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Bloomsbury, London


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Published: 9.03.2024
Level 1   |   Time: 3:31
Accent: British

Helen takes us onn a tour of Bloomsbury in London.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  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

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  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

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  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

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  2. 비디오 보기

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  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

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  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

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  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

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  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

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  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

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  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the atmosphere [exp] - The overall mood or feeling in a place
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an exhibition [exp] - a public display of art, objects, or information.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Anglo-Saxons [exp] - people who lived in early medieval England (5th to 11th centuries) [image] ESL Vocab - Anglo-Saxon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mummies [exp] - Preserved bodies from ancient times, especially in Egypt [image] ESL Vocab - A Mummy

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Why does Helen like Bloomsbury?
    It has many parks.
    It has an exciting nightlife.
    It has many historical landmarks.
    It has a lot of great places to eat and drink.

  2. What is Helen's favorite coffee shop in Bloomsbury?
    Costa Coffee
    Starbucks
    Café Nero
    Zee Cafe

  3. Why does she like it?
    It's open 24/7 and near her home.
    It has the best coffee in London.
    It's next to her university.
    It's very affordable.

  4. What can you find at Planet Organic besides food?
    A quiet place to study
    A supermarket
    A library
    A gym

  5. Where does Helen like to eat when she doesn't have much money?
    The British Museum café
    Covent Garden
    Planet Organic
    Goodge Place

  6. What kind of exhibitions can you see at the British Museum right now?
    Ancient Egyptian mummies
    Rare coins from Greece
    Renaissance paintings
    Anglo-Saxon culture

  7. Which famous writers once lived in Bloomsbury?
    Jane Austen
    J.K. Rowling
    George Orwell
    Virginia Woolf
    Charles Dickens
    William Shakespeare

  8. Why does Helen like the Oxfam Bookshop?
    It looks like the bookshop from Harry Potter.
    It has a wide variety of old books.
    It has a cozy reading area.
    The books are very cheap.

  9. Which area near Bloomsbury ais known for its great shops?
    Covent Garden
    Kensington
    Camden
    Soho



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (adverbs)


  • It's a (very) friendly coffee shop.
  • The atmosphere is (really) relaxing.
  • There are a lot of great restaurants in Bloomsbury (too) .
  • But I don't (always) have the money to go here.
  • That's (really) cheap for London.
  • The food is delicious (too) .
  • So I (often) come to the food market in Goodge Place for lunch.
  • Bloomsbury is (also) famous for the British Museum.
  • I (sometimes) come here in my free time.
  • There are (often) great exhibitions.
  • They're all (very) cheap.


triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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.



Sentence 1

Helen / from / Newcastle / but / she / live / London


Helen is from Newcastle, but she lives in London.



Sentence 2

she / love / Bloomsbury / because / it / have / many / great / place / eat / drink


She loves Bloomsbury because it has many great places to eat and drink.



Sentence 3

she / think / best / coffee / shop / London / Zee / cafe


She thinks (that) the best coffee shop in London is the Zee Cafe.



Sentence 4

planet / organic / favorite / place / eat / but / it / very / expensive


Planet Organic is her favorite place to eat, but it is very expensive.



Sentence 5

so / she / like / go / Goodge / place / lunch / when / she / not / have / lot / money


So, she likes to go to Goodge Place for lunch when she doesn't have [a lot/lots] of money.



Sentence 6

Bloomsbury / also / home / British / museum


Bloomsbury is also the home of the British Museum.



Sentence 7

many / famous / writer / used to / live / Bloomsbury


Many famous writers used to live in Bloomsbury.



Sentence 8

Helen / favorite / shop / Bloomsbury / Oxfam / bookshop


Helen's favorite shop in Bloomsbury is Oxfam Bookshop.



Sentence 9

Covent / garden / great / place / go / shop


Covent Garden is a great place to go shopping.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


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.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.


Clip 1

Hi, I'm Helen. I'm from Newcastle in the north of England.



Clip 2

It has a lot of great places to eat and drink.



Clip 3

It's a very friendly coffee shop. The atmosphere is really relaxing.



Clip 4

I think it has the best coffee in London.



Clip 5

There are a lot of great restaurants in Bloomsbury too.



Clip 6

This is Planet Organic. It's my favorite place to eat.



Clip 7

But I don't always have the money to go here.



Clip 8

So I often come to the food market in Goodge Place for lunch.



Clip 9

I can get a great meal for about five pounds. That's really cheap for London.



Clip 10

You can eat food from all over the world.



Clip 11

Bloomsbury is also famous for the British Museum. I sometimes come here in my free time.



Clip 12

At the moment, you can see Anglo-Saxons and ancient Egyptian mummies.



Clip 13

A lot of famous writers lived in Bloomsbury. It was the home of Virginia Woolf and Charles Dickens.



Clip 14

You can buy a lot of books here. They're all very cheap.



Clip 15

In this one small area, I'm just minutes away from a lot of interesting places



Clip 16

Now, it's time for another coffee.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What can you remember about Bloomsbury?
  2. If you were in London, would you visit Bloomsbury?
  3. Why do you think Helen prefers Zee Cafe over other coffee shops in London? What would you do there?
  4. What makes a coffee shop special for you?
  5. What are your favorite places to eat and drink near your home?
  6. What part of your city has the best places to eat and drink?
  7. Helen is a student at UCL (Universty College London). How do you think studying in a city like London compares to studying in a smaller town or rural area? What are the pros and cons?
  8. You can read more about Bloomsbury [ here ].

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Hi, I'm Helen. I'm from Newcastle in the north of England. Now I live in London.

I study here at UCL in Bloomsbury.

I love Bloomsbury. It has a lot of great places to eat and drink.

My favorite coffee shop is Zee Cafe on Tottenham Court Road. It's a very friendly coffee shop. The atmosphere is really relaxing. I think it has the best coffee in London.

There are a lot of great restaurants in Bloomsbury too. This is Planet Organic. It's my favorite place to eat, and it has a supermarket. But I don't always have the money to go here, so I often come to the food market in Goodge Place for lunch.

I can get a great meal for about £5. That's really cheap for London. The food is delicious too. You can eat food from all over the world.

Bloomsbury is also famous for the British Museum. I sometimes come here in my free time.

There are often great exhibitions. At the moment, you can see Anglo-Saxons and ancient Egyptian mummies.

A lot of famous writers lived in Bloomsbury. It was the home of Virginia Woolf and Charles Dickens.

My favorite shop is the Oxfam Bookshop. You can buy a lot of books here. They're all very cheap.

Bloomsbury is also near Covent Garden, where there are a lot of great shops.

In this one small area, I'm just minutes away from a lot of interesting places.

Now it's time for another coffee. See you later.