Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Many people watch movies to escape from real life. They want to see something that they don’t normally experience and that’s about a world that isn’t real. But even though documentaries are about real life, they can also show audiences a world that they have not seen before.
Documentary films are focused on real life and tell interesting stories that have not been told before. They can be about science and how people are creating climate change around the world, or about two people and their unexpected love story. Regardless of the topic, documentaries are always very stimulating.
Marni really enjoys documentaries, but Brian thinks they can be boring. Find out more in today’s English lesson about films on human nature.
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.
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Brian: Marni, do you want to go see a movie this weekend?
Marni: Sure. What were you thinking?
Brian: There’s a new action movie, and then there’s a documentary. I was assuming we’d go see the action movie.
Marni: I think we should go see the documentary.
Brian: Really? Don’t you think those are boring?
Marni: Absolutely not. I love a good documentary. Leaning things about something, when they really delve in deeply. The impact it can have on you. It’s really profound.
Brian: It just always seems like they’re about history. And I already studied that in class.
Marni: It’s not always about history. It can be about human nature or a particular interest. I find it’s just so stimulating to watch a documentary about something I know nothing about. You learn all this information. It’s wonderful.
Brian: So, you are in the belief that truth is stranger than fiction.
Marni: Definitely. But there’s so many different styles of documentaries. Especially when they have interesting interviews with people that you really admire. I think we should go to a documentary. Expand your mind.
Brian: Alright.
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Discussion
Marni is a big fan of documentaries and likes how they are always about interesting topics. She appreciates that these films can really delve into a subject. When Brian asks if she would like to see a documentary or an action movie, she chooses the documentary.
Brian isn’t so sure that he’ll enjoy a documentary. He worries that it will be a boring movie about a subject that he already studied in school. But after Marni gives him more information about what documentaries are like, he agrees to go with her to check it out.
Do you watch documentaries? What do you like about them?
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