Listen in English | Business Partner | B1 1.3.2

Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

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.
WATCH the VIDEO
The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.
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.
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.
DO the ACTIVITIES
There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

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.
VER el VIDEO
La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.
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.
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.
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.

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.
비디오 보기
비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.
문제에 답하기
먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.
비디오 보면서 대본 읽기
대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.
액티비티 하기
듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

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.
ASSISTA ao VÍDEO
Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.
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.
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.
FAÇA as ATIVIDADES
Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

☐ ☐ ☐ our main competitor [exp] - our chief rival
☐ ☐ ☐ keen [adj] - excited, interested
☐ ☐ ☐ know their stuff [exp] - be very knowledgeable
☐ ☐ ☐ touch base [exp] - make contact again and share important information
☐ ☐ ☐ on board [exp] - on the team
☐ ☐ ☐ look after [phv] - take care of
☐ ☐ ☐ a first impression [exp] - the initial opinions that people form the first time that they meet another person

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

Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Alex	Beata	Daniel	Jessica

Beata just started working at EvroMed.
Daniel is a project manager.
Jessica is the CEO.
Alex has worked at EvroMed for about a year.
You will see two versions (Option A & Option B) of the same situation.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

What is the initial topic of conversation between Beata and Alex?
Their favorite foods
Their experiences in Tokyo
Their job roles at the company
How long did Beata live in Tokyo?
18 months
2 years
5 years
What was Alex's main job in Tokyo?
He was an English teacher.
He was a project manager.
He was a marketing specialist.
How does Beata initially address Jessica Scott?
Jessica
Ms. Scott
Mrs. Scott
What company did Beata work for in Tokyo?
EvroMed
MediLink
Diab Sensor
Option A: What is Jessica's initial impression of Beata?
Hesitant and nervous
Enthusiastic but arrogant
Confident but not arrogant
Intelligent and well-spoken
Option A: What was Daniel surprised about?
Even Jessica liked Beata.
Beata lived and worked in Japan.
Beata worked for one of their main competitors.
Option B: What is Jessica's initial impression of Beata?
Arrogant but skilled
Hesitant and nervous
Enthusiastic but arrogant
Intelligent and well-spoken
Option B: What does Daniel say about Beata?
She needs to improve her English.
She needs to improve her communication skills.
She needs to learn more about the products at EvroMed.

Dialogue Practice 대화 연습 Prática de Diálogo Práctica de diálogo

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.

Instrucciones: 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.

Beata:
Nice to meet you.
Alex:
You too. I hear you lived in Tokyo. Where exactly did you live?
Beata:
Sudobashi. Do you know it?
Alex:
Yes. Near the baseball park. I lived there myself for a while. Loved it. How long were you in Japan for?
Beata:
Five years. When were you in Tokyo?
Alex:
2013 to 2015. About 18 months.
Beata:
What did you do there?
Alex:
Teaching English, mainly.
Beata:
Teaching. Interesting. What did you like best about it?
Alex:
Mainly the food.
Daniel:
This is Jessica Scott. She's our CEO.
Beata:
Hello, Ms. Scott. Nice to meet you.
Jessica:
Please call me Jessica.
Jessica:
I hear you worked with one of our main competitors in Tokyo.
Beata:
You mean MediLink.
Jessica:
You must have learned a lot while you were there.
Beata:
Absolutely. But I'm very keen to learn even more here.
Jessica:
Well, you're going to be working with a great team. Daniel and Alex really know their stuff.
Jessica:
How about we chat in a couple of weeks' time to touch base.
Beata:
Sounds great. Thank you, Jessica.
Jessica:
Nice to have you on board.

Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones [ ? ]
Summary

This activity is designed to improve sentence accuracy and complexity. Most students can produce the key content words in a sentence. However, they have difficulty with accuracy because the functional words are difficult or can seem unimportant. This activity will help learners eliminate problems with these functional words by giving them immediate feedback on the mistakes they are making. It will also help students develop their use of more natural, varied and complex sentence structures.

TIP: Say the sentence out loud. Notice the types of mistake you make often. Focus on those types of errors. (singular/plural, subject-verb agreement, article use, prepositions, gerunds and infinitives, noun clauses, adjective clauses, word order, and word forms.)

Resumen

Esta actividad está diseñada para mejorar la precisión y complejidad de las oraciones. La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden producir las palabras clave del contenido en una oración. Sin embargo, tienen dificultades con la precisión porque las palabras funcionales son difíciles o pueden parecer poco importantes. Esta actividad ayudará a los alumnos a eliminar problemas con estas palabras funcionales al brindarles retroalimentación inmediata sobre los errores que están cometiendo. También ayudará a los estudiantes a desarrollar su uso de estructuras de oraciones más naturales, variadas y complejas.

CONSEJO: Diga la oración en voz alta. Observe los tipos de errores que comete con frecuencia. Concéntrese en ese tipo de errores. (singular / plural, concordancia entre sujeto y verbo, uso del artículo, preposiciones, gerundios e infinitivos, cláusulas sustantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, orden de las palabras y formas de las palabras).

