05/03/2019 How to Learn English with Movies • English with Adriana

Why learn English with movies?

1. You will learn real English used by English speakers. When you watch movies in English, you
will notice that at times English speakers may pronounce words differently to that what you learned in the
classroom, due to the use of connected speech. At times, they may also use some grammatical structures
that may seem incorrect, but that is often used by English speakers. By watching movies you will become
more familiar with the English language being used naturally, how English speakers express themselves,
to enable you to better understand and learn in the long term.
2. You learn English words in context, which will help you better remember them. Instead of
memorizing words, which can be a tedious task, you will hear new vocabulary and words being used in
context.
3. You will hear how English speakers express themselves and use a wide range of
vocabulary and grammar. This is a great way for you to get more exposure to the English language,
hearing new words and various grammatical structures being used naturally. By consistently exposing
yourself to the English language, by watching movies in English, your ability to better remember how to
use this vocabulary and grammatical structures will improve in the long term.

4 Tips for Learning English with Movies

1. Choose an interesting movie. When choosing a movie to watch to learn English, it is important to
watch a movie that you like and want to watch. If you watch a movie purely for the purpose of learning
English, it will not motivate you to watch the movie and drive you to really want to understand what is
being said. Choose a movie that you would watch in your native language, but watch it in English
2. Don’t use a dictionary: focusing on asking yourself questions and learning in context. There is
nothing worse than watching a movie and having to constantly use a dictionary to look up new words.
Instead of looking up the words in a dictionary, pause the movie when you hear a word you do not
understand and ask yourself questions about the context the word was used in. Was it used in a positive
context or a negative context? What happened in the scene before? By asking yourself questions about
that new word, you are training your brain to think in English and better process that new words.
3. Repeat short phrases by shadowing: When you do hear and a new word or new phrase, repeat
these phrases out loud by shadowing. Shadowing is when you listen to an English speaker speaking, and
you repeat exactly what they say. By shadowing these new phrases and expressions, your ability to
pronounce these words and use them in the future when you have to speak in English will improve.
4. Watch the movie without subtitles.

Exercise to learn English with movies

Step 1: Watch 2-3 minutes of a scene without English subtitles.

Step 2: Watch the same scene again with subtitles

Step 3: Watch the same scene again and pause after each sentence and shadow exactly what the actors are
saying

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Step 4: Watch the same scene again, but this time shadow at the same time as the speakers.

Step 5: Record your voice shadowing the actors, and compare your pronunciation and speaking skills to
the actors

Watch the whole video on my YouTube Channel or download the podcast episode to learn all the tips help
you learn English with movies

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