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1.4 First Time at the Office

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Published: 15 Sep 2021
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 1:26
Accent: American, British
Source: American English File

Rob takes Jenny to the London office for the first time.


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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
  • Rob lives in London. He is a writer.
  • Rob works for a magazine called London 24-7.
  • Jenny is from New York. She is an assistant-editor.
  • Jenny works for a magazine called New York 24-7.
  • Jenny is on a business trip to London.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. Rob takes Jennifer to the office.
    True
    False

  2. Jennifer is from the London Office.
    True
    False

  3. Karen is one of the magazine's writers.
    True
    False

  4. This is Jennifer's first time in Europe.
    True
    False

  5. Jennifer has some family in Poland.
    True
    False

  6. Jennifer lives in Brooklyn.
    True
    False

  7. Karen's brother lives in Brooklyn.
    True
    False

  8. Daniel offers Jennifer something to drink.
    True
    False

  9. Daniel's next meeting is at 12:00.
    True
    False

  10. Rob and Jennifer have a meeting with Daniel.
    True
    False

  11. Rob and Daniel seem to be close friends.
    True
    False

Score:


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

Directions: Practice reading the script. Then Hide parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

Instrucciones: Practica leyendo el guion. Luego haz clic en Hide para ocultar algunas de las expresiones y trata de repetir la conversación de memoria.

Instruções:: Pratique lendo o roteiro. Em seguida, clique em Ocultar para esconder algumas das expressões e tente repetir a conversa de memória.

지시 사항 : 스크립트를 읽는 연습을 하세요. 그런 다음 Hide 를 클릭하여 일부 표현을 숨기고 대화를 기억해서 반복해 보세요.

Інструкції: Потренуйтеся читати сценарій. Потім натисніть Hide, щоб приховати частини розмови, і спробуйте повторити сценарій з пам'яті.



  • Rob:
    So here we are. This is the office, and this is Karen.
  • Jenny:
    Hello Karen.
  • Rob:
    Karen, this is Jennifer Zielinski from the New York office.
  • Karen:
    Hello Jennifer. Nice to meet you.
  • Rob:
    Karen is our administrator. We all depend on her.
  • Karen:
    Is this your first time in the U.K., Jennifer?
  • Jenny:
    Yes, it is. But it isn't my first time in Europe. I have family in Poland.
  • Karen:
    Really? And where do you live in New York?
  • Jenny:
    In Manhattan. Do you know New York?
  • Karen:
    Yes, my sister lives in Brooklyn.
  • Jenny:
    I have family in Brooklyn too.


  • Daniel:
    Jennifer?
  • Jenny:
    Daniel?
  • Daniel:
    How nice to meet you.
  • Daniel:
    At last. Would you like something to drink: tea, coffee, water?
  • Jenny:
    No, I'm fine. Thanks.
  • Daniel:
    Oh Karen, what time is my next meeting?
  • Karen:
    At 12 o'clock.
  • Daniel:
    That's good. We have time. Okay. Come into my office, Jennifer.
  • Jenny:
    Thank you.

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 / bring / Jenny / office / and / introduce / her / Karen

Rob brings Jenny to the office(,) and (he) introduces her to Karen.



Sentence 2

Karen / administrator

Karen is an administrator.



Sentence 3

Karen / ask / Jenny / if / she / be / U.K. / before

Karen asks Jenny if she has been to the U.K. before.



Sentence 4

it / Jenny / first / time / U.K. / but / not / first / time / Europe

It is Jenny's first time in the U.K.(,) but (it is) not her first time in Europe.



Sentence 5

both / Karen / Jenny / have / family / Brooklyn

Both Karen and Jenny have family (who live) in Brooklyn.



Sentence 6

Daniel / interrupt / Karen / Jenny / conversation / and / offer / Jenny / something / drink

Daniel interrupts Karen and Jenny's conversation(,) and (he) offers Jenny something to drink.



Sentence 7

Daniel / invite / Jenny / his / office

Daniel invites Jenny into his office.



Sentence 8

Rob / seem / sad / when / Jenny / leave / Daniel

Rob seems sad when Jenny leaves with Daniel.



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
0:00 / 0:00

Here we are.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

This is the office, and this is Karen.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

Karen, this is Jennifer Zielinski from the New York office.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Karen is our administrator. We all depend on her.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Is this your first time in the U.K., Jennifer?



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Yes, it is. But it isn't my first time in Europe.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

I have family in Poland.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

And where do you live in New York?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Yes, my sister lives in Brooklyn.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

I have family in Brooklyn too. Where does your sister live?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

Would you like something to drink: tea, coffee, water?



