"SIN CITY" (2005) MOVIE CLIP ESL LESSON

 "SIN CITY" (2005) 

DWIGHT AND JACKIE BOY SCENE

STEP 1:

Watch the MOVIE CLIP with subtitles/closed captions (cc) OFF.

Check your listening Comprehension.

Pay special attention to the context of the scene as well as the non verbal cues.

STEP 2:

Watch the MOVIE CLIP with subtitles/closed captions (cc) ON.

Write down any new or challenging VOCABULARY and look up the definitions. 

It's important to write down examples using the new vocabulary in context.

Pay special attention to slang, idioms and expressions as well as any pop culture references you are not familiar with.

Also write down any new or challenging GRAMMAR STRUCTURES.

STEP 3: 

Watch the MOVIE CLIP with subtitles/closed captions (cc) OFF.

Check and confirm your LISTENING COMPREHENSION.

Pay special attention to the new vocabulary as well as pronunciation and intonation. 

 

EXAMPLES:

KEY VOCABULARY

TO SLUG:         To punch. To hit someone hard.

TO DROP BY:   To stop by. To visit.

TEMPER:         A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

TO FLUSH:     To cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it.

 

SLANG, IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS

"'Cause you scared him so bad"  (= Because you scared him a lot.)

"Get it over with." (= to finish it quickly)

"That's showin' her" (to show her how something is done)

"Take a leak" (to go urinate)

"Nuts" (= testicles)

"Pecker" (= Penis)

"Out of my mind" (= Crazy. Insane.)

"Goddamned" (vulgar way to emphasize or express annoyance with someone or something)

GRAMMAR STRUCTURES 

"You've been with another man. You've been with him tonight." (Present perfect)

"He flew out the window just as soon as he heard you were coming." (simple past & past progressive)

"I have never hit a woman in my life" (Present perfect)

 "You could've met my boyfriend... Could have seen what a real man looks like." 

(Could have + past participle means that something was possible in the past, or you had the ability to do something in the past, but that you didn't do it)

 "You never should have picked on him..."  

(We use should have + past participle to talk about things we regret.)