great movies to learn English

Messaggioda gio73 » 07/04/2018, 14:21

Hi everybody
I'm looking for some movies I can watch in order to improve my listening skill (I am going to try advanced this year)
I'd like to watch movies about Richard Feynman, such as "Infinity" and "The challenger disaster", but I don't know how to get them... any advice?
Furthemore I have watched an emotional movie about a very sad love story "Keith"
and I would watch other films like that... any suggestions?
gio73
Moderatore
Moderatore
 
Messaggio: 5067 di 12003
Iscritto il: 27/11/2011, 14:41

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda MisterK » 09/04/2018, 20:45

Hello Jo!!! how're you doing ?
have you passed FCE ? It seems to me you've reached an advanced level.
Whatever you see in English is useful to improve your listening skills! I advise you to use subtitles during your first step. This helped me a great deal during my study
Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und zunehmender Bewunderung und Ehrfurcht, je öfter und anhaltender sich das Nachdenken damit beschäftigt: Der bestirnte Himmel über mir, und das moralische Gesetz in mir.
Immanuel Kant: Kritik der praktischen Vernunft - Kapitel 34
MisterK
Junior Member
Junior Member
 
Messaggio: 92 di 190
Iscritto il: 14/03/2015, 12:38

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda gio73 » 10/04/2018, 07:54

Hi K
I am doing just fine
and Yes! I passed FCE last year.
Have you got advanced?
Anyway when I asked for advice, I would have liked having some links on youtube free movies
I know you love crime and action movies, but at my age I lean toward more sensitive stories
For istance I am interested also in "the cakemaker", just to let you know my tastes

By the way we can just talk about films and books... whatever, so my (our?) writing skill might improve :D
gio73
Moderatore
Moderatore
 
Messaggio: 5071 di 12003
Iscritto il: 27/11/2011, 14:41

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda MisterK » 17/04/2018, 20:17

Hello,
I haven't got CEA because I'm working full time, so I'm not having time to devote to English. All the same I often use English for work in writing or in speaking.
Instead of watching movies I'd advise to read books in order to strenghten your abilities. I think English which is spoken in a movie is poor in general and is likely to be incorrect. Put yourself in someone's shoes who want to learn Italian: would you be willing to learn Italian by listening to anybody who speaks with a poor vocabulary or accustomed to a language full of grammatical mistakes ?
The best choice to improve English over and over is read classic books: Jane Austin, George Orwell, Thomas Hardy, Fitzgerald, Capote...
Would it make you happy to learn a basic English or to reach an excellent command of this language ?
Leave out tv and read as many books as you can!
Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und zunehmender Bewunderung und Ehrfurcht, je öfter und anhaltender sich das Nachdenken damit beschäftigt: Der bestirnte Himmel über mir, und das moralische Gesetz in mir.
Immanuel Kant: Kritik der praktischen Vernunft - Kapitel 34
MisterK
Junior Member
Junior Member
 
Messaggio: 93 di 190
Iscritto il: 14/03/2015, 12:38

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda gio73 » 17/04/2018, 20:21

MisterK ha scritto:Hello,
I haven't got CEA because I'm working full time

Hi MK
what kind of job are you doing?
gio73
Moderatore
Moderatore
 
Messaggio: 5089 di 12003
Iscritto il: 27/11/2011, 14:41

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda MartaGueris » 24/04/2018, 14:07

Netlif is the way! I always watch tv series andit helps me a lot
MartaGueris
New Member
New Member
 
Messaggio: 4 di 72
Iscritto il: 12/03/2018, 09:58

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda gio73 » 24/04/2018, 15:33

we've got netflix
I need suggestions
which series do you follow?
gio73
Moderatore
Moderatore
 
Messaggio: 5101 di 12003
Iscritto il: 27/11/2011, 14:41

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda gio73 » 25/04/2018, 20:18

gio73 ha scritto: "The challenger disaster",

eureka
gio73
Moderatore
Moderatore
 
Messaggio: 5107 di 12003
Iscritto il: 27/11/2011, 14:41

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda Mary Anne » 08/01/2020, 09:09

watch tv shows w/ original subtitles as much as you can :lol:
Mary Anne
Starting Member
Starting Member
 
Messaggio: 3 di 28
Iscritto il: 10/09/2019, 13:54

Re: great movies to learn English

Messaggioda ghira » 08/01/2020, 13:29

I'm afraid I have to disagree. I'd say to watch stuff without subtitles as much as you can. If you want to be able do do without subtitles in the long term, stop using them now. Yes in the very short term this will probably be horrible. If not now, when?

Use them briefly when there is a reason to. e.g. You just cannot work out what character X has said even after 5 attempts. Then turn them off again.

Apart from anything else, the subtitles sometimes/often don't even match what people are saying.
Avatar utente
ghira
Cannot live without
Cannot live without
 
Messaggio: 135 di 3888
Iscritto il: 11/09/2019, 09:36

Prossimo

Torna a The English Corner

Chi c’è in linea

Visitano il forum: Nessuno e 1 ospite