Online life and movies (Spotlight 2, Unit 3)
How often do you chat online? I chat with my cousins twice a week. This English 2AC lesson covers the language of English Spotlight 2, Unit 3 (Enjoy your time online!): online activities and actions, How often…? with frequency adverbs, movie types and opinions, electronic devices with possessive adjectives, prices and large numbers, and predictions with will. It ends with advice for being a good online citizen.
English 2AC · S1
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By the end of this lesson, you can
- Name online activities, online actions and electronic devices
- Ask and answer How often…? with always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, rarely, never, once and twice
- Talk about movie types and give opinions with crazy about, be into, like, don’t like, hate and can’t stand
- Use possessive adjectives with devices and ask about prices with How much is/are…?
- Read and say large numbers and prices in dirhams
- Make predictions about the future with will and won’t
Before you startPresent simple questions with do and does · Numbers up to one hundred and simple adjectives
Un bon cours, ça se partage.
Which online activities do teens talk about?
| Online activity | Example sentence |
|---|---|
| surf the net | I surf the net to find recipes. |
| do research | We do research for our science project. |
| chat with friends | She chats with her friends after dinner. |
| post photos / post a comment | He posts photos of his football team. |
| upload a photo / download music | I upload my drawings to the class page. |
| make videos / edit a video | They make short videos about their town. |
| shop online | My aunt sometimes shops online. |
| write emails | I write emails to my teacher. |
| follow a channel | He follows a science channel. |
| use social media | Many teens use social media every day. |
Most of these expressions are verb + noun, so the verb changes in the present simple: I post photos, she posts photos. Upload means to send a file from your device to a website; download means to copy a file from the internet to your device. Online means connected to the internet; offline means not connected.
How do you ask How often…?
Definition
How often…? : How often…? asks about frequency, the number of times something happens. Answer with a frequency adverb, I often chat online, or with a time expression, I chat online twice a week.
| Frequency | Adverb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| every time | always | I always log out after school. |
| most times | usually | She usually does research on her laptop. |
| many times | often | We often watch videos together. |
| some times | sometimes | He sometimes shops online. |
| almost never | hardly ever / rarely | I hardly ever play online games. |
| at no time | never | They never share their passwords. |
A frequency adverb goes before the main verb, I rarely post comments, and after be, She is always online in the evening. A time expression usually goes at the end: once a day, twice a week, three times a month, every evening. Once means one time and twice means two times; from three, say three times, four times.
Remember
Hardly ever, rarely and never already have a negative meaning. Say I hardly ever post photos, not I don’t hardly ever post photos. Write every day as two words when it means each day.
A short class survey
Hiba: How often do you watch videos online? Reda: I watch videos every evening. Hiba: How often do you post comments? Reda: Hardly ever. Hiba: Do you ever shop online? Reda: No, never.
- Every evening is a time expression at the end of the answer.
- Hardly ever can be a short answer on its own.
- Do you ever…? is a yes/no question about frequency.
How do you talk about movies and give your opinion?
| Movie type | What it is like |
|---|---|
| action | fast, with chases and adventures |
| comedy | funny, it makes you laugh |
| drama | serious, about real-life problems |
| animated | made with drawings or computer images |
| science fiction | about the future, space or technology |
| horror | frightening |
| Degree | Expression | Example |
|---|---|---|
| very positive | I’m crazy about + noun / verb-ing | I’m crazy about animated movies. |
| positive | I love / I’m into + noun | I’m into science fiction. |
| positive | I like + noun / verb-ing | I like watching comedies. |
| negative | I don’t like + noun / verb-ing | I don’t like horror movies. |
| very negative | I hate / I can’t stand + noun / verb-ing | I can’t stand waiting for a video to load. |
Adjectives give an opinion about a movie or a book: awesome, excellent, great, good, all right, so-so, boring, awful, terrible. Other adjectives say how it feels: funny, sad, exciting, interesting. Put the adjective after be, The movie was exciting, or before the noun, an exciting movie. A short review gives the type, the opinion and one reason: It’s an animated movie. I think it’s awesome because the characters are funny.
