Yo, what's up I'm blogger and as you probably know if you follow our post we are all about helping you to find ways to make understanding English fun with TV series. So that said, all the time English learners from around the world just like you asked me "what is the best TV series to learn English with?" Well as you probably know as the host of this post I absolutely love watching TV series and this probably makes me a little bit of an expert.
Now, I know this might sound like a simple question but it's actually quite complex because first of all it depends on a variety of factors such as what is your current level, what are your personal preferences what are your English learning goals and so on. And in addition to this there are tons of series out there to choose from and they're making new ones all the time. So that said I still really want to help you to answer this question and so I have made a list of the best series to learn English with in 2020.
Now these are all series that I've actually personally watched over the last year and I've tried to kind of mix them up to give you a variety so that no matter where you are or what your English learning goals are be it learning English for business, learning English for law, learning English for science or just learning English to be able to have an everyday conversation you are bound to find something that you're going to love in this list and of course since I've watched all of these personally over the last year I know that they are all going to be super fun and entertaining for you. By the way if you're new here every week we make fun lessons to help you tounder stand your favorite TV series without getting lost without missing the jokes and without subtitles like Mariane who says that our lessons give her the perfect mix of fun and learning so that she can understand everything. And if you want to greatly improve your English comprehension and confidence all you have to do is hit that subscribe button and the bell down below so you don't miss any of our new lessons. All right so now let's take a look at the best series to learn English with in 2020. Number 10 Stranger Things. Something is coming, somethinghungry for blood. What is it? The Demogorgon. We're in deep shit. Later See you tomorrow. -Good night, ladies.-Kiss your mum night for me.
Now guys thisone is super entertaining, it's fun and it is definitely a must watch that youcan catch on Netflix. Now the reason that I love this one is because it's superunique in that it kind of it's a nostalgia of the 80s first of all, youknow I was born in the 80s I grew up with a lot of the pop culture of thatera so if you're similar that you grew up with these things you're definitelygoing to love that aspect of it. But even if you didn't, it's got a freshyoung cast and one of the things that makes it really great is that you'rekind of waiting for monsters to pop out so it's kind of a thriller and then atthe same time it blends in elements of comedy so I think this kind ofcombination kind of keeps you entertained throughout the entire firstseason. Now last year the season 3 came out and frankly I wasn't even sure if Iwas going to watch it because season 2 was definitely disappointing it didn'treally deliver on everything that we loved about season 1 but eventually Idecided to give it a try and watch season 3 and it did not disappoint. It brought back everything that we loved about season 1 while also bringing newvillains and a whole new plot so it goes without saying that I'm definitelylooking forward to watching season 4 and I highly recommend that you check outthis series. Number 9. Rick and Morty
Now, are you ready to laugh I mean likereally laugh so hard that your ribs hurt? Well Rick and Morty is a perfect showfor this. If you enjoy animated series this one is definitely different thanwhat you might be accustomed to with the likes of SpongeBob Square Pants or The Simpsons. Now what this series does because it takes very complex scientific theories or philosophy and kind of explains it in a very accessible way butwhat makes Rick and Morty unique is definitely the characters that we havehere the old man Rick who is kind of a crazy insane scientist who doesn'treally care what anyone thinks of him and Morty who is a timid young boy whojust loves helping out his grandfather. Now this is fantastic for your English because you will learn idioms and expressions, vocabulary the natives usein everyday life while at the same time having the opportunity to learn a lot ofvocabulary that is specific to science. So in conclusion you're both equallymercurial overly sensitive clingy hysterical birdbrain humonculon and Ihonestly can't even tell the two of you apart half the time because I don't goby height or age, I go by amount of pain in my ass, which makes you both identical. However, I should warn you that this series is not for everyone. The humor in it can be dark and sometimes even offensive but if you want to get a tasteof what this series is all about then you can check out this fun lesson thatwe made with it by clicking up at the top right of the screen. Number eight. Friends Now if you've been following us then youknow this is one of our favorite series.
