Movies, TV-series, YouTube videos in English

1. Why to watch?
2. How to watch?
3. What to watch?
4. Where to watch?
• Develop listening skills with different accents & speaking rates
• Improve your pronunciation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD9wSpwHKc&feature=youtu.be
Don :
Do you foresee any issues? — Предвидите
ли вы какие-то проблемы?
Don :
Do you foresee any issues? — Предвидите
ли вы какие-то проблемы?

Tony :
Do you think we’ll have any problems? —
Думаете, у нас будут проблемы из-за?

Will there be any problems? — Будут ли

проблемы из-за?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsXqp9TiWAk&feature=youtu.be
Don :
You have a very narrow assessment
of me. — У вас очень ограниченное
представление обо мне.
Don :
You have a very narrow assessment
of me. — У вас очень ограниченное
представление обо мне.

Tony :
You don’t really know me. — Ты меня
совсем не знаешь.

You know nothing about me. — Ты ничего

обо мне не знаешь.
• Learn casual style of English (idioms, set expressions, common ph
rasal verbs, slang)
Your ass is grass - «тебе крышка», «тебе хана».
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o0_MLM5_RA&feature=youtu.be
• See how grammar rules work in real life and what breaks from
the norm exist
You is smart. You is kind. You is important.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7kDNvlnOWM&feature=youtu.be
• TV-series with short episodes
Friends, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, …
• Particular scene, dialogue in a movie
• Short YouTube videos
episodes no
longer than
15-20 min
• Ultimate goal: watch movies without subtitles

Step 1 episodes without subtitles – general idea

Step 2 episodes with English subtitles – details
Step 3 full movie without subtitles

http://subtitles.vimbox.com/
Vimbox субтитры от Skyeng
While-watching:
• stop and look up words/phrases
After watching:
• read the script and choose interesting words/phrases
IMSDb
Springfield! Springfield!
• Make a note of situations they’re used in
• Write down full sentences from the movie
• Make your own sentences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5jiaHvx-kY
— I can’t shake this feeling that we know each other.
— We do!
— We do?
— Picture me, I guess, maybe like 20 years younger or like this.
— Flarsky?!
— Yeah!
— What are you doing these days?
— I’m a journalist.
— You’re a great writer but sometimes you’re a little too much.
— I don’t think I’m too much. I think I’m the perfect right portion.
— Really nice to see you again.
I can’t shake this feeling that...
Не могу избавить от ощущения, что ...
I can’t shake this feeling that...
Не могу избавить от ощущения, что ...

Picture to yourself
Представь себе
это еще один вариант как сказать Imagine
I can’t shake this feeling that...
Не могу избавить от ощущения, что ...

Picture to yourself
Представь себе
это еще один вариант как сказать Imagine

You’re too much

Ты перебарщиваешь
• choose the character whose pronunciation you like and repeat
after them trying to copy the sounds, intonation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyVFDptLva0

- Let’s get started. Do you know how to fill a kettle?

- Everyone knows that.
- Not everyone, apparently.
• arrange movie nights with your friends or family and have a
discussion in English afterwards.
If your level is not very high …

• watch movies you’ve already seen/know the story

• choose movies with an extra motivation (e.g. your favourite

director, actors, genre)

• don’t start with movies with a complicated plot or special

terminology
Cartoons, movies, TV-shows made for kids

✓ Disney & Pixar

✓ Movies based on Roald Dahl books
✓ Shows from Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network
✓ PBS Kids on YouTube
• Look you’ve had a lot of biscuits. Why don’t you 1) … .

• I’m telling you, this job is going to be a 2) … .

• I could do your ad, honest. 3) … . I’ll be soup-erb.

• Look you’ve had a lot of biscuits. Why don’t you 1) take a nap.
to take a nap – вздремнуть

• I’m telling you, this job is going to be a 2) piece of cake.

a piece of cake – проще простого, легкотня

• I could do your ad, honest. 3) No fooling. I’ll be soup-erb.

no fooling – без шуток, серьезно
piece of cake, I can’t shake this feeling that, to take a nap, picture to yourself

Situation #1 At a music festival

• Putting up a tent is a piece of cake. I’ll show you how to do it.