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

No, I'm fine. Thanks.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

Oh Karen, what time is my next meeting?



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

Come into my office, Jennifer.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. How do you think Rob feels about Daniel? Why?
    ↪ Use: I think Rob... because... .
    ↪ Use: Rob might feel a little... because...
  2. Do you have any relatives in other countries?
    ↪ Use: Yes, my ... lives in...
    ↪ Use: No, my whole family lives in...
  3. Would you like to work in a different country for a while?
    ↪ Use: Yes, I would. I want to...
    ↪ Use: Maybe for a short time. I like travel, but I also...
    ↪ Use: Not really. I think it would be...
  4. What would be the pros and the cons of working in a different country?
    ↪ Use: One [pro/con] is you could...
    ↪ Use: The biggest advantage would be that...
    ↪ Use: A major disadvantage would be that...
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Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Rob: So here we are. This is the office, and this is Karen.

Jenny: Hello Karen.

Rob: Karen, this is Jennifer Zielinski from the New York office.

Karen: Hello Jennifer. Nice to meet you.

Rob: Karen is our administrator. We all depend on her.

Karen: Don't listen to Rob.

Rob: But it's true.

Karen: Is this your first time in the U.K., Jennifer?

Jenny: Yes, it is. But it isn't my first time in Europe. I have family in Poland.

Karen: Really? And where do you live in New York?

Jenny: In Manhattan. Do you know New York?

Karen: Yes, my sister lives in Brooklyn.

Jenny: I have family in Brooklyn too. Where does your sister live?

Daniel: Jennifer

Jenny: Daniel

Daniel: How nice to meet you. At last. Would you like something to drink: tea, coffee, water?

Jenny: No, I'm fine. Thanks.

Daniel: Great. Oh Karen, what time is my next meeting?

Karen: At 12 o'clock.

Daniel: That's good. We have time. Okay. Come into my office, Jennifer.

Jenny: Thank you.

Daniel: Talk to you later, Rob.

Rob: Yeah sure.


Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (possessives)

  • IDEA 1 | Use possessive adjectives (my/her/their) before nouns to show possession.

    I → my   |   My sister has two daughters.
    we → our   |   Our apartment is near the subway station.
    you → your   |   I like your shoes.
    she → her   |   Her brother lives in Brooklyn.
    he → his   |   I borrowed his bicycle.
    they → their   |   Their son is a teacher.


  • IDEA 2 | Use possessive pronouns (mine/hers/theirs) instead of nouns to show possession.

    I → mine   |   That book is mine.
    we → ours   |   That house is ours.
    you → yours   |   That coffee is yours.
    she → hers   |   That bicycle is hers.
    he → his   |   Those shoes are his.
    they → theirs   |   That car is theirs.


Grammar Check 문법 검사 Verificação de gramática Revisión gramatical Перевірка граматики

  1. Are these books ?
  2. This coffee is .
  3. That jacket is .
  4. She lives in house.
  5. I think I found phone.
  6. Is this phone?
  7. Is this phone ?
  8. The red scarf is .
  9. Do you like new scarf.
  10. We should bring bathing suits.
  11. I really like hat.
  12. I want a hat like .
  13. car was stolen.
  14. was stolen as well.
  15. children are at school now.
  16. are at school now too.
  17. phone is really old.
  18. is brand new.

Score:


Grammar Discussion 문법 논의 Discussão de gramática Discusión gramática Обговорення граматики

Directions: Ask your partner these questions. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.


Q1 | in / home / whose / bedroom / biggest / ?

In your home, whose bedroom is the biggest? Describe his/her room.

In my home, ...'s bedroom is the biggest. It is ...

   

Q2 | in / home / whose / bedroom / smallest / ?

In your home, whose bedroom is the smallest? Describe his/her room.

In my home, ...'s bedroom is the smallest. It is ...

   

Q3 | in / family / who / most / shoe / ?

In your family, who has the most shoes? How many shoes does she/he have?

... has the most shoes. She/He has ( more than / about ) ... pairs of shoes.

   

Q4 | in / family / whose / phone / oldest / ?

In your family, whose phone is the oldest? Describe his/her phone.

... has the oldest phone. It is ...
...'s phone is the oldest. It is ...

   

Q5 | in / family / who / nicest / cloth / ?

In your family, who has the nicest clothes? Describe his/her fashion.

... has the nicest clothes. She/He has a lot of ... and ...

   

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