The Biggest Lie: “Just Watch Movies” 🎬❌ | B1–B2 English Listening

🎬❌ Do you think you can become fluent if you “just watch movies”? In this episode of Alp English Podcast, Mia and Ben talk about a popular myth in English learning. Movies and series can help your listening, but they don’t automatically improve your speaking. You’ll learn a simple method to turn movies into real practice. 🎧 Level: B1–B2 🗣️ Skills: Listening & speaking 📚 Grammar focus: used to vs be used to In this episode, you will: Understand the difference between passive and active watching Learn how to study with short scenes (not 2-hour binge watching) Practice “shadowing” to improve pronunciation Learn useful vocabulary for learning with movies Use “used to / be used to” to talk about habits and progress Useful patterns: I used to + verb… I’m used to + noun / verb-ing… I pause and repeat the phrase. I learn a lot from subtitles. I watch once for meaning, then again for practice. Questions for you: What do you watch in English these days? Do you use subtitles? If yes, which kind? What’s one phrase you “stole” from a movie recently? How to use this episode: Listen once without pausing 🎧 Listen again and repeat the “Repeat after us” lines 🗣️ Choose a 2-minute scene and try the 10-minute movie method this week ✍️ Follow Alp English Podcast for more B1–B2 English listening practice. Share this episode with a friend who learns English with Netflix and YouTube. Hashtags: #AlpEnglishPodcast #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #B1English #B2English #EnglishSpeaking #LearnEnglishWithMovies #NetflixEnglish #ESL #EFL #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishGrammar