Movies have their many benefits in helping to learn English, just like music. So, how about combining the two in musicals? If you like musical films, they can be “the best of both worlds”, providing moments of entertainment full of English lessons. How to learn? Songs help with the assimilation of vocabulary and pronunciation, they help to accustom our hearing to the sounds of the language and, thus, improve our performance. Films also work on our listening to the language and, if accompanied by subtitles in English, our reading. These two characteristics contribute greatly to the development of speaking and writing. The musicals also feature English spoken and sung by natives, which helps us understand variations in pronunciation, slang, local expressions and speech rhythms. 

It's even interesting to observe the movements of the actors' mouths and faces, as speech requires movements that we can replicate to improve pronunciation. And as for the songs, choose C Level Contact List the ones you like the most and try to transcribe them, check the lyrics with the official ones and, of course, sing a lot to practice your “speaking”. Now it’s time for our nominations! 1-DREAMGIRLS “Dreamgirls” features the vocal power of Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson, telling the story of a trio of singers who make their way to success while dealing with abusive personal and professional relationships. 

With 5 Oscar nominations, she won statuettes for Sound Mixing and Best Supporting Actress, the latter being for Jennifer Hudson. É dele a famosa música “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”. La La Land is a recent film, but it has already secured its place among the classics. It brings the atmosphere of a Hollywood past in a modern way, telling the romantic and troubled story of a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress. With Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as protagonists, it received 12 Oscar nominations, winning in the categories of Best Original Score, Best Director, Best Cinematography.