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How to bring up English from B2 to C1 ?

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Enrico
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 Message 41 of 66
15 September 2014 at 12:29am | IP Logged 
iguanamon wrote:
You can get the subtitles in a text file by searching for "TV Series + Subtitles" and choosing
the language, in your case- English. A good site I use is
opensubtitles.org. While not technically a script, in other
words there are no stage directions or clues as to who is speaking- only a time marker, it will serve the purpose
quite well.


Thank you for the link but I would like to find the whole scenarios like in my link to "The Matrix" script, it is just
more interesting, of course I can just open subtitles file and read it but it is not the same.

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Enrico
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 Message 42 of 66
15 September 2014 at 7:34pm | IP Logged 
hrhenry wrote:

Many, many movies are based off of best-selling books. Why not just get the book?

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Yes, of course it is interesting but TV series "Californication" I watch now is not based on a book. I have found
scenarios for the first several episodes but can't find the rest of episodes.
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Enrico
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 Message 43 of 66
15 September 2014 at 10:17pm | IP Logged 
It seems that because of the main character is a writer he uses a bit of extensive vocabulary and a lot of slang and
idioms.

Edited by Enrico on 15 September 2014 at 10:19pm

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hrhenry
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 Message 44 of 66
16 September 2014 at 1:43am | IP Logged 
Enrico wrote:
It seems that because of the main character is a writer he uses a bit of extensive vocabulary and a lot of slang and
idioms.

Maybe you should put stuff like this in your learning log, instead of in Advice Center.

R.
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AlexTG
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 Message 45 of 66
16 September 2014 at 8:13am | IP Logged 
It's a matter of luck whether a particular screenplay is publicly available. Sometimes
the writer or company releases it, sometimes it (or often an abandoned draft) gets leaked
unofficially. If you want a specific movie you need to google the name of the movie +
"screenplay" and cross your fingers. With shows you'll only ever get a few episodes max.

You might want to check out this list of publicly available screenplays recommended by a
professional screenwriter: link.

Edited by AlexTG on 16 September 2014 at 8:19am

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Enrico
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 Message 46 of 66
16 September 2014 at 8:39am | IP Logged 
AlexTG wrote:
You might want to check out this list of publicly available screenplays recommended by a
professional screenwriter: link.


Thank you for the link AlexTG. Screenwriting is a very interesting topic.
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 Message 47 of 66
17 September 2014 at 7:06am | IP Logged 
How about watching episodes, once with subtitles, and then rewatching without?


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Enrico
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 Message 48 of 66
17 September 2014 at 10:23am | IP Logged 
Gemuse wrote:
How about watching episodes, once with subtitles, and then rewatching without?



It can be a little bit boring :-) Now I watch episodes without subtitles and switch them on at difficult plases or
where are important things happens with a lot of hints and ambiguities. But I will try. Thanks.


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