• I can’t shake this feeling that I’ve already heard this song.

• I had too much to drink. I’ll take a nap and come back to you guys in an hour.

• Picture to yourself how hard it must be to sing live for two hours straight.
✓ Vagabrothers – travel blog
✓ Good Mythical Morning – talk show
✓ TED-ed – educational videos
✓ Kurzgesagt – popular science videos
✓ Superwoman – comedy
✓ Behind the Brand – show for entrepreneurs
✓ Simone’s Robots – blog about building robots
✓ Jamie Oliver – food videos
✓ Crash Course – video courses
✓ Soul Pancake – videos about art, culture, science, philosophy, spirituality
and humor
Affordable Budget Travel Destinations

• If you don’t know where to spend a budget holiday,

don’t worry, we’ve got you closed / covered /
wrapped.

• Street food in Thailand is cheap as fries / chips /

potatoes.

• Some of the Greek islands are really Instagram

friendly / loving / good.
• If you don’t know where to spend a budget holiday, don’t worry, we’ve got
you closed / covered / wrapped.
to have (got) smb/smth covered – позаботиться о чем-то, подстраховать
кого-то

• Street food in Thailand is cheap as fries / chips / potatoes.

cheap as chips – очень дешевый

• Some of the Greek islands are really Instagram friendly / loving / good.
Instagram-friendly – отлично смотрятся в Инстаграм
get smb covered, keep smb waiting, cheap as chips, Instagram-friendly

Situation #2 At the airport

• Forgot your charger? No worries, I’ve got you covered.

• Don’t take too long in the duty free shop. I don’t want to keep the
taxi driver waiting.

• Can you take a pic of me? This airport is really Instagram-friendly.

Lower Intermediate Upper-Intermediate
✓ Adventure Time ✓ Breaking Bad
✓ Regular Show ✓ Modern Family
✓ Bravest Warriors ✓ Suits
✓ Friends ✓ The Big Bang Theory
Intermediate Advanced
✓ Misfits ✓ Sherlock
✓ Riverdale ✓ Game of Thrones
✓ American Horror Story ✓ House, M.D.
✓ The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ✓ Doctor Who
Adventure Time Language

Mathematical!
a) something incredible
b) an awkward situation

Oh my glob!
a) Oh my god!
b) Oh dear!
Adventure Time Language

Mathematical!
a) something incredible
b) an awkward situation

Oh my glob!
a) Oh my god!
b) Oh dear!
Lower Intermediate Upper-Intermediate
✓ Terminal ✓ The King’s Speech
✓ Forrest Gump ✓ Harry Potter series
✓ The Age of Adaline ✓ Interstellar
✓ 500 Days of Summer ✓ Pirates of the Caribbean
Intermediate Advanced
✓ The Devil Wears Prada Anything you wish ☺
✓ War Dogs
✓ The Social Network
✓ La La Land
The Battle of the Sexes

• I won the triple of Wimbledon, I could beat

Billie Jean King. Does she have the 1) … .

• Don’t get me 2) … . I love women in the

bedroom and in the kitchen.
The Battle of the Sexes
• I won the triple of Wimbledon, I could beat Billie Jean King.
Does she have the 1) nerve?
to have the nerve – иметь мужество, смелость

• Don’t get me 2) wrong. I love women in the bedroom and in

the kitchen.
don’t get me wrong – не поймите меня не правильно
get the nerve, cheap as chips, don’t get me wrong

Situation #3 At a language school abroad

The biggest challenge for me is to get the nerve to actually start
speaking English.

The speaking club for students is cheap as chips we need to go there

this weekend.

Don’t get me wrong, I like the program but I want it to be a bit more
fast-paced.
You will not understand 100% of what you hear
but it should not stop you.
How and what to watch?

✓ Watch in small chunks no longer than 20 min

✓ Watch at least 3 times (without – with – without subtitles)
✓ Work on the vocabulary (examples, context)
✓ Repeat after the characters
✓ Share the experience with friends and family
✓ Choose stories you already know
✓ Avoid complicated stories and specific themes
you’re too much picture to yourself no fooling piece of cake take a nap
get smb/smth covered get the nerve cheap as chips Your ass is grass Instagram-friendly
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