I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]

Many people like to rent DVDs or videos for entertainment. Others like to buy DVDs either at a store or online. Write down as many types of movies that you can. Discuss your preferences for each type of movie (e.g., love, like don't like, can't stand, hate).

HELPFUL TIP: Try renting a movie and watching the captions on movie DVDs as a way of helping you improve your listening skills. There are some great Websites where you can find DVDs.

II. Listening Exercises [Top]

First, listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play Audio" button and choose whether the woman likes or dislikes each type of movie. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

Listen to the conversation again as you read the Quiz Script.

III. Vocabulary Activities [Top]

Review the key vocabulary from the conversation:

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• Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions
• Mixed-Up Sentence
• Sentence and Vocabulary Matching
• Text Completion Quiz

How do your own movie preferences compare with the woman's likes and dislikes in the conversation? Do you think there is a type of movie you would both enjoy watching? Next, research two movie rental services and compare them in terms of price, service, movie selection, and delivery. Discuss your findings.

Now, write your ideas on a similar topic at Randall's ESL Blog HERE.