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4.14 Luke Gives Directions


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Published: 5 Sep 2022
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 3:57
Accent: American, British

Luke helps the police officers find the generator room in the Proteus Building.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a corridor n. - a hallway [image] ESL Vocab - a hallway
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an open area exp. - an area that is empty and easy to move around
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ carry on phv. - keep going, continue
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ramp n. - a smooth surface that connects to different floors (instead of stairs) [image] ESL Vocab - a ramp
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a maintenance room n. - a room in which tools, brooms, and mops are kept
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a fuse box n. - a small box that protects the electrical fuses and circuits in a building [image] ESL Vocab - a fuse
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a safe n. - a strong box with a lock that is used for the storage of valuable items [image] ESL Vocab - a safe
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cage n. - a box with bars or wires in which birds or other animals are kept [image] ESL Vocab - a cage
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a storeroom n. - a room that is used for storage
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a generator n. - a machine that produces electricity
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ watch out for phv. - be careful of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ narrow adj. - thin, not wide

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Luke Jenny Rob
Luke Jenny Rob

  • Jenny is an American. She is married to an English man named Rob.
  • Luke is Rob's cousin. He is a computer expert.
  • Rob's father (Henry) has been kidnapped.
  • Jenny has called the police. She thinks that Henry is being held in the Proteus building.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Luke tells them to ______ the corridor.
    avoid
    look for
    go to the end of

  2. Luke tells them to turn right ______ they go through the door.
    before
    after

  3. Luke tells them to ______ the stairs on their right.
    go up
    go down
    go past

  4. Luke tells them to ______ the double doors.
    look through
    go through
    go past

  5. Luke tells them to ______ the stairs on their left.
    go up
    go down
    go past

  6. Luke tells them to ______ at the end of the ramp.
    go straight
    turn left
    turn right

  7. They turn around and go back because ______.
    they hear voices
    they see some guards
    the door is locked

  8. Luke tells them to walk past ______ and ______.
    the ramp
    the generator
    some fuse boxes
    the maintenance room
    some cages full of documents

  9. When they open the left door, they see ______ and ______
    Henry
    three safes
    some fuse boxes
    a man holding a gun
    some cages full of documents

  10. They _____ hear a generator.
    can
    can't

  11. They decide to ______ when they hear voices.
    go in
    leave
    call for help

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

Luke / use / map / he / download / give / two / man / direction

Luke uses the map (that/which) he (has) downloaded to give the two men directions.



Sentence 2

two / man / enter / Proteus / building / and / walk / past / coffee / bar

The two men enter the Proteus building and walk past a coffee bar.



Sentence 3

two / man / eventually / go / some / double / door / and / go / some / stair

The two men eventually go through some double doors and go down some stairs.



Sentence 4

after / they / walk / ramp / they / walk / two / fuse / box / and / arrive / door

After they walk down a ramp, they walk past two fuse boxes and arrive at a door.



Sentence 5

they / have / turn / because / door / lock

They have to turn around because the door is locked.



Sentence 6

when / they / walk / next / door / they / see / three / big / safe / and / cage / full / document

When they walk through the next door, they see three big safes and cages full of documents.



Sentence 7

Luke/ warn / them / watch / out / guard

Luke warns them to watch out for guards.



Sentence 8

they / hear / generator / voice / from / room / end / corridor / so / they / go

They hear a generator and (some) voices from a room at the end of the corridor, so they go in.



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
  • Luke:
    Okay. Go to the end of the corridor. Go through the door and turn right.
  • Man:
    We're in a large open area.
  • Luke:
    That's right. Now, go straight ahead. You should see some stairs on your right, and you should see a set of double doors.
  • Man:
    Should we go through?
  • Luke:
    Yes. Now you should see some stairs on your left.
  • Man:
    Yeah, I see them.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Luke:
    Go down the stairs. Continue straight on and walk down the ramp.
  • Man:
    We're at the end of the ramp. Which way now?
  • Luke:
    Turn right and carry on straight along the corridor. Go past a maintenance room and try the next door on your right.
  • Man:
    The door's locked. Is there another way?
  • Luke:
    Hold on.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Luke:
    Okay, turn around and go back down the corridor.
  • Man:
    Should we go back up the ramp?
  • Luke:
    No. Go straight to the end of the corridor and turn left.
  • Man:
    We're here. There are two doors. Which one should we take?
  • Luke:
    Try the one on your left.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Luke:
    What can you see?
  • Man:
    There are three big safes, and uh cages full of documents. Are you sure this is the right way?
  • Luke:
    Yes. You're in the storeroom. Can you hear a generator?
  • Man:
    Yes. It's a... it's coming from the end of the corridor.
  • Luke:
    Head towards it, but watch out for guards.

0:00 / 0:00
  • Man:
    There's a door here and a narrow corridor to the right. What should we do?
  • Luke:
    I don't know.
  • Man:
    Wait. I can hear voices. There are people in there.
  • Elaine:
    That must be the room.
  • Man:
    Okay. We're going in.

Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. The police let Luke give them directions. Why?
  2. What would you do if you were the police in this situation?
  3. At the end of the video, there is loud crashing sound. What is it? What do you think happened?
  4. There is only one more video in this series. What do you think will happen in the last video?
  5. If you saw two men (similar to the two police officers) walking around your office or school, what would you do?
  6. Where do you think Luke downloaded the map of the building from? Could you easily find a detailed map of your office or school online?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Luke: Okay. Go to the end of the corridor. Go through the door and turn right.

Man: We're in a large open area.

Luke: That's right. Now, go straight ahead. You should see some stairs on your right. Go past the stairs and a coffee bar. Turn right. Carry on, and you should see a set of double doors.

Man: Should we go through?

Luke: Yes. Now you should see some stairs on your left.

Man: Yeah, I see them.

Luke: Right. Go down the stairs. Continue straight on and walk down the ramp.

Man: We're at the end of the ramp. Which way now?

Luke: Turn right and carry on straight along the corridor. Go past a maintenance room and two fuse boxes, and try the next door on your right.

Man: The door's locked. Is there another way?

Luke: Hold on. Okay, turn around and go back down the corridor.

Man: Should we go back up the ramp?

Luke: No. Go straight to the end of the corridor and turn left.

Man: We're here. There are two doors. Which one should we take?

Luke: Try the one on your left.

Man: It's open.

Luke: What can you see?

Man: There are three big safes, and uh cages full of documents. Are you sure this is the right way?

Luke: Yes. You're in the storeroom. Can you hear a generator?

Man: Yes. It's a it's coming from the end of the corridor.

Luke: Head towards it, but watch out for guards.

Man: There's a door here and a narrow corridor to the right. What should we do?

Luke: I don't know.

Man: Wait. I can hear voices. There are people in there.

Elaine: That must be the room.

Man: Okay. We're going in.

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