The Mix-Up (Part 6 of 6) (1)

What was this wild taxi ride really about?

"Cut!" Suddenly Leo was hauled to his feet. He staggered around briefly. When he finally caught his balance again, he realized that the police weren't paying any attention to him. He scrambled out of the way of a man carrying a ladder. Looking around, he noticed that a lot of people were walking around with headsets on. A couple of them were giving him strange glances, but most were just completely ignoring him. Leo nearly jumped out of his skin when he felt Erica tap him on the shoulder.

How did you get away? And why did the police just let me go?

You're funny. I was just coming over to tell you that you did a good job.

Well, thanks. I told you I would help you.

Very funny, but we're not acting anymore. You can lighten up on the personality there.

Wait. What are you talking about?

I'm talking about the movie we've been filming for the last few months!

Where have you been?

Movie? I'm utterly confused. Erica, what does any of this have to do with a movie?


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Watching Movies to Learn English 看電影學英文
看電影可以增進聽力, 發音, 增加英文字彙,
電影是一種情境, 可以學習在什麼時候用什麼字,
另外可以從演員的表情, 手勢等, 來猜測字的意思,
如果聽力還不夠好, 可以先依賴字幕,
等到英文進步許多, 可以拿掉字幕

Grammar Gym
What does any of this have to do with a movie?
have to do:
I have to do some work.
have to do with: relating or connecting to
- What does Egyptian cotton have to do with the American Civil War?
- The boy's behavior has to do with the kind of family environment that he's from.

Language Lab
stagger v.
to move or cause (someone) to move unsteadily from side to side
- The drunk man staggered toward his home but fell on the ground.
- Marci had to lean on the wall as she staggered up the stairs.
- The homeless guy staggered down the street in the cold wind.

scramble v.
to move or act quickly to do, find, or get something often before someone else does
- Alex scrambled out of bed when he realized he was late for work.
to move or climb over something quickly especially while also using your hands
- We scrambled to the top of the mountain to see the sunrise.

lighten up v. [phrasal verb]
to become more relaxed and informal : to stop being serious, worried, etc.
- Lighten up! It's just a game.
- Come on, lighten up! I was just kidding.

utterly adv.
complete and total
- The actor utterly captivated the audience's attention.
- Nathan is utterly devoted to his career.
utter adj.
- To my utter surprise, my son bought me a bouquet of flowers for my birthday.

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