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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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐Freud n. - an Austrian doctor famous for starting psychoanalysis
• ☐ ☐ ☐relentless adj. - constant, never ending
• ☐ ☐ ☐novelty n. - new or original
• ☐ ☐ ☐playing hooky exp. - skip (not go to) work or school
• ☐ ☐ ☐used my miles exp. - paid for a flight using air-miles
• ☐ ☐ ☐hit me like a ton of bricks exp. - had a big effect on me
• ☐ ☐ ☐come rain or shine exp. - every day, in good or bad weather
• ☐ ☐ ☐You name it! exp. - Everything you can think of!
• ☐ ☐ ☐pinochle n. - a card game
• ☐ ☐ ☐Mandarin n. - Chinese (language)
• ☐ ☐ ☐rely on v. - depend on
• ☐ ☐ ☐quite the contrary exp. - the opposite is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐caught it out of the corner of my eye exp. - saw it (in my periphery)
• ☐ ☐ ☐a flyer n. - a paper advertisement
• ☐ ☐ ☐a senior n. - a person over 65 years of age
• ☐ ☐ ☐an intern n. - an employee who is learning a new job (often unpaid)
• ☐ ☐ ☐e-commerce n. - business done on the Internet (electronically)
• ☐ ☐ ☐a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude exp. - willing to work hard
• ☐ ☐ ☐a cover letter n. - a letter used to apply for a job
• ☐ ☐ ☐tremendous adj. - very good
• ☐ ☐ ☐tech stuff exp. - technology
• ☐ ☐ ☐a usb connector exp. - a cable used to connect devices to computers
• ☐ ☐ ☐eager to learn exp. - want to learn
• ☐ ☐ ☐a crisis n. - a big problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐hip adj. - cool, modern, fashionable

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

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Ben

• Ben is a retired business man.
• He lives in New York City.

1. What does Ben say about himself?
   He is retired.
   He has lots of free time.
   He is very creative.
   He has traveled around the world.
   His wife died a few months ago.
   He feels very unhappy.
   
   
2. Where does he go in the morning?
   To Starbucks
   For a walk in the park.
   To visit his family.
   
   
3. What are some activities Ben has tried in order to keep busy?
   Dating
   Golf
   Yoga
   Working at a coffee shop
   Cooking classes
   Language classes
   
   
4. Why does Ben go to San Diego?
   To see his family.
   To study Mandarin (Chinese)
   To apply for a job
   
   
5. How does Ben feel about his family?
   They are annoying.
   They are great.
   He depends on them too much.
   They depend on him too much.
   
   
6. What did Ben see in the market?
   A flyer for an intern job
   An advertisement for the Internet
   A cover letter for a job that he wants
   
   
7. What are the requirements for the job?
   Over 65
   An interest in e-commerce
   Hard-working
   Computer programming skills
   
   
8. What type of company is it?
   It helps seniors.
   It sells clothing online.
   It provides Internet service.
   
   
9. How can he apply for the job?
   He must come to the company in person.
   He must write a cover letter.
   He must submit a video.
   
   
10. Why does he want the job?
    He wants to be needed.
    He needs more money.
    He wants to keep busy.
    He wants new challenges.
    
    
11. What does Ben think he will have the most difficulty with?
    Working long hours
    Hurting his hip
    Dealing with technology
    Living in Brooklyn
    
    

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Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.

• When Ben first retired, it was fun because he felt like he was doing hooky from playing hooky from skipping hooky from (playing hooky from) his job.
  → be absent from school or work without permission
• Ben goes to Starbucks in the morning come rain or shine raining or shining with rainy or shiny weather (come rain or shine) .
  → every time, in every condition, in both bad or good weather
• The company wants to hire someone who can roll up their sleeves with rolled up sleeves with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude (with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude) .
  → willing to work very hard
• Ben thought retirement would be relaxing, but actually it hit him with a brick hit him like a ton of bricks hit him with many bricks (hit him like a ton of bricks) .
  → had a strong emotional effect on him
• As he was walking down the street, Ben saw the flyer out of his eye corner out of the corner of his eye around the corner of his eye (out of the corner of his eye) .
  → in his peripheral vision (side vision)

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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

Ben / retire / and / wife / die / three / half / year / ago

Ben is retired and his wife died three and a half years ago.

first / he / enjoy / retire

At first, he enjoyed being retired.

At first, he enjoyed (his) retirement.

he / go / Starbucks / every / day / 7:15 / come / rain / shine

He goes to Starbucks every day at 7:15, come rain or shine.

Ben / *take / many / hobby / keep / busy

Ben has taken up many hobbies (in order) to keep busy.

* take up (phv): start a hobby

these / day / he / only / travel / San Diego / visit / son / family

These days, he only travels (out) to San Diego to visit his son and his family.

These days, he only travels (out) to San Diego to visit his son's family.

Ben / feel / there / hole / life / he / need / fill

Ben feels (that) there is a hole in his life (that) he needs to fill.

Ben feels (that) there is a hole in his life, and he needs to fill it.

Ben / see / flyer / Internet / company / advertise / senior / intern

Ben sees a flyer for an Internet company (that is) advertising for senior interns.

job / be / for / company / sell / clothing / online

The job is for a company [that/which] sells clothing online.

The job is for a company selling clothing online.

Ben / have to / upload / video / cover / letter / YouTube

Ben has to upload [his/a] video cover letter [onto/to] YouTube.

Ben / think / job / good / idea / because / he / want / more / excitement / life

Ben thinks (that) the job is a good idea because he wants more excitement in his life.

Ben / say / he / eager / learn

Ben says (that) he is eager to learn.

Ben / think / he / might / not / hip / enough / live / Brooklyn

Ben thinks (that) he might not be hip enough to live in Brooklyn.

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.

As you can imagine, that has given me some time on my hands.

My wife has been gone for three and a half years. I miss her in every way.

The problem was, no matter where I went, as soon as I got home, the "nowhere-to-be" thing hit me like a ton of bricks.

Come rain or shine, I'm at my Starbucks by 7:15.

Tried yoga, learned to cook, bought some plants, took classes in mandarin.

But to be honest, I think I probably relied on them way more than I should.

Which brings me to today when I was leaving the market and caught your flyer out of the corner of my eye.

I think an Internet place is looking for senior interns.

That could be challenging. Listen to this.

Because the more I think about this idea, the more tremendous I think it is.

And I guess I might even want to be needed.

But I'll get there. Eager to learn.

Also, I want you to know I've been a company man all my life.

I've lived here all my life, and lately I feel I may not be hip enough to live in Brooklyn.

So this could help with that, too.

They stop when there's no more music in them.

Well, I still have music in me, absolutely positive about that.

1. Can you remember six things that Ben did after his wife died?
2. Do you like the idea of a video resume (or cover letter)? How is it better than a paper resume for the employer/company? How is it worse?
3. How is it better than a paper resume for the applicant? How is it worse?
4. From what you know so far, would you hire Ben for an Internet clothing start-up? What are his strengths and weaknesses?
5. What is the retirement age in your country? In your opinion, what is the ideal retirement age? At what age do you want to retire? Why?
6. What things do you want to do after you retire? What's on your bucket list when you retire?
7. Ben says, "I still have music in me." What does he mean?