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4.10 Advice from Rob


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Published: 10 Aug 2022
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 3:04
Accent: American, British

After watching the video from Henry, Jenny calls Rob to get some advice.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ capable adj. - able, willing to do
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ There's something bothering me. exp. - I keep thinking about something.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a study n. - an office in someone's house
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ my old man exp. - my father
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ It's just not like him. exp. - It is unusual behavior for him.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ deliberately adv. - done on purpose
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a clue n. - a piece of information that is used to solve a mystery or crime
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a generator n. - a machine that makes electricity
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get a flight exp. - buy an airplane ticket
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a BNB n. - a bed and breakfast, a type of hotel
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a spare room n. - an extra, unused room in a house
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ No worries. exp. - Don't worry about it. It is okay.

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Rob Jenny Luke Henry
Rob Jenny Luke Henry

  • Jenny is an American.
  • She is married to an English man named Rob.
  • Jenny is visiting Rob's father (Henry) in England.
  • Henry has been kidnapped.
  • Henry sent a video message to Jenny. The kidnappers want Jenny to deliver a laptop to Henry's house.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Rob wants to come to England.
    True
    False

  2. Rob recommends going to the police.
    True
    False

  3. Luke wants to give the laptop to the criminals.
    True
    False

  4. Rob thinks that his father's message is unusual.
    True
    False

  5. Rob can't remember Henry referring to himself as "his old man".
    True
    False

  6. Luke heard a generator in the background of the video message.
    True
    False

  7. Jenny heard a school bell in the background of the video message.
    True
    False

  8. Jenny wants to go back to Henry's house.
    True
    False

  9. Luke invites Jenny to stay at his house.
    True
    False

  10. Luke is worried that his roommate will be upset if Jenny stays too long.
    True
    False

  11. Luke tells Jenny that she can sleep on the couch for as long as she wants.
    True
    False

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 / worried / father

Rob is worried about his father.



Sentence 2

Rob / want / get / England / soon / possible

Rob wants to get to England as soon as possible.



Sentence 3

Rob / not / want / Jenny / go / police

Rob doesn't want Jenny to go to the police.



Sentence 4

Luke / not / think / they / should / give / kidnapper / laptop

Luke doesn't think (that) they should give the kidnappers the laptop.



Sentence 5

there / something / bother / Rob / about / Henry / message

There is something bothering Rob about Henry's message.



Sentence 6

Rob / ask / Jenny / play / end / message / again

Rob asks Jenny to play the end of the message again.



Sentence 7a

Henry / never / call / self / Rob / old / man / so / Rob / think / it / clue

Henry never called himself Rob's old man, so Rob thinks (that) it is a clue.



Sentence 7b

Henry / never / refer / self / Rob / old / man / so / Rob / think / it / clue

Henry never referred to himself as Rob's old man, so Rob thinks (that) it is a clue.



Sentence 8

Jenny / hear / generator / and / church / bell / ring / background / Henry / message

Jenny heard a generator and a church bell ringing in the background of Henry's message.



Sentence 9

Rob / hang / up / that / he / can / get / flight / London

Rob hangs up so that he can get a flight to London.



Sentence 10

Luke / offer / let / Jenny / continue / stay / place

Luke offers to let Jenny continue [staying/to stay] at his place.



Sentence 11

when / Jenny / ask / Luke / roommate / get / upset / Luke / tell / her / not / worry

When Jenny asks [if/whether] Luke's roommate will get upset, Luke tells her not to worry.

When Jenny asks Luke [if/whether] his roommate will get upset, Luke tells her not to worry.



Act It Out 연기하자 Execute o diálogo Actuarlo Розіграйте сценку


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.

Instruções:: 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.

Інструкції: З партнером або в групі прослухайте розмову, а потім спробуйте розіграти ситуацію. Зосередьтеся на інтонації, наголосі та ритмі.



