Matthew Lillard Says He Feels Shame Over ‘Scream 7’ Return
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Matthew Lillard is an actor. He is in a movie called Scream 7. He says he feels bad about this.
Before, another actress named Melissa Barrera worked on the movie. But she got fired. This means the company told her to leave her job.
Matthew Lillard says he feels ashamed. This means he feels bad about something he did. He says, 'I feel shame about that.'
He also says he is embarrassed. This means he feels uncomfortable about a mistake. He thinks he made a mistake by staying in the movie.
Lillard says, 'I blew that.' This means he thinks he did something wrong. He also says he is on the 'wrong side of history.' This means he thinks people in the future will say he was wrong.
He continued to act in the movie after Barrera left. Now he says he regrets this choice.
Vocabulary8 words
- actor
- a person who plays a part in a movie
- movie
- a film you watch
- fired
- told to leave a job
- ashamed
- feeling bad about something you did
- embarrassed
- feeling uncomfortable about a mistake
- history
- things that happened in the past
- regrets
- feels sorry about a choice
- mistake
- something wrong you did
Quiz
Answer key
1. Scream 7 2. She got fired 3. Ashamed
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Matthew Lillard is an _____. He is in a movie called Scream 7. He says he feels bad about this.
Before, another actress named Melissa Barrera worked on the movie. But she got _____.
Matthew Lillard says he feels _____. He says, 'I feel shame about that.'
He also says he is _____. He thinks he made a mistake by staying in the movie.
Lillard says, 'I blew that.' He also says he is on the 'wrong side of _____.'
He continued to act in the movie after Barrera left. Now he says he _____ this choice.
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