Slang?

There are some words that have been used in Chicago but its doesn't appear in my eng-eng dictionary..

1.lavalier
2.veg (it does exist but I don't think thats the real meaning, it said the meaning is vegetable)
3.nerts
4.girder( it does exist in the dictionary but I don't think that was what they try to say in the movie)
5.onyx(same as above)

About the movie "Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ"

In the latter half of this movie, after Roxy was judged innocent, one woman shot one man and then she was arrested in front of the courthouse.

It was the sudden incident to me, therefore I do not understand why she killed him.

Is there anyone who knows the reason?

About the dance party in the movie `Little Women`.

As I was watching the movie `Little Women` in the class, I noticed few soldiers were in the dance party with other gentlemen and ladies. I thought that only high-society people could attend that kind of dance party, but the soldiers were not even a commissioned officer, they were sergeant and corporal according to their chevron on sleeve. So now, my question is that were anyone allowed to join that kind of party or not.

Free audiobooks and eBook

Hey guys, I just found something cool!!

http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/

From this website, you could download free audiobooks and eBooks
There are many kind of book you can find here.. Check it out.. :)

HOW TO IMPROVE OUR ENGLISH SKILLS

Could everyone share what did you do to improve your english skills? I got problem especially in listening and writing skills..
1.  I watch same movie for many times so that I could catch up what they were saying, but it seems like doesn't work for me..
2. I'm started to learn back english grammar, but I don't have idea from where and what the best way I could start..
3. What is the best way to improve our english pronunciation? I thought by listening english music and sing it is the best way, however, my english pronunciation never get better.. Do someone got some advice or idea to share to improve this skill?

YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIES

I just wonder what kind of movie that was very famous during your childhood time, of course english movie. For example in Malaysia, the famous movie at that time (1998-2002)

1. Baby Day Out
2. Harry Potter
3. James Bond
4. Home Alone
5. Zorro

In our country, there are no dubbing for english movie but subtitle are provided..(in Malay language of course)

So, what about Japan... I just wonder why all english movie in Japan were dubbed since they wish to improve their english. So,everyone could learn english by watching the movie.
What do you think?

question about Blues Brothers 2

Hi! Did you spend good weekend? I had a part time-job this weekend and had lots of

assignment. So I couldn't enjoy weekend.

After watching the movie all, I still have some questions.

1 Who is the lady? I could understand she tald brothers about her family, but I couldn't understand her connection with brothers.

2 Finally the brothers were arrested by police. But I couldn't understand why their band members were also arrested?

It was so fun movie. And if I have an opportunity,I want to watch another version.

American humor in the movies

I would object to this review's apparent assumption that American humor is monolithic, when in fact it is wildly diverse, from highbrow of various sorts (Steve Allen and Woody Allen should never be confused, just for example) to vulgar slapstick of various sorts. Charles Chaplin seemed to combine all levels in his comedy, but then he was an expatriate Briton who never became an American. He just worked in Hollywood. And the article did note how American humor has changed over time, although ignoring how diverse it remains at any given time.

But I have to recommend this article if only for the following observation:

Yodo-san, as he was affectionately known throughout the Japanese film industry, could as easily tell you why John Belushi was so scintillating in “The Blues Brothers” as weep over the line about life being like a box of chocolates in “Forrest Gump.” He was a living, breathing incarnation of IMDb.com long before the Internet.

I didn't know which was your favorite scene and/or song in the movie, and I had so many myself. Maybe I'll just put this one on the blog for you to enjoy, and you can tell us what else you liked about the movie. If you liked it.



Oh, heck. Why don't I include my favorite song, the only actual 12-bar blues in the film?

Question and comment for BLUES BROTHERS

Hi!I'm Sachiyo.
Did you enjoy today's English class movie BLUES BROTHERS? I really enjoyed it. I have some questions and comment about it.

Questions
1 Who is the lady tried to kill Jake and Elwood? Why she have to kill them?
2 At the car chase, why the brothers dicided to crash into the shopping mall?Why Elwood is good at driving a car?
3 At their first concert, why there is the wire netting in foront of the performer? Is it popular in U.S? Why did the audience throw bottles?

I have many favorite characters, Matt's wife, sister, Ray and of course brothers.
I want to see it all as soon as possible. But actually I couldn't understand jorkes in it. Why don't we have a class about how to understand American jokes? It is probably interesting!

The history of English in 10 minutes

I came across an informative YouTube video about the history of English that I hope you enjoy:

Questions about Psycho

Questions about Psycho

Good evening everyone. I’m Sachiyo. Did you enjoy today’s English class movie Psycho? Actually I couldn’t understand the contents of it. So I ask you 5 questions about it.
1 Who is the man appeared at the first scene? And how is he related with the woman?
2 Why did she steal money?
3 Why did she run away with that money?

4 Why did police man chase her?

5 Why did the motel owner feel affection for her?

The movie was so difficult for me to understand and listen what they talked about. So I couldn’t take any note and get new vocabularies. Next time how about to watch it with English subtitles?

Sachiyo TANDO