Movie Recommendation – Godzilla (2014)

What is the movie about?

Godzilla (2014) is an action and science fiction movie full of suspense and incredible visual effects. It follows Ford Brody, a Navy officer caught in the middle of a global crisis caused by the appearance of enourmous creatures. As humanity struggles, trying to understand these mysterious events, the legendary monster – Godzilla emerges, leading to incredible battles and challenges.

A great variety of contexts

In order to feel comfortable to comprehend English in a variety of contexts one needs practice and exposure to vocabulary, different accents and real-life situations.
In Godzilla (2014) there’s a considerable variety of those. For instance, throughout the movie, you will see a variety of conversations between family members, journalists, government officials, military personnel and scientists. These dialogues are not only vocabulary rich but also give you great examples of pronunciation, intonation and how the same language can differ during various emotinal spectrums.

Learn while watching!

Here are some tips for you to apply while watching movies, so you can maximize your practice and learning!

• Take notes of new vocabulary and expressions

While watching the movie, whenever you come across unfamiliar vocabulary, make sure to write it down with a timestamp of when it appeared in the movie. This will help you finding and reviewing it later.

• Practice shadowing / Mimicking pronunciation

Try repeating short lines immediately after the characters say them. This technique, a.k.a shadowing, will help you improve your pronunciation, intonation, copying native speakers natural rhythm and speaking confidence.