Learn English with an ESL lesson from American English File

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ break up with (someone) phv. - end a relationship with (someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take up (time/energy) phv. - use (time/energy)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cab n. - a taxi

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

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Rob	Jenny

• Rob is from London, but he is in New York for a month for work.
• Jenny is Rob's coworker (at a magazine).
• Jenny convinced Rob to come to New York when she was visiting London.

1. _______ made dinner.
   Rob
   Jenny
   
   
2. Jenny's offer came at a ______ time for Rob.
   good
   busy
   difficult
   
   
3. Rob wanted to ______.
   try something new
   get a promotion
   quit his job
   
   
4. Rob broke up with his girlfriend _______ he met Jenny.
   before
   after
   
   
5. Jenny doesn't have a boyfriend because ______.
   she recently broke up
   she is busy with work
   she can't find a nice guy
   
   
6. Rob wasn't feeling well ______.
   yesterday
   this morning
   this afternoon
   
   
7. Rob ______ going running with Jenny.
   enjoyed
   regrets
   
   
8. Jenny offers Rob ______
   a kiss
   a beer
   a glass of wine
   another coffee
   
   
9. Rob leaves because ______.
   he is not interested in Jenny
   he will be busy tomorrow
   he feels tired
   he feels sick
   
   
10. Jenny thinks that it is easier to get a taxi by ______.
    calling
    waiting on the street
    using an app on her phone
    
    
11. Rob seems ______.
    shy
    naive
    stupid
    aggressive
    old-fashioned
    like a gentleman
    
    

Score:

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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:
  That was a lovely meal. Thanks Jenny.
  
• Jenny:
  That's okay.
• Rob:
  It's been great being in New York. You know your offer to work here came at a very good time for me.
  
• Jenny:
  Really?
• Rob:
  Yeah. I was looking for something new. Something different. You see, I broke up with my girlfriend a few months before I met you. What about you?
  
• Jenny:
  What about me?
  
• Rob:
  You know. Relationships.
• Jenny:
  I've been too busy recently to think about relationships. Getting this job at the magazine was a really big thing for me. I guess that's taken up all my time and energy.
  
• Rob:
  But that isn't very good for you. Only thinking about work, I mean.
  
• Jenny:
  Why didn't you tell me you weren't feeling well this morning? We didn't have to go for a run.
  
• Rob:
  I wanted to go. It was nice.
  
• Jenny:
  Well, I'm glad you're feeling better. Would you like another coffee?
  
• Rob:
  No thanks. I think I should get back to the hotel now. I've got a really busy day tomorrow.
  

Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instruções: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você acha melhor. 2) Ouça novamente e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

Інструкції: 1) Прочитайте ці речення з відео і виберіть слово або вираз, який, на вашу думку, підходить найкраще. 2) Прослухайте ще раз і перевірте свої відповіді.

• It's been great --- be to be being in New York.
• Your offer --- work to work working here came at a very good time.
• I've been too busy recently --- think to think thinking about relationships.
• --- Get To get Getting this job was a really big thing for me.
• Only --- think to think thinking about work isn't very good for you.
• I wanted --- go to go going . It was nice.
• I think I should --- get to get getting back to the hotel now.
• It's much easier --- get to get getting a cab on the street.
  
  

Score:

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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

Rob / Jenny / just / finish / eat / dinner / Jenny / apartment

Rob and Jenny have just finished eating dinner [at/in] Jenny's apartment.

Rob / thank / Jenny / lovely / meal

Rob thanks Jenny for [the/her] lovely meal.

Rob / tell / Jenny / her / offer / work / New York / came / good / time

Rob tells Jenny (that) her offer to work in New York came at a good time.

Rob / say / he / break / girlfriend / few / month / before / he / meet / Jenny

Rob says (that) he broke up with his girlfriend a few months before he met Jenny.

Rob / ask / Jenny / dating / life

Rob asks Jenny about her dating life.

Jenny / too / busy / think / relationship

Jenny [has been/is] too busy to think about relationships.

Jenny / apologize / make / Rob / go / run / morning

Jenny apologizes for making Rob go running in the morning.

Jenny / offer / Rob / other / coffee

Jenny offers Rob another (cup of) coffee.

Rob / polite / refuse / because / he / will / busy / work / tomorrow

Rob politely refuses because he will be busy [at/with] work tomorrow.

Rob politely refuses because he will be busy working tomorrow.

Rob / ask / Jenny / call / cab / but / Jenny / recommend / wait / cab / street

Rob asks Jenny to call a cab, but Jenny recommends waiting for a cab on the street.

Rob / give / Jenny / kiss / cheek / before / he / leave

Rob gives Jenny a kiss on the cheek before he leaves.

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.

That was a lovely meal. Thanks Jenny.

It's been great being in New York.

You know your offer to work here came at a very good time for me.

I was looking for something new.

I broke up with my girlfriend a few months before I met you.

I've been too busy recently to think about relationships.

Getting this job at the magazine was a really big thing for me.

I guess that's taken up all my time and energy.

But that isn't very good for you.

Why didn't you tell me you weren't feeling well this morning?

We didn't have to go for a run.

Would you like another coffee?

I think I should get back to the hotel now.

I've got a really busy day tomorrow.

Do you have a telephone number for a taxi?

But it's much easier to get a cab on the street.

1. Why did Rob go running with Jenny?
2. Do you think Jenny is more focused on her job or personal life? Why?
3. Jenny invites Rob to her apartment. How do you feel about this?
4. Does Rob seem confident? Shy? Conservative? Polite? How about Jenny?