Real Easy English: talking about films Beginner shadowing lesson
Georgie and Neil from BBC Learning English talk about the films and TV shows they love. Georgie tells the story of her favourite, Harry Potter, and Neil notes that she tells it in the present simple. His own favourite, from when he was a kid, is Raiders Of The Lost Ark, and they end on TV series, binge watching and streaming.
What you practise by shadowing it
- A question and a short answer: Do you have a favourite film? Yes, I do, I really love the Harry Potter series.
- A plot told in the present simple: Harry Potter goes to a magic school called Hogwarts and meets two best friends.
- Stress on the two words set against each other: Very evil characters and also really nice characters.
- Beginner
- Video
- 5:27
- 70 sentences
Practise it in the app
Free, no account needed. The app plays one sentence and waits for you to say it.
First sentences
Welcome to Real Easy English, the podcast where we have real conversations in easy English to help you learn.
I'm Georgie. And I'm Neil.
To read along with this podcast, visit our website: BBC Learning English dot com.
How are you today, Neil?
I'm very well, Georgie. How are you?
The video has 70 sentences. The rest are in the app. Practise them all
Words and phrases
- plot
- the story of a film, programme or book
- character
- a person in a story
- stream
- watch a film or programme online
- series
- a set of TV shows that tell one story
- binge watching
- watching many episodes one after another
- attention span
- how long you can keep your mind on something
- present simple
- the verb form for what happens, like goes and meets
- all about
- mainly about
- these days
- now, in this time
- get into
- start to like something a lot
- sounds like
- seems to be, from what you hear
How to practise this clip
- Read the sentence and the words to know, then listen to it.
- Say it right after the speaker, slowly at first. The app waits until you finish.
- Play your try next to the speaker's, then say it again until it sounds the same.
Want to practise every day? See the 15-minute routine.
Source
BBC Learning English, Real Easy English, on YouTube
