MOVIE: “Materialists”
– B2-C1 (intermediate to advanced) –
Practice Your Listening Comprehension
Practice Your Reading Comprehension
What I expected to be just another romantic comedy (though nothing wrong with that!) turned out to be a layered story of the American class system, the commodification of people, and the acceptance of Self.
Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson (Persuasion, Verity), Chris Evans (Captain America of The Avengers) and Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian, Fantastic Four: First Steps), is a story that centres on the life of an elite matchmaker in New York City, which follows her professional wins and woes as she navigates between what society teaches her to pursue and what she wants to pursue. With themes additionally lending themselves to success, image, and love, A24 has produced yet another sentimentally powerful film with as much educational content for English learners as entertainment for all audiences.
WHAT TO LEARN
While watching Materialists, English language learners can expect to practice and improve their skills in various areas, including:
listening comprehension
reading comprehension (with subtitles)
American English
present simple
future tense
comparison structures
apology structures
question structures
contractions
unvoiced plosives
vocabulary related to:
appearance
status
money
regret
relationships (singledom, dating, marriage)
business
judgement
insecurity
preference
and much more…!
Does your culture consider socioeconomic class to be important? How does it affect relationships? Practice your English by sharing your thoughts with me in the comments below.
