Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined italic part with a present participle Example: 1.

She was talking to her friend and forgot everything

around her. A. Talking to her friend she forgot everything around her .
2. Since we watch the news every day we know what's going on in the world. __________________________________________________________ 3. They are vegetarians and don't eat meat. __________________________________________________________ 4. The dog wagged its tail and bit the postman __________________________________________________________ 5. While she was tidying up her room she found some old photos __________________________________________________________ 6. The man was sitting in the cafe. He was reading a paper. __________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined italic part with a present participle
7. Since I didn't feel well I didn't go to the cinema _________________________________________________________ 8. She walked home and met an old friend. _________________________________________________________ 9. As they didn't have enough money they spent their holidays at home last year _________________________________________________________ 10. He was a good boy and helped his mother in the kitchen. _________________________________________________________

Intensifiers
Amplify the effect of a verb by using an adverb that intensifies the meaning and particularly the emotional content. Use the intensifier to subtly suggest to the other person what emotions they should feel. In the same way, you can also use adverbs to attenuate and reduce the natural emotional content of a verb

Example That is very interesting. (basic intensifier) That is very, very interesting. (repetition to increase effect) That is extremely interesting. (suggests extreme response) That is amazingly interesting. (suggests being amazed) That is scarily interesting. (suggests being scared) That is quite interesting. (reducing intensity) That is a bit interesting. (reducing intensity)

Exercise Complete the sentences using the correct intensifier.

strongly - really - very - extremely - fairly - rather - pretty - quite - a little so - too - absolutely

I ______________ disagree. It's ________________ hot in Africa. You play soccer ______________ well. Do you ______________ mean it. It's ______________ interesting. It's ______________ calm here. He's ______________ intelligent. These students are ______________ noisy. I ______________ wanted to buy the dress. She writes poems ______________ often. It's ______________ amazing. I am ______________ angry with her.

PLAN what you're going to write in the four paragraphs. Suggestions: 1) Paragraph 01 General review, write about the name of the film, the director, the plot, the stars and any prizes it won. 2) Paragraph 02 Possitive Things about the film, why you choose the movie. What did you like the most, why? 3) Paragraph 03 Negative things about the film, what didnt you like, why? 4) Paragraph 04 Final comments, why you recommend this film (1per member) Useful Language: I was directed / written by... It is set in... It is based on the book... It's about... It stars... My favourite scene is... Vocabulary: audience - cast - director - extra - plot - scene - script - sequel - soundtrack - special effects - star - subtitles ... Kinds of films: action movie - comedy - horror - musical - science fiction - thriller - western - romance ...