Now I know that you're probably askingyourself "what the heck is Friends, such an old series from the 90s, doing on atop ten list for 2020?" Well the reason that I include this one is that I actually rewatched the whole ten seasons last year in 2019 and I have to tell you Ilaughed a ton and I fell in love all over again with all of the charactersand their stories. It definitely has not lost any of itsrelevance. Check out what Selena Gomez recently said about it: You know whatmakes me so happy is that I would watch it on channel 33 at 10:30 every night onThursday with my mom. -Yes -And I cried when the whole season was over but whatmade me so happy is like now now like people my age and everyone else is justobsessed and it just makes me so happy for you and for the show becauseit's iconic. Oh god I love you. And other fans that you might know about include Taylor Swift. I watch endless Friends marathons for comfort. Harry Styles, First question is:"Sing your favorite TV show theme tune". What should we do? "So noone told you life was gonna be this way" "Your job's a joke, you're brokeYour love life's D.O.A" And the lead singer of the popular k-popband, BTS. How did you teach yourself English? Um actually my English teacherwas a sitcom, Friends, Oh you watched Friends! Yes. So was it mainly just phrases then? Or you just learned everything? Um, I think you know back in the days likewhen I was like 15, like 14 it was quite like a syndrome for all the Koreanparents to make their kids watch the Friends. -Really?-So, yeah. For...I thought I was kind of like a victim at that time but well right now I'm the lucky one so like thanks my mother she she bought that all the other seasonsfor DVDs, it got 10 DVDs, right? Right. So about me, and so firstly I watchedwith the Korean subtitle and the next time I watched with the English subtitleand then i just removed it. That's very impressive and Friends would be veryhappy that you learned Thank you! And there's probably no series out there that isbetter for learning English. In fact, various academic studies have actuallyshown that this is probably the best series that has ever been made forlearning English.
Now this has to do with kind of the storyline, you know friendsspending a lot of time sitting around in a cafe speaking about life's everydayproblems but it also just has to do with this having such a huge influence on theenglish as it's spoken today. So if you would love to learn English with Friendsand have a ton of fun doing it well there's no better way than with ourFluent with Friends course, now in this forty eight week course you will learnalongside the first two seasons getting all the vocabulary, pronunciation andcultural context that you need to fully understand this series while getting aton of confidence in your English. So why not give it a try? You can do that withour free three-part master class just click up here at the top left or downdescription below to learn more and sign up. Number seven: Succession. Everything I've done in my life I've done for my children I know I'vemade mistakes but I've always tried to do the best final because I love them. Maybe you thought about the possibility that your children are actually scaredof you? Oh fuck off! Succession tells the story of a not sotypical family called the Roy's let's see exactly why. This is my vision, I takeover, you two under me. Under you. Let me think about it? -Of course.-I thought about it, fuck you. This family's broken and that has consequences. Kick out the oldman, him with the new guard. Where've you been? I was meeting about a prospective job. With your father's enemy? Disagreeing with dad is not treason. You want this enough togo to war with your family.
Now, the reason that this series is on the list isnot only because it's super entertaining but I recommend it for you because it isgreat for learning business English let's take a look at an example of someof the typical sort of vocabulary that you'll learn for business, be carefulbecause the series does include a lot of vulgar language which is a part ofreal-life English but if you prefer not to see that then you might want to skipover this example. Yeah I'll take it so all they need is adults in the roomaccounting team, analytics team and investment we burned 50 million for afew years we, we make it the best thing in the world. Oh is that all? But you always say "got a burn to turn". Well, that's what's your read. And you knowit's interesting dad because I hear everything he's saying and it actuallyit almost sounds like a good pitch but I call bullshit I spent some time downthere and I'm just not seeing it I don't know exactly what they're doing butthey're fakes fucking beehives almond milk and takeanother week on that report, Matilda it smells wrong and they're hiding shit. Oh.
