Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Sports movies usually follow a similar formula. They tell the story of an underdog or outsider who desperately wants to get to the top of his sport of choice. The underdog tries, fails, tries again, and finally succeeds at achieving some kind of big victory. Then the audience goes home feeling invigorated and inspired.
Even though most sports movies tend to have a similar plot, some are better than others. The Fighter has been called the best sports movie of 2010. Find out if Jason and Ella agree.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jason: Have you seen The Fighter?
Ella: I haven’t, but it looks good.
Jason: Yeah, it’s apparently, I mean you should see it, it’s been called the best sports movie of the decade. I’m not sure which decade they’re referring to, the one that’s a little over a month old, or…
Ella: What sports are in it?
Jason: Boxing. It’s about Mark Walhberg, he is a boxer and his brother, Christian Bale is also a boxer. And what I really liked about it was the way that by being boxer brothers, they sort of help each other to get better at the sport, but at the same time, they hold each other back.
Ella: So there is some sibling rivalry, it’s not downplayed at all in a movie about boxing.
Jason: Right, yeah. I mean, I don’t have any siblings, but it kind of reminded me of these three brothers I knew who were all musicians, and they would all kind of race to be the best at whatever style of music they were into right then.
Ella: That sounds interesting, you know. I do have a sister, and we were definitely rivals growing up. It’s definitely beneficial to have someone push you.
Jason: What has your sister pushed you to do?
Ella: Who can party harder. Right when I think I’ve got it, she’ll just outdo it.
Jason: So you guys must have been popular.
Ella: Yes. Too popular.
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Discussion
Jason tells Ella that The Fighter has gotten great reviews. It’s a true story about two boxing brothers. The brothers push each other to be better fighters, but they also sometimes act like rivals and compete with each other.
Ella says she had a similar relationship with her sister when they were growing up. They were always trying to outdo each other. Jason asks Ella what kinds of things they competed about. Ella says that they mostly competed about partying. They both tried to be the biggest party girl. Jason thinks that must have made them pretty popular.
Who pushes you to be be better in different areas in your life?
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