#33 Why are films so hard to understand?

#33 Why are films so hard to understand?

Author: Rhiannon Carter September 1, 2023 Duration: 44:00

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching


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Today I’m joined by Cara to talk all about movies and specifically why more and more people, native English speakers included, are finding they need to turn on the subtitles when they’re watching them!


Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English. 


From September 13th-20th 2023, Cara is organising the Back-to-School Movie Challenge, a 1-week taste of what it's like to be in a movie club. By watching and discussing clips from high school movies together, you’ll learn new vocabulary, catch fast-spoken English and practise your speaking and writing skills with other movie-loving English learners. The challenge includes access to a discussion forum as well as a live Zoom session on September 20th to chat with her and other film lovers about the movie clips. 


Join the challenge: https://leolistening.podia.com/back-to-school-movie-challenge  


Cara’s website: https://leo-listening.com/ 

Cara’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoListening/

Cara’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraleopold/ 

Cara’s Pinterest profile: https://www.pinterest.fr/leolistening/ 


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