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  • Welcome to English at the Movies.

  • American Classics.

  • Where We Teach You American English Heard at the movies.

  • The 2005 movie Madagascar tells the story of the kind lion Alex and his animal friends.

  • They leave their zoo for a night out and are unexpectedly transported to the island of Madagascar.

  • They're Alex develops a desire to hunt meat and must separate from his friends when they are threatened by mean island animals.

  • Alex overcomes his hunting desire to aid them.

  • Listen for the words, it's Showtime.

  • Yes, it's Showtime.

  • Thanks for not giving up on me, Marty.

  • Man, you almost gave me a heart attack.

  • You can't just come up here and sneak up on me just cause you're a lying look on me.

  • We're getting out of here.

  • Guys, just go with me on this.

  • Like I said, it's Showtime.

  • What do you think it's Showtime?

  • Means is it a.

  • The point in time in which something ends or be something exciting and risky is about to happen.

  • Listen again, we're getting out of here.

  • Guys just go with me on this.

  • Like I said, it's showtime.

  • The answer is B.

  • Something exciting and risky is about to happen.

  • Alex is asking his friends to go along with his behavior of a mean, hungry lion to scare off the island animals, and that's English at the movies.

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