The Door - English Practice With Short Films

Listening

Test your understanding

1. What is the man trying to do when he gets a phone call?

A. Enjoy nature. B. Meet his wife. C. Finish a work project. D. Find something that he lost.

2. What happens when he opens the door?

A. He gets another phone call. B. He meets an old friend. C. He closes it again. D. He gets sucked into a portal.

3. Who is the man that he meets?

A. Another version of himself. B. His twin brother. C. A scammer. D. Eddie from his work.

4. Why did the other man say that he couldn't leave?

A. The portal only works in one direction. B. Only one of them could leave. C. You need a key to open the door. D. He is going to die.

5. Which of the statements below is true?

A. The two men had the same personality. B. After getting trapped, the man did not try to get out. C. The older man saw the younger man after getting out. D. The man was left alone in the place.

Find the Mistakes

There are five mistakes in the writing below. Can you find them all?

This is a horror movie about a door that is definitely not normal. At the start of the movie, we see a man walking down a path in a building. He is trying to enjoy some time out in nature, but gets a call from his wife. After hanging up, he walks a bit further and sees a door, standing alone along the pathway. Curious and confused, he approaches the door to take a look. He hears someone banging on the door, saying that they are trapped and begging him to close it. When he does this, a strange light appears and he is sucked into it. Soon after, he is thrown out onto the floor on the other side. Another man appears before him and asks him questions. The other man looks exactly like him and is wearing different clothes. When he asks who he is, the other man replies "Isn't it obvious". It is clear that he has met a future version of himself. He tells his older self that he wants to leave this place, but the older self, who has become aggressive after a long time in this environment, tells him that only one person can leave. They have a brief struggle, which soon ends with a monster (which looks like a bear) terrorizing the younger man. The older man uses his opportunity to escape. When he gets out, he sees his younger self approaching the door while having the phone conversation from the start of the movie. The movie ends with the younger man trapped, screaming for help and trying to get out.

Vocabulary

Drag the correct word to each blank.

Real Talk

Here you will find some language that can often be heard in real life, but isn't usually found in textbooks.

Touch Base

To "touch base" is an idiom that means to briefly meet or speak with someone to review a situation or update them. It is very common in business and casual conversation.

Speaking Activities

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