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Washington's Dream

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Published: 10.07.2024
Level 5   |   Time: 4:50
Accent: American
Source: Saturday Night Live

George Washington tells his troops about his dream for the US systems of weights and measures.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

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  1. 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.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. 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.

  2. VER el VIDEO

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. 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.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ troops [n] - soldiers
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a system of weights and measures [n] - a way to measure things like weight, distance, volume, and temperature
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ liquids [n] - substances that flow, like water and juice
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ God willing [exp] - hopefully, if it is meant to happen, if God allows it to happen
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ men of color [exp] - men (people) who are not white
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ confess [v] - admit, say something that is embarrassing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ complicated [adj] - hard to understand
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ track [n] - the sport of running
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ruler [n] - a tool to measure length (30 cm or 12 inches long) [image] ESL Vocab - A ruler
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ line up [phv] - match, correspond
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ liberty [n] - freedom
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ son [n] - a term of kindness to a younger man
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ slaves [n] - people forced to work for others without pay
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a scale [n] - a range of values
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ make sense [exp] - be logical, be clear
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ super random [exp] - not be logical, not be clear
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ by God [exp] - an expression of strong feeling or emphasis
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a melting pot [exp] - a place (country) where different cultures mix together
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ throw a tantrum [exp] - become loud and angry suddenly

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


triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes

Geroge Washington
Washington
  • This video clip takes place during the American War of Independence (against Britain).
  • At this time, George Washington is the general in charge of the army of the colonies (the US).

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

  1. Washington dreams of a nation that uses only liters and milliliters to measure all liquids.
    True
    False

  2. Washington promises that the U.S. will not use meters and kilometers for anything.
    True
    False

  3. Washington believes 2,000 pounds will be called a "ton" in the new system of weights and measures.
    True
    False

  4. In the new system, volume will be measured in inches, feet, yards, and miles.
    True
    False

  5. Washington predicts that 12 feet will make up one yard in the new nation.
    True
    False

  6. Football is described as a sport in which people never kick the ball.
    True
    False

  7. The new nation will use both inches and centimeters on rulers.
    True
    False

  8. Washington predicts that the new nation will use the most illogical scale to measure temperature.
    True
    False

  9. Washington declares that the new nation will not change the spelling of any English words.
    True
    False

  10. Washington promises that all men will be free in the new nation.
    True
    False


triangle The Details 세부 사항 Os detalhes Los detalles

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

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

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

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

  1. How many pounds are there in a ton?

    2000



  2. What is 1,000 pounds called?

    Nothing



  3. What liquids will be measured in liters and milliliters? (three answers)

    Soda, wine, alcohol



  4. What units will be used to measure milk and paint? (three answers)

    Gallons, pints, and quarts



  5. How many inches in a foot?

    12



  6. How many feet in a yard?

    3



  7. How many yards in a mile?

    Unknown (actually 1760)



  8. How many feet in a mile?

    5,280, of course!



  9. How many points do you get for kicking a ball in football?

    Sometimes 1, sometimes 3



  10. In which sports will meters be used to measure distance?

    The unpopular ones like track (running) and swimming



  11. Which words will not use the British U in their spelling?

    Color, armor



  12. What will the American systems of weights and measures cause Europeans to do?

    Throw tantrums (lose their temper, fly off the handle, pitch a fit)



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión

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

  1. I hear the British are sending another 5,000 [ soldiers ].

    [ troops ]



  2. We fight for a country of our own, a new nation where we choose our own [ measurement systems ].

    [ systems of weights and measures ]



  3. I must [ admit ], it feels a little [ not simple, not clear ], sir.

    [ confess ], [ complicated ]



  4. We will have rulers with inches on one side and centimeters on the other so that we can see where they [ match, correspond ].

    [ line up ]



  5. One of them will [ be logical ] to the entire world, and the other will [ be illogical ].

    [ make sense ], [ be super random ]



  6. That is my dream for our country, men: [ a mix of cultures ] of different measurements that will make European men [ lose their temper, blow up ].

