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ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION THROUGH MOVIES 15

Movie: The Pale Blue Eye
English dialect: American English (mixed in with a little British English)

Here's what you do:

1. Watch the first 1:30 of the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
2. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
3. Check your answers.

QUESTIONS:

1. The captain who comes to see the man is ___________ at the academy.
  the commander
  an assistant
  second-in-command

2. The captain asks the man to ____________.
  to discuss things over some coffee
  come with him to the academy
  help him with his carriage

3. What does the colonel (at the academy) want to discuss?
  A murder.
  Unpaid taxes.
  The captain doesn't say.

4. "At your earliest convenience" means "_____________".
  as soon as you can
  right now
  tomorrow or the following day

5. What if the man doesn't want to go with the captain?
  He's completely OK with the man not going.
  He says it's OK, but still makes it clear that the man should go.
  The captain will force him to go.

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