Learn English with an ESL lesson from American English File

4.9 A Threatening Message


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Published: 2 Aug 2022
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 2:54
Accent: American, British

Luke cracks the code on Jenny's computer, and Jenny gets a video message from Henry.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I tried Henry again. exp. - I called Henry again.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Still no answer. exp. - He didn't answer the phone.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ crack a code exp. - break, solve, understand a secret code or password
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a username n. - the name that you use to log in to a website
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ encrypted adj. - make data secret with a code
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a file n. - a collection of data stored on a computer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a formula n. - a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols (F = ma, E=mc2)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Hang on. phv. - Wait.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a document n. - a collection of papers or data on a computer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ his old man exp. - his father

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Rob Jenny Luke Henry
Rob Jenny Luke Henry

  • Jenny is an American.
  • She is married to an English man named Rob.
  • Jenny is visiting Rob's father in England (Henry).
  • Henry hasn't come home and is not answering his phone. Jenny is worried.
  • Jenny met a man briefly at the airport named Andrew Paige
  • Andrew was attacked at the airport after he met Jenny. He is now in the hospital.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Jenny stayed at ______.
    Luke's place
    Henry's home
    the police station

  2. Jenny _______ safe in Luke's apartment.
    feels
    doesn't feel

  3. Luke ______ break the security code on Jenny's computer.
    is able to
    still can't

  4. The username on Jenny's computer is probably ______.
    page
    a page
    apaige
    A. Paige

  5. All of the files on Jenny's computer _______.
    are encrypted
    have been deleted

  6. Luke ______ the formula on Jenny's computer.
    knows
    doesn't know

  7. Jenny gets a ______ from Henry.
    an email
    a phone call
    a text message
    a video message

  8. They want Jenny to leave the computer ______.
    at Henry's house
    in Luke's apartment
    at the police station
    on a bench at the bus stop

  9. Henry says he ______ injured .
    is
    is not

  10. Henry shows _______ to prove that he is okay.
    a newspaper
    a photo
    a map

  11. Henry tells Jenny not to go ______.
    to Henry's house
    to the police
    outside

  12. Henry tells Jenny to tell Rob that he will be back in ______ soon.
    his classroom
    his study
    his home

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

Jenny / stay / Luke / place / last / night

Jenny stayed at Luke's place last night.



Sentence 2

Jenny / thank / Luke / let / her / stay / night

Jenny thanks Luke for letting her stay the night.



Sentence 3

Luke / crack / security / code

Luke cracks the security code.



Sentence 4

Luke / discover / username / apaige / and / all / file / encrypted

Luke discovers (that) the username is apaige and (that) all (of) the files are encrypted.



Sentence 5

Luke / find / something / look / formula / on / computer

Luke finds something [that/which] looks like a formula on the computer.



Sentence 6

Jenny / get / video / message / Henry

Jenny gets a video message from Henry.



Sentence 7

in / message / Henry / tell / Jenny / he / okay

In the message, Henry tells Jenny (that) he is okay.



Sentence 8

they / want / Jenny / leave / computer / Henry / house

They want Jenny to leave the computer [at/in] Henry's house.



Sentence 9a

finally / he / tell / Jenny / not / go / police / again

Finally, he tells Jenny not to go to the police again.



Sentence 9b

finally / he / say / do / not / go / police / again

Finally, he says, "Don't go to the police again."



Sentence 10

Jenny / decide / she / need / call / Rob

Jenny decides (that) she needs to call Rob.




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

Thanks for letting me stay. I feel a lot safer here.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

I tried Henry again. Still no answer.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

I've done it. I'm in.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

I've cracked the security code on your computer.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

And all the files are encrypted.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Let me just see if I can open the files.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

I have no idea.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

I can't tell you where I am.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

They want you to leave it at the house.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

There's one last thing that they want me to tell you.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

If you go to the police, you know what'll happen.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

Tell Rob his old man will be in his study again soon.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

We need to call Rob.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. What does Luke discover on Jenny's computer?
  2. Luke mentions a formula. Thinking back to previous videos, what do you think the formula is related to?
  3. How does Henry prove that he is okay? Why? What does this show or prove?
  4. Henry says, " If you go to the police, you know what'll happen." What does he mean?
  5. What do you think Jenny and Luke should do next? (Your opinion)
  6. What do you think Jenny and Luke will do next? (Your guess/prediction)

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Jenny: Good morning

Luke: Hi

Jenny: Thanks for letting me stay. I feel a lot safer here.

Luke: What? Oh no problem.

Jenny: I tried Henry again. Still no answer. I wonder if..

Luke: Yes

Jenny: What?

Luke: I've done it. I'm in. I've cracked the security code on your computer.

Jenny: That's great Luke, but Henry...

Luke: Wait a minute. That's not right. The username says A Paige. And all the files are encrypted.

Jenny: A Paige? Are you sure?

Luke: Let me just see if I can open the files. What the... Jenny. Take a look at this. It's a formula or something.

Jenny: What does it mean?

Luke: Oh. I have no idea.

Jenny: Oh, it's a message from Henry.

Luke: What? What does it say?

Jenny: It's a video. Hang on.

Henry: Hello Jenny. As you can see, I'm all right. I can't tell you where I am, but listen carefully. These people want some documents on your computer. They want you to leave it at the house. To prove that I'm okay, here's a copy of this morning's paper. There's one last thing that they want me to tell you. Don't go to the police again. If you go to the police, you know what'll happen. Now Jenny, please don't worry. Tell Rob his old man will be in his study again soon.

Jenny: We need to call Rob.

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