The first movie in the Harry Potter franchise was in
2001. It told the story of a young boy who went to school to be a wizard. Thousands of
people quickly became obsessed with Harry Potter and his friends. People read all
the books, watched all the movies, and even dressed up like wizards. The last
movie in this supernatural franchise was in 2011.
When the franchise ended, fans could only rewatch old
movies… until now. On November 18, 2016, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opened in theaters. This is a new movie about a new
wizard. Many Harry Potter fans are thrilled! Other people say that a new movie is too much.
They’re over it, and they think the franchise is beating a dead horse.
Dominique isn’t thrilled about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Listen to this English lesson to find out why Jordin
wants her to give it a chance.
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Dialogue
Jordin: So, Dominique, have you heard about the new movie
in the Harry Potter franchise... Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Dominique: There’s a new movie?
Jordin: Yeah!
Dominique: No.
Jordin: No? I’m super excited about it! You don’t sound very thrilled. Do you not
like Harry Potter?
Dominique: I’m kind of over it. I mean, back
when I was in middle school, I was
all about Harry Potter, but now I’m just
like, mmm, no.
Jordin: Well, I’ve always been obsessed with it, and I cannot wait
for this new movie. It might seem like they’re beating a dead horse,
but I think everyone should give it
a chance.
Dominique: You seem obsessed.
Like, it’s dead. Let it die.
Jordin: I think this whole mythical, supernatural theme
has been doing really well, and I think that this movie could be a good thing
for the franchise.
Dominique: Or we can rewatch the old
ones. I mean, they’re still amazing.
Jordin: Well, I think we could do both, but I think it could be a
pretty good movie.
Dominique: I can’t wait. Just
kidding. I can.
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Discussion
A long, long time ago, Dominique was all about Harry
Potter. Now, she’s over it. She doesn’t even know that a new wizard movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is in theaters. She will rewatch the
movies in the old Harry Potter franchise with Jordin, but Dominique is not obsessed with
the new movie.
Who is obsessed? Jordin. She’s thrilled! She wants
everyone, even Dominique, to give it
a chance. There have been many popular movies
with a supernatural theme, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them could be the next big movie. Maybe, there are already
too many good movies about wizards, but Jordin definitely wants to see this new
movie.
Which franchise are you obsessed with? How many times can you
rewatch it?
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Grammar Point
Present Perfect Progressive
Movies like Harry Potter have been very successful. Jordin agrees.
She says, “I think this whole mythical, supernatural theme has been doing really well.” Jordin uses
the present perfect progressive tense.
We form the present perfect
progressive (sometimes called the “present perfect continuous”)
with have/has been + main verb + ing.
We use this tense to talk about an
on-going action that began in the past, is still in progress, and may continue
into the future.
For example, you might say, “I have
been thinking about getting a new car for weeks.” You first thought
of getting a new car weeks ago, you’re currently thinking of getting one, and
unless you buy one or decide not to buy one right now, you’ll continue thinking
about it.
In her sentence, Jordin is talking about the past, present, and
future of movies like Harry Potter. “I think this whole mythical, supernatural
theme has been doing really
well.” She means that such movies were popular before, are popular now, and
will still be popular in the future.
Which is correct, “It has been snow all day,” or, “It has been
snowing all day”?
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