comedy

Practise English listening comprehension with Spot on MORE's Listen & Learn exercises!

3) Girl trouble

In the film Man of the House, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) and his colleagues have to protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.

3) From bad to better

In the film Run Fat Boy Run, Dennis (Simon Pegg) wants to run a marathon to win back his ex-girlfriend, Libby. But Libby's new boyfriend, Whit (Hank Azaria), is also taking part in the marathon.

Spot on MORE! Englisch-Power für die Schule

In the film Taxi, a young policeman called Andy (Jimmy Fallon) has to work with fast-talking New York taxi driver Belle (Queen Latifah). In this scene, we find out that Andy isn't a very good driver, and Belle doesn't like being a passenger.

3) A real job

In the film Knocked Up, career woman Alison (Katherine Heigl) meets Ben (Seth Rogan). In this scene, Alison is trying to find out more about him. First try to understand what the characters are saying. Then listen again while you answer the questions on page 17 in your MORE! workbook.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Couples find love in Valentine’s Day, a man becomes a werewolf in The Wolfman and a teenager tries to stop a war between the gods in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Sherlock Holmes (Photo: Warner Brothers 2010)

Fighting crime

The world’s most famous detective fights crime in Sherlock Holmes, a man starts a food storm in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and people fall in and out of love in New York, I Love You.

sich ver- und entlieben

In the magical world of Dr Parnassus (Photo: Concorde Films 2010)

A deal with the devil

A father has to save his daughter from the devil in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, a teenager becomes a vampire in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and a man tries to save people and their robots in a future world in Surrogates.

dt. Titel: Das Kabinett des Dr. Parnassus

dt. Titel: Mitternachtszirkus

dt. Titel: Mein zweites Ich

Everyone wants to be a star in "Fame" (Photo: Universum 2009)

Becoming famous

Dancers, actors and artists compete to become famous in Fame, a boy tries to find out if his dad is a killer in The Stepfather and a young guy falls in love with an older woman in The Rebound.

3) Circle of life

In Couples Retreat, four couples travel to an island to work on their relationships. In this scene, Dave and Jason are snorkelling with thir wives while their relationship coach, Marcel (Jean Reno), watches from the boat. First, listen to the dialogue. Then listen again while you answer the questions in your MORE! workbook.

Let your imagination run wild with the Wild Things (Photo: 20th Century Fox 2009)

Just imagine!

A boy uses his imagination to learn about life in Where the Wild Things Are, a girl tries to get her dream job in Post Grad and a soldier has to make a difficult choice in Avatar.

Fantasie, Einbildung

dt. Titel: Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen

dt. Titel: (Traum)Job gesucht

dt. Titel: Aufbruch nach Pandora

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