Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
There’s no shortage of films about war. In most, a battalion of soldiers go up against another, some on foot, some in tanks, and some in planes. The success of the movie depends on the actors, but more importantly, the story. The new World War II film “Fury” stars Brad Pitt, and it tells of an incredible event.
Brad Pitt’s character “Wardaddy” leads five soldiers during World War II. They fight from inside a tank, which allows them to experience horrible things together while at the same time build strong friendships. In the end, Wardaddy and his soldiers… only five men all together… must fight a huge number of Germans. Their success is highly unlikely. Will Wardaddy lose all of his men?
Learn more and find out Lily and Marni’s opinions by reading today’s English lesson about “Fury.”
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.
Marni: How do you feel about a war movie?
Lily: It depends on which war. Is it World War II, or World War I, or the Korean War? I don’t know. Vietnam?
Marni: I’m thinking of the new film “Fury” which is a World War II film about…
Lily: Is that the one about the tanks?
Marni: Yeah. So, Brad Pitt stars in it, and he’s not looking so good. I mean, he looks…
Lily: He’s grizzled.
Marni: He’s grizzled.
Lily: He’s grizzled a little bit.
Marni: He’s in battle. He doesn’t look…
Lily: He doesn’t look his normal Brad Pitt-ly self.
Marni: Exactly. And Shia LaBeouf is in it. Haven’t seen him in a while.
Lily: Yeah.
Marni: Yeah. So, it’s about this battalion, I guess. I’m not sure if that’s the right terminology. But they lose a lot of their men. And so there are five of them left, and they still go up against the Nazis.
Lily: It’s like one tank against Nazi Germany.
Marni: Yeah, “Fury.” I think it looks interesting. I don’t know how historical it is.
Lily: Maybe we should go see it.
Marni: Let’s do.
Lily: OK.
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Discussion
Marni tells Lily about a new movie in theaters. It’s called “Fury” and it stars Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf. In the film, the men are soldiers during World War II who fight from a tank. They are two of a group of five men who find themselves fighting a large battalion of Germans. The chance of winning is extremely small.
While the war story makes them curious, Lily and Marni talk more about the actors. Brad Pitt isn’t looking as handsome as usual. Shia LaBeouf stars in the movie, too, which surprises Marni a little because she hasn’t seem him act in a movie recently. Lily says that she’d like to see “Fury” with Marni, and Marni likes the idea.
How do you feel about war movies? Are there too many, or not enough? Will you see “Fury?”
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