Coffee Break English, season three, episode nine, Extra.
Hello and welcome to this week's Extra episode of Coffee Break English.
This week's main episode was all about Hollywood, so you're going to listen to a conversation between Mark and me about films we have seen recently.
Enjoy! Have you seen any good films recently, Josie?
Yes, I have. I usually watch a couple of films every week, and my favourite from the last few months was West Side Story.
Isn't that quite an old film?
Yes, the original came out in 1961, but this is a new version, directed by Steven Spielberg.
If Spielberg directed it, then it must be good.
It's fantastic. I just love the music and the characters, and everything about it.
I must admit that I cried a lot while I was watching it as well.
It sounds like I should see it then, but I never cry when I'm watching films.
Really? So what's the best film you've watched recently?
I haven't been to the cinema recently, so it has to be a film I watched at home.
I know, I watched the film Cloud Atlas last week, and I really liked it.
I think it came out about 10 years ago.
Oh yes, it's based on a book, isn't it?
That's right. I read the book and thought it would be impossible to turn it into a film.
But they did, and it's a great film.
What kind of film is it?
Well, that's what makes it so special.
There are six very different stories which take place in different time periods.
So the film is set in the past, the present and the future, and it's a thriller, a sci -fi film, a comedy and action film all at the same time.
Wow, that sounds really interesting.
I'll have to watch it sometime.
Let's listen to the conversation again, a little faster.
Have you seen any good films recently, Josie?
Yes, I have. I usually watch a couple of films every week, and my favourite from the last few months was West Side Story.
Isn't that quite an old film?
Yes, the original came out in 1961, but this is a new version, directed by Steven Spielberg.
If Spielberg directed it, then it must be good.
Oh, it's fantastic.
I just love the music and the characters and everything about it.
I must admit that I cried a lot when I was watching it as well.
It sounds like I should see it then, but I never cry when I'm watching films.
Really? So what's the best film you've watched recently?
I haven't been to the cinema recently, so it has to be a film I watched at home.
I know, I watched the film Clowed Atlas last week and I really liked it.
I think it came out about 10 years ago.
Oh yes, it's based on a book, isn't it?
That's right, I read the book and thought it would be impossible to turn it into a film, but they did, and it's a great film.
What kind of film is it?
Well, that's what makes it so special.
There are six very different stories which take place in different time periods, so the film is set in the past, the present and the future, and it's a thriller, a sci -fi film, a comedy and an action film all at the same time.
Wow, that sounds really interesting.
I'll have to watch it sometime.
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