Now this series is a drama with a little bit of comedy and it has won a bunch ofawards such as the Golden Globe for Best Drama. You can check out succession onHBO. Number six: The Crown. We're ready for you, your Majesty. Three, two, one. This is Jubilee day, thisis a day of grueling as the Queen's coronation 25 years ago. Now withthis one let's head over to England because this series is perfect forlearners of British English now it's all about the history of Queen Elizabeth thesecond, the current Queen of England and the Royal Family as she came to power. Now the reason we include it in this list is because it uses a classic sort ofBritish English called received pronunciation, which is likely what youneed to learn if you're learning British English. If that man wins, he'll want us out. This is no longer peacetime This country was still great when I cameto the throne, all that's happened on my watch is the place is falling apart. You cannot flinch any falling apart if we say it is, that's the thing about themonarchy we paper over the cracks. Now if you enjoyed this series and the languagethat you can learn in it then you might also want to check out Downton Abbey. Number five: Suits. Why don't we go out and celebrate? We're all on the same boatnow. I'm taking full control as Managing partner. Are you serious? From now on it's are you serious ma'am, have you got that, pretty boy? What you said about usworking together. I appreciate it. -Thanks, Robin. -Oh you welcome, Batman. Now coming from The Crown in England you might have heard of Megan Markle, whomarried recently into the royal family now she's one of the main actresses inthis next series. Mike Ross? Hi, I'm Rachel Zane, I'll be giving yourorientation. Wow, you're pretty.
Now Suits just had its final season which is great because it means that you can binge on the entire series at once. it isabsolutely fantastic for anyone that needs to learn legal vocabulary let'stake a look at some examples. Celebratory drinks with the associates? Yep. You know what? You can save the disappointment Harvey I know what I did. Do you? because what I saw is that you backed off. It was a fake trial, all right? I weighed thepros and the cons and I decided it wasn't worth hurting someone for theresult. The result is you just told every partner in this firm including myselfthat you have a weak stomach. You don't have what it takes. Now even if you'renot a lawyer and don't need to learn legal vocabulary this show is absolutelyfantastic because it mixes comedy and drama and each episode tends to cover adifferent case that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Now if you've alreadyseen suits or after you finish it you want some more legal vocabulary anotherone that I really enjoyed that you could check out is How to Get Away with Murder. I will not be teaching you how to study the law or theorize about it,but rather how to practice it in a courtroom like a real lawyer.
Now this one is a little bit corny but is also super entertaining and suspenseful, about a famous lawyer and her legal students at the universitythat she teaches out. You can check out both Suits and How to Get Away withMurder on Netflix Number four: Killing Eve. Why are you and Vilanelle so interested in each other? She wants me to know whenshe's killed someone. She's behind that door! Oh my God, I absolutely love this one, guys. It's definitely one of my favorite ones that I have discovered over the last coupleof years. Now this is another one with a really strange but super fascinatingtheme. Gosh, Killing Eve is... It's a psychological drama, thriller and itreally focuses on this relationship between these two womenI played Eve Polastri at this at this early points works, for MI-5 and isobsessed with a serial killer it's an assassin's and then becomes obsessedwith this one assassin killer named Villanelle play by Jodi Comer and wejust enter into this kind of... at first I would say cat-and-mouse kind ofrelationship but by the end I think it's like cat and cat. Now one of the reallyinteresting things about this series is that both of the main characters arewomen in two roles that we typically see played by men.
