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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ districts n. - areas, neighborhoods
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a movie studio n. - a company that makes movies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the headquarters n. - the main office
• ☐ ☐ ☐ employ v. - give work (and money) to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an agent n. - a person/job that represents actors when they make contracts with studios
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a lawyer n. - a person/job that represents or helps people in court or with the law
• ☐ ☐ ☐ are set in exp. - are located in

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

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1. California is on the ______ of the US.
   East Coast
   West Coast
   
   
2. California is bordered by ______ and ______.
   Canada
   Oregon
   Mexico
   Colorado
   
   
3. L.A. is ______ San Diego.
   north of
   south of
   
   
4. ______ four million people live in L.A.
   More than
   Less than
   
   
5. Beverly Hills is in the _______ part of the city.
   north
   south
   
   
6. According to the video, Rodeo Drive is a good place ______.
   to go shopping
   to make a movie
   to find a good restaurant
   
   
7. Hollywood is a good place to make movies because ______.
   it is expensive
   it has good weather
   many rich people live there
   
   
8. Spider-Man and Men in Black were made by ______.
   different studios
   the same studio
   
   
9. These days, ______ movies are made in Hollywood.
   few
   many
   
   
10. The movie industry in Hollywood employs about ______ people.
    2 500
    25 000
    250 000
    
    
11. These days, ______ TV programs are made in Hollywood.
    few
    many
    
    

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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.

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  California is a state on the West Coast of the United States. It is a very big state from Mexico in the south, up to Oregon in the north.
  
  
  There are three big cities in California: San Francisco in the north, San Diego in the south, and between these two, Los Angeles or L.A.
  
  
  Los Angeles is a very busy city. Nearly four million people live there.
  
  
  There are lots of different districts in the city. Places like Santa Monica on the coast and Pasadena in the east.
  
  
  Some of these districts are very rich. This is Beverly Hills. It is a famous area in the north of the city.
  
  
  This street is Rodeo Drive. It has a lot of expensive shops.
  
  
  L.A., especially the Hollywood area, is the home of the movies.
  
  
  One of the reasons for this is the good weather. You need good weather to make movies.
  
  
  Hollywood is also the home of the movie studios. This is the headquarters of Sony Pictures. Sony makes the Spider-Man and the Men in Black movies.
  
  
  They do not make many movies in Hollywood today because it is too expensive.
  
  
  In fact, they make movies in Canada, in England, in Eastern Europe, and sometimes in Australia and New Zealand.
  
  
  But the movie industry employs lots of people in Los Angeles. About two hundred and fifty thousand in total.
  
  
  Hollywood does not make many movies anymore, but it makes a lot of television programs.
  
  
  In fact, programs like CSI and Glee, which are set in Las Vegas and Ohio, are actually made in Hollywood.
  
  

Directions: Choose the verb that best completes each sentence. Every verb is in the present tense.

• Los Angeles (is) a very busy city.
• Nearly four million people (live) there.
• Some of these districts (are) very rich.
• This street (is) Rodeo Drive.
• It (has) a lot of expensive shops.
• You (need) good weather to make movies.
• Hollywood (is) also the home of the movie studios.
• This (is) the headquarters of Sony Pictures.
• Sony (makes) the Spider-Man and the Men in Black movies.
• But the movie industry (employs) lots of people in Los Angeles.
• Many actors, writers, and directors (live) in the city.
• And the studios also (employ) a lot of agents and lawyers, too.
• In fact, programs like CSI and Glee are (set) in Las Vegas and Ohio.

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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

California / big / state / on / west / coast / United / States

California is a big state on the West Coast of the United States.

San / Francisco / San / Diego / Los / Angeles / be / three / most / important / city / California

San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles are the three most important cities in California.

San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles are three of the most important cities in California.

Los / Angeles / bustling / city / almost / four / million / person

Los Angeles is a bustling city with almost four million people.

different / district / L.A. / like / Santa / Monica / Pasadena / contribute / diversity

Different districts in L.A., like Santa Monica and Pasadena, contribute to its diversity.

Rodeo / Drive / be / famous / street / for / shopping / Beverly / Hills

Rodeo Drive is a famous street for shopping in Beverly Hills.

Hollywood / known / home / movie

Hollywood is known as the home of the movies.

although / Hollywood / not / make / many / movie / today / it / still / employ / many / person / entertainment / industry

Although Hollywood doesn't make many movies today, it still employs many people in the entertainment industry.

Hollywood / still / produce / many / TV / program

Hollywood still produces many TV programs.

Hollywood is still producing many TV programs.

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.

It is a very big state from Mexico in the south, up to Oregon in the north.

Los Angeles is a very busy city. Nearly four million people live there.

L.A., especially the Hollywood area, is the home of the movies.

One of the reasons for this is the good weather.

This is the headquarters of Sony Pictures.

They do not make many movies in Hollywood today because it is too expensive.

In fact, they make movies in Canada, in England, in Eastern Europe, and sometimes in Australia and New Zealand.

But the movie industry employs lots of people in Los Angeles.

About two hundred and fifty thousand in total.

Hollywood does not make many movies anymore.

But it makes a lot of television programs.

In fact, programs like CSI and Glee, which are set in Las Vegas and Ohio, are actually made in Hollywood.

1. Have you visited any of the cities mentioned in the video? What did you like about them? What did you dislike about them?
   ↪ Use: I visited .... about # years ago.
   ↪ Use: I have been to ... # times.
   ↪ Use: The best thing about ... is ...
   ↪ Use: The worst thing about ... is ...
2. If you had a lot of money, would you like to visit Beverly Hills? Why or why not?
   ↪ Use: If I had a lot of money, I would ... because...
   ↪ Use: Even if I had a lot of money, I wouldn't ... because...
3. Rodeo Drive is a famous expensive shopping street in L.A. Do you have a similar street in your city? How often do you go there? What do you usually buy there?
   ↪ Use: The most famous shopping street in my city is...
   ↪ Use: I go there about once per...
   ↪ Use: I usually buy...
   ↪ Use: I usually just go window shopping because...
4. Why are not many movies made in Hollywood anymore? Can you think of two reasons? (Be creative.)
   ↪ Use: Many movies aren't made in Hollywood anymore because...
   ↪ Use: Another reason is...
5. Why do you think so many TV programs are still made in Hollywood?
   ↪ Use: I guess TV shows are still made in Hollywood because...
6. Can you think of any Hollywood (American) movies that were actually filmed in your country? Which ones?
   ↪ Use: ... was filmed in my country.
   ↪ Use: I'm not sure, but ... might have been filmed in...
7. Why is good weather important to the movie industry? Can you think of any other things needed to make movies?
   ↪ Use: Good weather is important because...
   ↪ Use: ... is also important. This is because...
8. If you could work in the movie industry, what job would you like to have? Why?
   ↪ Use: If I worked in the movie industry, I'd want to be a...
   ↪ Use: I think I would enjoy being ...