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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ the coast n. - next to the ocean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pier n. - a place to walk, usually made of wood, next to or over water (a lake, an ocean) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pavilion n. - a type of building
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a canteen n. - a snack bar or small cafeteria

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

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1. Where is Brighton located?
   Near London
   On the west coast
   In the south of England
   
   
2. According to Elisia, what is Brighton famous for?
   Fishing
   Its pier
   Many castles
   The Royal Pavilion
   
   
3. How many students attend the school?
   About 300
   Less than 300
   More than 300
   
   
4. Who is older?
   Woo
   Rika
   
   
5. Who is in a higher level?
   Woo
   Rika
   
   
6. Who is in Laura's class?
   Woo
   Rika
   
   
7. Whose class has fewer students?
   Woo's
   Rika's
   
   
8. Where do Rika and Woo spend their time outside of class?
   In the computer room
   At the beach
   In the pub
   
   
9. How many bedrooms does the student house have?
   Three
   Four
   Five
   
   
10. What does the house NOT have?
    A garden
    A canteen
    A kitchen
    
    
11. Why does Elisia think Brighton is perfect for international students?
    It is exciting.
    It is cheap to live there.
    It is an international city.
    
    

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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.

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  Hello, I'm Elisia. Today, I 'm in Brighton.
  
  
  Brighton is in the South of England. It's on the coast.
  
  
  It's a fantastic town, and it's famous for the Royal Pavilion, the pier, and the beach.
  
  
  But I'm not on holiday. I'm here to visit an English language school.
  
  
  This is the school. It's a big school with about 350 students.
  
  
  Rika and Woo are students at the school.
  
  
  Woo is 23 years old. He's from Korea. He's a beginner student. His class is small with only five students.
  
  
  His teacher is Steven. He's English. He's very friendly, and he's a very good teacher.
  
  
  Rika is 19 years old. She's from Germany. She's an intermediate student, and her class is big with 11 students.
  
  
  Her teacher is Laura. She's English. She's really nice, and she's a very good teacher too.
  
  
  When Rika and Woo aren't in class, they're in the computer room, or here in the canteen.
  
  
  In the evening, they're at home.
  
  
  Rika and Woo live in a student house. It's near the school. It's a big house with 5 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a garden.
  
  
  Brighton is great for students like Rika and Hyung-woo. The people are friendly, and the town is exciting and fun.
  
  

Directions: Choose the word that Elisia uses in the video to connect the ideas in the sentences below (and, like, or, too, with, when).

• It's famous for the Royal Pavilion, the pier, (and) the beach.
• It's a big school (with) about 350 students.
• His class is small (with) only five students.
• He's very friendly, (and) he's a very good teacher.
• She's an intermediate student, (and) her class is big (with) 11 students.
• She's really nice, (and) she's a very good teacher (too) .
• (When) Rika and Woo aren't in class, they're in the computer room, (or) here in the canteen.
• It's a big house (with) 5 bedrooms, a kitchen, (and) a garden.
• Brighton is great for students (like) Rika and Hyung-woo.
• The people are friendly, (and) the town is exciting and fun.

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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

this / video / about / English / language / school / Brighton

This video is about an English language school in Brighton.

video / present / two / student / one / South / Korea / one / Germany

The video presents two students: one (is) from South Korea and one (is) from Germany.

The video presents two students: one (is) South Korean and one (is) German.

South / Korea / student / name / Hyung Woo

The South Korean student's name is Hyung Woo.

he / in / beginner / class / and / teacher / Steven

He is in the beginner class, and his teacher is Steven.

Germany / student / name / Rika

The German student's name is Rika.

she / in / intermediate / class / and / teacher / Laura

She is in the intermediate class, and her teacher is Laura.

they / live / same / student / house / near / school

They live in the same student house near the school.

narrator / suggest / Brighton / great / place / learn / English / because / people / friendly / and / town / fun

The narrator suggests (that) Brighton is a great place to learn English because the people are friendly and the town is fun.

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.

Brighton is in the South of England. It's on the coast. It's a fantastic town.

And it's famous for the Royal Pavilion, the pier, and the beach.

It's a big school with about 350 students.

Woo is 23 years old. He's from Korea. He's a beginner student.

His class is small with only five students.

His teacher is Steven. He's English. He's very friendly, and he's a very good teacher.

Rika is 19 years old. She's from Germany. She's an intermediate student, and her class is big with 11 students.

When Rika and Woo aren't in class, they're in the computer room, or here in the canteen.

Rika and Woo live in a student house.

It's a big house with 5 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a garden.

Brighton is great for students like Rika and Hyung-woo.

The people are friendly, and the town is exciting and fun.

1. What is your town or city famous for?
   ↪ Use: My city is famous for...
   ↪ Use: Most people know my city for...
2. Does the school in Brighton seem similar to any school that you have attended? How?
   ↪ Use: No, not really.
   ↪ Use: Yes. It seems similar to...
3. Would you prefer to be in a language class with 5 students or 11 students? Why?
   ↪ Use: I would prefer to be in a class with ... students because...
   ↪ Use: I think I'd rather be in a class with ... students because...
4. Do you think you'd prefer to be in Laura's class or Steven's class? Why?
   ↪ Use: I think I'd prefer to be in ...'s class because...
   ↪ Use: I'd rather be in ...'s class because...
5. What is the ideal number of students for a language class?
   ↪ Use: In my opinion, the ideal number of students for a language class is...   This is because...
   ↪ Use: I guess about ... is a good number of students. I think it's ideal because...
6. Would you like to learn English in Brighton? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
   ↪ Use: Yes, of course. I'd love to study in Brighton.
   ↪ Use: No, not really.
   ↪ Use: One advantage [is/would be] that...
   ↪ Use: One disadvantage [is/would be] that...
7. If you could study English in any English-speaking city in the world, where would you like to go?
   ↪ Use: If I could go to any English-speaking city, I would go to ... because...
   ↪ Use: I would choose ... because ...
   ↪ Use: I have always wanted to live in ... because...
8. If you could live and study another language in any city in the world, where would you like to go?
   ↪ Use: If I could go anywhere, I would go to ... because...
   ↪ Use: I would choose ... because ...
   ↪ Use: I have always wanted to live in ... because...