Learn English with an ESL lesson from American English File

Rob	Jenny

• Rob is a writer who lives in London.
• Jenny is from New York. She is on a business trip to London.
• Jenny and Rob work for the same magazine company.

1. Rob and Jenny have a _____ morning.
   stressful
   boring
   busy
   free
   
   
2. Jenny thinks that Rob is an expert on _____.
   life in London
   modern art
   theatre
   writing
   
   
3. Rob suggests going ______.
   sightseeing
   shopping
   bowling
   cycling
   
   
4. Jenny is worried because she doesn't have _____.
   enough money
   a helmet
   a bike
   time
   
   
5. Rob gets a call from _____.
   Daniel
   Karen
   Eddie
   David
   
   
6. Rob has to do an interview with _____.
   a photographer
   an athlete
   an actor
   an artist
   
   
7. The interview is at ______.
   the Tower of London
   the Globe Theatre
   Buckingham Palace
   the Tate Modern
   
   
8. Rob asks to do the interview ______
   on another day
   in the afternoon
   after lunch
   at night
   
   
9. Jenny will meet Rob ______.
   outside the museum
   at the office
   at her hotel
   in a cafe
   
   
10. Jenny will ______ to the art museum.
    take a taxi
    take a bus
    walk
    bike
    
    

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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.

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• Rob:
  So Jenny, we have a free morning. What do you want to do?
  
• Jenny:
  Well, you're the expert on London life. What do you suggest?
  
• Rob:
  Well, we can go cycling.
  
• Jenny:
  I don't have a bike.
  
• Rob:
  We can rent bikes. It's easy.
  
• Jenny:
  That's cool.
  
• Rob:
  Okay, great. So we can cycle through the parks, and you can see a bit of London.
  
• Rob:
  Oh, hang on. Uh-oh. It's Daniel. Daniel, hi.
  
• Daniel:
  Hi Rob. You need to do an interview this morning with an artist. He's at the Tate Modern.
  
• Rob:
  Can I do the interview on Monday?
  
• Daniel:
  Sorry. He can only do this morning.
  
• Rob:
  Okay, send me the details.
  
• Daniel:
  Thank you very much, Rob.
  
• Rob:
  I'm sorry.
• Jenny:
  That's okay. I understand. Work is work.
  
• Rob:
  But, I can meet you later outside the Tate Modern. It's on the South Bank.
  
• Jenny:
  I can find it. I have a map. I can cycle there.
  
• Rob:
  Let's meet at 12 o'clock then.
  
• Jenny:
  Great.

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

Rob / Jenny / have / free / morning / London

Rob and Jenny have a free morning in London.

Rob / suggest / they / go / cycle / through / park

Rob suggests (that) they go cycling through the park.

Jenny / not / have / bike / but / Rob / insist / rent / one / easy

Jenny doesn't have a bicycle, but Rob insists (that) renting one is easy.

Jenny / not / have / bike / but / Rob / insist / it / easy / rent / one

Jenny doesn't have a bicycle, but Rob insists (that) it is easy to rent one.

unfortunate / Daniel / call / Rob / and / tell / he / have to / do / interview

Unfortunately, Daniel calls Rob and tells him (that) he has to do an interview.

interview / with / artist / the Tate Modern

The interview is with an artist at the Tate Modern.

Rob / ask / reschedule / but / artist / only / available / today

Rob asks to reschedule, but the artist is only available today.

because / interview / they / not / go / cycle / together.

Because of the interview, they can't go cycling together.

so / Rob / suggest / meet / the Tate Modern / after / interview

So, Rob suggests meeting at the Tate Modern after [his/the] interview.

So, Rob suggests (that) they meet at the Tate Modern after [his/the] interview.

Jenny / say / she / can / cycle / there

Jenny says (that) she can cycle there.

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.

So Jenny, we have a free morning.

What do you want to do?

You're the expert on London life. What do you suggest?

I don't have a bike.

We can rent bikes. It's easy.

We can cycle through the parks, and you can see a bit of London.

Oh, hang on. Uh-oh. It's Daniel.

You need to do an interview this morning with an artist.

Can I do the interview on Monday?

Sorry. He can only do this morning.

That's okay. I understand. Work is work.

But, I can meet you later outside the Tate Modern.

I can find it. I have a map.

Let's meet at 12 o'clock then.

• IDEA 1 | Modal verbs (can, might, should) are followed by base form verbs (go, be, make, have).

