Hello Person of the Internet!
Everyone loves watching movies, right? And research shows that we learn more when we are having fun. So today we want to share some tips with you on how to learn English while you watch your favorite movies. This is a great way to keep learning while you’re taking a break from TOEFL-focused test prep!
First of all, let’s look at why you should be watching movies in English:
1. You improve your ability to understand and listen
2. You improve your pronunciation
3. You improve your comprehension of spoken English
4. You learn new vocabulary
5. It’s fun!!
And also: it’s always cool to watch movies in their original version. It’s so much better hearing the iconic “I’ll be back” line from Terminator in Schwarzenegger’s voice.
Let’s see some suggestions on watching movies with and without subtitles.
Watch movies with subtitles
It’s always easier to start watching a film (“movie” is American English, “film” is British English) you have already seen before. This way, you can concentrate more on the language and less on following the plot.
A great tip is to visit ESL Notes and download the notes on the movie you chose first. You will be able to read the dialogue before watching the movie, underline words you don’t understand and find out what the expressions mean.
Watch movies without subtitles
If your level of English is advanced enough to understand a film without the subtitles on, good job! Now you can concentrate on your listening skills and practice understanding spoken English.
If you don’t understand something: don’t worry! Simply: Pause the video. Rewind. Watch again.
Watching movies without subtitles is a fantastic way to get used to hearing different accents, different voices, and in different scenarios. It’s just like real life!
3 Tips on how to learn English watching movies
1. When you hear an interesting word or expression: write it down.
2. Research the words or expressions you like and find out how to use them.
3. Practice! Use the words and expressions you write down: make sentences or, even better, use them in conversation. This is the best way to improve your speaking and vocabulary.
ABA Films
Learning English with ABA Films is another great way to practice your listening skills. ABA Films are part of the ABA English courses; they are short-films that teach you new vocabulary words and serve as the basis for the rest of the unit in the ABA English course. You can choose to watch the ABA Films with or without subtitles. After watching an ABA Film, you can wrap up the unit with the speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary exercises that follow. Here’s a sample ABA Film you can watch to start practicing your English!
Hope you enjoyed that film! See you again soon.
ABA English bases English language learning on short films about real life in Europe and the United States produced exclusively for the American and British Academy.
ABA English’s course also contains 144 video classes on English grammar which are available for free.
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