Learn English with American English File 4

• ☐ ☐ ☐ the States [n] - The United States
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sister company [n] - a company that is connected to another company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Sort of. [exp] - Kind of.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a couple of days off [exp] - two or three days not working
• ☐ ☐ ☐ beforehand [adv] - before this
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in the countryside [exp] - not in the city
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on assignment [exp] - doing a job in another city or country (for a short time)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ incredible [adj] - very good
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a laptop [n] - a laptop computer
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at last [exp] - finally
• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn out [phv] - happen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nightmare [n] - a terrible situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hang on [phv] - wait a moment
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It's my turn. [exp] - It is my opportunity. It is my time to participate.

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

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Jenny

• Jenny is an American.
• She is married to an English man named Rob.
• Both Rob and Jenny work for a magazine called New York 24-7.

1. Jenny has just arrived in ______.
   New York
   London
   
   
2. A man (Andrew) helps Jenny ______ while she is leaving the airplane.
   pick up her passport
   find the exit
   with her bag
   
   
3. Another man is watching ______.
   Jenny
   Andrew
   
   
4. Jenny works for a magazine in ______.
   England
   The United States
   
   
5. Jenny is going to visit ______ in the countryside.
   her sister
   her husband
   her best friend
   her father-in-law
   
   
6. The man (Andrew) was in New York ______.
   on holiday
   to visit family
   to do some sightseeing
   to do research
   
   
7. Jenny's husband is in ______.
   London
   New York
   Alaska
   the English countryside
   
   
8. The man (Andrew) helps Jenny carry ______.
   her purse
   her laptop
   her passport
   her suitcase
   
   
9. Jenny's father-in-law's name is ______.
   Charles
   Andrew
   Henry
   Rob
   
   
   Jenny is late because ______.
   she got lost
   she missed her flight
   there was bad weather
   her flight was delayed
   
   
10. Jenny can't find ______.
    her purse
    her laptop
    her passport
    her suitcase
    
    

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Directions: Read the question prompt and the answer. Then make a logical question using the verb(s) provided.

1. Q: How _______________ U.K.? (be)

   How many times has Jenny been to the U.K.?

   A: A few times

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2. Q: What _______________for? (work)

   What company does Jenny work for?

   A: New York 24-7

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3. Q: Where _______________? (live)

   Where does Jenny's father-in-law live?

   A: In the countryside

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4. Q: Why _______________ New York? (be)

   Why was Andrew in New York?

   A: He was doing some reseach.

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5. Q: What _______________? (do)

   What does Jenny's husband do?
   What does Rob do?

   A: He is journalist.

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6. Q: What _______________ for? (thank)

   What does Jenny thank Andrew for?

   A: Helping with her bags.

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7. Q: Why _______________ late? (arrive)

   Why did Jenny arrive late?
   Why did Jenny's flight/plane arrive late?

   A: Her flight was late taking off.

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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.

Instrucciones: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

sinister / music / play / background / as / Jenny / airplane / arrive / Heathrow

Sinister music plays in the background as Jenny's airplane arrives at Heathrow.

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mysterious / man / tell / someone / phone / he / follow / them

A mysterious man tells someone [over/on] the phone (that) he will follow them.
A mysterious man tells someone [over/on] the phone (that) he is following them.

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other / man / help / Jenny / with / bag / as / she / disembark

Another man helps Jenny with her bag(s) as she disembarks.

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man / Jenny / get / know / other / while / they / wait / line

The man and Jenny get to know each other while they [wait/are waiting] in line.

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Jenny / be / London / business / but / she / will / also / visit / father / law / countryside

Jenny is in London [for/on] business, but she will also visit her father-in-law in the countryside.

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Rob / not / come / London / because / he / be / assignment / Alaska

Rob didn't come to London because he is on assignment in Alaska.

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man / tell / Jenny / he / be / New York / do / research

The man tells Jenny that he was in New York doing research.
The man tells Jenny that he was in New York (in order) to do research.

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man / give / Jenny / back / laptop

The man gives Jenny back her laptop.

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Jenny / Andrew / introduce / self / other / right / before / he / leave

Jenny and Andrew introduce themselves to each other right before he leaves.

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mysterious / man / walk / past / Jenny / and / follow / Andrew

The mysterious man walks past Jenny and follows Andrew.

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Jenny / call / father / law / and / apologize / be / late

Jenny calls her father-in-law and apologizes for being late.

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Jenny / flight / be / late / take / off / and / suitcase / not / arrive

Jenny's flight was late taking off and her suitcase didn't arrive.
Jenny's flight was late taking off and her suitcase hasn't arrived.

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Directions: With a partner or in a group, listen to the conversation and then try to act out the situation. Focus on intonation, stress, and rhythm.

Instrucciones: Con un compañero o en grupo, escucha la conversación y trata de representar la situación.

Instrucciones: Com um companheiro ou em grupo, escute a conversa e trate de representar a situação.

지시 사항 : 파트너와 함께 또는 그룹으로 대화를 듣고 상황을 연기해봅시다. 억양, 강세, 리듬에 집중하세요.

• Andrew:
  And have you been to the U.K. before?
• Jenny:
  Uh. A few times actually. I work for a magazine in the States. New York 24-7. We have a sister company in London.
• Andrew:
  I see. And are you here on business this time?
• Jenny:
  Sort of. I'm here for a few meetings. But I have a couple of days off beforehand. I'm visiting my father-in-law in the countryside.

• Jenny:
  How about you? How was your holiday in New York?
• Andrew:
  It wasn't really a holiday. I was doing some research there.
• Jenny:
  Sounds interesting.
• Andrew:
  It was, but I didn't have much time for sightseeing.

• Andrew:
  Is your husband coming too?
• Jenny:
  No. he's working.
• Andrew:
  What does he do?
• Jenny:
  He's a journalist. He's on assignment in Alaska at the moment.
• Andrew:
  In Alaska. Wow.
• Jenny:
  I know, right? I've never been, but he says it's incredible.
• Andrew:
  I can imagine. A bit different from the English countryside.
• Jenny:
  That's true.

1. What is the feeling of this video (romance, adventure, mystery)? Why?
2. Why do you think the other man is watching Andrew?
3. Why do you think Andrew talked to Jenny?
4. Where is Rob (Jenny's husband)? Do you think Rob will appear in a future video?
5. Have you ever made a friend on an airplane or in an airport? What happened?