    [ a melting pot ], [ throw tantrums ]



  7. In short, a land of [ freedom ].

    [ liberty ]



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

  1. What units does your county use to measure: distance, weight, volume, temperature?
  2. The US uses a mix of the metric and imperial systems. If/When you are in the US, what part of this mix is the most confusing?
  3. The imperial system (feet, pounds, gallons etc.) comes from Britain, but Britain has mostly (officially) switched to the metric system. The US has not. Why do you think the US is holding on to the imperial system?
  4. Does your country use imperial units for anything? If so, what?
  5. What is degrees Celsius based on? (i.e. What does 0°C and 100°C correspond to?)
  6. What is the Fahrenheit scale based on? (i.e. what does 0 °F and 100 °F correspond to?)
  7. What other units of measurement do you know that are not mentioned in this video? Are there any units of measurement that are unique to your country?
  8. To test your knowledge:
    → How many kilometers are in a mile?
    → How many liters are in a gallon? In a quart?
    → How many pounds are in a kilogram?
    → At what point (number) do degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius intersect?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto

Soldier 2: I hear the British are sending another 5,000 troops.

Soldier 4: How will we ever win this war?

Washington: By remembering what we fight for.

Soldier 3: General Washington.

Washington: Sit, please. We need your strength for the fight ahead. We fight for a country of our own, a new nation where we choose our own laws. Choose our own leaders. And choose our own systems of weights and measures.

Soldier 3: Weights and measures, sir?

Washington: Yes. Yes, I dream of that one day our proud nation will measure weights in pounds and that 2,000 pounds shall be called a ton.

Soldier 4: And what will 1,000 pounds be called, sir?

Washington: Nothing. Because we will have no word for that.

Soldier 3: It seems like we should have a word for 1,000 pounds, sir.

Washington: And yet, we won't. Because we are free men. And we will be free to measure liquids in liters and milliliters, but not all liquids. Only soda, wine, and alcohol.

Soldier 4: Only those, sir?

Washington: Yes. Because for milk and paint, we will use gallons, pints, and quarts, God willing.

Soldier 3: Okay. How many liters are in a gallon, sir?

Washington: Nobody knows.

Soldier 2: And, sir, in this new country, what plans are there for men of color such as I?

Washington: Distance will be measured in inches, feet, yards, and miles. So 12 inches to a foot.

Soldier 1: 12 feet to a yard.

Washington: If it were only so simple. 3 feet to a yard.

Soldier 1: And how many yards to a mile?

Washington: Nobody knows.

Soldier 2: Okay. Well, how many feet to a mile?

Washington: 5,280, of course. It's a simple number that everyone will remember.

Soldier 3: I must confess, it feels a little complicated, sir. Why not use meters and kilometers?

Washington: We will, soldier. But only in certain unpopular sports like track and swimming. For popular sports like football, we will use yards.

Soldier 4: Football, sir?

Washington: Yes. It's a sport where you throw a ball with your hands.

Soldier 3: So in football, there is no kicking?

Washington: There's a little kicking. You kick the ball to get points.

Soldier 1: How many points, sir?

Washington: Sometimes one and sometimes three.

Soldier 3: I'm very confused, sir.

Washington: Do not worry. For our new nation, we will have rulers with two sets of numbers. Inches on one side, centimeters on the other.

Soldier 4: So we can see where they line up?

Washington: Yes, except that they don't line up, and they never will.

Soldier 4: Why?

Washington: Liberty, son. Liberty.

Soldier 2: And the slaves, sir, what of them?

Washington: You asked about the temperature.

Soldier 2: I did not.

Washington: We shall have two different unrelated scales of temperature. One of them will make sense to the entire world, and the other will be super random. Our great nation will use the random one.

Soldier 4: What is the scale called, sir?

Washington: Fahrenheit.

Soldier 4: Spell that for me.

Washington: Impossible. But one day, if we are brave, we will get rid of the U in a lot of British words like color and armor. But by God, we will keep the British U in the word glamour.

Soldier 3: Only glamour, sir?

Washington: Only glamour. That is my dream for our country, men: a melting pot of different measurements that will make European men throw tantrums. In short, a land of liberty.

Soldier 2: Where all men are free. Where all men are free, right?