Which devices do you use, and whose are they?
| Device | What you use it for |
|---|---|
| laptop | doing homework and research |
| smartphone | calling, chatting and taking photos |
| smartwatch | checking the time and counting steps |
| earbuds / headphones | listening to music or lessons |
| charger / power bank | charging a phone or a tablet |
| game console | playing video games |
| keyboard / mouse / monitor | using a computer |
| speaker / microphone | playing and recording sound |
| flash drive | saving and moving files |
| virtual reality (VR) headset | seeing and moving in a 3D world |
| Subject pronoun | Possessive adjective | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | my | I use my laptop to do homework. |
| you | your | Is this your charger? |
| he | his | He forgot his earbuds. |
| she | her | Her phone is new. |
| it | its | The watch is old, but its screen is clear. |
| we | our | Our class has a speaker. |
| they | their | They play on their game console. |
Remember
Its, the possessive, has no apostrophe: the phone and its charger. It’s means it is: It’s a new laptop. A possessive adjective goes before a noun and does not change for plural nouns: my earbuds, their laptops.
How do you ask about prices and say large numbers?
Use How much is…? for one item and How much are…? for a plural item: How much is the smartwatch? It’s four hundred and fifty dirhams. How much are the earbuds? They’re one hundred and twenty dirhams. Is or are agrees with the item, so earbuds, headphones and speakers take are. How much does it cost? asks the same question with the verb cost.
| Number | In words |
|---|---|
| 120 | one hundred and twenty |
| 350 | three hundred and fifty |
| 1,000 | one thousand |
| 2,499 | two thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine |
| 15,000 | fifteen thousand |
British English puts and after hundred: three hundred and fifty. American English often leaves it out: three hundred fifty. Hundred and thousand take no s after a number: two hundred dirhams, five thousand dirhams. A comma separates thousands in English: 2,499. The prices in this lesson are invented for practice; real prices change from shop to shop.
How do you follow online instructions?
| Step | Instruction |
|---|---|
| 1 | Click on the link. |
| 2 | Log in with your username. |
| 3 | Type your password. |
| 4 | Upload your photo or edit your text. |
| 5 | Click Save. |
| 6 | Log out when you finish. |
Online instructions use the imperative, the base verb without a subject: Click on the link. Type your password. Sequence words make the order clear: First, log in. Then, upload your file. Finally, log out. Never share your password, even with a friend.
How do you upload a photo?
First, log in to the class page. Then, click on Upload. Next, choose your photo and click Open. Finally, click Save and log out.
- Each step starts with a base verb.
- First, then, next and finally put the steps in order.
- Log out is the last step, to protect your account.
How do you make predictions with will?
Definition
Will for predictions : Use will + base verb to say what you think will happen in the future: In 20 years, cars will use less energy. The negative is will not or won’t: People won’t need paper tickets. Will has the same form with every subject.
| Form | Example |
|---|---|
| Positive | Phones will be lighter. |
| Negative | We won’t need cables. |
| Question | Will robots help in hospitals? |
| Short answers | Yes, they will. / No, they won’t. |
| Opinion | I think schools will use more tablets. |
Future time expressions often start or end the sentence: in the future, soon, next year, in 20 years, someday. A prediction is an opinion, so I think and maybe are useful: I think we will work from home more. Maybe cars will fly someday. Do not add s to will and do not put to after it: She will travel, not She wills travel or She will to travel.
Reading: Rayan’s online week
Rayan is thirteen and he lives in Fès. He uses his laptop every afternoon to do research for his homework. He chats with his cousins in Canada twice a week, usually on Sunday and Wednesday. He hardly ever posts photos because he prefers making short videos about his football club. Rayan is crazy about animated movies, but he can’t stand horror movies. He wants new earbuds, but they cost two hundred and fifty dirhams, so he is saving his money. He thinks that in the future, students will learn with virtual reality headsets.
Step by step
Answer reading questions with evidence
- Read the questions first and underline the key words: how often, why, how much.
- Find the sentence with the answer and copy the exact detail.
