Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 16 Movies - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening 1 1 So, how was the movie?
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Oh, not bad.
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What was it about?
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It's about a policeman who goes crazy and starts chasing people.
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Lots of excitement, car chases, things like that.
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You'd like it.
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2 Did you enjoy the movie?
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Yeah, it was terrific.
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It really made me laugh.
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So what's the story about?
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It's about this funny guy who gets lost on the freeway.
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He gets off at the wrong exit, and then everything starts to go wrong.
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Three.
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What movie did you see?
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I saw a movie called Nightlife.
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What's it about?
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It's about these things that come out of the ground at night and start attacking people.
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Sounds pretty frightening.
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Yeah, it was.
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Four.
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What was the movie like on Saturday?
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Great.
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I really enjoyed it.
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Terrific special effects and an interesting story.
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What's it about?
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It's about a scientific experiment.
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They give this family some special drugs and they go to sleep for a hundred years.
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It's all about what happens when they wake up and how the world has changed.
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Five.
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So, tell me about the movie.
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Oh, it's one of those cowboy stories.
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The usual thing.
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A cowboy rides into town on his horse, cleans up the town, and rides out with a girl.
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Sounds like quite a story.
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Yeah, really.
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Six.
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Did you enjoy the movie?
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Yeah.
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It was really exciting.
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It's about a famous gang that takes over a hotel, so along comes this tough guy and kills them off.
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Lots of action.
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I enjoyed it.
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Listening to One So, what's on at Century Cinemas?
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Let's see.
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They're showing Hit Harder, The Final Conflict.
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It says it's an action-packed movie with lots of car chases.
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Hmm.
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What are the times?
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It looks like 2.30, 4.45, 7.30, and 10.
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Two.
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What else?
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Okay.
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What about the party animal?
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I haven't heard of that.
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What does it say?
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It's a comedy.
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It says, This hilarious film is full of big stars.
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Is that all?
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Yes, and it's showing at 1.30, 4.30, 6.15, and 9.
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3. How about this one, Dreams?
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Dreams is a romance about a doctor and her patient.
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I don't know.
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When is that one showing?
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At 1, 3.15, 6.30, and 9.30.
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4. Should I keep reading?
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Yes, I'm sure we'll find something.
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Okay.
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It looks like they're also showing Cowboys Run.
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Set in Mexico, a group of cowboys fight bankers who want to take their land.
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It's at noon, 3.30, 5.30, and 8.
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5. Keep going.
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Okay.
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How about Space Children?
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Space Children is an exciting story of five people who are kidnapped by aliens.
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That's more like it.
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When's that one playing?
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At 2, 5, 7, and 9.15.
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6. Wait, there's one more.
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Monster Party.
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Two young men are bitten by bats, and when the moon comes out, they turn into vampires and attack people.
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That's it.
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Let's see that.
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Okay.
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When do you want to go?
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It's playing at 10, 145, 415, and 645.
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Listening to.
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One.
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So what's on at Century Cinemas?
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Let's see.
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They're showing Hit Harder, The Final Conflict.
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It says it's an action-packed movie with lots of car chases.
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Hmm.
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What are the times?
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It looks like 2.30, 4.45, 7.30, and 10.
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Two.
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What else?
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Okay.
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What about the party animal?
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I haven't heard of that.
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What does it say?
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It's a comedy.
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It says, This hilarious film is full of big stars.
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Is that all?
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Yes, and it's showing at 1.30, 4.30, 6.15, and 9.
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3. How about this one, Dreams?
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Dreams is a romance about a doctor and her patient.
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I don't know.
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When is that one showing?
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At 1, 315, 630, and 930.
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4. Should I keep reading?
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Yes.
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I'm sure we'll find something.
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Okay.
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It looks like they're also showing Cowboys Run.
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Set in Mexico, a group of cowboys fight bankers who want to take their land.
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It's at noon, 3.30, 5.30, and 8.
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Five.
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Keep going.
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Okay.
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How about Space Children?
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Space Children is an exciting story of five people who are kidnapped by aliens.
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That's more like it.
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When's that one playing?
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At 2, 5, 7, and 9.15.
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Six.
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Wait, there's one more.
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Monster Party.
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Two young men are bitten by bats, and when the moon comes out, they turn into vampires and attack people.
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That's it.
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Let's see that.
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Okay.
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When do you want to go?
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It's playing at 10, 145, 415, and 645.
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Listening 3 1.
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I went to a really dumb movie last night.
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You should save yourself some money and find something else to do.
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It's supposed to be a comedy, but it isn't very funny at all.
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The story is really boring.
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It's all about some guys who are planning a bank robbery and everything goes wrong.
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Some of the actors were really big stars, but the acting was just terrible.
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They seemed bored and so was I.
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The ending was supposed to be this big surprise, but everyone in the theatre knew it was coming.
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I guess the only good part was the music.
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The opening song had a great beat and the rest of the soundtrack wasn't bad.
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2. I saw that new action movie this weekend.
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The story was much better than I expected.
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The main character has to go way underground, under the subway stations, to find this monster.
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The main character is that really handsome star, Matt Castle.
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He looked fantastic.
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It's worth the price of a ticket just to see him on the big screen smiling
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and fighting and wearing these really great suits.
