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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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a photo shoot n. - a planned situation in which a photographer takes photographs of someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Cut the music! exp. - Turn off the music.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Bite your lip. exp. - Put your front teeth on your bottom lip.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a touch further exp. - a little more
• ☐ ☐ ☐ moody adj. - feeling (or looking) gloomy, sad, or angry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a prick n. - a bad (unkind) guy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I'm going to make it up to you. exp. - I am going to do something nice for you because I did something bad.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It's over. exp. - It is finished.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Nobody showed up. exp. - Nobody arrived. No one came.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pay back phv. - give the money back

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

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Mia	Seb

• Seb is a struggling jazz pianist.
• Mia is a struggling actress.
• Seb recently agreed to join a band.
• Mia has written and plans to perform her own one-woman play.
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #8. Surprise Dinner Discussion

1. Mia's play is tonight.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Seb has to do a photo shoot tonight.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Seb forgot about the photo shoot.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Seb skips the photo shoot.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Seb enjoys the photo shoot.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Many people came to Mia's play.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Seb arrives in the middle of Mia's play.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Seb apologizes to Mia.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Mia accepts Seb's apology.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Mia wants to quit acting.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Mia can't afford to pay for the theater.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Mia decides to go back to her hometown.
    True
    False
    
    

Score:

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

Інструкції: Перевірте, наскільки добре ви запам'ятали всі деталі з відео.

1. What is the name of Mia's play?

   So Long Boulder City

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2. What time is Seb's photo shoot?

   7pm

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3. What day did Seb believe the photo shoot would take place?

   Next Thursday

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4. How many people were in the audience of Mia's play?

   Ten

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5. What does the photographer ask Seb to do? (four things)

   Bite his lip, look moody, play something, slide his sunglasses down his nose

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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

Mia / one / woman / play / tonight

Mia's one-woman play is tonight.

Seb / think / band / photo shoot / next / Thursday

Seb [thought/thinks] (that) the band's photo shoot [was/is] next Thursday.

Seb / going / have to / miss / Mia / play / that / he / can / do / photo shoot

Seb is going to have to miss Mia's play so that he can do the photo shoot.

photographer / ask / Seb / bite / lip / and / look / mood

The photographer asks Seb to bite his lip and look moody.

only / few / people / come / Mia / play

Only a few people come to Mia's play.

Seb / show / up / after / play / over / and / try / apologize / Mia

Seb shows up after the play is over and tries to apologize to Mia.

Seb / promise / make / up / Mia

Seb promises to make it up to Mia.

because / so / few / people / show / play / Mia / not / pay / theater

Because so few people showed up to [her/the] play, Mia can't pay (back) the theater.

Mia / decide / she / want / quit / act / and / go / home

Mia decides (that) she wants to quit acting and go home.

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.

Okay, fellas. I'll see you tomorrow.

What are you talking about?

Bite your lip this, like you're concentrating on something, I don't know, like a piece of, a piece of, your music.

But look up at me. Look sort of moody.

You don't have to bite your lip now.

You're pianist, aren't you? Play something.

Just tell me how it went.

I'm going to make it up to you.

Let me make it up to you, okay?

I'm done embarrassing myself.

Nobody showed up.

I'm going to go home for a while.

No, I'm going "home" home.

Directions: With a partner or in a group, listen to the conversation and then try to act out the situation. Focus on intonation, stress, and rhythm.

Instrucciones: Con un compañero o en grupo, escucha la conversación y trata de representar la situación.

Instruções:: Com um companheiro ou em grupo, escute a conversa e trate de representar a situação.

지시 사항 : 파트너와 함께 또는 그룹으로 대화를 듣고 상황을 연기해봅시다. 억양, 강세, 리듬에 집중하세요.

Інструкції: З партнером або в групі прослухайте розмову, а потім спробуйте розіграти ситуацію. Зосередьтеся на інтонації, наголосі та ритмі.

• Seb:
  Okay, fellas. I'll see you tomorrow.
• Keith:
  Sebastian?
• Seb:
  Yeah?
• Keith:
  You're good for tonight, right?
• Seb:
  What are you talking about?
• Keith:
  At 7, the photo shoot. For Mojo. You good?
• Seb:
  I thought that was next Thursday.
• Keith:
  Nah, it's tonight. Is that okay?

• Mia:
  It's over.
• Seb:
  What is?
• Mia:
  It's over.
• Seb:
  What?
• Mia:
  All of this. I'm done embarrassing myself. I'm done. I'm done. Nobody showed up.
• Seb:
  So what?
• Mia:
  I can't pay back the theater! I'm going to go home for a while.
• Seb:
  I'll come see you tomorrow.
• Mia:
  No, I'm going "home" home.
• Seb:
  This is home.
• Mia:
  No, it's not anymore.

1. Why did Seb choose the photo shoot over Mia's play?
2. If you were Seb, would you have gone to the photo shoot or to Mia's play? Why?
3. Mia says, "I am done embarrassing myself." What does she mean?
4. How could Seb make it up to Mia?
5. Would you rather see a live event (music, play, sports) with a full theater/stadium or small crowd? Why? Has Covid had an effect on your opinion?
6. Have you ever been frustrated or disappointed (like Mia) about something you put so much effort into? What was it? What happened?