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Chatting about a series - British Council Listening B1
Chatting about a series
Listen to two friends chatting about a television series to practise and improve your listening skills.
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Chatting about a series
Listen to two friends chatting about a television series to practise and improve your listening skills.
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Preparation task
Match the explanations with the vocabulary.
Slide 2 - Slide
like a chapter in a books, but for a television series
easy to guess what will happen
things that will happen in life and you can't change them
very important
to survive
to think; to have an opinion about
hurting someone because they hurt you
computer graphics or other ways of making amazing scenes for film and television
predictable
an episode
key
to reckon
special effects
revenge
destiny
to make it
Slide 3 - Drag question
Task 1
Match the characters with what the speakers say about them.
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did something that wasn't very surprising.
looked impressive.
is not the woman's favourite character any more.
never does anything we expect.
almost died.
The dragon
Jaime
Bronn
Tyrion
Cersei
Slide 5 - Drag question
Task 2
Choose the best answer.
Slide 6 - Slide
1. How often does the woman watch the show?
A
always
B
sometimes
C
We don't know
Slide 7 - Quiz
2. How has the woman's opinion of the show changed over time?
A
It's become more positive
B
It's become less positive
C
It hasn't changed
Slide 8 - Quiz
3. What does the man think of the story?
A
It's very well written
B
Too many characters died
C
He can't remember much about it
Slide 9 - Quiz
4. What is the one negative thing about the show for the man?
A
They spent too much money on the special effects
B
The episodes were too short
C
There weren't enough episodes
Slide 10 - Quiz
5. Why does the man think the writers have fewer ideas for stories now?
A
Because they're saving their ideas to make a Hollywood film
B
Because they aren't copying the books
C
Because they're coping the books
Slide 11 - Quiz
5. Why does the woman like Cersei
A
The character does unpredictable things
B
The character learns from here mistakes
C
She's a very intelligent character
Slide 12 - Quiz
Discussion
What series do you think this chat is about?
What's your favourite TV show and why?
Slide 13 - Slide
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