Learn English with Misery
Learn English with Misery
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
Why learn English with Misery?
"Misery" tells the story of Paul Sheldon, a famous writer who gets rescued by Annie Wilkes, his self-proclaimed "number-one fan," after a car accident. Annie takes Paul to her isolated home, but her obsession turns dangerous when she's unhappy with his new book. You can learn vocabulary related to writing, like "manuscript," "publisher," and "editor," as well as medical terms like "fracture" and "blizzard." The dialogue also includes everyday language and expressions, which can help you understand natural conversations. The movie explores themes of obsession, captivity, and the power of words. You'll see a range of emotions, from fear and desperation to manipulation and anger, expressed through the characters' language. This can help you understand how English is used to convey different feelings. The movie also features dialogue with varying levels of formality, from casual conversations to more dramatic pronouncements, exposing you to different styles of spoken English. You’ll hear characters use sarcasm, like when the sheriff says he’s “sure” Paul’s car is back in New York, even though he suspects otherwise. Watching "Misery" can improve your English comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding of different speaking styles. The closed captions or subtitles can be very helpful for following along with the dialogue. Since the movie is engaging and suspenseful, it can motivate you to learn and remember new words and phrases. The clear pronunciation of the actors, especially Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes, makes it easier for learners to understand the spoken English.
Words from Misery
Here are the first 15 of the more difficult words in Misery:
- rummage: to search for something by moving things around in a hurried or careless manner
- closet: a small room or cupboard with a door used to store items, often clothes
- publisher: a person or company that produces and sells books, magazines, newspapers or electronic content
- printing: the act of putting ink on paper to make words and pictures
- brace: a device used to support or hold things together
- tombstone: a large, flat stone that marks a grave, showing the person's name and life details
- creek: a narrow area of water or small river or stream
- blizzard: a snowstorm with strong winds
- dislocate: to put a bone out of its normal position in a joint
- fracture: a break or crack in a hard material, such as bone
- tibia: the shin bone
- fibula: the long, thin bone on the outside of the leg between the knee and ankle
- fractured: broken or cracked
- immobile: unable to move
- meantime: in the period between two times or events
English words in a year
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