Learn English with an ESL lesson from American English File

Rob	Jenny	Daniel

• 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. Jenny thanks Rob for taking her out for dinner.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Last night, Jenny stayed home and relaxed.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Last night, Rob stayed home and relaxed.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Jenny wants to read Rob's article.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Jenny can't talk to Eddie because she is in the office.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Today is Jenny's birthday.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Rob invites Jenny out for dinner.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Rob says he wants to discuss business at dinner.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Daniel invites Jenny out for dinner.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Daniel says he wants to discuss business at dinner.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Jenny agrees to go out with Rob.
    True
    False
    
    

Score:

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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.

• 
  
• Jenny:
  Thanks for showing me around London yesterday. I had a great time.
  
• Rob:
  Me too. So what did you do last night?
  
• Jenny:
  Nothing really. I had a lot of work to do - emails, phone calls. What did you do?
  
• Rob:
  I wrote my article about the artist that I interviewed yesterday morning.
  
• Jenny:
  Can I see it? Sorry. Hi Eddie.
  
• Eddie:
  𝅘𝅥𝅯 Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. 𝅘𝅥𝅯
• Jenny:
  Thanks, but listen. I can't talk right now. I'm in the office.
  
• Jenny:
  Sorry, but it's my birthday today.
  
• Rob:
  Really? Happy birthday! Maybe we could have dinner tonight?
  
• Daniel:
  Jennifer.
• Jenny:
  Oh, hi Daniel.
• Daniel:
  I'd like to take you out for dinner this evening.
  
• Jenny:
  This evening?
• Daniel:
  Yes, for a working dinner. We have a lot to talk about before you go back to New York. I know a very good restaurant.
  
• Jenny:
  Yes, of course.
• Daniel:
  Great. See you later.
  
• Jenny:
  Yes, sure. Sorry Rob.

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

Jenny / thank / Rob / show / her / around / London

Jenny thanks Rob for showing her around London.

Rob / Jenny / tell / other / what / they / do / last / night

Rob and Jenny tell each other what they did last night.

Jenny / ask / read / Rob / article

Jenny asks to read Rob's article.

while / Jenny / talk / Rob / she / get / call / Eddie

While Jenny is talking to Rob, she gets a call from Eddie.

Eddie / start / sing / Happy Birthday / Jenny.

Eddie starts [singing/to sing] Happy Birthday to Jenny.

Jenny / tell / Eddie / she / not / talk / because / she / office

Jenny tells Eddie (that) she can't talk because she is in the office.

Rob / want / go / out / Jenny / for / birthday

Rob wants to go out with Jenny for her birthday.

Daniel / also / want / go / Jenny / dinner

Daniel also wants to go out with Jenny for dinner.

Jenny / accept / Daniel / invitation / and / apologise / Rob

Jenny accepts Daniel's invitation and apologises to Rob.

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.

Thanks for showing me around London yesterday.

So what did you do last night?

I had a lot of work to do.

What did you do?

I wrote my article about the artist that I interviewed yesterday morning.

Can I see it?

But listen. I can't talk right now. I'm in the office.

Maybe we could have dinner tonight?

I'd like to take you out for dinner this evening.

We have a lot to talk about before you go back to New York.

I know a very good restaurant.

See you later.

• IDEA 1 | Phrasal verbs are verbs with two parts: base verb (get, set, put) + particle (down, back, off). The particle changes the meaning of the base verb.
  
  

  get over	»	recover, become healthy again
  get on	»	enter a bus, plane, train
  go back	»	return (to a place)
  go out	»	leave the house and do something fun
  hang on	»	wait
  hang up	»	end a phone conversation
  set off	»	begin a trip
  set up	»	organize, arrange
  show around	»	give a tour of a place
  show up	»	appear, arrive

  
  
• IDEA 2 | Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. They don't use an object.

  
  hang on = intransitive (no object)
  Please hang on. ✓
  Please hang on Rob. ✘ intransitive
  Please hang Rob on. ✘ intransitive
  Please hang on him. ✘ intransitive
  Please hang him on. ✘ intransitive
  
  ★ intransitive = can't have an object

  
  
