to make sure (that)/of som...
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VOCABULARY

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The list below includes some basic vocabulary for talking and reading about your favourite movies, directors and movie stars. -Action movie  (noun): a movie with many exciting and violent scenes - Our teenage boys love watching action movies. -Cast  (noun): all the actors and actresses in a movie or TV show - It had a good cast, but the story wasn't very interesting. -character  (noun): one of the people in a story - Harry likes movies with lots of interesting and unusual characters. -cinema  (noun): a place where movies are shown on a big screen - Let's meet in front of the cinema just before the movie starts. -comedy  (noun): a film with lots of funny scenes - Let's see a comedy and have a good laugh. -director  (noun): the person in charge of making a movie - The director gets really angry when actors forget their lines. -documentary  (noun): a film that's about real people, events or issues - How can you eat junk food after seeing ...
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GRAMMAR

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PHRASAL VERBS Here you have a few videos on which phrasal verbs are explained, how they are used and what can you do to learn them. With the help of these videos, I will provide you some exercises to practice more about the endless list of phrasal verbs. http://www.mansioningles.com/phrasal_verbs/phrasal_verbs01.htm https://english.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/verbos/phrasal-verbs/ejercicios http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-phrasal-verbs-contexto-rellenar-huecos/ http://www.saberingles.com.ar/exercises/331.html
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GRAMMAR

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PHRASAL VERBS These are some of the best known phrasal verbs in english, obviously, we cannot focus on all the types of phrasal verbs due to they are a lot. To ask for 1.1 To request. For ex:  Can I ask you for a favor? 1.2 to seek or provoke something negative For ex: If you date him, you're asking for trouble.  To break down 1.1 to stop working For ex: Our car broke down while we were driving to the supermarket. 1.2 to end negotiations unsuccessfully For ex: After days of negotiations, the talks broke down. 1.3 to remove or dismount For ex: The firemen had to break down the door to get into the house. 1.4 to start crying For ex: It was the most stressful week. By Friday I broke down and cried.  To bring up 1.1 to raise a child For ex: I was brought up by my grandmother. 1.2 to mention For ex: I hate him. Don't ever bring his name up again!   To come back 1.1 to return For ex: We are coming back ...
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