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3.14 Jenny Questions Rob


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Published: 24 May 2022
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 2:21
Accent: American, British

Jenny asks Rob if he really wants to be in New York.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the issue n. - the problem
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ work out phv. - be successful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I need a word. exp. - I need to talk to you.

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Rob Jenny Don
Rob Jenny Don

  • Jenny and Rob are dating.
  • Paul is Rob's friend from university.
  • Paul has been staying at Rob's apartment.
  • Jenny and Paul do not like each other.
  • Paul told Jenny that Rob wants to leave New York.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What Paul told Jenny ______ true.
    is
    isn't

  2. Rob _____ planning to leave New York.
    is
    isn't

  3. Paul ______ Rob's apartment.
    is still living in
    has already left

  4. Paul couldn't get a ticket to ______.
    Boston
    London
    Brooklyn

  5. Paul couldn't get a ticket because ______.
    he was too drunk
    the buses were all full
    he didn't have enough money

  6. Paul is leaving ______.
    tonight
    tomorrow
    next week

  7. Rob already told _____ that he misses London.
    Don
    Kerri
    Jenny

  8. Rob seemed ______ when he was with Paul.
    very happy
    out of control
    like a different person

  9. Jenny thinks that she and Rob ______.
    have very different friends
    want different things in life
    don't really love each other

  10. Don needs to talk to ______.
    Rob
    Jenny

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (indirect questions)


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.


  • Paul told me he said to you
  • Could you tell me Paul is still in your apartment
  • You told me he was going a few days ago
  • So do you know he's got a ticket now
  • I'd like to know you really want
  • I know you're missing London
  • I know you're not that kind of guy
  • But I wonder you really want to be here
  • I don't know this is going to work out
  • I'm just not sure we want the same things anymore
  • Can you tell me you decided at the last meeting

Score:



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

when / Rob / walk / office / Jenny / look / upset

When Rob walks into the office, Jenny looks upset.



Sentence 2

Rob / tell / Jenny / Paul / lie / about / Rob / leave / New York

Rob tells Jenny (that) Paul lied about Rob leaving New York.



Sentence 3

Jenny / want / know / why / Paul / still / stay / Rob / apartment

Jenny wants to know why Paul is still staying in Rob's apartment.



Sentence 4

Paul / can / not / get / ticket / Boston / because / all / bus / full

Paul couldn't get a ticket to Boston because all of the buses were full.



Sentence 5a

Rob / buy / Paul / ticket / Boston

Rob bought Paul a ticket to Boston.

Rob bought Paul's ticket to Boston.



Sentence 5b

Rob / buy / ticket / Boston / Paul

Rob bought a ticket to Boston for Paul.



Sentence 6

Rob / try / convince / Jenny / he / not / want / leave / New York

Rob tries to convince Jenny (that) he doesn't want to leave New York.



Sentence 7

Jenny / know / Rob / miss / London

Jenny knows (that) Rob [misses/is missing] London.



Sentence 8

Jenny / want / know / what / Rob / really / want

Jenny wants to know what Rob really wants.



Sentence 9

Jenny / think / Rob / be / like / different / person / when / he / with / Paul

Jenny thinks (that) Rob [is/was] like a different person when he [is/was] with Paul.



Sentence 10

Jenny / wonder / Rob / really / want / be / New York

Jenny wonders [if/whether] Rob really wants to be in New York.



Sentence 11

Jenny / not / sure / she / Rob / want / same / thing

Jenny isn't sure [if/whether] she and Rob want the same things.



Sentence 12

Don / walk / office / and / interrupt / discussion

Don walks into the office(,) and (he) interrupts their discussion.



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

Paul told me what he said to you, and it's not true.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

And could you tell me why Paul is still in your apartment?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

You told me he was going a few days ago.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Or was that another lie?



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

So do you know if he has got one now?



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

But that isn't really the issue here, is it?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

You have to believe me. I don't want to leave New York.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

I know you're missing London because you said the same thing to Kerri at the restaurant.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

I'd like to know what you really want.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

When you and Paul were together, it was like you were a different person.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

You know what Paul's like.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

But that isn't the kind of life I want anymore.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

I don't know if this is going to work out.



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

I'm just not sure if we want the same things anymore.



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

Can you tell me what you decided at the last meeting?



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Why is Jenny upset? (two reasons)
  2. Jenny says that Rob is like a different person when he is with Paul. What does she mean? Do you agree with Jenny?
  3. Does your personality change when you are with different people? Who and how?
  4. What do you think Rob will do next?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Rob: Hi Jenny.

Jenny: Rob.

Rob: Paul told me what he said to you and it's not true. I'm not planning to leave New York.

Jenny: Oh really? And could you tell me why Paul is still in your apartment?

Rob: Well he couldn't get a ticket to Boston.

Jenny: You told me he was going a few days ago, or was that another lie?

Rob: No of course it wasn't. He couldn't get a ticket. The buses to Boston were all full.

Jenny: So do you know if he's got one now?

Rob: I bought it. He's leaving this evening. But that isn't really the issue here, is it? You have to believe me. I don't want to leave New York.

Jenny: How can I believe you? I know you're missing London because you said the same thing to Kerri at the restaurant. Look Rob, I'd like to know what you really want.

Rob: What do you mean?

Jenny: When you and Paul were together, it was like you were a different person.

Rob: You know what Paul's like. What was I meant to do? But that isn't the kind of life I want anymore. I'm not like that.

Jenny: I know you're not, but I wonder if you really want to be here. I wonder if...

Rob: Jenny, what is it?

Jenny: Forget it.

Rob: Jenny, what are you worrying about?

Jenny: I don't know if this is going to work out.

Rob: You're not serious.

Jenny: I just... I'm just not sure if we want the same things anymore.

Rob: That's crazy.

Don: Jenny. Oh, good morning Rob.

Rob: Don.

Don: I need a word. Can you tell me what you decided at the last meeting?

Jenny: Right away Don. Rob was just leaving.

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