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12.3 Vocabulary and skills development
Exercise 3a
Audio 12.12
1 I opened the door.
2 I’ve opened the door.
3 She’s run a marathon.
4 She ran a marathon.
5 We’ve met him.
6 We met him.
7 I’ve watched Star Wars twice this month.
8 I watched Star Wars twice last month.
Exercise 4
Audio 12.13
Past simple and present perfect verb forms
There are three ways to tell the difference between past simple and present perfect verb forms. Listen for:
1 the difference in pronunciation between the past simple and the past participle form of the verb.
ran run
2 the present perfect auxiliary have (’ve) or has (‘s).
We met him. We’ve met him.
3 time words and phrases.
I’ve watched Star Wars twice this month.
I watched Star Wars twice last month.
Exercise 5c
Audio 12.14
P Good evening. Our guest tonight is Mark Russell, who is going to talk about the Indian film industry, Bollywood, and one of its biggest stars. Mark, welcome.
M Thanks, Steffi.
P Tell us a little bit about Bollywood. Many of us have heard of it, but perhaps we don’t all know much about it. Is it bigger than Hollywood these days?
M Yes, it is. In the last ten years, Bollywood has made more films and it’s sold more tickets, too. For example in 2009, Bollywood produced over 1,200 films and Hollywood made only about 500. Also, Bollywood films have become popular all over the world and they’ve made them in lots of countries.
Exercise 6 & 7
Audio 12.15
M One of the biggest names in Bollywood is Hema Sardesai.
P I’ve never heard of her. Is there a reason for that?
M Well, she’s a playback singer. This means that she records the songs that other actors use in their films. The actors move their mouths, but they are not singing. The voice is really the voice of a playback singer like Hema.
P So we never see her.
M Not exactly. She’s recorded playback songs for over sixty Bollywood films, but she’s also had a few successful albums. Also, she’s been in shows all over India, and she’s visited a lot of different countries.
P So, she’s quite famous in India outside Bollywood?
M Oh, yes. When India celebrated fifty years of independence, she sang her own song and three million people watched her live.