Simplified Speech #218 – How we watch movies in 2025

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Simplified Speech, Andrew and Indiana talk about how they watch movies, both at the theater and at home. They discuss their personal movie habits, like sneaking snacks into the cinema, watching movies alone, and breaking long movies into smaller parts. You’ll also hear about movie traditions in different countries, how theater experiences are changing, and the pros and cons of enjoying films with friends, family, or just by yourself.

How this episode will help you improve your English:

* Vocabulary: Learn common expressions and everyday words like matinee, concession, installments, and immersive. These are useful for talking about entertainment, culture, and daily habits.
* Listening: Practice understanding natural English with clear speech, casual conversation, and real opinions from native speaker movie fans.
* Speaking: Get better at sharing your own thoughts by hearing how Andrew and Indiana express likes, dislikes, and personal routines with enjoying films and series.
* Culture: Discover movie-watching habits and movie theater experiences from around the world, including Canada, the U.S., and Korea. Learn how movie culture is different depending on where you live.
* Fluency: Improve your overall English skills by listening to a friendly conversation full of opinions, everyday grammar, and common slang.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Andrew here from the Culeb's English podcast. How's it going? I hope you're doing well.
0:05.8	You're listening to Simplified Speech, which is our series that features clear, natural, and easy to
0:12.2	understand English conversations about an interesting topic. In just a moment, I'll be joined by my
0:18.7	co-host, Indiana, and in today's episode, I think we have a really
0:22.8	interesting conversation for you all. At least I really enjoyed it, because Indiana and I talked
0:29.3	about how we watch movies in 2025. We talked about watching movies at home versus going to the
0:36.5	movie theater to watch movies. We talked about some of at home versus going to the movie theater to watch movies.
0:38.5	We talked about some of our favorite movie snacks.
0:41.4	We talked about some of the changes that we've seen in movie theaters and how they've evolved over the years.
0:48.7	We talked about watching movies alone versus watching them with friends or family and so much more.
0:55.4	So I hope you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did and we'll get to it in just a moment.
1:01.1	But before we do, let me tell you about the study guide for this episode.
1:04.9	So in the guide, you will find an interactive transcript, detailed vocabulary breakdowns, and examples of the interesting
1:13.4	and useful expressions that you'll hear me use and hear Indiana use in this episode.
1:19.5	You'll also find a quiz, and there are questions that you can use for speaking practice
1:24.7	and for writing practice as well. Our expert teachers here at
1:29.0	Culeps have designed this guide to help you improve your English fluency and to reach
1:34.4	your English communication goals faster than ever. If you'd like to study with the guide,
1:40.0	then you do have to be a Culeps member, but you can sign up for an affordable price on our website,
1:46.0	culips.com.
1:47.2	And when you're a member,
1:48.8	not only will you get the helpful study guide for this episode,
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