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How romantic films shape relationship expectations (Level A1) — a piece of paper with a message on it

How romantic films shape relationship expectationsCEFR A1

12 Feb 2026

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Adapted from Kelsey Bartlett - Virginia Tech, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Deepak Gupta, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • It is almost Valentine's Day.
  • Many people watch romance films then.
  • Children learn about love from stories.
  • Old and new films show love.
  • Films often end happily for couples.
  • Movies do not show all problems.
  • Some people like these happy stories.
  • Experts say films change what people expect.

Difficult words

  • romance — a story about love between people
  • film — a long recorded story people watch in cinema
    films
  • child — a young person who is not an adult
    Children
  • couple — two people who are in a relationship
    couples
  • expert — a person with special knowledge or skill
    Experts
  • expect — to think something will happen in future

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Discussion questions

  • Do you like romance films?
  • Who do you watch films with?
  • Have you learned about love from stories or films?

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