Learn English with this zombie English lesson

Intro

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• tense
• episode
• dialect
• Comic books

• fake
• zombie
• phenomenon
• season

• leading man

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Zombies are fake, of course. It’s not possible to live again after dying, and it certainly isn’t normal for a dead person to walk around eating people’s brains. Yet even though we know that zombies aren’t real, they frighten us. A lot. And for some reason, a lot of us enjoy being frightened, so TV shows like “The Walking Dead” become an international phenomenon.

“The Walking Dead” was first shown on TV in 2010, and its fifth season starts in October 2014. Millions of people turn on their TVs to watch lead actor Andrew Lincoln fight zombies and try to make a life for himself after the world has come to an end. The show is tense and bloody, but sometimes funny. You may decide you like it if you aren’t a fan already.

Do Jessica and Gary watch “The Walking Dead?” If you keep reading, you can find out in today’s English lesson about zombies.

Dialog

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Gary

Jessica

Gary:  So, you just told me…

Jessica:  Yes.

Gary:  I can’t believe this. You’ve only seen a few episodes of The Walking Dead.

Jessica:  I have. It took me a little while to even watch the first episode, because zombies… it’s not really my thing.

Gary:  Yeah, but the lead actor.

Jessica:  I know. Have you ever seen “Love, Actually”?

Gary:  No, I had no idea he was British.

Jessica:  He’s fantastic.

Gary:  Yes.

Jessica:  Yes. And he uses his British dialect in that film, “Love, Actually.” But he is so talented.

Gary:  He really is.

Jessica:  So, you’ve seen it?

Gary:  I’ve seen all of it.

Jessica:  Oh my gosh.

Gary:  I’ve read, actually, all of the comics, except for the last three or four. And they’re totally different. So, the TV show and the comic are similar in some ways, and then totally different in other ways.

Jessica:  I feel like it’s filmed really well.

Gary:  Yes.

Jessica:  And the acting is great. I just need to give it another try.

Gary:  It’s a really tense show, though. So if you don’t like the “Something happened!,” if you don’t like that, you’re not going to enjoy it.

Jessica:  Good to know. Maybe I’ll give it a second try.

Gary:  It’s definitely worth it.

 

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