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Joy English · Level A2 · Entertainmentjoy-english.com

A night at the movies

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Hear indirect questions and “would” for past expectations.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

polite
Having good manners.
come out
To appear in cinemas or shops for the first time.
noisy
Making a lot of noise.

Answer key

  1. But he’s trying to be polite.“He’s trying to” means he is making an effort.
  2. He can do that with Indirect Questions.Indirect questions put a question inside a sentence. They sound more polite.
  3. I love to see what movies are coming out.“Coming out” means appearing in cinemas soon.
  4. I forgot to turn my phone off.“Forgot to” plus a verb means did not remember to do it.
  5. I thought Anna would be the noisy one.“Would be” describes what someone expected in the past.

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