English, baby!

9

Date: Nov 04 2009

Themes: Alternative

Grammar: Plural vs. Possessive "S"

Go Super!

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

Go Super to Listen

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Go Super to Listen

If evil machines took over the earth, who would you want to be in charge of saving humanity? Probably not nine little creatures that look like a cross between Frankenstein and a sock puppet. But that’s what happens in the new CGI animated movie, 9.

9 is produced by Tim Burton, who’s known for creating weirdly beautiful worlds, like in his movies The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. Find out if Ella and Marni will be checking out his latest creation.

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.

Marni

Ella

Marni: So what do you know about that new movie 9? It looks really interesting, the new animated film.

Ella: I don’t know too much about it, but I saw the little characters. There are nine characters like the title, but they’re all really individual and really cute looking. They’ve got that scary flair that Tim Burton adds in every movie. So it’s kind of interesting…it could be on mute and I’m sure the movie would be interesting, just visually, it’s like eye-popping and capturing.

Marni: So, the storyline’s pretty interesting, basically that humanity is destroyed and evil machines have taken over the earth. But there’s this group of scientists that bring to life this set of the nine. They’re these individual creatures, and they’re hoping that the nine will preserve humanity’s legacy. Very post-apocalyptic, you know, it’s kinda…the earth is sort of this wasteland, and the nine characters are the last hope to bring salvation.

Ella: It’s gotta be good though.

Grammar Point

Go Super to learn "Plural vs. Possessive "S"" from this lesson

Quizzes

Go Super to take Quiz

Lesson MP3

Go Super to download full lesson MP3

Go Super to Ask Ebaby! teachers your questions!

The iTEP^® test

Sponsored by

Schedule an iTEP^® test and take the official English Practice Test.
Take Now >

Discussion

Go Super to Listen

Marni and Ella are curious about the new movie 9. It’s produced by Tim Burton, who is known for creating spooky and beautiful animated films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas. Ella thinks his movies are fun to watch for the visual effects alone.

9 is a post-apocalyptic movie, meaning that it takes place after most of humanity has been destroyed. Other post-apocalyptic movies include Children of Men and the Terminator movies. In 9, humanity’s last hope is a group of nine little characters that a scientist made right before he died.

What is your favorite post-apocalyptic movie? Have you seen any of Tim Burton’s other films? Do you like animated or CGI movies?

Comments

1 through 20 of 35
Next >
1 2

Mikobella

Poland

It’s a very strange film but I like it;)

kpl

Taiwan

I have never seen this eye-popping animated flick, but I belive in that there is really having aliens who all have stunning flairs which that could make a planet get wasteland like the storyling in this movie . But now humanity should brings salvation by self .

Marcelolic

Brazil

Yeah I really like post and apocalyptic movies hehe I think really cool :)

All these movies I have watched yet such as "The Day After Tomorrow";"Mad Max" (all of it);"The Legend" (Will Smith); "Independence day","Deep Impact",and more…

coralie2.0

Poland

I really like this movie.

s id

Saudi Arabia

i haven`t watch this movie yet.

i will watch it soon

Cool English Teacher

Brazil

Cool

Cool English Teacher

Brazil

Cool

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

I`ve seen seweral Tim Burton`s films and i can say i like them

fosto

Egypt

i like this movie soooooo much..

i watched it about 2 times…its very interesting movie..

i hope every one love it

Nina Zotina

Russian Federation

the movie is rather thought-provoking. I liked it though at times it was really scary.

DemonHazar

Ukraine

cool movie

neoerol

Turkey

i have never watched the film. but i will watch the film soon

WinnieThePoohie

Kazakhstan

I've watched this movie and I liked it)TimBurton is my hero))

Eleniya

Russian Federation

avuncularl
y yours

Don't worry, it doesn't

hypnotize kids into social misfits.

vip_groovygirl

United Arab Emirates

I didn't watch the movie yet, but it seems interesting though. I have watched the trailer of the movie and I hope it's worth watching. Because there is a lot of movies which it looks really worth watching! but when you watch the movie, you wish you never watched it because the movie turns out to be really silly and boring. For example, { Paranormal Activity }... ! I don't denile that there are some parts which is a bit scary ! but the whole movie is BORING !

wing xu

China

9 is my lucky number.

mr reed11

Bolivia

very much u know like we've brought destruction to earth and seek help but from supernatural beings like those nine so let them get a lot of flak for it those who 'v made this planet a wasteland

ADRIANELA

Mexico

Hi! I absolutely recommend that if you haven't watched 9, the new Tim Burton's CGI movie then get some tickets soon and enjoy not only the visual effects that of course are guaranteed but also the deep message that goes along with the story.

The fact that humans are not longer present as material beings after the "Earth's total destruction" is not really original but if you think of the idea of a human soul divided in nine nice (mmm, not all them nice…), funky puppets then the story turns to be catching. Also I would say that as in other Tim Burton's movies the explanations are revealed little by little so you can keep the interest…

avuncularly yours

Viet Nam

do not allow children to watch stuff like this. whomever it may by made by. the virtual reality world has the power to hypnotize kids into social misfits.