FILM TRAILERS - ESL: Far from the Madding Crowd


English type: BRITISH ENGLISH

Here's what you do:
  1. Click on the video below.
  2. Watch the first 1:45 of the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
  3. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
  4. Check your answers.



QUESTIONS:

1. At the beginning of the trailer, we find out that Bathsheba (Casey Mulligan) has inherited her ________________ estate.
2. Bathsheba says she doesn't want to marry Gabriel because she doesn't think he ________________.
3. Who is Mr. Boldwood?
4. What do we find out about Mr. Boldwood?
5. According to the trailer, how many men are in Bathsheba's life?
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Did you know? One reason trailers are so effective for listening practice is that they force you to follow a narrative with very few connective cues. There's no gradual build-up — you're dropped into a scene and expected to orient yourself quickly. That skill — rapid contextualisation — is exactly what fluent listeners do automatically.


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