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2.7 Running in Central Park

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Published: 23 Dec 2021   [ UPDATED JUL 2026 ]
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 2:06
Accent: American, British
Source: American English File

Jenny and Rob go running in Central Park and talk about staying in shape.


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.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Never better! exp. - Great!
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fantastic adj. - great
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ just saying that exp. - saying something to be polite
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get in shape exp. - become healthy (and fit)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ my figure n. - my body shape
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ eat out phv. - eat in a restaurant
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ come over phv. - come to my home

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression


Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст

Rob Jenny
Rob Jenny

  • Rob is from London, but he is in New York for a month for work.
  • Jenny is Rob's coworker (at a magazine).

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. What is Jenny's favorite place in New York?
    The Empire State Building
    The Train Station
    Central Park
    Her office

  2. What time is it?
    6:15
    6:50
    7:15
    7:50

  3. What does Jenny want to know?
    Who Rob has been meeting
    If Rob is happy in New York
    What Rob's favorite place in New York is
    Whether Rob enjoys running in the morning

  4. What is Jenny worried about?
    Rob's health
    Rob's family
    Rob's other girlfriend

  5. Why does Rob think he is in bad shape?
    He eats too much.
    His job is stressful.
    He doesn't exercise enough.
    He always eats in restaurants.

  6. What does Jenny offer to do?
    Help Rob relax.
    Help Rob work out.
    Cook a healthy meal for Rob.
    Take Rob to better restaurants.

  7. How many more times will they run around the park?
    one time
    two times
    ten times
    twelve times

Score:


Story Order 이야기 순서 Ordem da história Orden de la historia Порядок подій

Directions: Put the events in the correct order, then press "Check".

Instrucciones: Ordena los eventos correctamente y luego pulsa "Check".

Instruções: Coloque os eventos na ordem correta e depois clique em "Check".

지시 사항: 사건들을 올바른 순서로 배열한 후 "Check"를 누르세요.

Інструкції: Розташуйте події в правильному порядку, а потім натисніть "Check".



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  1. Rob and Jenny take a break from running.
  2. Jenny claims that Central Park is her favorite place in New York.
  3. Jenny asks Rob about his time in New York.
  4. Rob starts coughing.
  5. Jenny seems worried about Rob's health.
  6. Jenny blames the restaurants that Rob goes to.
  7. Jenny invites Rob to her place for a healthier meal after work.
  8. Rob says that he is ready to run again.

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:
    Are you okay?
  • Rob:
    Me? Never better!
  • Jenny:
    It's beautiful here, isn't it? I think this is my favorite place in New York.
  • Rob:
    Yeah, it's great.
  • Jenny:
    So how's it all going? Are you happy you came?
  • Rob:
    To Central Park at 7:15 in the morning?
  • Jenny:
    To New York, Rob.
  • Rob:
    Yeah. Of course I'm happy. It's fantastic.
  • Jenny:
    Really? You aren't just saying that?
  • Rob:
    No. I mean it!
  • Jenny:
    You need to get in shape , Rob.
  • Rob:
    I know. I'm a bit tired of eating out all the time. It isn't good for my figure.
  • Jenny:
    It's the restaurants you go to. Why don't you come over to my place after work. I can make you something a little healthier .
  • Rob:
    I'd really like that. Thanks.
  • Jenny:
    So, how do you feel now? Are you ready to go again ?
  • Rob:
    Oh yes. I'm ready for anything .

Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (negatives)

Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instruções: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você acha melhor. 2) Ouça novamente e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

Інструкції: 1) Прочитайте ці речення з відео і виберіть слово або вираз, який, на вашу думку, підходить найкраще. 2) Прослухайте ще раз і перевірте свої відповіді.

  • It's beautiful here, it?
  • I this is my favorite place in New York.
  • Really? You just saying that?
  • No. I it!
  • You to get in shape.
  • I a bit tired of eating out all the time.
  • It good for my figure.
  • Why you come over to my place after work?
  • I make you something a little healthier.
  • Oh yes. I ready for anything.

Score:


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 / Jenny / run / Central Park

Rob and Jenny are running [in/through/around] Central Park.



Sentence 2

Rob / seem / very / tired / but / Jenny / seem / fine

Rob seems very tired, but Jenny seems fine.



Sentence 3

Jenny / say / Central Park / favorite / place / New York

Jenny says (that) Central Park is her favorite place in New York.



Sentence 4

Jenny / want / know / Rob / enjoy / time / New York

Jenny wants to know [if/whether] Rob is enjoying his time in New York.



Sentence 5

Jenny / think / Rob / need / get / shape

Jenny thinks (that) Rob needs to get [into/in] shape.



Sentence 6

Rob / think / he / unhealthy / because / he / eat / out / much

Rob thinks (that) he is unhealthy because he eats out too much.



Sentence 7

Jenny / offer / make / dinner / Rob

Jenny offers to make dinner for Rob.



Sentence 8

Jenny / tell / Rob / they / only / have / go / around / two / more / time

Jenny tells Rob (that) they only have to go around two more times.



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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It's beautiful here, isn't it?



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I think this is my favorite place in New York.



Clip 3
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So how's it all going?



Clip 4
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Are you happy you came?



Clip 5
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Of course I'm happy. It's fantastic.



Clip 6
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Really? You aren't just saying that?



Clip 7
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You need to get in shape, Rob.



Clip 8
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I'm a bit tired of eating out all the time.



Clip 9
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Why don't you come over to my place after work?



Clip 10
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I can make you something a little healthier.



Clip 11
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So, how do you feel now?



Clip 12
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(Are) you ready to go again?



Clip 13
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We'll only go around two more times.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. Why is Rob in bad shape?
  2. Do you think Rob enjoys running?
  3. What activities or hobbies do/did you do because your husband/wife/bf/gf likes them?
  4. What is your favorite place in your city? Why?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Jenny: You okay?

Rob: Me? Never better!

Jenny: It's beautiful here, isn't it? I think this is my favorite place in New York.

Rob: Yeah, it's great.

Jenny: So how's it all going? Are you happy you came?

Rob: To Central Park at 7 15 in the morning?

Jenny: To New York, Rob.

Rob: Yeah. Of course I'm happy. It's fantastic.

Jenny: Really? You aren't just saying that?

Rob: No. I mean it!

Jenny: You need to get in shape, Rob.

Rob: I know. I'm a bit tired of eating out all the time. It isn't good for my figure.

Jenny: It's the restaurants you go to. Why don't you come over to my place after work? I can make you something a little healthier.

Rob: I'd really like that. Thanks.

Jenny: So, how do you feel now? Are you ready to go again?

Rob: Oh yes. I'm ready for anything.

Jenny: Are you sure you're okay?

Rob: Absolutely!

Jenny: Okay. We'll only go around two more times.

Rob: Two? Excellent.

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