• IDEA 3 | Some phrasal verbs are transitive and separable. They use an object. If the object is a noun, the object can go after the particle or between the base verb and the particle. If the object is a pronoun (her, it, them), it must go between the verb and the particle.

  
  show around = transitive (object) & separable (object in middle - okay)
  Can you show around? ✘ transitive
  Can you show around Jenny? ✓
  Can you show Jenny around? ✓
  Can you show around her? ✘ separable
  Can you show her around? ✓
  
  ★ transitive = needs an object
  ★ separable = the object pronoun must go between the verb and particle

  
  
• IDEA 4 | Some phrasal verbs are transitive and inseparable. They use an object. The object cannot go between the base verb and the particle.

  
  get over = transitive (object) & inseparable (object in middle - not okay)
  Rob got over. ✘ transitive
  Rob got over the flu. ✓
  Rob got the flu over. ✘ inseparable
  Rob got over it. ✓
  Rob got it over. ✘ inseparable
  
  ★ transitive = needs an object
  ★ inseparable = the object cannot go between the verb and particle

  
  
• IDEA 5 | Most phrasal verbs have many different meanings.

  get on	»	enter a bus, plane, train
  		He got on the bus.
  	»	have a friendly relationship
  		Jenny and Rob get on well.
  hang on	»	wait
  		Can you hang on a minute?
  	»	hold
  		Please hang on to my phone while I am swimming.

  
  

1. The bus was full, so Rob couldn't get --- back over on off out ( on ) .
   
2. It took Rob two weeks to get --- back over on off out ( over ) his cold.
   
3. Jenny asks Rob to hang --- back over on off up ( on ) while she is talking on the phone
   
4. Jenny hangs --- back over on off up ( up ) the phone and goes into the store.
   
5. Jenny plans to go --- back over on off out ( back ) to New York next week.
   
6. Daniel asked Jenny to go --- back over on off out ( out ) for dinner.
   
7. Jenny set --- around over on off up ( off ) for the museum at 9:30 in the morning.
   
8. Karen set --- around over on off up ( up ) an interview between Rob and an artist.
   
9. Rob offers to show Jenny --- around over on off up ( around ) London.
   
10. Rob often shows --- around over on off up ( up ) late.
    
11. Daniel and Rob don't seem to get --- around over on off out ( on ) well.
    
    
12. I stayed home for a week so that I could ______.
    get over
    get over my cold
    get my cold over
    get over it
    get it over
    
13. I am busy. Can you ______ ?
    show around
    show around Rob
    show Rob around
    show around him
    show him around
    
14. Rob ______ 20 minutes late last night.
    showed up
    showed up himself
    showed himself up
    showed up it
    showed it up
    
15. They are going to ______.
    set up
    set up a business
    set a business up
    set up it
    set it up
    
16. As the bus approached, Jenny said goodbye and ______.
    got on
    got on the bus
    got the bus on
    got on it
    got it on
    
    

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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 | how / long / it / take / you / get / cold / ?

How long does it take you to get over a cold?

It takes me ... to get over a cold.

Show Hide     Show Hide

Q2 | you / usually / get / bus / at / front / door / or / middle / door / ?

Do you usually get on a bus at the front door or the middle door?

I usually get on (a bus) at ...

Show Hide     Show Hide

Q3 | you / go / yesterday / ?    where / you / go / ?

Did you go out yesterday?   Where did you go?

Yes, I did. I went to ...

Show Hide     Show Hide

Q4 | when / you / usually / set / for / work / ?

When do you usually set off/out for work?

I usually set off/out for work at ...

Show Hide     Show Hide

Q5 | you / usually / show / for / appointments / time / or / late / ?

Do you usually show up for appointments on time or late?

I usually show up ...

Show Hide     Show Hide

Q6 | you / ever / set / your / own / business / ?

Have you ever set up your own business? What was it?

Yes, I have. I set up ...

Show Hide     Show Hide

Q7 | you / ever / show / foreign / friends / your / city / ?

Have you ever shown foreign friends around your city? Where did you take them?

Yes, I have. I took them to ...

Show Hide     Show Hide