Learn English with an ESL lesson from American English File

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ leave you alone exp. - not bother you
• ☐ ☐ ☐ See what I mean? exp. - This is a good example of what I am saying.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ easygoing adj. - relaxed (easy-going)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hectic adj. - busy, stressful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ peace and quiet exp. - not loud or busy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cycle v. - ride a bicycle
• ☐ ☐ ☐ You can't be serious! exp. - You must be kidding!
• ☐ ☐ ☐ peculiar adj. - strange, unusual, odd
• ☐ ☐ ☐ charm n. - attractive quality
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fake adj. - not sincere, not honest, not real
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I have to take this. exp. - I must answer this phone call.

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

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Rob	Jenny	Kerri	Don

• Jenny and Rob are dating.
• Jenny and Rob are also coworkers at a magazine called New York 24-7.
• Don is their boss.
• Kerri is a musician from the U.K. that Rob recently interviewed.

1. Kerri plans to come back to New York soon.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Kerri thinks that waiters in New York are not friendly.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Rob thinks that waiters in London are not friendly.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Kerri doesn't like her meal.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Kerri thinks that London is more relaxed than New York.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Don thinks that New York is the best city in the world.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Rob thinks that New York is the best city in the world.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Rob thinks that London is more hectic than New York.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Rob thinks that cycling in New York is dangerous.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Kerri thinks that the friendliness in New York seems fake.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Jenny agrees with Kerri.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Rob gets a phone call from a taxi driver.
    True
    False
    
    
13. The taxi driver wants to return someone's cell phone.
    True
    False
    
    
14. The taxi driver will arrive in 15 minutes.
    True
    False
    
    

Score:

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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.

• Yes. They're friendly, but not --- friendly friendlier more friendly as friendly too friendly . They don't bother you all the time.
  
  
• Personally, I think people in London are a lot --- easygoing easygoinger more easygoing as easygoing too easygoing .
  
  
• London is just --- not hectic not hecticer not more hectic not as hectic not too hectic as New York.
  
  
• New York is definitely --- greatest the greatest most greatest the most greatest city in the world.
  
  
• Oh, well. I have to say London is very special. It is --- relaxed the relaxed more relaxed the more relaxed than New York.
  
  
• But that is the problem. It is --- big bigger more big as big too big . There are --- people too people too more people too much people too many people .
  
  
• But I always think it's a little bit --- fake faker more fake as fake .
  
  

Score:

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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 / Don / Kerri / have / lunch / together / restaurant / call / Camaje

Rob, Jenny, Don, and Kerri are having lunch together in a restaurant (that is) called Camaje.

Don / want / know / when / Kerri / come / back / New York

Don wants to know when Kerri will be coming back to New York.

Don wants to know when Kerri will come back to New York.

Kerri / start / complain / waiter / New York

Kerri starts [complaining/to complain] about the waiters in New York.

Kerri / think / waiter / New York / too / friendly

Kerri thinks (that) the waiters in New York are too friendly.

Don / think / New York / best / city / world

Don thinks (that) New York is the best city in the world.

when / Don / ask / Rob / which / city / he / prefer / Rob / polite / try / explain / why / he / like / London

When Don asks Rob which city he prefers, Rob politely tries to explain why he likes London.

Don / admit / London / have / own / peculiar / charm

Don admits (that) London has its own peculiar charm.

Kerri / say / New Yorker / sound / friendly / but / it / seem / fake

Kerri says (that) New Yorkers sound friendly, but it seems fake.

Rob / excuse / self / take / call

Rob excuses himself (in order) to take a call.

Rob excuses himself and takes a call.

taxi / driver / call / Rob / return / someone / phone

A taxi driver is calling Rob (in order) to return someone's phone.

A taxi driver calls Rob (in order) to return someone's phone.

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.

When will you be coming back to New York, Kerri?

I really don't like all this "Hi guys. Is everything okay?" stuff.

What? You mean waiters aren't friendly in London?

See what I mean?

Personally, I think people in London are a lot more easygoing.

London's just not as hectic as New York.

But in my opinion, New York is possibly the greatest city in the world.

To be honest, I definitely prefer London.

What do you think?

Why would you cycle when you can drive a car?

You can't be serious!

And nobody has any time for you.

Oh sure, they can sound friendly with all that "Have a nice day." stuff.

But I always think it's a little bit fake.

You've got to be kidding me.

1. What does Kerri dislike about New York? Do you agree with her?
2. What does Don like about New York? Do you agree with him?
3. Someone left their phone in the taxi. Whose phone do you think it is? What do you think will happen when the taxi driver gives this person back their phone?
4. Have you ever been to London or New York? What good and bad things do you remember about the two cities?
5. Do you often complain when you visit a new place? Can you think of any specific examples?
6. What are the pros and cons of commuting by car? What are the pros and cons of commuting by bike?