- Check frequency words carefully: twice a week is not every day.
- If the text does not give a detail, answer It is not stated.
Writing: a short movie review
The Desert Robot is an animated movie. It is about a small robot that helps a family in the Sahara. I’m crazy about it because the characters are funny and the music is exciting. The story is a bit long, but it is never boring. My opinion: awesome. I think children and teenagers will love it.
The model review is invented. It gives the type of movie, what it is about, the writer’s opinion with a reason, one small criticism and a prediction with will. Write your own review of 50 to 70 words about a movie, a book or an app you know.
Global citizens: how can you be a good online citizen?
A good online citizen is kind and careful on the internet. You should check information before you share it, write polite comments and ask before you post a photo of someone. You shouldn’t share your password or your address, and you shouldn’t stay online too late. Talk to a parent or a teacher if something online worries you. With your class, make a poster with three dos and three don’ts.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spotlight 2 Unit 3 cover in English 2AC?
Where do hardly ever and twice a week go in a sentence?
What is the difference between its and it’s?
How do you say large numbers in English?
How do you make a prediction with will?
What does I’m crazy about it mean?
Quiz: 20 questions
20 questions are randomly selected from this lesson’s 24-question bank. Choose one answer for each question and get an immediate explanation.
Q1Which verb means sending a file from your device to a website?
Incorrect answer
Upload sends a file from your device to the internet.
Correct answer: upload
Upload sends a file from your device to the internet.
Q2Complete: We … research for our project online.
Incorrect answer
The expression is do research.
Correct answer: do
The expression is do research.
Q3Which adverb means almost never?
Incorrect answer
Hardly ever, like rarely, means almost never.
Correct answer: hardly ever
Hardly ever, like rarely, means almost never.
Q4Choose the correct word order.
Incorrect answer
A frequency adverb goes before the main verb.
Correct answer: I rarely post comments.
A frequency adverb goes before the main verb.
Q5Choose the correct place for usually.
Incorrect answer
With be, the frequency adverb goes after the verb.
Correct answer: She is usually online.
With be, the frequency adverb goes after the verb.
Q6How do you say two times a week?
Incorrect answer
Twice means two times: twice a week.
Correct answer: twice a week
Twice means two times: twice a week.
Q7Complete: How … do you watch videos online?
Incorrect answer
How often asks about frequency.
Correct answer: often
How often asks about frequency.
Q8How often does Rayan chat with his cousins?
Incorrect answer
The reading says he chats with them twice a week.
Correct answer: Twice a week
The reading says he chats with them twice a week.
Q9Which movie type makes you laugh?
Incorrect answer
A comedy is funny and makes people laugh.
Correct answer: comedy
A comedy is funny and makes people laugh.
Q10Which expression shows the strongest liking?
Incorrect answer
Crazy about means you like something very much.
Correct answer: I’m crazy about it.
Crazy about means you like something very much.
Q11Complete: My brother is … science fiction.
Incorrect answer
Be into + noun means you like and are interested in something.
Correct answer: into
Be into + noun means you like and are interested in something.
Q12Which opinion adjective is negative?
Incorrect answer
Awful means very bad, so it is a negative opinion.
Correct answer: awful
Awful means very bad, so it is a negative opinion.
Q13Which movies can’t Rayan stand?
Incorrect answer
The reading says he can’t stand horror movies.
Correct answer: Horror movies
The reading says he can’t stand horror movies.
Q14Complete: She forgot … earbuds.
Incorrect answer
Her matches the owner, she, not the earbuds.
Correct answer: her
Her matches the owner, she, not the earbuds.
Q15Choose the correct phrase with its.
Incorrect answer
The possessive its has no apostrophe.
Correct answer: the phone and its charger
The possessive its has no apostrophe.
Q16Complete: How much … the headphones?
Incorrect answer
Headphones is plural, so use are.
Correct answer: are
Headphones is plural, so use are.
Q17How do you say 350 in words?
Incorrect answer
Hundred has no s after a number, and British English adds and.
