Movies as a learning source?
<p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="Englsh">Englsh</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> ‘<span word="yes">yes</span>’ <span word="and">and</span> ‘<span word="No">No</span>’. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>. <span word="Movies">Movies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="flicks">flicks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="furnishing">furnishing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="But">But</span>….<span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="to">to</span>’<span word="live">live</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="master">master</span>. <span word="Movies">Movies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="source">source</span>. <span word="of">of</span> <span word="acquiring">acquiring</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p><p>‘<span word="Interest">Interest</span>’ <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>, <span word="characterization">characterization</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dialogues">dialogues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="romance">romance</span>. <span word="Pick">Pick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="subtitles">subtitles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="subtitles">subtitles</span>’ <span word="option">option</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="subtitles">subtitles</span> <span word="hinder">hinder</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="only">only</span>’ <span word="reading">reading</span>’ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dialogues">dialogues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actors">actors</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span> , <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="subtitles">subtitles</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="translating">translating</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exteremely">exteremely</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="accent">accent</span>, <span word="intonation">intonation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> , <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consistency">consistency</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dialogues">dialogues</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>, <span word="pronunciation">pronunciation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needing">needing</span> <span word="subtitles">subtitles</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="method">method</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="useful">useful</span>.. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="it">it</span>!</p>
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