Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Two years ago, the first Iron Man movie was a hit with critics and audiences alike. Now Robert Downey Jr. is back as Tony Stark, a brilliant engineer who creates a powerful metal suit that turns him into a superhero. In this action-packed sequel, the U.S. government wants to gain control of Iron Man’s armor, raising questions about who should be responsible for keeping the world safe.
Iron Man 2 deals with some pretty deep ideas. But as Mason explains, it’s still just a superhero movie at heart.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
|
|
Mason: Have you caught Iron Man yet? Iron Man 2?
Jason: I haven’t seen either, but this second Iron Man is like…it’s craze. It seems like everyone’s talking about, everyone’s seeing it.
Mason: It’s kind of, you know, set up to be the blockbuster...the summer blockbuster this year.
Jason: Yeah.
Mason: I mean…and it was a lot of fun. Robert Downey Jr. owns the movie, he’s just so charismatic.
Jason: Really?
Mason: Yeah, if you liked the first one, which I guess you haven’t seen, you’ll totally like the second one. You know, I think it goes down too many plot paths though, like there’s the whole thing with the government trying to privatize world peace, Robert Downey Jr. says.
Jason: Man, yeah, a privatized military’s a pretty terrifying concept, actually.
Mason: Yeah. So needless to say though, the movie doesn’t really dwell in that dark territory for too much. But there is, there’s other stuff, like him kind of struggling with his mortality, you know, and like carrying the responsibility of being this savior.
Jason: So do you think it overreaches?
Mason: It does, I think it spread itself a little thin. But, you know, it’s…at the end of the day there’s some really cool fights with dudes in metal suits versus other dudes in metal suits, and robots and…Robert Downey Jr.’s awesome, and Scarlett Johansson’s pretty smokin’ hot in it. So, you know, it’s worth your 10 dollars.
Grammar Point
Go Super to learn "First Conditional" from this lesson 
Quizzes
Lesson MP3
Discussion
Mason and Jason both think that Iron Man 2 is going to be this year’s big summer blockbuster. Mason recently saw the film. He thought Robert Downey Jr. did a great job playing Iron Man. But he thought the movie tried to do too much.
In the movie, the U.S. government wants to gain control of Iron Man’s metal suit. The government doesn’t think that a private citizen or corporation should be responsible for keeping world peace or own an army. The movie also deals with Iron Man’s personal struggles. Sometimes he feels like he has too much responsibility in life.
What are your responsibilities? Do you ever feel like you have too much responsibility?
Comments
|
Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
|
Japan |
|
United States |
|
United Arab Emirates |
|
Brazil |
|
Saudi Arabia |
|
United Arab Emirates |
|
Russian Federation |
|
Sudan |
|
Mexico |
|
Thailand |
|
Sweden |
|
Romania |
|
Brazil |
|
Jordan |
|
Dominican Republic |
|
El Salvador |
|
Austria |
|
Turkey |
|
Sudan |
