Weekend with TV: Suits

Engramme's Weekend with TV #5 - Suits (Listening B1-B2)

Are you a lawyer - or studying to be a lawyer? Would you like to be one?

New York County Supreme Courthouse, NYC (source: Wikimedia.org)

Watch & Enjoy

One of Manhattan's top lawyers (Gabriel Macht) decides to recruit a new  associate and hires the only guy that impresses him -- a smart but unmotivated college dropout (Patrick J. Adams). Though he isn't actually a lawyer, this legal prodigy has all the knowledge of a Harvard law grad and the experience of a hustler. However, in order to serve justice and save their jobs, both of them must continue to pretend that he is a Harvard graduate...

In this 1-minute extract from Suits' pilot, we see the beginnings of the ultimate legal dream team: Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams). It doesn't hurt that they agree on who's their favorite Batman¹.

Watch the Video: What are the two characters discussing in this scene?

Let's Practice

This short activity is intended to help you practice some of the nuances of English pronunciation in casual speech. Listen again and find out what the actual phrases are for the boldface items:

Mike: So, just one question. Wayjə2 go to Joanna's house? Harvey: Because I figured it out. Mike: I object. I think you did it because you care. Harvey: I did it because it's my job. Mike: Ju admit it? You care about me. I saw you smile when I showed up for work this morning. Harvey: I didn't smile. I was thinking of a funny joke. Look, we start on this tomorrow. Mike: Dəzis mean we're officially a team now? Harvey: I wouldn't move your things into Wayne Manor just yet. Mike: So, now you're Batman. Harvey: Closer dəhimdən Clemenza. Mike: Oh, yeah. Kilmer. Harvey: Clooney. Both: Keaton. Mike: Did you really quit when you first started? Harvey: F-kors-na:’. I'm not a wuss.

(see answers in the first comment below)

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1 extract taken from SuitsonUSAwith minor changes^↩
2 The last sound is a schwa /ə/: a short /e/ sound in English, esp. at the beginning of such words as 'arrive, ahead, away'^↩