Now for language learnerssuch as myself in English Learner like you you're absolutely going to love thisseries because of the mix of accents first of all we see one of the maincharacters has an American accent but a lot of the series takes place in Englandso we see a lot of British accents and then the other main character is Russianand she tends to speak English with a Russian accent but she is also a masterof different accents and different languages. Jody, um, as Villanelle speaks many languages I mean the girl has aremarkable ear she's so talented and so she's speaking many languages and andmany accents but her own accent well... -Alright -I leave you all to... -I'll be surprised. -Yes you will. As each episode came through I was like "oh! Russian, German"like they all yeah they kept going. -Wow!-What's your favorite one to do on the show? Um, I really enjoyed doing the Italian purely because that was the one I found easiestto do, French is really hard. So it's really impressive to see her doing allthese different accents and it is definitely someone that you can try toemulate. Suncream heiress from Sydney -I'm Billy. -Hi Billy. and I'm an addict. My name is Natalie this is Fanny we work with Frank. Excuse me, sir. I'm so sorry tobother you but are you gonna graduate soon? -Hablas español?-SÃ. -Deutsche?-Ja. -Mandarin? Number three: His Dark Materials. I set out for the North some twelve months ago, and this is the first of the discoveriesI made. A myriad of worlds, Of which the Magisterium controls only one. For centuries they have been trying to keep us where they want us. on our knees. You promised the Magisterium you'd control Asriel. Then we'll need to take the matter into our own hands. Lyra, there's a great change coming that will threaten us all. I'm going to give you something. What does it do? It has a part to play in all this. -And a major one.-Wait! Tell me where the alethiometer is. Or I will destroy all of this. I actually just recently watched seasonone of this one I absolutely loved the book trilogy by Philip Pullman, His DarkMaterials and I was thrilled when I heard HBO was making a series with this. I'll tell you what guys this one exceeded my expectations it is so muchbetter than I thought that it would be in His Dark Materials we see things liketalking bears, airships, portals to other worlds and war and it's all from theperspective of a little girl named Lyra. Now His Dark Materials is absolutelyexciting, you're always going to be asking yourself what is coming next andwanting more at the end of every episode so even if you have not read the books Ihighly recommend that you check this one out on HBO. Number 2: Handmaid's Tale. I was asleep before that's how we let it happen. When they slaughtered Congress wedidn't wake up, when they blame terrorists and suspended theConstitution we didn't wake up then either.
Now I'm awake. Now guys this one is really impactful the reason that it is so good is becausewhat of a strange premise it is. However it also seems like it's kind ofrealistic for something that could happen in the future, it takes place inthe United States in at least what was the United States and it's kind of theworld that we know has gone to hell that means that everything has gone reallybad. In Margaret Atwood's near-future novel The Handmaid's Tale a Christianfundamentalist regime called the Republic of Gilead has staged a militarycoup and established a theocratic government in the United States. The regime theoretically restricts everyone but in practice a few men havestructured Gilead so they have all the power, especially over women. Now if you're like me this one will probably have you really emotional sometimes feeling really angry even at what's happening inthe series which I think if a series can do that that means it's absolutelyfantastic. So I highly recommend you check this one out on Hulu and I hopeyou enjoy it a lot now let's move on to number one. Can I get a drumroll please? Number one is... The Morning Show. 8 seconds to you. Queue her. Good morning, I'm bringing yousome sad and upsetting news and while I don't know the details of theallegations... She's throwing me under the bus. Mitch Kessler my co-host and partner of 15 years was fired today. So this series from the new streamingplatform Apple TV + features Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and SteveCarell so already with this tremendous cast we can expect a really fantasticseries. Now one of the reasons that this series is so fantastic is that it istaking a look at a very relevant issue today. I play a character named MitchKessler he's a morning personality who is accused of sexual misconduct. The show is about that that's sort of the catalyst for what happens it's notreally about my character it's about how it impacts this show and the peoplewithin it. Yep, and and cover-ups and and how supposedly that people higher upknow when things are happening. Yeah. And don't really do anything about it. Yeah web of lies there's a lot I mean it's it's ten episodes I thought it wasvery well written. Boy it's really really good.
