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Joy English · Level B2 · Entertainmentjoy-english.com

Disagreeing about a film

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Understand disagreement and partial agreement.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

plot
The story of a film or book.
predictable
Easy to guess.
lead actress
The woman who plays the main part.

Answer key

  1. What did you think of the film?“Of” is weak.
  2. To be honest, I found the plot rather predictable.“To be honest” introduces a personal opinion.
  3. I disagree, because the ending was a complete surprise.The stress in “surprise” is on “prise”.
  4. The acting was excellent, though, especially the lead actress.“Though” at the end means however.
  5. At least we agree about that.The t of “at” is soft.

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