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Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.

#250 Learn English by Watching Classic Movies: 'Gone with the Wind'

Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.

Georgiana

Education, Language Learning

4.6536 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today we will talk about one of my favorite movies: "Gone with the Wind." It's a romantic drama set during the American Civil War and its aftermath.

The movie takes place in the southern United States, during the Civil War. The South is known for its elegance and charm, and the attention to detail in the movie is amazing.

The main characters in the movie are Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.

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0:00.0

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0:09.1

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0:24.5

get the transcript on my website, speakenglishpodcast.com. Okay, let's start. Today we will talk about

0:37.1

one of my favorite movies, Gone with the Wind.

0:42.0

It's a romantic drama set during the American Civil War and its aftermath.

0:50.4

The movie takes place in the southern United States during the Civil War.

0:57.5

The South is known for its elegance and charm, and the attention to detail in the movie is amazing.

1:06.2

You'll see beautiful dresses, sprawling plantations, and stunning landscapes, but also the dark side of war

1:16.1

and destruction, as the civil war brings devastation and loss to the region.

1:24.0

The main characters in the movie are Scarlet O'Hara and Red Butler.

1:32.0

Scarlet is a young woman who is used to getting her way.

1:37.1

That means she always got what she wanted in spite of opposition.

1:42.9

She's in love with Ashley Wilkes,

1:46.4

who is engaged to her cousin, Melanie Hamilton.

1:51.3

Scarlet is determined to win Ashley's heart,

1:55.1

but her world is turned upside down when the war breaks out.

2:02.3

The other main character named Rhett is a charming man who acts carelessly and recklessly.

2:10.6

But he becomes enamored with Scarlet's Fury Personality and tries to win her over throughout the movie.

2:21.3

The conflict in the movie is emotional and intense.

2:26.9

We see the devastation of war and its impact on Scarlet and those around her.

2:35.2

Scarlet struggles to adapt to the new reality,

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