The Pursuit of Happyness
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Do you know the expression "pursuit of happiness"?What is the word-for-word translation?What does it mean?Where does it come from? Listen once While listening, try to get the general idea of what the movie is about. Don't worry about separate words. 1. Who or what is this movie about? a stockbroker who is very successful an unemployed man who is working hard to get a better job a movie actor who lost his job a boy who doesn’t have a mom 2. What is the genre of this movie? (2 options are possible) comedy biography drama documentary This movie is … depressing hilarious romantic motivational Match the words with the translations did his best делал всё (своё) возможное; выкладывался на 100% hang on to (something) не выбрасывай отказывайся от feed the meter платить за парковку (дословно: кормить счетчик) you didn't have anything to do with ... ты не имел никакого отношения к ... I was not aware of that я не был осведомлён об этом не знал об этом my circumstances have changed мои обстоятельства изменились a competitive internship at … стажировка на конкурсной основе you’ve got to protect it ты должен защитить ее (мечту) Go get it! Достигай (возьми и сделай; дословно: пойди и достань) period точка Answer the questions about the movie Listen closely to the trailer and answer the interactive questions when the video is paused. Decoding connected speech Listen closely to the trailer and answer the interactive questions when the video is paused. Grammar points Short forms (contractions) Fill in the blanks wanna means "want to"gonna means "going to"gotta stands for "got to" Drag the word into the correct place When I had children, my children were gonna know who their father was.I'm gonna let you hang on to my car for the weekend, but I need it back for Monday.You gotta trust me, all right?You got a dream, you gotta protect it.People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period. Present Continuous is used: 1) to talk about things that are happening now2) to talk about temporary things3) to talk about our plans and intentions that are fixed Is he talking about the present or the future?You gotta trust me, because I'm getting a better job. the present the future Is he talking about the present or the future?I'm doing my best. the present the future Is he talking about the present or the future?You aren’t quitting on us yet, are you? the present the future Let's discuss: Share your opinion about the movie by writing your answer or by recording a voice message for the teacher. Have you seen this movie dubbed in your native language?If you haven’t seen it, does the trailer make you want to watch it? Do you like movies based on or inspired by true stories or do you prefer totally fictional stories? Would you recommend this movie to anyone? Why not? Your impressions about the movie Tell others what you particularly liked about the movie or write a review