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Learning English With Movies Learning English with films or TV show is fun but takes a lot of effort. Let me tell you how I watch it. First I watch the scene of 5-10 minutes without any subtitles. Secondly, I watch it with English subtitle and recognize which words I don't understand. They are some words and idioms. Especially, idioms are hard to understand. I always watch it with the computer so I can google the words instantly. If I can't find, I post it in Q&A room on italki. I got 100% answers so far. After checking the words, I watch the same scene again without any subtitles. I don't usually read Japanese subtitles. Because I want to understand it in English way. When only I'm curious about the expressions in Japanese, I read it. So I watch the same scene at least three times every 5 minutes. I prefer Netflix show to the movies. 60-minute show, one episode is easy to continue this learning task. It takes a week to finish one episode. When I want to enjoy the movies, I watch it with Japanese subtitle from the first. I don't look at it as learning task. Hobby is just hobby that you enjoy. Learning is a task that needs a lot of effort. Sometimes, I'm surprised to watch it without any subtitle before I know it. It's so natural. I'll be learning forever. It's fun!

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Learning English With Movies

Learning English with films or TV shows is fun but takes a lot of effort. Let me tell you how I watch it (or "how I do it").
First I watch the scene of for 5-10 (five to ten) minutes without any subtitles. Secondly (or "then"), I watch it with English subtitles and recognize which words I don't understand. They are some words and idioms. Especially, idioms are (Idioms are especially) hard to understand. I always watch it with on the computer so I can Google the words instantly. If I can't find them, I post it in the Q&A room on italki. I got 100% answers so far. ("So far, I've always received an answer" is much better) After checking the words, I watch the same scene again without any subtitles. I don't usually read Japanese subtitles, because I want to understand it in English way. When only only when I'm curious about the expressions in Japanese, do I read it. (I'd probably write this all as "I don't usually use Japanese subtitles unless I'm curious about the expression in Japanese.")
So I watch the same scene at least three times every 5 (five) minutes. I prefer Netflix shows to the movies. For a 60-minute show, one episode is easy to continue this learning task. It takes a week to finish one episode.
When I want to enjoy the movies, I watch them with Japanese subtitles from the first. I don't look at it as like a learning task. Hobby is just hobby that you enjoy. Hobbies are what you enjoy. Learning is a task that needs a lot of effort.
Sometimes, I'm surprised to watch it without any subtitle before I know it. (maybe "when I can watch it without subtitles") It's so natural.
I'll be learning forever. It's fun!

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I sometimes watch Japanese movies and shows, but I don't think I have the patience to take it so slowly and meticulously, haha. I typically note down words I don't know and often try to watch without reading the subtitles. Sometimes I surprise myself.

I think what you're doing is a great learning tool!




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Thank you, Wendy. ありがとうございます。
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Great idea and attitude!!

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