Learn English with a Funny Story: The Wrong Movie 🎬🍿 (Slow Listening)
Do you know how to talk about your favorite movies or what you did last weekend? 🎬🎸
📝 Transcript
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Hello movie fans. Welcome to episode 8. I'm Anna and I'm Lucas. Today we will talk about the past and movies.
That's right. But today is a bit different. Yes, today is very different.
So, today we will go slower. We will go much slower.
If you are sitting, get comfortable. If you are lying down, maybe close your eyes.
Okay, let's imagine we are leaving our house. We are forgetting all the day's stress.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
to study something very carefully and in great detail
Today's podcast is a deep dive into movie culture.
doing something well without wasting time or energy
The company focuses on efficiency to save money.
a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two things
It's a dilemma: should I go out or stay home?
a promise or firm decision to do something
Buying a ticket is a commitment to watch the movie.
the state of being completely involved in something
The big screen offers full immersion in the story.
a hormone that makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy when you are excited, afraid, or angry
Scary movies give you an adrenaline rush.
a place of safety or protection, or a quiet place
The library is a sanctuary for readers.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| deep dive | phrase | to study something very carefully and in great detail | Today's podcast is a deep dive into movie culture. |
| efficiency | noun | doing something well without wasting time or energy | The company focuses on efficiency to save money. |
| dilemma | noun | a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two things | It's a dilemma: should I go out or stay home? |
| commitment | noun | a promise or firm decision to do something | Buying a ticket is a commitment to watch the movie. |
| immersion | noun | the state of being completely involved in something | The big screen offers full immersion in the story. |
| genre | noun | a particular type or style of art, literature, music, etc. | Horror is a popular movie genre. |
| adrenaline | noun | a hormone that makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy when you are excited, afraid, or angry | Scary movies give you an adrenaline rush. |
| sanctuary | noun | a place of safety or protection, or a quiet place | The library is a sanctuary for readers. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Last Saturday, John ___ (go) to the cinema.
What is the "modern dilemma" discussed regarding movies?
He ___ (buy) a ticket and ___ (sit) down.
What is the "central character" of the great snack debate?
Yesterday, I ___ (see) a bird in the park.
According to the podcast, what is the goal of a comedy movie?
We ___ (have) a very peaceful journey today.
What is the "universal instrument" mentioned that almost everyone can do?
I ___ (eat) too much popcorn at the movie.
What happened to John in the story "The Wrong Movie"?
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