Faithful or free? Two friends argue about a film adaptation
Two friends leave the cinema disagreeing about a novel's film adaptation; students follow the argument and practice conceding and countering.
C1Adults50 minDialogue
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (dialogue). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Dialogue
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Movies, books & the arts
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- an adaptation, source material, ambiguity, an interior monologue, a voiceover, clunky, in its own right
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow the development of an informal argument and identify points conceded by each speaker
- Use natural expressions to concede, object and reach a compromise