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1.10 Dinner with Daniel


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Published: 14 Oct 2021
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 2:45
Accent: American, British

Daniel takes Jenny out for dinner on her birthday.

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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.

Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Rob Jenny Daniel
Rob Jenny Daniel
  • Rob is a writer who lives in London.
  • Jenny is from New York. She is on a business trip to London.
  • Daniel, Jenny and Rob work for the same magazine company.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Daniel ______ a reservation.
    made
    didn't make

  2. Daniel's last name is ______.
    O'Brian
    O'Connell
    O'Connor
    O'Toole

  3. Jenny orders _______ and _______.
    a salad
    a sandwich
    a soup
    a stir-fry
    chicken
    steak
    pasta
    sushi

  4. Daniel orders ______ and ______.
    a salad
    a sandwich
    a soup
    a stir-fry
    chicken
    steak
    pasta
    sushi

  5. They both have _______ to drink.
    beer
    juice
    water
    wine

  6. Daniel _______ that it is Jenny's birthday.
    knows
    doesn't know

  7. On her birthday, Jenny usually ______ or ______.
    goes out with friends
    goes to a club
    has a big party
    stays home
    sees a movie

  8. Daniel ______ to go out after dinner.
    wants
    doesn't want

  9. Jenny ______ dessert.
    wants
    doesn't want

  10. Jenny ______ coffee.
    wants
    doesn't want

  11. Barbara, Jenny's ______, calls her during dinner.
    boss
    friend
    mother
    sister

  12. Jenny gets some ______ news about Rob.
    good
    bad

  13. Jenny ______ to go out after dinner.
    wants
    doesn't want

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.



  • Waiter:
    Good evening. Do you have a reservation?
  • Daniel:
    Yes. A table for two. My name is Daniel O'Connor.
  • Waiter:
    Come this way please.
  • Waiter:
    Are you ready to order?
  • Jenny:
    Yes, the soup and the mushroom ravioli please.
  • Daniel:
    I'd like the mozzarella salad and then the chicken please.
  • Waiter:
    What would you like to drink?
  • Jenny:
    Just water for me.
  • Daniel:
    A bottle of mineral water please.
  • Waiter:
    Still or sparkling?
  • Daniel:
    Sparkling. Thank you.
  • Daniel:
    So Jenny, I hear it's your birthday today.
  • Jenny:
    Yes, that's right.
  • Daniel:
    Well happy birthday. How do you normally celebrate?
  • Jenny:
    Oh, nothing special. Maybe I go out for dinner with friends or see a movie.
  • Daniel:
    You know Jenny, you've got beautiful eyes.
  • Jenny:
    I get them from my mother.
  • Daniel:
    So would you like to go somewhere else?
  • Jenny:
    I'm sorry Daniel. I'm a little tired.
  • Daniel:
    Yes, of course. Waiter, can I have the bill please?

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

Daniel / Jenny / arrive / restaurant / and / order / meal

Daniel and Jenny arrive at the restaurant(,) and they order their meals.



Sentence 2

Daniel / look / disappoint / when / Jenny / only / order / water

Daniel looks disappointed when Jenny only orders water.



Sentence 3

Daniel / wish / Jenny / happy / birthday

Daniel wishes Jenny (a) happy birthday.



Sentence 4

Jenny / say / she / usually / go / out / friend / or / see / movie / birthday

Jenny says (that) she usually goes out with (her) friends or sees a movie [on/for] her birthday.



Sentence 5

Jenny / not / want / dessert / but / she / order / decaf / espresso

Jenny doesn't want dessert, but she orders a decaf espresso.



Sentence 6

Daniel / tell / Jenny / she / beautiful / eyes

Daniel tells Jenny (that) she has beautiful eyes.



Sentence 7

Jenny / only / want / talk / magazine

Jenny only wants to talk about the magazine.



Sentence 8

Jenny / boss / call / her / while / she / talk / Daniel

Jenny's boss calls her while she is talking to Daniel.



Sentence 9

Barbara / give / Jenny / good / news / Rob

Barbara gives Jenny (some) good news about Rob.



Sentence 10

Daniel / invite / Jenny / go / somewhere / else / after / dinner

Daniel invites Jenny to go (out) somewhere else after dinner.



Sentence 11

Jenny / tell / Daniel / she / too / tired / go / somewhere / else

Jenny tells Daniel (that) she is too tired to go (out) somewhere else.



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

Good evening. Do you have a reservation?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Are you ready to order?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

I'd like the mozzarella salad and then the chicken please.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

What would you like to drink?



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Is sparkling okay?



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

So Jenny, I hear it's your birthday today.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

How do you normally celebrate?



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

Maybe I go out for dinner with friends or see a movie.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Well, we could go out somewhere after dinner.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Would you like a dessert?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

Not for me, thanks.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

You know Jenny, you've got beautiful eyes.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

Anyway, what are your plans for the July edition of the magazine?



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

I have to take this. Sorry.



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

We really like your idea about Rob Walker. He's a great writer.



Clip 16
0:00 / 0:00

So can I ask him?



Clip 17
0:00 / 0:00

That was Barbara, my boss from the New York office.



Clip 18
0:00 / 0:00

I'm sorry Daniel. I'm a little tired.



Clip 19
0:00 / 0:00

Waiter, can I have the bill please?



Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Waiter: Good evening. Do you have a reservation?

Daniel: Yes. A table for two. My name is Daniel O'Connor.

Waiter: Come this way please.

Waiter: Are you ready to order?

Jenny: Yes, the soup and the mushroom ravioli please.

Daniel: I'd like the mozzarella salad and then the chicken please.

Waiter: What would you like to drink?

Jenny: Just water for me.

Daniel: A bottle of mineral water please.

Waiter: Still or sparkling?

Daniel: Is sparkling okay?

Jenny: Yes, sparkling. Thank you.

Waiter: Thank you.

Daniel: So Jenny, I hear it's your birthday today.

Jenny: Yes, that's right.

Daniel: Well happy birthday. How do you normally celebrate?

Jenny: Oh, nothing special. Maybe I go out for dinner with friends or see a movie.

Daniel: Well, we could go out somewhere after dinner.

Waiter: Would you like a dessert?

Jenny: Not for me, thanks.

Daniel: Okay no.

Waiter: Coffee?

Jenny: A decaf espresso.

Daniel: Same for me.

Waiter: Two decaffeinated espressos. Certainly, sir.

Daniel: You know Jenny, you've got beautiful eyes.

Jenny: I get them from my mother. Anyway, what are your plans for the July edition of the magazine?

Daniel: The July edition? I am...

Jenny: I have to take this. Sorry.

Daniel: No problem.

Jenny: Hi Barbara.

Barbara: Jenny, just a quick call. We really like your idea about Rob Walker. He's a great writer.

Jenny: So can I ask him?

Barbara: Yes. Go ahead.

Jenny: That's great.

Barbara: Good luck. I hope he says yes.

Jenny: Me too.

Daniel: Good news?

Jenny: Yeah. That was Barbara my boss from the New York office. She just gave me a little birthday present.

Daniel: So would you like to go somewhere else?

Jenny: I'm sorry Daniel. I'm a little tired.

Daniel: Yes, of course. Waiter, can I have the bill please?

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