Now if you work in the world ofnews or journalism you're going to find the vocabulary that you learn in thisseries really useful but even if you don't you definitely should check it outbecause this is a drama that is full of twists and turns that's going to leaveyou wanting to see what happens next. So a great place to start if you want tocheck this one out is to watch a recent popular lesson that we made featuringthis series by clicking up at the top or down description below. So those are the10 best series of 2020 for learning English now I've given you all thesegreat series to learn with today but you might be asking yourself how can I kindof actively learn English with these on my own and not just be like sitting onthe couch and using them purely for entertainment?Now we make this really easy on this post so you should definitelysubscribe so any of these that we haven't made lessons with you can seethem in the future but just in case you want to get started on your own I wantedto quickly kind of tell you our methodology for learning that you canalready apply it to learning on your own now it'll take you a little bit moretime and then these lessons that we kind of curate already for you but it willalso be useful for you kind of getting some extra benefit out of these series.
So all right, so this is what you do the first thing is you're going to pick oneof the series here the second thing is you're going to go to google and you'regoing to type in there transcripts for in the name of the series and once youget this transcript it's really great if you can download it or you can copy andpaste it into a Word document or you can even print it out and thenwhat you're going to do is you're going to kind of pick a scene maybe I wouldwant to take like the very first scene start from the very beginning of theseries and the first thing that you're going to do is watch this scene withsubtitles so you'll kind of just be trying to get the context of the scenenow depending on your level if you're intermediate or lower intermediate maybeyou'll want to actually start out by watching it with subtitles in yournative language but if you are intermediate to advanced then you mightwant to watch it with English subtitles right away. So after you've done this youprobably have the context if you watch it first with subtitles in your nativelanguage then be sure then after to watch it again with sometimes in Englishotherwise you'll move on to the next step the next step would be to take thistranscript that you've printed out or that you've saved and you're going tolook through it and kind of take note of everything that's kind of complicated somaybe there were some words that you already saw that you didn't know maybethere was something that you were like I would not have understood that withoutthe subtitles, so maybe you're kind of like highlight that and then basicallywhat you're going to do is go through all the new vocabulary or expressionsthat you've pointed out and you'll do a little bit of research you look up whatdo these different words mean what do these expressions mean and then onceit's kind of like all full of notes of like all the different definitions ofall the words and the expressions that you didn't know the next step would bethe pronunciation so you've probably already noticed some things that withoutthe subtitles you would not have understood. So these things basicallywhat you're going to do is pick up the scene again and watch those partsspecifically so kind of listen while you're looking at the transcript andreally try to figure out why exactly was it that I couldn't understand this. Maybe it was due to something being pronounced in a way that youweren't expecting so for example maybe you saw the word "butter" but actually anAmerican one pronounces this butter we would say [bu-der] with a sound thatsounds more like a D or maybe it was because some words kind of connectedtogether some words reduced completely so you actually want to see how is theway that natives really pronounce this and not just depending on your eyes andlike reading the transcript and doing this kind of over time you'll start tokind of get used to some of these tendencies of how natives really speak.
Alright so once you've done all this you have watched at first got the contextbroken down the transcript now it's kind of time for the most fun part so whatyou're going to do now is watch the series without any subtitles to kind oftest everything that you've learned. If you notice that there's some part of itthat you're still struggling with then that's no problem at all don't beatyourself up, that means don't give yourself a hard time or don't criticizeyourself really heavily, all you have to do is pause it and go back and try tofigure out why didn't I understand that part and maybe watch it a few times andso you feel really confident about understanding the whole scene withoutsubtitles. Alright guys so I hope that you'll have a lot of fun learning inthis way I hope that you'll enjoy all these series and now I really want tohear from you so the first thing that I'd like you to tell me is which ofthese 10 series are you going to use to learn English with? Second, I want you totell me was there some series not in this list that you really enjoyed overthe last year? Maybe it will even make a lesson with it and also be sure to seewhat other learners said because maybe you'll just find another suggestion thatyou like even more. Alright guys thanks so much for joining me today, and now it's time to go beyond the classroom and live your English, awww yeah!
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