Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

For more details see  G6 3 An episode from a soap opera a) This information from a TV guide uses stative verbs in the progressive form with a dynamic meaning. Explain the meaning with the verbs or phrases given. Your favourite soap so far: Mike and Ann were thinking about getting married, but now she’s seeing another guy. Kim thinks Ann is being an idiot, but Kim has her own problems. She’s been meaning to put back the money she stole, and now it’s too late. Young Sam is having a weekend alone at home. He and his friends are loving it. But they get a shock … . b) Collect imaginative ideas to continue this synopsis as unusually as possible. 4 Stative or dynamic meaning? Complete what these people working in a newspaper office say. Use the same verb twice in each dialogue, once in the simple form and once in the progressive form. 1. “ I’m thinking of putting a big photo here above the article.” – “Let’s see. Yes, I that will look really attractive.” 2. “I’m afraid I no idea at all how to work with this new page design programme.” – “Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Everybody problems with it.” 3. “No, the headline too boring. It won’t make anybody want to read the story.” – “Hmm. Don’t you think you too critical about it? I actually think it’s quite good.” 4. “Right now Ben the boss to explain why he spent so much money on research.” – “Oh, I . So that’s why he looked so worried when I saw him earlier.” Grammar Sometimes, stative verbs may be used in the progressive form to … • express the idea of change or development . These days, more and more people are preferring to send e-mails instead of letters. The water ’s tasting better today. • talk about a short period of time . I ’m really enjoying this party. This project is costing me a lot of money. plan go out with talk about spend behave like enjoy have think see be 57 4 Media-mad Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv