FILM TRAILERS - ESL: Ex-Machina



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. How did the programmer get to meet the CEO?
2. The CEO (Nathan) wants his relationship with the programmer (Caleb) to be ____________.
3. The robot tells Caleb that she had never _____________.
4. Caleb asks Nathan if he programmed the robot to _____________.
5. Does the robot really like Caleb?
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Did you know? Voiceover narration — common in trailers — represents a distinct register of English: formal, authoritative, and often poetic. Exposure to narration trains a different listening skill than dialogue: longer sentences, slower delivery, and more abstract vocabulary. Both are important for full listening range.


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