You Can Accent?
An Asian accent that has combined 'R' and 'L' sound.
Korean Accent
Listening to the text to identify the general idea or topic.
Listening for Gist
Where can you find Pearl Harbour?
HAWAII
Subject + Verb
Present Simple
DOUBLE POINTS!!
For his performance in The Dark Knight, he posthumously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (becoming the fourth-youngest winner of the award)
Heath Ledger
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
This accent has a distinct rising intonation in almost every word and has nasal 'R' sound.
French Accent
Listening selectively to identify phrases or longer strings of information.
Listening for Details
Which State has a name that means "Land of Flowers" in Spanish?
FLORIDA
Subject + Am/Is/Are + Verb + Ing
Present Continuous
DOUBLE POINTS!!
An Australian performer who was considered a “triple threat”—a successful actor, dancer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his action movies and stage musicals.
He played Jean Valjean in 2012's Best Picture nominee "Les Misérables."
Hugh Jackman
An accent with rounded vowel sounds.
British Accent
Listen selectively to identify key information or word.
Listening for Specific Information
What is the capital of the State of New York?
Albany
An unfinished action was interrupted by another event or action (in the past simple form).
Past Continuous
DOUBLE POINTS!!
She was nominated for Best Actress for Elizabeth and played Galadriel in the Lord of The Rings Trilogy
Cate Blanchett
An accent with a distinct falling intonation.
German Accent
_______ helps you to prepare and listen more effectively.
Listening Subskills
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
Actor who rented a home at the oceanside city of Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland, while the he filmed the fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
Johhny Depp
"Bird watching is a must during winter in the Everglades."
Present Simple
DOUBLE POINTS!!
In 1995, this multi-awarded Hollywood actress played the damsel in distress, in the superhero film Batman Forever, opposite Val Kilmer
Nicole Kidman
An accent that has a distinct /z/ sound for words with /th/.
E.g.: Ze instead of The.
German Accent
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
Inferring is by making __________ and going beyond what the speaker is really saying.
Deductions
An American who spent much of his childhood and early adulthood in Australia. He became an award-winning Hollywood Actor starring in Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, Braveheart and directing The Passion.
Mel Gibson
A way to express willingness or unwillingness.
FUTURE SIMPLE
He won nearly every major award in 2002 for his performance to A Beautiful Mind, but then he lost the Oscar to Denzel Washington for Training Day.
Also gaining wider stardom for playing the title role in the period film Gladiator (2000), winning the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Russell Crowe