Josh MacPherson Josh MacPherson

Crazy, Stupid, Love: When to use uh and um

Level: A2-B1

Tags: comedy, divorce, office, male, American, family

Vocabulary: (you) killed it, seriously, pick out, quarter, go for it

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Crazy, Stupid, Love: When to use uh and um

Crazy, Stupid, Love: When to use uh and um

  • Level: A2-B1
  • Vocabulary: (you) killed it, seriously, pick out, quarter, go for it
  • Tags: comedy, divorce, office, male, American, family

"Crazy, Stupid, Love. is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman, and starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, and Kevin Bacon. It follows a recently separated man who seeks to rediscover his manhood and is taught how to pick up women at bars." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy,_Stupid,_Love

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Hook: Find your happy thoughts

Level: A2-B1

Tags: happy thought, age, male, American, comedy, family

Vocabulary: grow up, (couldn’t) bear, memories, to get old, have trouble

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Hook: Find your happy thoughts

Hook: Find your happy thoughts

  • Level: A2-B1
  • Vocabulary: grow up, (couldn’t) bear, memories, to get old, have trouble
  • Tags: happy thought, age, male, American, comedy, family
Worksheet: "Hook" Worksheet Color

"Hook is a 1991 American fantasy swashbuckler adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg[3] and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Mr. Smee and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy. It acts as a sequel to J. M. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten all about his childhood. In his new life, he is known as Peter Banning, a successful but unimaginative and workaholic lawyer with a wife (Wendy's granddaughter) and two children. However, when Captain Hook, the enemy of his past, kidnaps his children, he returns to Neverland to save them. Along the journey, he reclaims the memories of his past and becomes a better person." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)

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Josh MacPherson Josh MacPherson

Are you an introvert? A quiz for English language learners

Level: B2-C1

Tags: self-introduction, male/other, family/comedy

Vocabulary: be right back, bunch, go to the bathroom, etc.

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What is an introvert? A definition for English language learners

What is an introvert? A definition for English language learners

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: be right back, bunch, go to the bathroom
  • Tags: self-introduction, male/other, family/comedy

Introverts are often considered shy or self-absorbed, but this is not always true. Many introverts simply prefer to spend time alone or with close friends. They find the shallow company of acquaintances at parties less interesting than a deep conversation over a cup of coffee with a close friend.

An introvert studying English would hate taking classes, making small talk, and enduring strict teachers, which is why so many give up on learning English. The same thing happened to me studying Japanese. I wanted to give up because all of the traditional methods of language learning didn’t fit my personality.

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Josh MacPherson Josh MacPherson

Kindergarten Cop: Your first day teaching

Level: A2-B1

Tags: self-introduction, bathroom, male, other, family, comedy

Vocabulary: be right back, bunch, go to the bathroom, under control, kindergarten

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Kindergarten Cop: Your first day teaching

Kindergarten Cop: Your first day teaching

  • Level: A2-B1
  • Vocabulary: be right back, bunch, go to the bathroom, under control, kindergarten
  • Tags: self-introduction, bathroom, male, other, family, comedy

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a kindergarten teacher. What?! In this 1990 American comedy film, Arnold plays an undercover detective named John Kimble. In this scene, he introduces himself to the class and goes through the typical troubles a new teacher has on their first day.

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