Learn English with Emily in Paris

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ You lost me at... exp. - I stopped understanding after...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Je parle un peu français. exp. - I speak a little French.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the founder n. - the person who started a company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tricks n. - special ways
• ☐ ☐ ☐ promote v. - advertise
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pharmaceuticals n. - medicine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ geriatric care n. - taking care of old people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a facility n. - a building with a special purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ our specialty exp. - the thing that we do best
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a quiche n. - a baked French dish [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cement n. - concrete [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in the midst of exp. - in the middle of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an obesity epidemic n. - a major problem with people being too fat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Merck n. - a large pharmaceuticals (drug) company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ diabetes n. - a disease related to the body's ability to deal with sugar
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the heck out of exp. - a lot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ treat v. - try to help or cure an illness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ market v. - advertise
• ☐ ☐ ☐ There is no money in that. exp. - You cannot earn money in that situation.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cognac n. - high quality brandy (alcohol) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ couture n. - high fashion tailor-made clothing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ By all means. exp. - Yes. You may begin. Go ahead.

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

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Emily	Sylvie	Paul

• Emily works for an American marketing firm called the Gilbert Group.
• The Gilbert Group recently bought a French marketing company called Savoir.
• Emily has been sent to Paris to advise the people at Savoir.
• Today she is meeting the people at Savoir for the first time.
  
  
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #1. Emily's Opportunity

1. Sylvie expects that Emily can speak French.
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2. Sylvie was told that Emily was coming instead of Madeline.
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3. Sylvie encourages Emily to learn French.
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   False
   
   
4. Sylvie is the founder of Savoir.
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   False
   
   
5. Paul loved the pizza that he ate in Chicago.
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   False
   
   
6. Emily's company had success marketing a diabetes drug.
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   False
   
   
7. Sylvie tries to protect Emily when Paul criticizes American culture.
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   False
   
   
8. Paul thinks smoking is disgusting.
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   False
   
   
9. Sylvie thinks Germans focus too much on pleasure.
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   False
   
   
10. Emily wants to focus on social media.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. You [ made me confused ] at bonjour.

   [ lost me ]

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2. Most of my experience has been in [ marketing ] pharmaceuticals and [ elderly, senior ] care facilities.

   [ promoting ] [ geriatric ]

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3. True, we are in the [ middle ] of an [ overweight ] [ world health problem ].

   [ midst ] [ obesity ] [ epidemic ]

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4. They make a diabetes drug that we marketed [ very strongly ].

   [ the heck out of ]

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5. All of the brands we market here, from perfume to cognac to [ luxury custom-made clothing ], are all to do with beauty and [ elegance, sophistication ].

   [ couture ] [ refinement ]

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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

Emily / use / phone / translate / English / sentence / French

Emily uses her phone to translate [her/an] English sentence [to/into] French.

Sylvie / welcome / Emily / French / but / Emily / not / understand

Sylvie welcomes Emily [in/using] French, but Emily [can't/doesn't] understand.

Sylvie / disappoint / Emily / not / speak / French

Sylvie is disappointed because Emily [can't/doesn't] speak French.

Sylvie is disappointed (that) Emily [can't/doesn't] speak French.

after / Sylvie / hear / Emily / say / something / French / she / recommend / Emily / just / use / English

After Sylvie hears Emily say something in French, she recommends (that) Emily (should) just use English.

Paul / point / Emily / little / experience / promote / fashion / and / luxury / brand

Paul points out (that) Emily has little experience promoting fashion and luxury brands.

Paul / compare / pizza / that / he / eat / Chicago / quiche / make / cement

Paul compares the pizza (that) he ate in Chicago to a quiche (that is) made of cement.

Paul / want / know / why / American / so / fat

Paul wants to know why Americans are so fat.

Emily / mention / success / that / she / have / promote / diabetes / drug

Emily mentions the success (that) she had promoting a diabetes drug.

Emily / admit / America / midst / obesity / epidemic

Emily admits (that) America is in the midst of an obesity epidemic.

Paul / criticize / American / both / create / disease / and / market / treatment / disease

Paul criticizes Americans for both creating a disease and marketing the treatments [of/for] the disease.

because / Paul / smoke / Emily / point / cigarette / also / cause / diabetes

Because Paul is smoking, Emily points out (that) cigarettes also cause diabetes.

Because Paul is smoking in front of Emily, she points out (that) cigarettes also cause diabetes.

Sylvie / make / joke / German

Sylvie makes a joke about Germans.

Paul / insist / Savoir / nothing / learn / Emily

Paul insists (that) Savoir has nothing to learn from Emily.

Emily / respectful / ask / share / some / her / social / media / strategy

Emily respectfully asks to share some of her social media strategies.

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.

ə = the weak vowel sound in "but", "the", and "of" (schwa).

I was told the American coming here spoke French. [ I-was-tol   the-American   coming-here   spoke   French. ]

Well, I'm going to take a class. [ well,   I'm going   tə-take   ə-class. ]

Well, perhaps it's better not to try. [ wəl-perhaps   it's-better   not   tə-try. ]

May I introduce Emily, the American girl who has come to work with us. [ may-I-introduce   Emily,   the-American   girl   who's-come   tə-work   with-us. ]

I'm sure we have a lot to learn from each other. [ I'm-sure   we-have   a-lot   tə-learn   from-each-other. ]

Most of my experience has been in promoting pharmaceuticals and geriatric care facilities. [ mos-əv-my   experience   has-been-in-promoting   pharmaceuticals   ən-geriatric   care   facilities. ]

Oh, no, you must have gone to Lou Malnati's. [ oh-no,   you   mus-təv-gone   tə-Lou   Malnati's. ]

We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic. [ we   ARE   in-the-midst   of-an-obesity   epidemic. ]

Sales went up 63 percent. [ sales   wen-up   SIXty   three   percent. ]

All of the brands we market here, from perfume to cognac to couture, are all to do with beauty.

With all due respect, I have been sent here for a reason. [ with-all   due   respect,   I   HAVE   been-sent-here   fər-a-reason. ]

If you wouldn't mind, I would really like to share some of my ideas about your social media strategies. [ if-you-wouln't-mind,   I would   really   like-to-ah   share   some-of-my-ideas   about-yər   social   media   strategies. ]

By all means. [ by-all   means. ]

1. Why do you think Paul and Sylvie are so rude to Emily?
2. What American stereotypes do Paul and Sylvie mention? Do you think they are accurate?
3. What stereotypes are associated with your country? Do you think they are accurate?
4. Perhaps it's better not to try. Why do you think Sylvie says this after Emily tries to speak French? Do you agree with Sylvie? Why?
5. What translation apps do you know? Which ones do you use? Which one do you think is the best?
6. Is smoking a pleasure? What things do enjoy that you know are bad for you? (Do you have any vices?)
7. What can you say in French?
8. Many French words and expressions are commonly used in English. What do these French expressions mean?
   • Oui.   -   Yes.
   • Bonjour.   -   Hello.
   • Bon appétit.   -   Enjoy your meal.
   • Bonsoir.   -   Good evening.
   • Pourquoi?   -   Why?
   • Au revoir.   -   Goodbye.
   • Merci.   -   Thank you.
   • De rien.   -   You're welcome. (It's nothing.)
   • Je t'aime.   -   I love/like you.
   • Tous les jours   -   Every day (All the days)
   • C'est la vie.   -   That's life.
   • Enchanté.   -   Nice to meet you.

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