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Learn English with an ESL lesson from American English File

1.1 Rob and Jenny

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Published: 12 Sep 2021   [ UPDATED NOV 2025 ]
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 1:48
Accent: American, British
Source: American English File

Improve your English with an ESL listening lesson from American English File 1. Rob and Jenny meet for the first time.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції

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  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст

Rob Jenny
Rob Jenny

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. What is Rob's last (family) name?
    Walker
    Walter
    Winter

  2. Where does Rob live?
    London
    New York
    Tokyo

  3. What is Rob's job?
    He is an editor.
    He is a tour guide.
    He is a writer.

  4. What is the name of the magazine that Rob works for?
    London After Seven
    London 4 to 7
    London 24-7

  5. What topics does Rob write about?
    People
    Politics
    Restaurants
    Sports
    Transportation
    Theater

  6. What is Jenny's last (family) name?
    Lewinsky
    Salinsky
    Zielinski

  7. Where does Jenny live?
    London
    New York
    Tokyo

  8. What is Jenny's job?
    She is an assistant editor.
    She is a tour guide.
    She is a writer.

  9. When did Jenny get the job?
    Recently
    Two years ago
    Five years ago

  10. What is the name of the magazine that Jenny works for?
    New York After Seven
    New York 4 to 7
    New York 24-7

  11. Why is Jenny going to London?
    To meet Rob
    To see her family
    On a business trip

  12. How many times has she been to the U.K. before?
    Never
    Once
    Many times

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Dialogue Practice 대화 연습 Prática de Diálogo Práctica de diálogo Практика діалогу

Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково



Sentence 1

Rob / live / work / London

Rob lives and works in London.



Sentence 2

Rob / write / about / London / magazine / call / London 24-7

Rob writes about London for a magazine (that is) called London 24-7.



Sentence 3

Rob / think / London / great / city

Rob thinks (that) London is a great city.



Sentence 4

Jenny / live / New York

Jenny lives in New York.



Sentence 5

Jenny / think / New York / best / city / world

Jenny thinks (that) New York is the best city in the world.



Sentence 6

Jenny / assistant / editor / magazine / call / New York 24-7

Jenny is the assistant editor of a magazine (that is) called New York 24-7.



Sentence 7

Jenny / business / trip / London

Jenny is on a business trip to London.



Sentence 8

this / Jenny / first / time / U.K.

This is Jenny's first time in the U.K.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

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Clip 1
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I work in London, and I write about London.



Clip 2
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I work for a magazine called London 24-7.



Clip 3
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I write about life in London - the people, the theater, the restaurants. It's fun.



Clip 4
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I love London. It's a great city.



Clip 5
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My name's Jenny Zielinski.



Clip 6
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I'm from New York, the number one city in the world.



Clip 7
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I'm the assistant editor of a magazine - New York 24-7.



Clip 8
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I'm the new assistant editor.



Clip 9
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But this week, I'm on a business trip to London.



Clip 10
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This is my first time in the U.K.



Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Hi. My name's Rob Walker. I live here in London. I work in London, and I write about London.

I work for a magazine called London 24-7.

I write about life in London - the people, the theater, the restaurants. It's fun.

I love London. It's a great city.


Hi. My name's Jenny Zielinski from New York, the number one city in the world.

I'm the assistant editor of a magazine - New York 24-7.

I'm the new assistant editor.

But this week, I'm on a business trip to London.

This is my first time in the U.K.

It's very exciting.



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (prepositions)

  • IDEA 1 | Some verbs use a preposition. Some common combinations are:


    live + in + a place   »   I live in New York.
    listen + to + something   »   They are listening to music.
    look + at + something   »   She is looking at the sign.
    talk + to + someone   »   He talked to his boss.
    talk + about + a topic   »   They are talking about the weather.
    work + for + a company   »   He works for London 24-7.
    * write + for + a company   »   He writes for London 24-7.
    * write + about + a topic   »   He writes about sports.


  • IDEA 2 | Some verbs do not use a preposition.


    buy + something   »   She bought a ticket.
    leave + a place   »   She left her house at 7:00am.
    hear + something   »   I can hear music.
    read + something   »   She read Rob's article.
    see + something   »   He didn't see the sign.
    * write + something   »   She is writing a letter.


  • IDEA 3 | Some nouns use a preposition.


    on + a trip   »   She is on a business trip.
    on + vacation   »   She is not on vacation.
    on + a diet   »   He will go on a diet.
    by + accident   »   I dropped your phone by accident.
    in + love   »   Rob and Jenny will fall in love.


Grammar Check 문법 검사 Verificação de gramática Revisión gramatical Перевірка граматики

  1. My cousin lives Paris
  2. He left the office at 6:30.
  3. I want to go vacation soon.
  4. She is trying to listen John.
  5. I can't hear John.
  6. He can't see us.
  7. He is not looking us.
  8. We will go a trip to London next year.
  9. Rob is writing a restaurant.
  10. Rob is writing an article.
  11. Jenny took my phone accident.
  12. What are you talking ?
  13. Who are you talking ?
  14. I need to go a diet.
  15. Do you think they are love?
  16. Jenny bought her ticket online.

  17. Rob a coffee.
  18. Rob will Jenny soon.
  19. Rob will to Jenny soon.
  20. Jenny wants to a movie with Rob.
  21. Rob will about the movie after he sees it.
  22. Rob and his boss are at the magazine together.
  23. Jenny and Rob for a magazine.
  24. Rob has to an article for the magazine.
  25. Rob's boss is to Rob.
  26. Jenny can't anything because the airplane is so loud.

Score:


Grammar Discussion 문법 논의 Discussão de gramática Discusión gramática Обговорення граматики

Directions: First make questions using the words below. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Then ask your partner these questions.

Instrucciones: Primero forma preguntas usando las palabras de abajo. Puedes cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puedes cambiar el orden de las palabras. Luego hazle estas preguntas a tu compañero.

Instruções: Primeiro, crie perguntas usando as palavras abaixo. Você pode alterar a forma das palavras ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Depois, faça essas perguntas ao seu colega.

지시 사항: 먼저 아래 단어를 사용하여 질문을 만드세요. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 그런 다음 파트너에게 이 질문들을 해 보세요.

Інструкції: Спочатку складіть запитання, використовуючи слова нижче. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів. Потім поставте ці запитання партнерові.


Q1 | what / city / would / you / like / live / ? / Why / ?

What city would you like to live in? Why?

I would like to live in ... because ...

   

Q2 | what / kind / music / you / like / listen / ?

What kind of music do you like to listen to?

I like to listen to ...

   

Q3 | when / you / meet / friend / what / you / usually / talk / ?

When you meet friends, what do you usually talk about?

We usually talk about ...

   

Q4 | what / company / you / work ?

What company [do/did/will] you work for?

I work for ...   I worked for ...   I will work for ...

   

Q5 | what / company / your / father / work / ?

What company [does/did] your father work for?

My father works for ...   My father worked for ...

   

Q6 | how / old / you / when / you / first / fall / love

How old were you when you first fell in love?

I was ... (years old) when I first fell in love.

   

Q7 | where / you / want / go / vacation / next / ?

Where do you want to go on vacation next?

I want to go to ... on my next vacation.

   

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