1. Reading Point -
Even if you never saw the original Terminator movies, you probably know one of its most famous lines: “I’ll be back.”
Chiar dacă nu ai văzut filmul original Terminator, ştii, probabil, una dintre cele mai faimoase fraze: “I’ll be back”.
Now the Terminator series is back, but its most famous star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, isn’t.
Acum au reânceput filmele cu Terminator, dar cel mai celebru star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, nu mai este.
He’s too busy being the “governator” of California.
El este prea ocupat fiind “governatorul” de California.
The new Terminator movie, Terminator Salvation, is set in 2018, after a nuclear explosion has wiped out most human life on earth.
Acțiunea din noul film cu Terminator, Terminator – Salvarea, are loc în 2018, după o explozie nucleară care a nimicit majoritatea vieţilor omenești pe pământ.
It stars Christian Bale as John Connor, who leads mankind in its struggle against machines that want to take over the world.
În film joacă Christian Bale ca John Connor, care conduce omenirea în lupta împotriva maşinilor care vor sa cucerească lumea.
wip out = completely destroy
Example: A tornado wiped out our farm last year.
2. Grammar Point – Past Perfect Progressive
I’d been looking forward to seeing Terminator Salvation, but then I read the reviews and I heard it was terrible.
Este un exemplu de past perfect continuous tense.
Se formează past perfect continuous cu had been + verbul de bază + ing.
Acest timp accentueaza ideea de desfășurare a unei acțiuni petrecute înaintea unei alte acțiuni trecute
Eu am citit criticile despre Terminator Salvation în trecut. (I read, I heard)
Înainte de aceasta așteptam cu nerăbdare să privesc acest film. (I had been looking forward to)
Exemplu, I had been waiting for two hours when the bus finally arrived.
Cu past perfect continuous se folosesc prepozițiile for și since.
3. Quiz Point -
1. Care propoziție este corectă?
a. I had been sleeping for 5 hours.
b. I had been sleeping since 5 hours.
2. My brother ___ tired because he ___ basketball for 2 hours.
a. had been, was playing
b. has been, has played
c. was, had been playing
d. is, plays
