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Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle: Choose your video character character

Level: A2-B1

Tags: the Rock, avatar, video game, male, female, American, action, comedy

Vocabulary: overweight, crushing, middle-aged, avatar, sue

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Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle: Choose your video character character

Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle: Choose your video character

  • Level: A2-B1
  • Vocabulary: overweight, crushing, middle-aged, avatar, sue
  • Tags: the Rock, avatar, video game, male, female, American, action, comedy

It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here',

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Practice Speaking with this secret Netflix tool

Level: C1-C2

Tags: fight scene, audio description, Netflix, male, American, action

Vocabulary: tendril, claw, venom, transform, extend

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Practice Speaking with this secret Netflix tool

Practice Speaking with this secret Netflix tool

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: tendril, claw, venom, transform, extend
  • Tags: fight scene, audio description, Netflix, male, American, action

"Venom was released in the United States on October 5, 2018. It received generally negative reviews from critics for its script, tone, pacing and lack of connection to Spider-Man, though Hardy's performance received some praise. However, the film was a box office success, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2018, with over $856 million worldwide, and set several box office records for an October release. A sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, is set to be released on June 25, 2021." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(2018_film)

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Expand Your Vocabulary with this secret Netflix tool

Level: C1-C2

Tags: fight scene, audio description, Netflix, female, American, action

Vocabulary: attacker, assailant, kidnapper, evade, dodge, shove, fling, bash, jab, slam

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Expand Your Vocabulary with this secret Netflix tool

Expand Your Vocabulary with this secret Netflix tool

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: attacker, assailant, kidnapper, evade, dodge, shove, fling, bash, jab, slam
  • Tags: fight scene, audio description, Netflix, female, American, action

"Extraction is a 2020 American action-thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth and released on Netflix. It is directed by Sam Hargrave (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Joe Russo, based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González, and Eric Skillman." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraction_(2020_film)

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Birds of Prey: Describing Your Favourite Food

Level: B2-C1

Tags: favourite food, female, American, action, comedy

Vocabulary: You're a life saver, I'm good for it, All(the money) I have in the world, It is so worth it, I don't think so, Are you kidding me?

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Birds of Prey: Describing Your Favorite Food

Birds of Prey: Describing Your Favorite Food

  • Level: B2-C1
  • Vocabulary: You're a life saver, I'm good for it, All(the money) I have in the world, It is so worth it, I don't think so, Are you kidding me?
  • Tags: favorite food, female, American, action, comedy

"Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)[a] is a 2020 American superhero film based on the DC Comics team the Birds of Prey. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the eighth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and a spin-off/sequel to Suicide Squad (2016)... The film follows Harley Quinn, after breaking up with the Joker, joining forces with Helena Bertinelli, Dinah Lance, and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Roman Sionis, forming the Birds of Prey altogether." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(2020_film)

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Transformers: Buying your first car

Level: B2-C1

Tags: haggle, negotiate, parents, male, american, action, comedy

Vocabulary: mystical bond, faded, custom, slick, practically

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Transformers: Buying your first car

Transformers: Buying your first car

  • Level: B2-C1
  • Vocabulary: mystical bond, faded, custom, slick, practically
  • Tags: haggle, negotiate, parents, male, american, action, comedy
Worksheet: "Transformers" Worksheet Color

"Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line. The film, which combines computer animation with live-action filming, was directed by Michael Bay, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto, and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfo...​)

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Gladiator: Father-son bonding

Level: C1-C2

Tags: debate, parents, male, other, action, drama

Vocabulary: virtue, fortitude, temperance, justice, republic

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Gladiator: Father-son bonding

Gladiator: Father-son bonding

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: virtue, fortitude, temperance, justice, republic
  • Tags: debate, parents, male, other, action, drama
Worksheet: "Gladiator" Worksheet Color

Just over 20 years ago today, the epic drama Gladiator was released in theaters and soon became a worldwide sensation. It helped launch Joaquin Phoenix’s career, who stars as Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius.

In this scene, his father just shared his decision to name his lead commander Maximus (played by Russell Crowe) emperor. Commodus does not take the news well. You will learn challenging vocabulary like fortitude and temperance, and will also discover some common ways children manipulate their parents into getting what they want.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: How to win a fight

Level: C1-C2

Tags: bully, slang, fight scene, male, American, action, comedy

Vocabulary: stand a chance, thingy, goad, wrath, love life

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: How to win a fight

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: How to win a fight

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: stand a chance, thingy, goad, wrath, love life
  • Tags: bully, slang, fight scene, male, American, action, comedy
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