P R E P O S I T I O N S - M I N I  Q U I Z !

Today, we are going to guess which prepositions are used in the films. Let's start!

1) Back _____ the Future, directed by Robert Zemeciks, 1985.

a) for
b) to
c) with
d) from

2) Everything You Always Wanted to Know _____ Sex  directed by Woody Allen, 1972.

a) about
b) of
c) from
d) in

3) Cat ____ a Hot Tin Roof directed by Richard Brooks, 1958.

a) in
b) of
c) on
d) from

4) Don't Be A Menace _____ South Central While Drinking Your Juice _____ The Hood, Paris Barclay, 1996.

a) of / on
b) of / in
c) to / in
d) from / with

5) Eternal Sunshine _____ the Spotless Mind, Michel Gondry, 2004

a) to
b) among
c) in
d) of

Answer Key:

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My Best Series for Learning English

AVATAR

When I was little I watched movies and series in Turkish dubbed, but I started watching Turkish subtitles in secondary school. I'm more interested in watching English subtitles in high school and now I don't need subtitles.
What I mean here is to watch something with subtitles and then without subtitles, which will greatly contribute to your grammar.

Avatar: The Last Airbender series is one of the perfect examples for this. It is easier to understand the conversations since such series are aimed at children rather than adults.

HARRY POTTER

If you love reading and want to use it to help you learn a foreign language, I strongly recommend you to read the books of Harry Potter. 

Why I recommend this? Because it starts easy and gets harder :) The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is very straightforward and is aimed at children who are about 10 or 11 years old, but unlike most children’s series, it doesn’t stay that way. By the time you get to the seventh and final book, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the thematic material is far darker, and the language itself is much more mature – this is a book for young adults, not children. The books were written for the readers to grow with them and so the gradual increase in complexity of language works very nicely for language learners who are gradually developing their skills. 

Besides, I recommend you to watch the series. Either way, Harry Potter has an excellent vocabulary source and will be of great help.

Hi everyone!
Today we are going to analyze the name of some films. But how? We will talk about the meaning and usage of words and structures in the names of the films. Let's start!

Some Like It Hot

In this structure, "some" references "some people". People is hidden inside. When we speak of a certain person or something in English, we discard the word itself and make words (adjectives) such as "all, some" a subject.

Saving Prite Ryan

This is a fairly simple "GERUND" structure, and the gerund is an - -ing form used as a noun. Here the gerund was used as a subject.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Here is an analogue of the above structure: Infinitive!

In fact, the infinitive is divided into "with to" and "without to", but we will refer to this in detail later. Now, let's just focus on the name of the film.

To infinitive form has been used as a subject in this structure, but because it is not commonly used, it is generally preferred to use "it" instead and the to-infinitive sentence is indicated at the end of the sentence. In the subject position, an infinitive clause is usually followed by some form of "be" or a static verb.

AS.....AS

Today, we are going to learn the structure of "as......as".
This pattern has many uses, and its uses are as follows:
→ comparison
→ possibility

We use as + adjective / adverb + when comparing things that are equivalent in some way.
For example:
An apple falls to the ground as quickly as an orange.

As....as + possibility

We often use expressions of possibility or ability after as....as:

Hi everyone!
Today, we are going to watch a scene that I love from " The Pursuit of Happyness " (click on the title to watch it) and study on some of the words there. 

To spell them ----> Click here.
To play crossword ----> Click here.
To complete sentences ----> Click here.


SOME TIPS TO LEARN NEW WORDS
-Read everything, read everytime.
-Keep a dictionary.
-Learn it, not memorize.
-Learn by setting your limits. (eg: 5 words a day.)
-Use in sentence, talk to people.

Summary and Details of the FILM

A good father, Chris Gardner is a man with problems at work, financially shaken, and a good husband. But unfortunately, his wife decides that he cannot bear the troubles anymore and leaves him. His sons, Christopher, stay with his father. As if leaving his wife was not enough, the landlord threw the father and son out. Stay in the streets, toilets, fonds trying to stand by working at home. Your son's love is everything for this struggling father. And a war of being added to love will undoubtedly open the most perfect doors when the time comes.

Desuggestopedia

Today, I'm here with something different. "Desuggestopedia" is a teaching method. Look at the slide for more.

Do you mind? / Not at all.

Do you mind?

In this video, you can see Ron approaching Harry with a gentle tone. Because they just met. He just said "Do you mind...", and he means that "Do you mind if I sit there?" So, this pattern is used when you ask someone to do something. For example,

*Do you mind closing the door?
or
*Do you mind if I use your computer?

There is a different pattern that has the same meaning. For example,

*Would you mind if I used your phone?

WARNING!
Do you mind → Present Simple
Would you mind → Past Simple


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Not at all

We use as a polite reply when someone has thanked you for something. "Not at all!"

Also, we use for emphasizing negative statements. For example,

*Mary had not at all mentioned her new car.