Happy holidays! Here are nine suggestions for movies to watch during the winter holidays to help with English practice. Most of these films are American classic and popular movies about Christmas and the winter holidays. In addition to helping you learn English in a fun way, they show a lot about the culture and traditions of Christmas and winter holidays in the USA.
Remember these tips to help you learn English with film:
1. You don't need to know every word to understand what's happening. Try to get the main idea through a combination of the language you understand and what you can see happening in the film.
2. Try to use subtitles only if you understand less than 75% of the film. If you can't understand something important, you can go back and watch that seen with subtitles again.
3. If you understand less than 75% of the film, try to get the script and read it beforehand. You can also watch the scenes first in your native language (with subtitles), and then in English.
4. Write down a few new words and phrases from the film to add to your vocabulary list. If it's helpful, try to associate the words or phrases with the actions that you saw in the film.
5: Make it social: watch the film with a friend who is also studying English, and discuss the film together afterwards. Or, start a film club where you watch films in English and then discuss them.
A Christmas Carol
This classic story by Charles Dickens is one of the most famous Christmas stories of all time. Many film versions and adaptions exist of this story. Here are a few:
A Christmas Carol, 1951
A Muppet's Christmas Carol , 1992
A Christmas Carol, 1999
A Christmas Carol, 2009
Scrooged, 1988
The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017
This film is about Charles Dickens's life and how he created the story A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Story, 1983
This comic story tells about a boy growing up in the USA in the 1950s during the Christmas season. It's a funny look at life and American holiday traditions at that time.
It's A Wonderful Life, 1946
This is a classic movie that many Americans watch around Christmas time. An angel helps a desperate businessman during the winter holidays by helping him understand what's truly important in life.
Miracle On 34th Street, 1947
In this classic movie about Christmas, Santa Claus comes to town (New York City, to be exact). A lawyer and a little girl try to save a man who says he is Santa Claus and is trying to save the spirit of Christmas.
The Polar Express, 2004
This movie is based on the beautifully illustrated children's book of the same name .On Christmas Eve, a boy goes on a magical adventure on the Polar Express train to visit Santa at the North Pole, and learns about the spirit of Christmas.
Home Alone, 1990
A comedy about a 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left alone on Christmas when his big family goes on vacation, and must protect his house from a pair of robbers
The Snowman, 1982
This animated movie is based on a popular children's book of the same name. There is no dialogue, but there is a song for part of the film. For English practice, you can watch the film and describe the story to yourself or someone else.
Joyeux Noelle (Merry Christmas) , 2005
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!, 1986
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the other characters from the cartoon series Peanuts celebrate the New Year in this short film.
Watch whole film here
Remember these tips to help you learn English with film:
1. You don't need to know every word to understand what's happening. Try to get the main idea through a combination of the language you understand and what you can see happening in the film.
2. Try to use subtitles only if you understand less than 75% of the film. If you can't understand something important, you can go back and watch that seen with subtitles again.
3. If you understand less than 75% of the film, try to get the script and read it beforehand. You can also watch the scenes first in your native language (with subtitles), and then in English.
4. Write down a few new words and phrases from the film to add to your vocabulary list. If it's helpful, try to associate the words or phrases with the actions that you saw in the film.
5: Make it social: watch the film with a friend who is also studying English, and discuss the film together afterwards. Or, start a film club where you watch films in English and then discuss them.
A Christmas Carol
This classic story by Charles Dickens is one of the most famous Christmas stories of all time. Many film versions and adaptions exist of this story. Here are a few:
A Christmas Carol, 1951
A Muppet's Christmas Carol , 1992
A Christmas Carol, 1999
A Christmas Carol, 2009
Scrooged, 1988
The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017
This film is about Charles Dickens's life and how he created the story A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Story, 1983
This comic story tells about a boy growing up in the USA in the 1950s during the Christmas season. It's a funny look at life and American holiday traditions at that time.
It's A Wonderful Life, 1946
This is a classic movie that many Americans watch around Christmas time. An angel helps a desperate businessman during the winter holidays by helping him understand what's truly important in life.
Miracle On 34th Street, 1947
In this classic movie about Christmas, Santa Claus comes to town (New York City, to be exact). A lawyer and a little girl try to save a man who says he is Santa Claus and is trying to save the spirit of Christmas.
The Polar Express, 2004
This movie is based on the beautifully illustrated children's book of the same name .On Christmas Eve, a boy goes on a magical adventure on the Polar Express train to visit Santa at the North Pole, and learns about the spirit of Christmas.
Home Alone, 1990
A comedy about a 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left alone on Christmas when his big family goes on vacation, and must protect his house from a pair of robbers
The Snowman, 1982
This animated movie is based on a popular children's book of the same name. There is no dialogue, but there is a song for part of the film. For English practice, you can watch the film and describe the story to yourself or someone else.
Joyeux Noelle (Merry Christmas) , 2005
This film tells the true story of the Christmas truce* in 1914 during World War One. It shows how, in the middle of a bloody war, during Christmas soldiers from both sides met each other, exchanged gifts, sang songs, and even had a soccer match.
*Truce:an agreement between enemies to stop flight for a certain time.
*Truce:an agreement between enemies to stop flight for a certain time.
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!, 1986
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the other characters from the cartoon series Peanuts celebrate the New Year in this short film.
Watch whole film here
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