WARM-UP VIDEO FOR 12 VERBS

Instructions. There are 12 verbs that are extremely important because they cover 45 per cent of all verbs in spoken English. Here they are: say, get, go, know, think, see, make, come, take, want, give and mean. Fill the gaps with these verbs.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

>> I WAS 9. >> Jimmy: 9 YEARS OLD. AND BEFOREHAND DID YOU (1) ………….. ABOUT THE BOOKS WAS THAT A PART OF YOUR LIFE? >> OH MY GOT, IT WAS A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE, YEAH. >> Jimmy: SO, SO AND THEN YOU (2) ………….. INVOLVED IN THIS THING AND LITTLE DO YOU (3) ………….. , IT WOULD (4) ………….. YOU ALL THE WAY TO ADULTHOOD, WHICH IS REALLY CRAZY I (5) ………….. , NOBODY HAS THAT EXPERIENCE. >> NO. I (6) ………….. , YEAH, NO ONE GOES TO THE FIRST AUDITION THEY'VE EVER BEEN TO IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE AND THEN (7) ………….. THOSE MOVIES FOR OVER A DECADE >> Jimmy: NO, IT JUST DOESN'T EVER (8) ………….. . >> THAT DOESN'T (9) ………….. . >> Jimmy: IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE MAGIC POWERS OR SOMETHING. >> ALMOST. >> Jimmy: IN A WAY, LITERALLY. NOW, THERE'S A VIDEOTAPE THAT, I DON'T (10) ………….. , SOMEBODY ON THE SHOW FOUND THIS. IT'S LIKE AN OUTTAKE FROM THE MOVIE. >> OH, YEAH? >> Jimmy: AND, NOW, I (11) ………….. TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WATCH VERY CLOSELY. WATCH EMMA'S LIPS VERY CLOSELY HERE THROUGHOUT THIS. CAUSE I'LL.. AND I'LL ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. >> A STONE THAT (12) ………….. GOLD AND STOPS YOU FROM DYING. NO WONDER SNAPE'S AFTER IT. ANYONE WOULD (13) ………….. IT. >> SOMETHING DOESN'T (14) ………….. SENSE. IF ALL SNAPE WANTS IS THIS SORCERER'S STONE, WHY DID HE TRY TO KILL YOU DURING THE QUIDDITCH MATCH? >> Jimmy: YOU'RE HELPING THEM WITH THEIR LINES. >> YOU LAUGH. THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE TRAUMATIC FOR ME. BECAUSE I (15) ………….. ISSUES BECAUSE OF THIS. >> Jimmy: OH, REALLY? >> YES. >> Jimmy: WHAT ISSUES? >> I WOULD RUIN TAKES. CHRIS WOULD BE LIKE, CUT, EMMA, YOU'RE (16) ………….. IT AGAIN. YOU'RE MOUTHING DAN'S LINES. AND I'D BE LIKE, OH, I'M SO SORRY, SO SORRY. OH, I FEEL SO BAD. BUT, LIKE, I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF. BUT IT WAS LIKE I WAS, I WAS SUCH A LOSER. I REALLY LOVE THOSE BOOKS, I REALLY (17) ………….. TO DO MY JOB WELL, AND I KIND OF OVERDID IT. >> Jimmy: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. GUILLERMO DOES THAT WITH ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I (18) ………….. OFF SCRIPT. HE CORRECTS ME - YOU COULD (19) ………….. - HE HIDES IT WITH HIS MUSTACHE. YOU (20) ………….. , IF YOU HAD A MUSTACHE, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NOTICEABLE TO ANYBODY, SO. >> OH. >> Jimmy: HEY, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

>> I WAS 9. >> Jimmy: 9 YEARS OLD. AND BEFOREHAND DID YOU (1) (KNOW) ABOUT THE BOOKS WAS THAT A PART OF YOUR LIFE? >> OH MY GOT, IT WAS A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE, YEAH. >> Jimmy: SO, SO AND THEN YOU (2) (GET) INVOLVED IN THIS THING AND LITTLE DO YOU (3) (KNOW) , IT WOULD (4) (TAKE) YOU ALL THE WAY TO ADULTHOOD, WHICH IS REALLY CRAZY I (5) (MEAN) , NOBODY HAS THAT EXPERIENCE. >> NO. I (6) (MEAN) , YEAH, NO ONE GOES TO THE FIRST AUDITION THEY'VE EVER BEEN TO IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE AND THEN (7) (MAKES) THOSE MOVIES FOR OVER A DECADE >> Jimmy: NO, IT JUST DOESN'T EVER (8) (HAPPEN) . >> THAT DOESN'T (9) (HAPPEN) . >> Jimmy: IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE MAGIC POWERS OR SOMETHING. >> ALMOST. >> Jimmy: IN A WAY, LITERALLY. NOW, THERE'S A VIDEOTAPE THAT, I DON'T (10) (KNOW) , SOMEBODY ON THE SHOW FOUND THIS. IT'S LIKE AN OUTTAKE FROM THE MOVIE. >> OH, YEAH? >> Jimmy: AND, NOW, I (11) (WANT) TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WATCH VERY CLOSELY. WATCH EMMA'S LIPS VERY CLOSELY HERE THROUGHOUT THIS. CAUSE I'LL.. AND I'LL ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. >> A STONE THAT (12) (MAKES) GOLD AND STOPS YOU FROM DYING. NO WONDER SNAPE'S AFTER IT. ANYONE WOULD (13) (WANT) IT. >> SOMETHING DOESN'T (14) (MAKE) SENSE. IF ALL SNAPE WANTS IS THIS SORCERER'S STONE, WHY DID HE TRY TO KILL YOU DURING THE QUIDDITCH MATCH? >> Jimmy: YOU'RE HELPING THEM WITH THEIR LINES. >> YOU LAUGH. THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE TRAUMATIC FOR ME. BECAUSE I (15) (CREATED) ISSUES BECAUSE OF THIS. >> Jimmy: OH, REALLY? >> YES. >> Jimmy: WHAT ISSUES? >> I WOULD RUIN TAKES. CHRIS WOULD BE LIKE, CUT, EMMA, YOU'RE (16) (DOING) IT AGAIN. YOU'RE MOUTHING DAN'S LINES. AND I'D BE LIKE, OH, I'M SO SORRY, SO SORRY. OH, I FEEL SO BAD. BUT, LIKE, I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF. BUT IT WAS LIKE I WAS, I WAS SUCH A LOSER. I REALLY LOVE THOSE BOOKS, I REALLY (17) (WANTED) TO DO MY JOB WELL, AND I KIND OF OVERDID IT. >> Jimmy: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. GUILLERMO DOES THAT WITH ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I (18) (GO) OFF SCRIPT. HE CORRECTS ME - YOU COULD (19) (SEE) - HE HIDES IT WITH HIS MUSTACHE. YOU (20) (KNOW) , IF YOU HAD A MUSTACHE, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NOTICEABLE TO ANYBODY, SO. >> OH. >> Jimmy: HEY, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL

Sources: 

Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live. Emma Watson's Harry Potter Outtake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxMiLwA3qQ4&t=1s

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