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1.11 Jenny Offers Rob a Job

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Published: 26 Oct 2021
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 1:44
Accent: American, British
Source: American English File

Jenny offers Rob a job in New York.

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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

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  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 is a writer who lives in London.
  • Jenny is from New York. She is on a business trip to London.
  • Jenny has to go back to New York soon.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. Rob arrives late.
    True
    False

  2. Jenny is angry at Rob.
    True
    False

  3. Rob orders a coffee.
    True
    False

  4. Jenny thinks that London is the best city in the world.
    True
    False

  5. Jenny doesn't want to go home.
    True
    False

  6. Jenny offers Rob a job in New York for a month.
    True
    False

  7. Jenny's boss likes Rob's articles.
    True
    False

  8. Jenny wants Rob to write a book.
    True
    False

  9. Rob is interested in the job.
    True
    False

  10. Rob must decide today if he wants the job.
    True
    False

  11. Rob accepts the job.
    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.



  • Jenny:
    Rob.
  • Rob:
    Jenny. Hi. Sorry I'm a bit late.
  • Jenny:
    No problem.
  • Rob:
    I got your message.
  • Jenny:
    Would you like a coffee or something?
  • Rob:
    No, I'm fine, thanks. So what did you want to talk about?
  • Rob:
    You think London is the best city in the world, and you don't want to go home.
  • Jenny:
    Not exactly. We would like you to come to New York.
  • Rob:
    Me? To New York?
  • Jenny:
    I talked to Barbara about you. You know Barbara, my boss? She loves your articles too.
  • Jenny:
    So, would you like to come over to New York and work for us? Just for a month and write a column for New York 24 7. And maybe a daily blog.
  • Rob:
    Wow! Sounds great! What could I call it? An Englishman in New York.
  • Jenny:
    Why not. Are you interested?
  • Rob:
    Yes. Very! It's amazing, but I need to think about it.
  • Jenny:
    Of course.
  • Rob:
    When do I need to decide?
  • Jenny:
    Before the end of the week.
  • Rob:
    Okay, great! Thank you.
  • Jenny:
    And now I really have to go.

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 / arrive / bit / late / again

Rob arrives a bit late again.



Sentence 2

Jenny / ask / Rob / he / like / coffee

Jenny asks Rob if he would like (a) coffee.



Sentence 3

Rob / joke / Jenny / not / want / leave / London

Rob jokes (that) Jenny doesn't want to leave London.



Sentence 4

Jenny / tell / Rob / boss / love / article

Jenny tells Rob (that) her boss loves his articles.



Sentence 5

Jenny / offer / Rob / one / month / job / New York

Jenny offers Rob a one-month job in New York.



Sentence 6

they / want / Rob / write / column / and / day / blog

They want Rob to write a column and a daily blog.



Sentence 7

Rob / suggest / call / blog / Englishman / New York

Rob suggests calling the blog An Englishman in New York.



Sentence 8

Rob / interested / job / but / he / want / think / it

Rob is interested in the job, but he wants to think about it.



Sentence 9a

Rob / have / until / end / week / decide

Rob has until the end of the week to decide.



Sentence 9b

Rob / must / decide / by / end / week

Rob must decide by the end of the week.



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.

Button|Slider

Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

Hi. Sorry I'm a bit late.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Would you like a coffee or something?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

So what did you want to talk about?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

You think London is the best city in the world, and you don't want to go home.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

We'd like you to come to New York.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Would you like to come over to New York and work for us?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

Just for a month and write a column for New York 24 7.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

What could I call it?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

When do I need to decide?



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Before the end of the week.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

And now I really have to go.



Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Jenny: Rob

Rob: Jenny. Hi. Sorry I'm a bit late

Jenny: No problem.

Rob: Really?

Jenny: Really.

Rob: I got your message.

Jenny: Would you like a coffee or something?

Rob: No, I'm fine, thanks. So what did you want to talk about? You think London is the best city in the world, and you don't want to go home.

