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Giving your opinion

What films have you seen recently? Were they good? Gemma and Jack bump into each other at the cinema and talk about films.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and follow the instructions to practise your speaking.

Preparation

Transcript

Jack: Oh! Hi Gemma. How’s it going?
Gemma: Oh. Hi Jack. Have you just seen Tornado Express too?
Jack: Mm … no. I saw Friends Forever with my sister.
Gemma: Oh! Was it good?
Jack: Pfff … no, not really. It was boring. But Molly liked it. She loves that kind of thing. What about Tornado Express? Was that good?
Gemma: Yeah, it was brilliant! Really exciting and the special effects were so good!
Jack: Sounds cool.
Gemma: Yeah, I loved it!
Jack: I really want to see that film, Double Revenge. Have you heard of it?
Gemma: Oh, yeah … with Jessica Foster? Ah, I can’t stand her! She’s so annoying!
Jack: Really? Do you think so? She was good in that film Maximum Risk.
Gemma: Oh, I haven’t seen that one. OK, maybe she’s not that bad.
Jack: Well, maybe we should check out Double Revenge together some time.
Gemma: Yeah, that sounds good. 
Jack: All right, great.
Gemma: See you later.
Jack: OK, yeah. See you.

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Jack: Oh! Hi Gemma. How’s it going?
Gemma: Oh. Hi Jack. H___ you just s___ Tornado Express too?
Jack: Ah … no. I saw Friends Forever with my sister.
Gemma: Oh! Was it g___?
Jack: Pfff … no, not really. It was boring. But Molly liked it. She loves that kind of thing. What about Tornado Express? Was that good?
Gemma: Yeah, i__  w__ brilliant! Really exciting and the special effects were s__ good!
Jack: Sounds cool.
Gemma: Yeah, I l____ it!
Jack: Mmm, I really want to see that film, Double Revenge. Have you heard of it?
Gemma: Oh, yeah … with Jessica Foster? Ah, I c___ stand her! She’s so annoying!
Jack: Really? Do you think so? She was good in that film Maximum Risk.
Gemma: Oh, I haven’t s___ that o__. OK, maybe she’s not that bad.
Jack: Well, maybe we should check out Double Revenge together some time.
Gemma: Yeah, that s_____ good. 
Jack: All right, great.
Gemma: See you l____.
Jack: OK, yeah. See you.

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Discussion

What films have you seen recently? Were they good?

Language level
A2 Pre-intermediate
Topics
films
cinema
speaking skills
Average: 3.9 (20 votes)
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Comments

Submitted by beasam0109 on Sun, 05/17/2020 - 17:20

recently I saw a bit old film, "vento di passione" a film of 1994. I liked it a lot for the story it tells and for the actors. I would see that again

Submitted by Dana on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 14:47

Recently, I saw a serial film, Lucifer, it is a comedy film, It is very good. I recommend you see it.
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Submitted by Sherry4869 on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 13:27

What is the meaning of this : (Oh, yeah … with Jessica Foster? Ah, I can’t stand her! She’s so annoying!)????
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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 11:28

Hi Sherry4869,

'I can't stand her' means that you dislike her and find her annoying.

Best wishes,
Tina (LearnEnglish Teens team)

Submitted by BttChiara on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 15:38

I’ve seen “Twilight” and “To all the boys that I loved before” recently. I liked a lot this films because there were two of my favourite actors. Now I’m watching a TV series called “Anne with an e”... I love so much this TV series!

Submitted by MatildePace on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 12:57

I recently saw two films. A film was romantic, it told of a love story between a musician and a writer, I didn't like it because the actors acted badly. The other film was a comic film, which told the life of a man in this era focused on the phone. I liked the fim and it was a lot of fun.

Submitted by gattifederica on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:34

Recently I have seen many films, for example: “Twilight”, “Ruby Red” and “The Hunger Games”. “Twilight” is a saga with five films about vampires, werewolves and humans. “Ruby Red” is about two guys who can travel in the past. “The Hunger Games” is an apocalyptic science fiction movie where the chosen guys must participate in deadly games and must try to survive. I really liked them.

Submitted by Desy on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 16:55

I have recently seen many films like "Fantastic animals and where to find them", "Belle and Sebastien", the "Harry Potter" saga and others. They were all beautiful but my favorite is Harry Potter!

Submitted by bea_mara on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 14:59

The last films I’ve seen was the saga of “High school musical”. I’ve never had the opportunity to watch them, but during the quarantine, finally, I took the time. They’re really good and I’ll watch them again.

Submitted by Sai on Sat, 12/14/2019 - 13:25

I mostly see web series and English movies . but, some times I see Telugu movies as it is my mother tounge

Submitted by DIMA on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 15:41

It was so good

Submitted by nguyenthingocvannna7 on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 01:10

I’ll give my opinion later

Submitted by tameplanet on Thu, 07/18/2019 - 10:55

good
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Submitted by empty on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 14:15

I've seen the ( shifting gears ) and I really like it.

Submitted by anikaasad__ on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 13:44

Yes, there is one I did a few weeks back! 50 First Dates. It was a rom-com and an amazing one, I must say!! It was so beautiful, balanced with a perfect mix of humor and the story really touched my heart. The male lead is goals! The acting and everything was great too. Oh, it has definitely entered in my list of all-time favorites!
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Submitted by Tutor on Wed, 09/26/2018 - 02:47

#Question: What films have you seen recently? Were they good? #Answer: I've seen "The Man of Steel" recently. And that film was really awesome! I liked it so much. I saw it on the channel HBO. It's an American version movie actually. But most of the time I watch Bengali comedy. The favourite actors of mine are A.K.M. Hasan, Musharraf Karin, Zahid Hasan.

Submitted by Ayciceknazli on Sun, 06/03/2018 - 12:37

I have seen " hungar games". I thing its perfect
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Submitted by Ahjeen on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 16:53

Only vote for me if you've seen Lord of the rings.(Recently or Long a go!!! ^^
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Submitted by Ahjeen on Tue, 01/09/2018 - 17:02

I watched lord of the rings!☺☺☺ I LOVED it even though I saw it 2 times before! It is my absolute favourite film ^^ ☺☺☺☺☺ LUV it

Submitted by molo4c2 on Mon, 01/01/2018 - 13:12

Vere good
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