It can be hard to follow conversations in movies and televisions shows, but it just takes some practice. One of my favorite websites to practice is LyricsTraining.com. There students can watch movie clips or music videos and practice their listening skills. The site uses the subtitles of the videos to create fill-in-the-blank activities which help students improve their listening and spelling skills. Give it a try! Here are some Sherlock Holmes inspired clips to practice with!
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Introduction The original Sherlock Holmes stories were written over a hundred years ago by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories have been modernized for television and movies. Why and how do you think the stories were changed?
Watch The BBC television show Sherlock is set in modern times. Notice how they modernized this part.
Watch the original click in its full length here from the BBC. Think Can you think of another way to modernize this part. What might be other evidence that someone is careless and drinks too much? Put your answers in the comments below. Teachers, you can download a printable handout for this lesson here.
Be an English detective! Watch the clip from BBC's Sherlock (S1,E1) and notice the verbs. Can you make sense of the English mystery? Listen and Complete Complete the conversation with the past progressive. Molly: Listen, I __________________________. Maybe later, when you’re finished. Sherlock: You’re wearing lipstick. You __________________________ lipstick before. Molly: I refreshed it a bit. Sherlock: Sorry, you __________________________... Molly: I __________________________ if you’d like to have coffee? Sherlock: Black, two sugars, please. I’ll be upstairs. Molly: Okay. English Detective Work You just heard some sentences in past progressive. Think!
Think about it!
Did you solve the mystery of past progressive? Not so fast. Try to use past progressive in a comment below. What were you doing the last time someone invited you to coffee? Teachers, you can download a printable handout for this lesson here.
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