Correct answer: three hundred and fifty
Hundred has no s after a number, and British English adds and.
Q18How much do the earbuds Rayan wants cost?
Incorrect answer
The reading gives the price as two hundred and fifty dirhams.
Correct answer: Two hundred and fifty dirhams
The reading gives the price as two hundred and fifty dirhams.
Q19Which step comes first on the class page?
Incorrect answer
You open the page first; you log out last and never share your password.
Correct answer: Click on the link.
You open the page first; you log out last and never share your password.
Q20Complete: In 20 years, robots … help in hospitals.
Incorrect answer
Will has no s and is followed by the base verb.
Correct answer: will
Will has no s and is followed by the base verb.
Q21Choose the negative prediction.
Incorrect answer
Won’t is the short form of will not, followed by the base verb.
Correct answer: People won’t use paper tickets.
Won’t is the short form of will not, followed by the base verb.
Q22Will phones be lighter? Choose a short answer.
Incorrect answer
A will question takes will in the short answer.
Correct answer: Yes, they will.
A will question takes will in the short answer.
Q23What does Rayan think about the future?
Incorrect answer
The last sentence of the reading gives his prediction.
Correct answer: Students will learn with VR headsets.
The last sentence of the reading gives his prediction.
Q24Which advice describes a good online citizen?
Incorrect answer
Checking information first stops false news from spreading.
Correct answer: Check information before you share it.
Checking information first stops false news from spreading.
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Start with the worked examples
Read the lesson in small sections. Write your own example for each rule and try the Easy exercises before returning to the quiz.
Review: 20 missed questions
Which verb means sending a file from your device to a website?
Correct answerupload
Upload sends a file from your device to the internet.
Complete: We … research for our project online.
Correct answerdo
The expression is do research.
Which adverb means almost never?
Correct answerhardly ever
Hardly ever, like rarely, means almost never.
Choose the correct word order.
Correct answerI rarely post comments.
A frequency adverb goes before the main verb.
Choose the correct place for usually.
Correct answerShe is usually online.
With be, the frequency adverb goes after the verb.
How do you say two times a week?
Correct answertwice a week
Twice means two times: twice a week.
Complete: How … do you watch videos online?
Correct answeroften
How often asks about frequency.
How often does Rayan chat with his cousins?
Correct answerTwice a week
The reading says he chats with them twice a week.
Which movie type makes you laugh?
Correct answercomedy
A comedy is funny and makes people laugh.
Which expression shows the strongest liking?
Correct answerI’m crazy about it.
Crazy about means you like something very much.
Complete: My brother is … science fiction.
Correct answerinto
Be into + noun means you like and are interested in something.
Which opinion adjective is negative?
Correct answerawful
Awful means very bad, so it is a negative opinion.
Which movies can’t Rayan stand?
Correct answerHorror movies
The reading says he can’t stand horror movies.
Complete: She forgot … earbuds.
Correct answerher
Her matches the owner, she, not the earbuds.
Choose the correct phrase with its.
Correct answerthe phone and its charger
The possessive its has no apostrophe.
Complete: How much … the headphones?
Correct answerare
Headphones is plural, so use are.
How do you say 350 in words?
Correct answerthree hundred and fifty
Hundred has no s after a number, and British English adds and.
How much do the earbuds Rayan wants cost?
Correct answerTwo hundred and fifty dirhams
The reading gives the price as two hundred and fifty dirhams.
Which step comes first on the class page?
Correct answerClick on the link.
You open the page first; you log out last and never share your password.
Complete: In 20 years, robots … help in hospitals.
Correct answerwill
Will has no s and is followed by the base verb.
Exercises with answers
14 exercises, from easy practice to challenges. Try each one yourself, then reveal the answer and explanation.
Exercise 1
EasyComplete with do, post, chat, download or shop: I … research for my project. She … photos of her drawings. We … with our cousins. They … music. My aunt … online.
Answer and explanation
I do research for my project. She posts photos of her drawings. We chat with our cousins. They download music. My aunt shops online. Add s with she and my aunt.