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The ending was a bit stupid and the music was disappointing, but I was still really into the story.
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If you like action movies or good looking movie stars, you should go out and see it right away.
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Three, I saw an excellent movie last night.
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It was a totally different kind of story from a typical war movie.
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It was exciting and intelligent.
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The star was that actor who just won a big award.
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He's always good, but he's unbelievably good in this one.
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And the actress who plays opposite him is wonderful.
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The ending is really sad, but it also made me think a lot about really deep and important stuff.
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I like it when movies do that to me.
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You should try to see it.
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I don't usually like war movies, but this one is really exciting.
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It has a terrific soundtrack.
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The songs made the battle scene so exciting.
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4. Have you seen that new animated movie that's showing now?
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You should see it.
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The story is about a war between humans and giant insects.
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I know it sounds kind of silly, but the story really works well.
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All the animation was done with computers and they used the voices of some really famous actors.
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That really made the movie enjoyable.
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I won't say who wins in the end, but I will tell you that it's a big surprise.
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I left the theatre very happy.
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I guess they could have chosen better music though.
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I don't think rap music is good for that kind of movie.
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Listening 3 1 I went to a really dumb movie last night.
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You should save yourself some money and find something else to do.
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It's supposed to be a comedy, but it isn't very funny at all.
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The story is really boring.
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It's all about some guys who are planning a bank robbery, and everything goes wrong.
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Some of the actors were really big stars, but the acting was just terrible.
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They seemed bored, and so was I.
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The ending was supposed to be this big surprise, but everyone in the theatre knew it was coming.
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I guess the only good part was the music.
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The opening song had a great beat, and the rest of the soundtrack wasn't bad.
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I saw that new action movie this weekend.
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The story was much better than I expected.
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The main character has to go way underground, under the subway stations, to find this monster.
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The main character is that really handsome star, Matt Castle.
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He looked fantastic.
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It's worth the price of a ticket just to see him on the big screen smiling
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and fighting and wearing these really great suits.
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The ending was a bit stupid and the music was disappointing.
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But I was still really into the story.
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If you like action movies or good looking movie stars, you should go out and see it right away.
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Three, I saw an excellent movie last night.
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It was a totally different kind of story from a typical war movie.
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It was exciting and intelligent.
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The star was that actor who just won a big award.
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He's always good, but he's unbelievably good in this one.
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And the actress who plays opposite him is wonderful.
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The ending is really sad, but it also made me think a lot about really deep and important stuff.
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I like it when movies do that to me.
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You should try to see it.
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I don't usually like war movies, but this one is really exciting.
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It has a terrific soundtrack.
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The songs made the battle scene so exciting.
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4. Have you seen that new animated movie that's showing now?
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You should see it.
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The story is about a war between humans and giant insects.
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I know it sounds kind of silly, but the story really works well.
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All the animation was done with computers and they used the voices of some really famous actors.
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That really made the movie enjoyable.
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I won't say who wins in the end, but I will tell you that it's a big surprise.
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I left the theatre very happy.
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I guess they could have chosen better music though.
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I don't think rap music is good for that kind of movie.
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Pronunciation.
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One.
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What was it about?
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Two.
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What's it about?
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Three.
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It's about a wedding.
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Four. Who was in it?
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Five.
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Who's in it?
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6. She's in a new movie.
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Dictation.
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Hey, would you like to go to a movie tonight?
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Yeah, I'd love to.
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What's on?
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Hats off to Harry is playing at the Gateway Theater.
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It's about a boy that gets lost, ends up in Hollywood, and becomes a big star.
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Who's in it?
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Well, besides the boy, um, Russell Hill.
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Oh, he's a funny guy.
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Let's go.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 16 Movies”. Las palabras que más se repiten: movie, star, showing, exciting, action. Este vídeo tiene 238 frases y 1667 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:13. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 117 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 42 de sus 238 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
excite verbo/ɪkˈsaɪt/emocionar
cowboy sustantivo/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/vaquero, gaucho
terrific adjetivoterrífico
soundtrack sustantivo/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/banda sonora, banda de sonido
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
animate adjetivo/ˈæn.ə.mət/animado
kidnap verbo/ˈkɪdnæp/secuestrar, raptar
unbelievably adverbioincreíblemente
disappoint verbo/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/decepcionar, desilusionar
insect sustantivo/ˈɪn.sɛkt/insecto
banker sustantivo/ˈbæŋkəː/banquero, banquera
enjoyable adjetivo/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/agradable, ameno
robbery sustantivo/ˈɹɑbəɹi/robo, choreo
subway sustantivo/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/metro, subte
noon sustantivo/nun/mediodía

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
come out verbo/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/revelarse, salir a la luz
go out verbosalir
clean up verbolimpiar
take over verboapoderarse, enseñorearse
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/despertarse, recordar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • What movie did you see?
  • Did you enjoy the movie?
  • I haven't heard of that.
  • When do you want to go?
  • Have you seen that new animated movie that's showing now?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceare kidnapped · are bitten · was done
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaguy who gets · people who are · guys who are
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahas changed · haven't heard
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideaShould I keep · should save · should go

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 24 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, they're, haven't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: enjoyable /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: handsome /ˈhæn.səm/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como excite, cowboy, terrific.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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