0:00 / 0:00
  • Jenny:
    Rob, are you okay?
  • Rob:
    Yes. No. I don't know.
  • Jenny:
    What are you going to do?
  • Rob:
    I need to get to England as soon as possible. I wish I was there with you now.
  • Jenny:
    Me too. I just don't know what to do. Should we go back to the police?
  • Rob:
    I don't think so. You heard what they said. They're obviously watching you, and I don't want them to hurt dad.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Rob:
    You know, there's something bothering me about dad's message. It's the words he used.
  • Jenny:
    What do you mean?
  • Rob:
    I'm not sure. Can you play the end of the message again for me?
  • Henry:
    Now Jenny, please don't worry. Tell Rob his old man will be in his study again soon.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Rob:
    That sounds strange.
  • Luke:
    What sounds strange?
  • Rob:
    His old man.
  • Luke:
    Why is that strange? He is your dad.
  • Rob:
    But he'd never called himself my old man. It's just not like him.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Jenny:
    So what are you saying? That he said it deliberately?
  • Rob:
    I think it could be a clue.
  • Jenny:
    But old man? What on earth can that mean?
  • Rob:
    I don't know, but I'm sure it means something.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Luke:
    Well, you definitely can't go back to Henry's house now.
  • Jenny:
    You're right. I'll need to find a room in a hotel or a bnb.
  • Luke:
    Don't be silly. You can stay here as long as you like.
  • Jenny:
    Won't Simon mind?
  • Luke:
    Simon? Nah, he'll understand. And we've got the spare room.
  • Jenny:
    Are you sure?
  • Luke:
    Of course I'm sure.

Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Rob doesn't want them to go to the police. Why?
  2. Jenny doesn't want to go back to Henry's house. Why?
  3. Jenny is reluctant to stay at Luke's house. Why?
  4. Henry says, "Your old man will back in his study soon." This is a secret message for Rob. What could it mean?
  5. Rob is in Alaska now. What should he do to help Jenny?
  6. In English, you can use many different terms for father including dad, father, pa, pops, and your old man. What are some different terms that you can use for father in your language? How about for mother?
  7. What did/do you usually call your father? Your mother?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Jenny: Rob, are you okay?

Rob: Yes. No. I don't know.

Jenny: What are you going to do?

Rob: I need to get to England as soon as possible. I wish I was there with you now.

Jenny: Me too. I just don't know what to do. Should we go back to the police?

Rob: I don't think so. You heard what they said. They're obviously watching you, and I don't want them to hurt dad.

Luke: And we can't just give them the laptop. We know what they're capable of.

Rob: You're right. You know, there's something bothering me about dad's message. It's the words he used.

Jenny: What do you mean?

Rob: I'm not sure. Can you play the end of the message again for me?

Henry: Now Jenny, please don't worry. Tell Rob his old man will be in his study again soon.

Rob: That sounds strange.

Luke: What sounds strange?

Rob: His old man.

Luke: Why is that strange? He is your dad.

Rob: But he'd never called himself my old man. It's just not like him.

Jenny: So what are you saying? That he said it deliberately?

Rob: I think it could be a clue.

Jenny: But old man? What on earth can that mean?

Rob: I don't know, but I'm sure it means something.

Jenny: You know, there was something else. I could hear something in the background.

Luke: Like a generator or something.

Jenny: No. Not just that. At the beginning of the video, it sounded like a church bell ringing.

Luke: That could be anywhere.

Jenny: You're right

Rob: Anyway, I need to try and get a flight to London.

Jenny: Okay. Good luck. We'll call you later.

Rob: Bye guys.

Jenny: Bye.

Luke: Well, you definitely can't go back to Henry's house now.

Jenny: You're right. I'll need to find a room in a hotel or a bnb.

Luke: Don't be silly. You can stay here as long as you like.

Jenny: Won't Simon mind?

Luke: Simon? Nah, he'll understand. And we've got the spare room.

Jenny: Are you sure?

Luke: Of course I'm sure.

Jenny: Thanks Luke. It's very nice of you.

Luke: No worries. I'll tell you about the house.

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