English @ the Movies - VOA Learning English

Here is a scary thought. What if dinosaurs were brought back to life? They have been gone a long time from our planet, but in the movie "Jurassic World," they are back. Wonder what it means if something is "cooked up?" Listen, and find out.

The movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" is a cartoon about turtles who are action heroes. Our English @ the Movies phrase we are talking about is "gear up." What does that mean? Listen and find out.

"Youth" is a movie not about the young, but about getting old. Our English @ the Movies phrase from this funny movie is "waste of time." Listen and find out what it means.

Have you heard the phrase, "scaredy-cat?" It is today's English @ the Movies phrase from the movie "Goosebumps." If you are scared, you are frightened. Do you think scaredy-cat is about cats, or people? Watch, listen, and find out.