Exercise 2
EasyPut these adverbs in order from 100% to 0%: sometimes, never, always, often, usually, hardly ever.
Answer and explanation
Always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never. Rarely has the same meaning as hardly ever and takes the same place in the list.
Exercise 3
EasyWrite in words: 1 time a day, 2 times a week, 3 times a month, 1 time a year.
Answer and explanation
Once a day, twice a week, three times a month, once a year. Use once and twice for one and two, then a number + times.
Exercise 4
EasyComplete: I use … laptop. She forgot … charger. We like … new speaker. The phone is old, but … screen is clear. They play on … console.
Answer and explanation
My laptop; her charger; our new speaker; its screen; their console. Each possessive adjective matches the owner, not the object.
Exercise 5
EasyWrite in words: 120, 350, 1,000 and 2,499.
Answer and explanation
One hundred and twenty; three hundred and fifty; one thousand; two thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine. Hundred and thousand take no s after a number.
Exercise 6
IntermediateAdd the adverb: I post comments (rarely). She is online after school (usually). They play video games (never). He does research on his laptop (often).
Answer and explanation
I rarely post comments. She is usually online after school. They never play video games. He often does research on his laptop. The adverb goes before the main verb and after be.
Exercise 7
IntermediateWrite a question for each answer: I watch movies twice a week. She chats online every evening. He hardly ever downloads music.
Answer and explanation
How often do you watch movies? How often does she chat online? How often does he download music? Use does with he and she, followed by the base verb.
Exercise 8
IntermediateWrite sentences: I / crazy about / animated movies. My brother / into / science fiction. We / can’t stand / horror movies. She / not like / dramas.
Answer and explanation
I’m crazy about animated movies. My brother is into science fiction. We can’t stand horror movies. She doesn’t like dramas. Crazy about and into need the verb be before them.
Exercise 9
IntermediateComplete: How much … the laptop? It … three thousand dirhams. How much … the earbuds? They … one hundred and twenty dirhams.
Answer and explanation
How much is the laptop? It is three thousand dirhams. How much are the earbuds? They are one hundred and twenty dirhams. Earbuds is plural, so it takes are.
Exercise 10
IntermediatePut the steps in order: Log out. Type your password. Click on the link. Upload your photo. Log in with your username.
Answer and explanation
Click on the link. Log in with your username. Type your password. Upload your photo. Log out. The order follows what you do on the screen, and log out comes last.
Exercise 11
IntermediateHow often does Rayan chat with his cousins? Why does he hardly ever post photos? Which movies can’t he stand? How much do the earbuds cost?
Answer and explanation
He chats with his cousins twice a week, usually on Sunday and Wednesday. He prefers making short videos about his football club. He can’t stand horror movies. The earbuds cost two hundred and fifty dirhams.
Exercise 12
ChallengeWrite one positive and one negative prediction for each topic: schools in 20 years; phones someday. Begin one sentence with I think.
Answer and explanation
Model: In 20 years, schools will use more tablets. Students won’t carry heavy bags. I think phones will be lighter someday. Phones won’t need chargers someday.
Other predictions are acceptable. Check will or won’t + base verb, a future time expression and no s after will.
Exercise 13
ChallengeCorrect: I don’t hardly ever post photos. How much is the earbuds? The phone is old, but it’s screen is clear. In the future, cars wills fly. She enjoys to chat online.
Answer and explanation
I hardly ever post photos. How much are the earbuds? The phone is old, but its screen is clear. In the future, cars will fly. She enjoys chatting online. Each correction applies one rule from the lesson.
Exercise 14
ChallengeWrite 50 to 70 words about a movie, a book or an app. Give its type, what it is about, your opinion with a reason, one expression of liking and one prediction with will.
Answer and explanation
Model: Kids Science is an app for teenagers. It has short videos about space, animals and the human body. I’m into science, so I use it twice a week. The videos are excellent because they are short and clear. The games are a bit easy, but they are fun. I think many students will use it at home.
Other reviews are acceptable. Check the five requested parts, an opinion adjective, a frequency expression in the right place and will + base verb.