Focus is a story that I discovered through ESL Writing. Rob Whyte, the person behind ESL Writing, has also devised the listening comprehension questions below.
Self-study activity:
Watch the short film and answer the questions.
Focus from Ari Kruger on Vimeo.
1. Where did they meet?
2. What are the four steps that lead to two people falling in love?
3. What did he notice about the girl?
4. What happens when the guy wants to talk about the problem?
5. Why did she leave him?
6. When she leaves, what 3 things does the man do?
7. Where do they meet again?
8. What happens when they meet?
9. Who is to blame for the breakup?
10. Why does the title Focus mean?
11. Why does the video director put some things out of focus?
12. In the end, the narrator says, “You question your focus.” What does that mean?
You can read the transcript here.
