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Here is another movie trailer to help you learn/practice English:
Road To Perdition

Here's what you do:

Click on the video below.
Watch the first 2:00 of the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
Check your answers.

QUESTIONS:

1. Mr. Rooney the boys' father's:
  employee
  confidant
  employer

2. Which of the following is true?:
  Mr. Rooney owes a lot to Michael (Tom Hanks)
  Michael owes a lot to Mr. Rooney
  Michael is like a father to Mr. Rooney

3. What does Michael's colleague ask Michael?:
  Whether the boys can keep a secret
  Whether the boys saw anything
  He asks if Michael is the boys' father

4. According to Mr. Rooney, sons often:
  love their fathers
  trouble their fathers
  go against their fathers

5. What does the boy scream at Michael?:
  That Michael can't take care of himself
  That Michael is to blame for their situation
  That he (the boy) can take care of himself

Check answers

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