Learning English Through Movies | ESL Reading Worksheet PDF

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Many people love watching movies. Did you know that movies can help you learn English? A movie is a story shown on a screen with pictures and sound. When you watch movies in English, you hear real words that people use every day. It is a fun and easy way to study.

One good way to learn is to use subtitles. Subtitles are words at the bottom of the screen. They show what people say in the movie. You can read the words and listen at the same time. This helps you understand new words and sentences quickly.

Pay attention to each actor in the movie. An actor is a person who speaks and moves in a story. Listen carefully to how they say words. Actors use many different kinds of English. Some speak fast, and some speak slowly. Try to copy the way they speak.

Every scene in a movie is a short part of the story. When you see a scene with new words, watch it again. Watching the same scene two or three times helps you remember. Write down the new words in your notebook and look them up in a dictionary later.

Think about your favorite character in the movie. A character is a person in the story. Talk about that character with your friends in English. Ask questions like “What does this character do?” or “Why does the character feel sad?” Movies make English learning exciting and easy.

A. Vokabeln

movie ____
actor ____
subtitle ____
scene ____
character ____
hero ____
villain ____
repeat ____
dialogue ____
screen ____

a. main character who does brave or good things
b. flat surface where movies or images are shown
c. person in a story or movie
d. bad character who causes trouble in a story
e. written words at the bottom of a screen showing what people say
f. conversation between two or more people
g. story shown on a screen with moving pictures and sound
h. to say or do something again
i. person who speaks and performs in a movie or on a stage
j. short part of a movie that happens in one place or time

Learning English Through Movies worksheet

B. Richtig oder Falsch

____ Movies can help you learn English.
____ Subtitles are pictures at the top of the screen.
____ An actor is a person who speaks and performs in a movie.
____ You should watch a difficult scene only one time.
____ Writing new words in a notebook helps you remember them.
____ All actors in movies speak very slowly.
____ A character is a person in a story or movie.
____ Movies are a boring way to study English.
____ You can read subtitles and listen to the movie at the same time.
____ A scene is a very long part of a movie.

C. Füllen Sie die Lücken aus

Wortliste: movie, actor, subtitle, scene, character, screen, repeat, hero

A ___ is a story on a screen with pictures and sound.
An ___ is a person who speaks and performs in a movie.
Words at the bottom of the screen that show what people say are called a ___.
A short part of a movie that happens in one place is called a ___.
A ___ is a person in a story or movie.

D. Verständnisfragen

What are subtitles and how do they help you learn English?
Why is it a good idea to watch the same scene more than once?
How can talking about a movie character help you practice English?

E. Diskussionsfragen

What is your favorite movie? What English words did you learn from it?
Do you think it is easier to learn English from movies or from a textbook? Why?

Answer Key (click to reveal)

A. Vokabeln: 1-g, 2-i, 3-e, 4-j, 5-c, 6-a, 7-d, 8-h, 9-f, 10-b

B. Richtig/Falsch: 1-T, 2-F, 3-T, 4-F, 5-T, 6-F, 7-T, 8-F, 9-T, 10-F

C. Lücken ausfüllen: 1-movie, 2-actor, 3-subtitle, 4-scene, 5-character

D. Verständnis:

Subtitles are written words at the bottom of the screen that show what people say; they help you learn by letting you read and listen at the same time.
Watching the same scene more than once helps you remember new words and understand the story better.
Talking about a character with friends lets you use new English words and ask questions in English.

🇹🇼 Also in Chinese: This topic is available on 18KEnglish.com — bilingual worksheets for Chinese-speaking students.