  
  We can rent bicycles. ✓
  We can to rent bicycles. ✘
  I will meet you at 12 o'clock. ✓
  I will meeting you at 12 o'clock. ✘
  You should wear a helmet. ✓
  You should a helmet. ✘
  
  

  [ can, could, may, might, must, should, will, would ]

  
  
  
• IDEA 2 | Some regular verbs can be followed by an infinitive (to + verb).

  
  Rob needs to do an interview. ✓
  Rob needs do an interview. ✘
  What do you want to do? ✓
  What do you want doing? ✘
  They plan to meet at 12 o'clock. ✓
  They plan meet at 12 o'clock. ✘
  
  

  [ decide, expect, hope, need, offer, plan, pretend, promise, want, would like ]

  
  
  
• IDEA 3 | Some regular verbs can be followed by a gerund (verb+ing).

  
  They will go cycling. ✓
  They will go to cycle. ✘
  He suggests renting bikes. ✓
  He suggests rent bikes. ✘
  She doesn't enjoy going to museums. ✓
  She doesn't enjoy to go to museums. ✘
  
  

  [ advise, avoid, consider, finish, go, keep, quit, recommend, regret, suggest ]

  
  
  
• IDEA 4 | Some regular verbs can be followed by an infinitive or a gerund.

  
  Daniel starts talking to Rob. ✓
  Daniel starts to talk to Rob. ✓
  
  They like going to cafes. ✓
  They like to go to cafes. ✓
  
  

  [ begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start ]

  
  
  
• IDEA 5 | Some regular verbs can be followed by a noun (without "to" or "ing").

  
  She wants an espresso. ✓
  She wants to espresso. ✘
  She wants to have an espresso. ✓
  
  Have you finished your coffee? ✓
  Have you finished to coffee? ✘
  Have you finished drinking your coffee? ✓

  
  
  
  

1. Daniel keeps _____ Jenny.
   call
   to call
   calling
   
   
2. Rob says that they can easily _____.
   rent bikes
   to rent bikes
   renting bikes
   bikes
   
   
3. Rob wants _____ his interview.
   postpone
   to postpone
   postponing
   
   
4. Jenny wants _____.
   another coffee.
   get another coffee.
   to get another coffee.
   getting another coffee.
   
   
5. Rob suggests _____ at the Tate Museum.
   meet
   to meet
   meeting
   
   
6. They will start _____ after Rob's interview.
   bike
   to bike
   biking
   
   
7. They will go _____ after Rob's interview.
   bike
   to bike
   biking
   
   
8. Rob hopes _____ his interview quickly.
   finish
   to finish
   finishing
   
   
9. They decide _____.
   to go to bike
   going to bike
   to go biking
   going biking
   
   
10. Rob expects _____ 15 minutes early.
    arrive
    to arrive
    arriving
    
    
11. Would you like _____ ?
    tea
    to tea
    teaing
    to have tea
    having tea
    
    
12. She recommended this _____.
    wine
    to wine
    wining
    
    
13. Could you please _____?
    pass the milk
    to pass the milk
    passing the milk
    the milk
    
    
14. You should _____ later.
    do it
    to do it
    doing it
    it
    
    
15. I usually avoid _____.
    go to crowded bars
    to go to crowded bars
    going to crowded bars
    crowded bars
    to crowded bars
    
    
16. Rob needs _____ the artist today.
    meet
    to meet
    meeting
    
    
17. Do you like _____?
    read books
    to read books
    reading books
    books
    
    
18. We need _____.
    earn more money
    to earn more money
    earning more money
    more money
    
    
19. He prefers _____.
    live in big cities
    to live in big cities
    living in big cities
    big cities
    
    
20. You should ____ a new phone.
    consider buy
    consider buying
    consider to buy
    to consider to buy
    considering buying
    to consider to buy
    considering buying
    
    

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

Q1 | what / you / plan / do / this / weekend / ?

What do you plan to do this weekend?

I plan to ...

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Q2 | what / foods / you / avoid / eat / when / you / sick / ?

What foods do you avoid eating when you are sick?

I usually avoid (eating) ... when I am sick.

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Q3 | what / famous / person / would / you / like / meet / ?

What famous person would you like to meet?

I would like to meet ...

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Q4 | in / how / many / language / can / you / say / hello / goodbye / ?

In how many languages can you say "hello" and "goodbye"?

I can say "hello" and "goodbye" in ... languages.

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Q5 | what / bad / habit / you / want / quit / ?

What bad habit do you want to quit?

I want to quit ...

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Q6 | which / country / you / expect / win / next / World Cup / ?

Which country do you expect to win the next World Cup?

I expect ... to win the next World Cup.

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