Learn English with Emily in Paris

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a traveler [n] - a beer that you can carry to the next bar
• ☐ ☐ ☐ whilst [exp] - while
• ☐ ☐ ☐ one thing I'll give old XXX is... [exp] - something that I admire about XXX is...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ open container laws [exp] - laws that allow people to drink alcohol on the street
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get (go) on the lash [exp] - getting drunk
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nicked [adj] - caught by the police
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fancy [v] - want, like, enjoy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ banged up [adj] - drunk
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hunky-dory [adj] - good, okay
• ☐ ☐ ☐ taking the piss [exp] - making fun of, teasing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the board [n] - the white board at the front of the classroom
• ☐ ☐ ☐ abstract [adj] - theoretical, not concrete, not practical
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bloody brilliant [exp] - really great
• ☐ ☐ ☐ immerse [v] - use or engage fully or deeply
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come over (me) [phv] - affect (me), happen to (me)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Not bothered. [exp] - I am not angry. It does not bother me.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ She is so into me. [exp] - She really likes (fancies) me.

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

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Emily Cooper	Alfie

• Emily Cooper is an American living and working in Paris.
• She works for a French marketing agency called Savoir.
• Alfie is a British banker and Emily's classmate in her French class.

1. Emily and Alfie are drinking ______.
   tea
   beer
   wine
   coffee
   
   
2. One thing that Alfie likes about Paris is that ______.
   the food is good
   the beer is cheap
   you can drink on the street
   the weather is better than in London
   
   
3. ______ wants to skip French class.
   Emily
   Alfie
   
   
4. Alfie invites Emily to _____ tonight.
   go drinking
   go out for dinner
   come back to his apartment
   
   
5. "Honky-dory" is a(n) ______ expression.
   British
   American
   
   
6. Emily and Alfie got ______ scores on their tests.
   high
   low
   
   
7. The teacher is trying to ______ Alfie.
   help
   flirt with
   embarrass
   
   
8. Emily ______ Alfie when he makes a mistake at the board.
   ignores
   defends
   makes fun of
   
   
9. The teacher suggests that Emily is improving because ______ and ______.
   she is a little drunk
   she has been studying more
   she is not thinking too much
   she is spending more time with French people
   
   
10. Alfie is _______ at the teacher.
    angry
    not angry
    
    

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Directions: How can you make these American expressions sound more British by using expressions from the video?

1. It's a beer for the road, Cooper.

   It's a traveler, Cooper.

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2. Open container laws mean you can go out drinking whenever you want.

   Open container laws mean you can get (go) on the lash whenever you want.

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3. I haven't been caught by the police yet.

   I haven't been nicked yet.

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4. Do you want to get drunk/wasted/hammered/shit-faced abroad, Cooper?

   Do you fancy getting banged up abroad, Cooper?

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5. Don't worry, honey.

   Don't worry, love.

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6. Now you're just making fun of me.

   Now you're just taking the piss.

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7. Now that was f@#king awesome! What did she say?

   Now that was bloody brilliant! What did she say?

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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.

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.

on / way / French / class / Alfie / Emily / grab / beer / for / road

On [their/the] way to French class, Alfie and Emily grab [a beer/beers] for the road.

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although / Alfie / most / critical / Paris / he / appreciate / open / container / law

Although Alfie is mostly critical of Paris, he appreciates the open container laws.

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Alfie / ask / Emily / she / fancy / get / bang / up / abroad

Alfie asks Emily [if/whether] she fancies getting banged up abroad.

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according / Emily / more / Alfie / drink / more / British / he / sound

According to Emily, the more Alfie drinks, the more British he sounds.

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Emily / want / skip / French / class / but / Alfie / need / get / attendance / slip / sign / work

Emily wants to skip French class, but Alfie needs to get his attendance slip signed for work.

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teacher / hand / Emily / Alfie / test / as / they / walk / class

The teacher hands Emily and Alfie their tests as they walk into (the) class.

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teacher / then / ask / Alfie / join / her / board / demonstrate / common / error / from / test

The teacher then asks Alfie to join her at the board (in order) to demonstrate [a/some] common error[s] from the test.

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everyone / laugh / Alfie / becuase / he / not / understand / what / teacher / say

Everyone laughs at Alfie becuase he [can't/doesn't] understand what the teacher is saying.

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Emily / surprise / self / when / she / defend / Alfie / use / perfect / French

Emily surprises herself when she defends Alfie using perfect French.

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after / class / teacher / congratulate / Emily / improvement

After class, the teacher congratulates Emily on her improvement.

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she / think / Emily / finally / immerse / self / language

She thinks (that) Emily is finally immersing herself in the language.
She thinks (that) Emily has finally immersed herself in the language.

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Alfie / declare / teacher / into / him

Alfie declares (that) the teacher is into him.

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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

What did you call it?

Clip 2

A traveler. To drink whilst you're traveling to the next bar.

Clip 3

Open container laws, I mean you can get on the lash wherever you want.

Clip 4

Well, I haven't been nicked yet. Maybe tonight's the night.

Clip 5

(Do) You fancy getting banged up abroad, Cooper?

Clip 6

You know, the more you drink, the more British you sound.

Clip 7

Are you sure we're not too drunk for French class?

Clip 8

Oh, now you're just taking the piss.

Clip 9

Alfie, can you join me at the board, please.

Clip 10

Yeah, that's what I wrote.

Clip 11

Who the hell's Jean Magine, anyway?

Clip 12

Now that was bloody brilliant! What did she say?

Clip 13

I don't know really what came over me, but maybe it's the heatwave.

Clip 14

She is so into me.

1. What very British expressions can you remember from this clip? What do they mean?
2. Does your country have open-container laws? Do you think they are a good idea? Do you take a traveler when you are on the go (moving to the next place)?
3. How would you describe the teacher's teaching style? Is it similar to or different from language classes that you have taken (or are taking)?
4. How do you feel about how the French teacher treated Alfie? Did Alfie deserve it?
5. Alfie doesn't care about French. He is only in class for his job. How do you think this affects the class atmosphere?
6. Do you think alcohol makes you speak English more fluently? Why?
7. Have you ever been drunk in class? (Be honest!) Did anyone notice? Was it helpful?
8. Should students be allowed to drink in class? Can you come up with three or four solid reasons to support your position?