People who study English often get advice to surround themselves with English. For example, change your phone settings to English, put stickers with English words on things at home to learn more words, and read English books and news.
Another good way is to watch TV shows in English with subtitles. Is it good? Yes. Does it help? Maybe... Is it fun? Sure!
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After that, you can confidently watch a movie or series in English without the help of subtitles.
Just few advantages of such approach:
Develop listening comprehension of the natural language;
Expanding vocabulary;
Learn phrasal verbs, idioms, and slang;
Understand intonation jokes;
Hear and memorize correct pronunciation.
You should choose films and TV series to watch based on your level. For example, for levels A2-B1, we recommend the series "Wednesday" (2022).
There are top 20 interesting phrases from the first episode:
Leave this to me — Allow me to handle this situation.
— Leave this to me. — Wednesday? What are you gonna do? — What I do best.
Pull yourself together — Calm down.
Be among peers — Be in a group of similar age, status, or interests.
I merely meant that finally you will be among peers who understand you.
Make somebody nauseous — To cause a feeling of sickness or discomfort, often in the stomach.
Not in a good way — Not positively
You guys are making me nauseous. Not in a good way.
Full of woe — Filled with great sorrow or distress.
Her name comes from a line from my favorite nursery rhyme, "Wednesday’s child is full of woe."
Back in the day — Referring to a time in the past, often nostalgically.
Did your mother tell you we were roommates back in the day?
Break out into — To suddenly start something, often unexpectedly.
Hives — Red, itchy, swollen areas on the skin.
Peels off — Something comes away or falls off in pieces, like skin after sunburn or a sticker from a surface.
I break out into hives and then the flesh peels off my bones.
Along with — In addition or accompanying.
Along the way — During the course of a journey or process.
Enid, please take Wednesday to the registrar’s office to pick it up along with her schedule, and give her a tour along the way.
In that case — Commenting on a situation that has just been mentioned.
Unaccounted for — Not explained, recorded, or known where it is.
Just take it easy — Relax and not worry too much about something.
To-go cup — A disposable cup for beverages from cafes or coffee shops.
Okey-dokey — Light-hearted way of saying "okay".
By the way — Used to introduce a new topic.
Quite the contrary — The exact opposite of what has been said.
For instance — Used when giving an example.
To file attempted — To formally record an attempt at something.
Keep out — Warning to stay away from an area.
Swirl around — To move in a twisting or spiraling pattern.
To pull strings — To use informal power or influence, often in a behind-the-scenes way.
To get off — To escape punishment or avoid problems, often in a legal or disciplinary context.
— Rumor’s been swirling around that you killed a kid at your old school, and your parents pulled strings to get you off. — Actually, it was two kids, but who’s counting?
Point is — Stating the main reason or fact of the message.
To assault — To attack someone physically or violently.
These phrases are just a small part of the English you need to really understand and enjoy the Wednesday series. I suggest using Gem-Words before you watch the episodes. This app will show you more useful phrases and words that are important to understand the episode.
Gem-Words helps you remember new phrases for a long time. It uses easy, scientifically proven methods like spaced repetition with flashcards.
You will find similar phrases in other movies and TV shows too. Learning these phrases, along with new words and different ways of saying things, will really help you learn English.
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