When you learn a verb, it’s important to know which patterns follow it. Look at the dictionary entry for forget. Which of the patterns A–D does it have? Which patterns can follow these verbs? Check your ideas on p. 174. b c remind know understand find out forget [fW}get] verb to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened or how to do something: I’ve forgotten his name. 1 [+ that] I forgot that the meeting was today. 2 [+ question word] I’ve forgotten how this machine works. 3 [+ ing] I’ll never forget seeing the Himalayas for the first time twenty years ago. 4 [+ to infinitive] to not remember to do something: Sorry, I forgot to post your letter. Read the text again and identify the differences between the film and real life. Film Real life Trapp and his children aren’t musical they made music before Maria came Discuss these questions. 1 What do you think about changing details of people’s lives in films or novels? 2 Can you think of other films or books where reality has been sanitised in this way? Verbs are followed by different patterns. Complete the sentences with the correct word from the article. 3 a b Grammar Verb patterns 4 a 1 2 3 4 The children remember scared everybody was of Maria’s angry outbursts. You need to remember this idealised picture of Austria has nothing to do with reality. One of the daughters remembers by train to go to Italy. When you come across a fascinating film about real people, remember check the National Archives. In which sentence 1–4 is remember followed by: A -ing? B to infinitive? C a question word? D that? 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 189 States as the Trapp Family Singers, and later bought a farm in Vermont, known as the Von Trapp Family Lodge, where they ran music camps. In 1998, Johannes von Trapp reminded people that neither the movie nor the successful Broadway musical gave an accurate picture of his family. In an interview with the New York Times he said that reality might be less glamorous than the myth but more interesting. Considering that his mother Maria, after her childhood as an orphan, her aborted career as a nun, after raising ten children and building up a successful music career while running the family lodge, in her later life went to New Guinea as a missionary, he might have a point. So, whenever you come across a fascinating movie, musical or novel about real life people, remember to check the National Archives or a similarly reliable source to get the true story. Complete these questions with your own ideas. 1 Can you remember what …? 4 When did you first understand …? 2 Have you ever forgotten …? 5 Do you know …? 3 Can you remember seeing …? 6 Would you like to find out …? Ask and answer the questions in pairs. a Speaking 5 b Language skills Extras Explore 8 Fiction and reality 99 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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