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B.5 Rob is Late


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Published: 31 Oct 2023
Level 1 (A1)   |   Time: 2:17
Accent: British

Practice expressions for telling time. (Rob. Rob. Rob. Always late!)


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  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.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


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) quarter to eight exp. - 7:45
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ (a) quarter past eight exp. - 8:15
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ half past eight exp. - 8:30

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



Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Rob is drinking with his friend at 11:00 in the morning.
    True
    False

  2. Rob has to go to a meeting tomorrow morning.
    True
    False

  3. Rob stays for one more drink.
    True
    False

  4. Rob talks to the woman at 8:15.
    True
    False

  5. Rob arrives too late to catch the train.
    True
    False

  6. Rob arrives at the meeting at 10:30.
    True
    False

  7. Rob is two hours late for the meeting.
    True
    False

Score:



Dialogue Practice 대화 연습 Prática de Diálogo Práctica de diálogo Практика діалогу


Directions: Practice reading the script. Then Hide parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

Instrucciones: Practica leyendo el guion. Luego haz clic en Hide para ocultar algunas de las expresiones y trata de repetir la conversación de memoria.

Instruções:: Pratique lendo o roteiro. Em seguida, clique em Ocultar para esconder algumas das expressões e tente repetir a conversa de memória.

지시 사항 : 스크립트를 읽는 연습을 하세요. 그런 다음 Hide 를 클릭하여 일부 표현을 숨기고 대화를 기억해서 반복해 보세요.

Інструкції: Потренуйтеся читати сценарій. Потім натисніть Hide, щоб приховати частини розмови, і спробуйте повторити сценарій з пам'яті.



  • Rob:
    I'm tired. What time is it?
  • Friend:
    It's 11:00 o'clock.
  • Rob:
    I need to go. I have a meeting in Oxford tomorrow morning.
  • Friend:
    One more drink?
  • Rob:
    Oh, okay.


  • Rob:
    Excuse me. What time is it?
  • Woman:
    It's quarter to eight. What time is your train?
  • Rob:
    At 7:47.
  • Woman:
    You need to hurry. You only have two minutes.


  • Rob:
    Hello, I'm Rob Walker. I'm sorry I'm late.
  • Man:
    You're an hour late. It's half past ten.
  • Rob:
    I know. I'm really sorry.



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (telling time)


Directions: How would you write these times using numbers?

  1. It's quarter past six.

    6:15



  2. It's half past three.

    3:30



  3. It's three thirty.

    3:30



  4. It's quarter to two.

    1:45



  5. It's ten to five.

    4:50



  6. It's twenty past four.

    4:20



  7. It's five twenty.

    5:20



  8. It's ten oh seven.

    10:07



  9. It's quarter to one.

    12:45



  10. It's twenty past twelve.

    12:20



  11. It's two to two.

    1:58



  12. It's ten to ten.

    9:50



  13. It's ten ten.

    10:10



  14. It's ten past ten.

    10:10



  15. It's almost three.

    ~2:57



  16. It's just past three.

    ~3:02



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


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



Sentence 1

Rob / be / bar / friend

Rob is at a bar with [a/his] friend.



Sentence 2

Rob / ask / what / time / it

Rob asks what time it is.



Sentence 3

Rob / want / go / home / because / he / have / meeting / Oxford / next / morning

Rob wants to go home because he has a meeting in Oxford the next morning.



Sentence 4

stupid / Rob / decide / have / one / more / drink / with / friend

Stupidly, Rob decides to have one more drink with his friend.

Stupid Rob decides to have one more drink with his friend.



Sentence 5

next / morning / he / arrive / train / station / two / minute / before / train / leave

The next morning, he arrives at the train station two minutes before his train leaves.



Sentence 6

he / miss / train / so / he / arrive / hour / late / meeting

He misses [his/the] train, so he arrives an hour late for [his/the] meeting.



Sentence 7

Rob / try / apologize / be / late

Rob tries to apologize for being late.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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.


Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

I'm tired. What time is it?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

I need to go. I have a meeting in Oxford tomorrow morning.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

One more drink?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Excuse me. What time is it?



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

It's a quarter to eight.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

What time's your train?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

You need to hurry. You only have two minutes.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

You're an hour late.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

It's half past ten.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

I know. I'm really sorry.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Are you usually early, late, or right on time?
    ↪ Use: I am usually...
    ↪ Use: I am always...
  2. How long will you wait for a friend if she or he is late?
    ↪ Use: I am willing to wait...
    ↪ Use: I won't wait more than...
    ↪ Use: It depends on who I am waiting for. If...
  3. If you have a train ticket for 9am, what time do you usually arrive at the train station?
    ↪ Use: I usually arrive at...
    ↪ Use: I usually arrive ... minutes early.
    ↪ Use: I usually arrive ... minutes before the train leaves.
  4. If you have a 3:15 flight, what time do you usually arrive at the airport?
  5. If you are meeting a friend for coffee at 5pm, what time do you usually arrive at the cafe?
  6. If you have a date at 8:00pm, what time do you usually arrive?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Rob: I'm tired. What time is it?

Friend: It's 11:00 o'clock.

Rob: I need to go. I have a meeting in Oxford tomorrow morning.

Friend: One more drink?

Rob: Oh, okay.

Rob: Excuse me. What time is it?

Woman: It's quarter to eight. What time is your train?

Rob: At 7:47.

Friend: You need to hurry. You only have two minutes.

Rob: Hello, I'm Rob Walker. I'm sorry I'm late.

Man: You're an hour late. It's half past ten.

Rob: I know. I'm really sorry.


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