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The Terminal

Date: Jul 07 2004

Intro

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

stranded
JFK

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

Everybody loves a good Tom Hanks movie right? His new movie The Terminal started last week in the United States and people have been talking about it quite a bit.

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.

Steph

Derek

Steph: Dude! Have you seen that new movie The Terminal?

Derek: No, I haven’t seen it yet.

Steph: Really? Have you heard anything about it?

Derek: Yeah. I’ve heard a few reviews.

Steph: What have you heard?

Derek: That it’s pretty good like most Tom Hanks movies seem to be.

Steph: Really? Yeah, he’s a good actor. I like him. Sometimes his movies are a little bit cheesy.

Derek: Just every once in a while.

Steph: Do you kno…

Derek: With Steven Spielberg as a director, you can’t really go wrong there.

Steph: Do you know what it’s about?

Derek: It’s about a guy who gets into a United States airport and his country goes to war and so he can’t get back because his passport’s no longer valid.

Steph: Oh my gosh! That sounds crazy! What would you do? Would you just camp out?

Derek: You’d probably have to because you can’t go anywhere.

Steph: That’s true! Yeah. Immigration won’t let you out and the airplanes won’t let you back in.

Derek: Exactly.

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Discussion

The closest thing to getting stuck in an airport I ever got was when I had a 10-hour layover in Dallas, Texas. What did I do you might ask? Well, I walked around and had a bite to eat and read a few magazines and the local paper. But mostly I just people watched. I am really looking forward to seeing what Tom Hanks’ character does with his time while stranded at JFK[/def].

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yolanda880130

Philippines

Love Tom Hanks!!!

CatcheR

Iceland

This is very awesome movie. I love the way he acts . Tom Hank

myrashik

Ukraine

well, this movie is really very touching. but i still can't believe that this kind of a situation is possible. for example, why was nobody looking for Victor for such a long time? didn't he have even one person in the world who cared of him? he's such a nice person! it's unreal!

cristianino

Costa Rica

it was an excelent movie and tom hanks is very good actor.

Margaret

United Arab Emirates

I love that movie, I think it was awesome. And Tom Hanks is a funny man lol .

nad1a

Greece

did you know that Hanks' wife is half Bulgarian and that he actually speaks a little Bulgarian. In the beginning of the movie, when authorities try to communicate with him, he mumbles something in Bulgarian, like 'sorry, don't understand English' and stuff like like that.

shad84

United States

awesome….kinda funny LOL!!!! loved that part when that dude was caught with unprescibed pills and he almost got his ass in prison for a veeeeeeeeery loooong time was his butt now saved ….FOR GOAT…and then this sucker was giving this other guy GRIEF and not knowing he was being watched…what a KNUCKLE HEAD…..worth watching though…...

miffoo

Slovakia

Tom Hanks is good actor, I like his movies

miffoo

Slovakia

Tom Hanks is really good actor, I like his movies.

Silent_HiLL

Ukraine

DAMN HE LEARNED ENGLISH IN AEROPORT :D

fatflower

China

i have to say TOM HANKS' is a perpect actor,in this film,his performance is excellent,act as a stranger in US,but meantime he express the human nature,kind-hearted.

It's worthy to watch again.

By the way,i don't know why THE TERMINAL just started last week?I have watche it last year!!!!In a famous websit of China.