요약

이 액티비티는 문장의 정확성과 복잡성을 개선하기 위해 고안되었습니다. 대부분의 학생들은 문장에서 핵심 내용 단어를 생성 할 수 있습니다. 그러나 기능적 단어가 어렵거나 중요하지 않은 것처럼 보일 수 있기 때문에 정확성에 어려움이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 실수에 대한 즉각적인 피드백을 제공함으로써 이러한 기능적 단어의 문제를 제거하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 또한 학생들이 보다 자연스럽고 다양하며 복잡한 문장 구조를 사용하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

팁 : 문장을 크게 말하세요. 자주 저지르는 실수 유형과, 이러한 유형의 오류에 집중하세요. (단수 / 복수, 주어-동사 일치, 관사 사용, 전치사, 동명사 및 부정사, 명사절, 형용사절, 어순 및 단어 형태)

Resumo

Esta atividade foi desenvolvida para melhorar a precisão e a complexidade das frases. A maioria dos alunos pode produzir as palavras-chave do conteúdo em uma frase. No entanto, eles têm dificuldade com precisão porque as palavras funcionais são difíceis ou podem parecer sem importância. Esta atividade ajudará os alunos a eliminar problemas com essas palavras funcionais, dando-lhes feedback imediato sobre os erros que estão cometendo. Também ajudará os alunos a desenvolver o uso de estruturas de sentenças mais naturais, variadas e complexas.

DICA: Diga a frase em voz alta. Observe os tipos de erro que você comete com frequência. Concentre-se nesses tipos de erros. (singular/plural, concordância sujeito-verbo, uso de artigos, preposições, gerúndios e infinitivos, cláusulas substantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, ordem das palavras e formas das palavras.)

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

Beata / Alex / tell / other / experience / Japan

Beata and Alex tell each other about their experiences in Japan.

Sentence 2 (use past tense)

Beata / live / Tokyo / five / year / while / Alex / be / there / just / 18 / month

Beata lived in Tokyo for five years, while Alex was there for just 18 months.

Sentence 3 (use past tense)

Beata / work / pharmaceutical / company / while / Alex / teach / English

Beata worked for a pharmaceutical company, while Alex taught English.

Sentence 4

when / Beata / meet / Jessica / she / greet / her / very / formal

When Beata meets Jessica, she greets her very formally.

Sentence 5

despite / work / one / EvroMed / main / competitor / Beata / show / great / enthusiasm / new / job

Despite working for one of EvroMed's main competitors, Beata shows great enthusiasm for her new job.

Sentence 6

Jessica / suggest / they / touch / base / couple / week

Jessica suggests (that) they touch base [in/after] a couple of weeks (time).

Sentence 7

after / meet / Beata / both / Jessica / Daniel / sing / praise

After meeting Beata, both Jessica and Daniel sing her praises.
After they meet Beata, both Jessica and Daniel sing her praises.

* sing someone's praises = say good things about someone in an enthusiastic way

Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

What did Beata and Alex have in common? What were some of the details?
In Option A, what did Beata do to show she is professional when she talked to Jessica?
In Option B, why did Beata seem less professional?
In Option B, what advice would you give Beata?
In Option B, if you were Daniel, what would you do next?
What are some tips to make a good first impression?
When you first meet someone, are you more like Beata in Option A or in Option B? Can you give some examples?
Do you act differently in professional and social situations when you first meet someone? If so, how?

Script 대본 Roteiro Texto

Option A

Beata: That's okay. I was just confused for a moment. Nice to meet you.

Alex: You too. I hear you lived in Tokyo. Where exactly did you live?

Beata: Sudobashi. Do you know it?

Alex: Yes. Near the baseball park. I lived there myself for a while. Loved it. How long were you in Japan for?

Beata: Five years. When were you in Tokyo?

Alex: 2013 to 2015. About 18 months.

Beata: What did you do there?

Alex: Teaching English, mainly.

Beata: Teaching. Interesting. What did you like best about it?

Alex: Mainly the food.

Daniel: This is Jessica Scott. She's our CEO.

Beata: Hello, Ms. Scott. (Polish) Nice to meet you.

Jessica: Please call me Jessica. I hear you worked with one of our main competitors in Tokyo.

Beata: You mean MediLink.

Jessica: You must have learned a lot while you were there.

Beata: Absolutely. But I'm very keen to learn even more here.

Jessica: Well, you're going to be working with a great team. Daniel and Alex really know their stuff. How about we chat in a couple of weeks' time to touch base.

Beata: Sounds great. Thank you, Jessica.

Jessica: Nice to have you on board.

Jessica: I was very impressed with Beata. Confident but not arrogant. Just the right balance.

Daniel: Beata made a great first impression. I'm sure she and Alex will have lots of Tokyo stories to share. And even Jessica liked her.

Option B

Beata: Right. So I'm working on the Diab Sensor project. Yes? What will I be doing exactly. Hello, Ms. Scott. (Polish) Very nice to meet you. Let me tell you about myself. I have lots of experience working in project management and have recently completed an internship in another medical supplies company in Japan. MediLink. I'm sure you know it.

Jessica: I'm aware of our biggest competitor, yes.

Beata: How is the Diab Sensor project coming along? I'd like to discuss my ideas if possible.

Jessica: Well, it's probably best if you get to know the product and the company first. Daniel and Alex will look after you for the next few days.

Beata: Yes. Of course.

Jessica: Welcome to EvroMed.

Jessica: Beata? Hmmm. Honestly, I'm not sure. I love her enthusiasm, but she seemed a little arrogant with it.

Daniel: Beata meant well, I'm sure. But Jessica didn't respond well to her, which is a shame. Perhaps she needs to work on her communication skills a little more.

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