I have been thinking about how to start my blog about English learning and IELTS.  I have learned most of my English through talking to people and I have learned a lot because of work needs.  However, I guess I will start with something that’s more enjoyable.  So here it is, I will just start with talking about what I am interested in: movies (TV shows) and music.

Movies first because I haven’t had a clue what to talk about with music.

The first movie I saw after we moved to Hanoi was called The Departed.  It’s a story about an intellectual battle between an undercover policeman and a rat who works in the police station in a sergeant's position, highly trusted and respected.  It’s a bit of a typical Hollywood movie.  However, the way it ended actually surprised me, rather than just pleased me… So I would recommend it if anyone is interested. I’m not gonna talk about the details here because I know some people don’t want to know the story before they watch it.

One of my favourite British Comedies is a TV show called Black Adder.  It has 6 seasons and it is quite time consuming to watch.  Once a guy said to me that if Black Adder was one of my favourite then I must have some taste – still can’t work out if this is a good comment or a bad one but I will take it as a compliment.  I know lots of people appreciate Mr. Bean more as it’s more direct and easier to understand but the reason why I like British comedies is because of their subtle, black and bloody harsh humor.

I also recommend: Peep show, Flight of the Concords (the music is THE SHIT).

We also finally finished Weeds, an American TV show about a single mom trying to sort out all the problems in her life by making freaking weird decisions which consequently caused more problems.  It has a really good plot, especially the first couple of seasons but it’s become a bit alien-ish towards the last couple of seasons, which is exactly what happens to most series, for example Lost.  It did not surprise me at all. Still a good TV show though.

Lie To Me is worth watching when you have a massive amount of time to kill and just wanna turn off your brain.

Okay, that’s for now.  Enjoy.

后记：

在我看来，很多时候阅读和口语其实是可以相辅相成的。阅读时学到的比较复杂的语法、有趣的词汇、奇妙的句型如果可以在口试的时候用起来，一定可以为你的口语增色不少。

上面这一篇是我练习写作的时候太郁闷了所以想要写一点自己感兴趣的东西就写了来玩的，不是典型的雅思写作，但是如果读一读，或许可以对口语时谈论的话题有所帮助。

学习语言真的不是一日一月之功，如果有自己感兴趣的东西贯穿在学习的过程中，或许更enjoyable一点。加油~