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ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION THROUGH MOVIES 12


Movie: First Reformed
English dialect: American English

Here's what you do:
  1. Watch the first 1:20 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. By which year will the events the man is describing at the beginning of the video happen?
  2015
  2020
  2050

2. One can describe the climate change scenario as _____________.
  inspirational
  catastrophic
  amusing

3. What will happen after the "bad times" begin?
  Things will move quickly.
  Things will progress slowly.
  Things will stay the same.

4. The man tells the priest that these horrible things _________________.
  will happen in the distant future
  will happen in the priest's lifetime
  are happening now

5. The priest asks the man if ________________.
  he's worried about his children
  he's thinking of harming other people
  he's thinking of harming himself

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DID YOU KNOW?

Many English proficiency exams include a listening comprehension section because listening is a core skill for language proficiency. Here is a description of two of these:

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
• Listening Section: Yes
• Details: Measures ability to understand lectures, conversations, and classroom discussions in English. Includes multiple-choice and sometimes integrated tasks with notes.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
• Listening Section: Yes
• Details: 30-minute section with 4 recordings (conversations, monologues, and interviews). Tests understanding of main ideas, specific information, opinions, and attitudes.



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