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Jobs and Personalities: Advanced English Conversation Practice with HIT MAN

This English lesson uses a scene from the movie "Hit Man" to practice listening and understanding casual conversations. In this segment [00:45:53–00:48:12], Madison and Gary discuss Gary's unusual job as a hitman and his personality. We explore useful vocabulary, and learn phrases for describing someone's character, like "people person" and "lone wolf". Through their dialogue, you'll improve your listening skills and pick up practical language for talking about work and personality traits.

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the English lesson with the movie HIT MAN. New words and phrases for today are: I don't buy it, hitman, chivalry, cuddle, for the record, randomly, and many others. Let's watch and learn.

"I don't buy it" is an idiom that means "I don't believe it." Madison used it when she thought something Gary said wasn't true or didn't make sense.

"hitman" here means a person who is paid to kill other people. They do this job secretly, often pretending to be ordinary or friendly to avoid being caught.

"cuddle" means to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way.

The phrase "cuddled puppies" is often used to describe someone as kind and caring because they show love to small, cute animals.

In this clip, Madison doubts that Gary is really the killer because he seems too kind and caring. Gary explains that even though his job is to kill people, he still loves people. Let's continue to watch the next segment of the conversation.

"chivalry" means showing polite and respectful behavior, especially towards women, like opening doors or helping them. It comes from old traditions of knights being honorable and behaving in a pleasant and polite way.

When Gary says "chivalry may be dead", he refers to the opinion that manners and polite behavior are outdated.

"look up someone" is a phrasal verb that means to come and see someone; visit.

"I guess" is used when you think something is true or likely, but are not certain.

Now, we will continue to watch what's coming next in this conversation.
Ok, let's look closer at this part of the conversation and learn more new words.

"a gentleman does not kill and tell" is a play on the phrase "a gentleman does not kiss and tell". It means to keep personal affairs private.

The phrase "for the record" is used when you want someone to remember important information, or you officially state something.

"randomly" means in a way that happens, is done, or is chosen without following any system, plan, or rule.

"purpose" means an intention or aim; a reason for doing something.

Great work, let's continue to watch the next part of the conversation.
This part has only one word to learn: "occupation".

'occupation' means your job or the work you do to earn money.

Alright, now we are going to watch the final segment of today's clip.
Now let's pay closer attention and learn more new words and phrases.

"people person" means someone who enjoys talking and spending time with others. They are friendly and good at interacting with different people.

"lone wolf" means someone who prefers to be alone and does things by themselves. It means that this person likes to work or live without relying on others.

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