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Kenny1999 Posted 13 years ago
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Please suggest some exciting English films

I can "read" English without much problems but I actually can't speak and listen to English very well. I was very frustrated when an English speaker told me that we had "Language barrier" after having learnt English for 20 years, it's really a shame. I am not actually living in an English-speaking country so I think the best way to learn now is to watch English films.

Could you suggest some exciting English-speaking films or TV series for me? I want to start from something I am interested, I don't like to watch news, national geography or entertaining TV programmes, I like stuff like - The day after tomorrow, Prison Break, sorry I don't know much more but those are examples. Please suggest some names THanks
  

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Watching movies or TV is a poor way to improve listening and speaking skills, as the practice is extremely passive: it requires no active effort. I have met Japanese who have spent their adult lives watching Hollywood movies in the hope of improving their English, and they can barely utter a word of it. Find shorter recordings, movie excerpts or other authentic materials, that have been developed along with listening tasks for them.

— Mister Micawber

  • Watching movies or TV is a poor way to improve listening and speaking skills, as the practice is extremely passive: it requires no active effort.
  • I have met Japanese who have spent their adult lives watching Hollywood movies in the hope of improving their English, and they can barely utter a word of it.
  • Find shorter recordings, movie excerpts or other authentic materials, that have been developed along with listening tasks for them.
  • Check around the internet or in the ESL section of your bookstore.
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Watching movies or TV is a poor way to improve listening and speaking skills, as the practice is extremely passive: it requires no active effort. I have met Japanese who have spent their adult lives watching Hollywood movies in the hope of improving their English, and they can barely utter a word of it.

Find shorter recordings, movie excerpts or other authentic materials, that have been
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