MOVIE: “Champagne Problems”
– B2-C1 (intermediate to advanced) –
Practice Your Listening Comprehension
Practice Your Reading Comprehension
Christmas has already well begun on Netflix, with yet another holiday movie called, “Champagne Problems.” This romantic comedy centres on an ambitious marketer who is intent on successfully acquiring a French champagne business while visiting Paris. Over the course of her trip, not only does she engage in a variety of business activities, but she also engages in love, as an unexpected man enters the picture. This movie will wring your heart, it will make you laugh and it will even make you learn more about English.
WHAT TO LEARN
Such things that you can expect to practice and learn in the English language while watching “Champagne Problems” includes:
listening comprehension
American English
French accents in English
a German accent in English
Business English
informal English
persuasive language
descriptive language
American humour
present simple
past simple
reading comprehension (English subtitles of spoken French)
vocabulary related to:
marketing
sales
presentations
ambition
competition
champagne
relationships (e.g., business/client, father/son, self, dating, marriage, etc.)
flirting
emotions (e.g., uncertainty, disappointment, longing, love, surprise, etc.)
travel
celebration
Christmas
traditions
memories
and much more…!
Do you have a favourite Christmas movie? Is champagne a common holiday drink where you live? Practice your English by telling me about it in the comments below.
