Learning English with EnglishClass101 is fun and easy, we guarantee it. Want to know what else is fun? Watching English movies to improve your language skills! Here are some tips to improve your pronunciation while watching movies in English.
Table of Contents
- Why Watch English Movies to Improve Your English?
- 5 English Movies for Your Entertainment and Learning
- Why Enroll with EnglishClass101.com?
1. Why Watch English Movies to Improve Your English?
We advise that you watch English movies while learning English, as they provide great tools for mastering the language. These include:
- Learn to Speak the Way Natives Do. Watching movies and listening to radio shows will help train your ear to accents, pronunciation, and expressions native to the language.
- Movies Give Cultural Insight. You’re very likely to pick up a lot about the culture associated with a language in movies—a good idea if you plan to travel or work in another country. You can also learn a lot about the history of a culture this way.
- Gives You Something to Talk About. Movies provide great topics for conversation. And imagine how impressed your English friends will be when they learn that you watch their movies!
- Watching Movies is Entertaining. Films provide a great break from books and formal learning, which makes the process more enjoyable. Also, we learn more easily when we enjoy the process!
- Watch The Actors’ Mouths as They Speak. Another definite plus is that you get to watch the faces and mouths of native speakers as they talk. This could give you an idea of how to pronounce certain words and sentences, as well as the context for some idioms and slang.
What are your favorite movies in your language?
2. 5 English Movies for Your Entertainment and Learning
Find these English movies online for streaming, or rent or buy a copy. We also picked out the most famous quotes from these movies to share with you—see if you can spot them while watching! Here are the most common common English vocabulary that you may find in the movies.
Without further ado, here are some of the best English movies to watch while learning the language. Some of its characters are well-known and loved across the world, such as Rowan Atkinson of the Mr. Bean and Johnny English series.
1. Johnny English Movies
A James Bond movie spoof, the Johnny English three-movie series depicts the bungling of an espionage agent with the same name. English is a hapless and error-prone guy, and like Mr. Bean, Atkinson’s other beloved character, Johnny English is famous for his very humorous uselessness in general. This is a great film if you’re into English action movies with a penchant for humor.
Of course, all three films are littered with hilarious, quotable quotes, but this particular line hails from the second Johnny English movie—Reborn (2011):
“I may not know much about golf, Tucker, but I know how to hold the bat.”
2. The Apostle
If you have a taste for something darker, The Apostle is a good choice. Another British-American cinematic collaboration, it’s set in early 19th century Britain. The film relates the strange and disturbing story of a girl who gets held for ransom on a remote island by a religious cult, and her drifter brother Thomas Richardson’s journey to rescue her.
Thomas, played arrestingly well by Dan Stevens, uncovers heinous secrets about the island community, the cult, and its leader, Prophet Malcolm. Not for the faint of heart!
This quote is from the lips of Thomas:
“The promise of the Divine is but an illusion. Nothing in this world is pure…except for Jennifer, my sister.”
3. Love Actually
After watching The Apostle, you may find that you need to sweeten your spirit a bit! That can certainly be accomplished with this captivating, London-based romantic comedy, which has gained a sort of cult-status since its release in the early 2000s.
Sporting a star-studded cast, Love Actually is touted to be a “charming treatise on romance,” and it tells ten interwoven tales of love. A real heart-warmer that’s spot-on for the coming Christmas season, too.
Predictably, this movie is filled with many worthy quotes on love. Here’s one of the most famous, on which the title is based:
“If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around.”
4. The King’s Speech
Another feel-good film is this historical drama based on the character of King George IV, who had to step into the role of the British monarch after his brother abdicated the throne. The movie garnered twelve Oscar nominations, and won four. After delivering a beautifully nuanced performance as the reluctant king with a severe speech impediment, Colin Firth won the award for Best Actor.
The movie’s script is excellent and has many memorable quotes. This one trips from the lips of the king’s speech therapist, Lionel Logue:
“Long pauses are good: they add solemnity to great occasions.”
5. The Full Monty
A golden-oldie British comedy that’ll keep you grinning all the way is this cult classic about a bunch of amateur male strippers.
Set in Sheffield, England, it follows the story of six unemployed Brits who venture into striptease-dancing for urgent cash. Although dealing with rough-around-the-edges characters and half-naked dancing, the film nevertheless manages to steer clear of cheap indelicacy, while remaining hugely entertaining and grounded.
As the guys dance, the ladies in the audience call for ”Full monty!”, which refers to full nudity. But watch and see if they get their wish. Most certainly a don’t-miss!
Addressing the group’s dance teacher, the main character Dave asks:
“We want to know about dancing, that’s all.”
Replies dance teacher Gerald:
”Dancers have coordination, skill, timing, fitness, and grace. Take a long, hard look in the mirror.”
3. Why Enroll with EnglishClass101.com?
We hope that you found a couple of movies to suit your interest on our USA movies list. Memorizing the quotes and watching these entertaining English movies a few times will help you immensely in getting used to the spoken language. However, while this is a great tool, it won’t sharpen your technical and grammatical skills.
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