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.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 16 Movies”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: movie, star, showing, exciting, action. This video has 238 sentences and 1667 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:13. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 42 of its 238 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| cowboy noun | /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ | A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. |
| terrific adjective | Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. | |
| soundtrack noun | /ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/ | A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| animate adjective | /ˈæn.ə.mət/ | That lives. |
| kidnap verb | /ˈkɪdnæp/ | To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. |
| unbelievably adverb | In a manner that one does not or cannot believe. | |
| disappoint verb | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ | To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for. |
| insect noun | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. |
| banker noun | /ˈbæŋkəː/ | One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for… |
| enjoyable adjective | /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/ | Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure. |
| robbery noun | /ˈɹɑbəɹi/ | The act or practice of robbing. |
| subway noun | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas. |
| noon noun | /nun/ | The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- 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?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are kidnapped · are bitten · was done |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | guy who gets · people who are · guys who are |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has changed · haven't heard |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | Should I keep · should save · should go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like excite, cowboy, terrific.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.