MOVIE: “After the Hunt”
– C1-C2 (advanced) –
Practice Your Listening Comprehension
Practice Your Reading Comprehension
SYNOPSIS
“After the Hunt” is a crime suspense/drama that tells the story of two Yale philosophy professors (Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield) and the psychological journey that they each face when one of them is accused of sexually assaulting a student (Ayo Edibiri).
The movie explores themes of friendship, professor-student relationship, professionalism, trust, secrecy, gossip, the taboo, sexual harassment and assault, mental health, ego, feminism, privilege, choice, and much more….
WHAT TO LEARN
While watching “After the Hunt” there are are a variety of English language elements that learners can practice and discover, including:
listening comprehension
reading comprehension (with subtitles)
American English
American culture
academic language
implicit language
present simple
present perfect
past simple
past simple continuous
question structures
precise vocabulary related to:
academic life
philosophy
opinion
generations
perspective
agreement
legal action
reputation
emotion (disbelief, shock, hurt, guilt, uncertainty, anger, fear, denial, disappointment, etc.)
and more…!
