Use this Marley and Me trailer to practice understanding spoken English in context. Watch the specified section, then answer the listening comprehension questions below and check your answers.
Here's what you do:
Click on the video below.
Watch the first 1:30 of the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
Check your answers.
QUESTIONS:
1. At the beginning, the man describes Marley as ________________.
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2. What does the term "there's nothing to it" mean, in the way it's used in the video?
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3. When the woman first sees Marley, she thinks he's _________________.
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4. According to the man, how is Marley different from a little kid?
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5. The dog trainer tells the couple that a dog _________________.
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Did you know?
English-language cinema is the most-watched film content in the world, which means the accents, vocabulary, and speech patterns in these trailers represent a globally understood form of the language. Mastering film English is arguably the most transferable listening skill you can develop.