Jenny: Not exactly. We'd like you to come to New York.

Rob: Me? To New York?

Jenny: I talked to Barbara about you. You know Barbara, my boss? She loves your articles too. So, would you like to come over to New York and work for us? Just for a month and write a column for New York 24 7. And maybe a daily blog.

Rob: Wow! Sounds great! What could I call it? An Englishman in New York.

Jenny: Why not. Are you interested?

Rob: Yes. Very! It's amazing, but I need to think about it.

Jenny: Of course.

Rob: When do I need to decide?

Jenny: Before the end of the week.

Rob: Okay, great! Thank you.

Jenny: And now I really have to go.


Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (infinitives)

  • IDEA 1 | Verb + Infinitive   Use an infinitive (to + verb) after some verbs.


    Jenny wants to talk to Rob.
    Rob decides to go to New York.
    Barbara would like to hire Rob.

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



  • IDEA 2a | Verb + Object + Infinitive   Use an object (usually a person) and an infinitive (to + verb) after some verbs.


    Jenny would like Rob to come to New York.
    Barbara expects Rob to accept the job.
    Rob asks Jenny to give him some time to think.

    [ advise, allow, ask, expect, get, need, teach, tell, want, would like ]



  • IDEA 2b | Verb + Object + Infinitive   The subject performs the action of the verb. The object performs the action of the infinitive.


    Jenny would like Rob to come to New York.
    ↪ [ Jenny would like ] + [ Rob (maybe) will come ]
    Barbara expects Rob to accept the job.
    ↪ [ Barbara expects ] + [ Rob (maybe) will accept ]
    Rob asks Jenny to give him some time to think.
    ↪ [ Rob asks ] + [ Jenny (maybe) will give ]

Grammar Check 문법 검사 Verificação de gramática Revisión gramatical Перевірка граматики

  1. Jenny wants (to talk to Rob ) about a job offer.
  2. Jenny asks ( Rob to come ) to New York.
  3. Rob hopes that Jenny ( doesn't want to go ) home.
  4. Jenny wants ( Rob to come ) to New York with her.
  5. Barbara ( would like to hire Rob ) for New York 24 7.
  6. Rob needs ( to think ) about the job offer.
  7. Jenny hopes ( that Rob comes ) to New York.
  8. Jenny invites ( Rob to have ) dinner.
  9. Jenny plans ( to go back ) to New York soon.
  10. Rob will probably decide ( to go ) to New York.

  11. I don't want ______.
    to leave
    you to leave

  12. He promised ______.
    don't leave
    don't to leave
    not to leave
    not leave

  13. She told ______ hard.
    to study
    us to study

  14. She asked ______ to the teacher.
    to talk
    us to talk

  15. He plans ______ a new car.
    to buy
    her to buy

  16. She expects ______ a doctor.
    to become
    to become her son
    her son to become

  17. She wants ______.
    to help
    to help her son
    her son to help

  18. I need _____ on time.
    to be
    you to be

  19. They pretended ______ asleep.
    to be
    us to be

  20. He won't allow ______ our phones during the test.
    to use
    us to use


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 | you / have / children / ?

Do you have children?

Yes I do.
No, I don't.

   

Q2 | you / want / children

Do you want children? Why?

Yes, I do. The reason is ...
No, I don't. The reason is ...

   

Q3 | what / type / job / would / you / like / children / have / ?

What type of job would you like your children to have? Why?

I would like my children to be ...

   

Q4 | what / you / teach / children / ?

What will/do/did you teach your children?

I [will teach/teach/taught] my children to ...

   

Q5 | where / you / want / your / children / live

Where [do/will] you want your children to live?

I (will) want my children to live ...

   

Q6 | you / allow / children / marry / foreigner / ?

[Will/Would] you allow your children to marry a foreigner? Why?

Yes, I [will/would] because ...
No, I [won't/wouldn't] because ...

   

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