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Published: 12.05.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:45
Accent: American

Street Interviews. Why did you choose your career?


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  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.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an occupation [n] - a job
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a career path [n] - job direction, steps in a career
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ marketing [n] - promoting and selling products to customers
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a brand [n] - a company's name or identity
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ impart [v] - give or share knowledge
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ young ones [n] - children
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ talents [n] - natural abilities or skills
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mechanical [adj] - related to machines
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ come up with [phv] - create, think of, invent
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ build a buzz [exp] - make people excited and talk a lot about something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a product [n] - something that is sold
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ genetic [adj] - related to genes that are passed from parents to children
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ genetics [n] - the study of how traits are passed from parents to children
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ environment [n] - the people, places, and situations around someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ constantly [adv] - all the time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ interact [v] - communicate
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pick up [phv] - learn without studying

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. What is Rita’s occupation?
    An elementary school teacher
    A university professor
    A school principal
    An ESL teacher

  2. What career path does Matt plan to pursue?
    Management
    Marketing
    Medicine
    Media

  3. What does San hope to do eventually in her career?
    Television production
    Marketing
    Teaching
    Politics

  4. What two jobs did Matt imagine having when he was a child?
    Elementary teacher
    Marketing director
    Fire truck driver
    Scientist
    President
    Actor

  5. What two reasons does Rita give for choosing education as her career?
    She wants to share her knowledge.
    She enjoys working from home.
    She wants to travel a lot.
    She loves children.
    It pays very well.

  6. What skill does San say she has?
    Public speaking skills
    Mechanical ability
    Artistic ability
    Athletic skills

  7. What talent does Matt say he has?
    Managing and motivating people
    Coming up with new ideas
    Playing musical instruments
    Mechanical abilities

  8. What does San think about talents and abilities?
    They are a combination of genetics and environment.
    They are mostly based on chance and luck.
    They are mainly inherited from parents.
    They have nothing to do with genetics.

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triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.


  1. Could you tell me what your career or [ job ] is?

    [ occupation ]



  2. I liked the idea of [ sharing ] some of my knowledge to [ children ].

    [ imparting ] [ young ones ]



  3. My skill is [ creating ] new ideas that kind of build [ excitement ] around a product.

    [ coming up with ] [ a buzz ]



  4. I think they're a combination of both [ nature ] and [ nurture ].

    [ genetics ] [ environment. ]



  5. When you're [ continuously ] interacting with people around you, you [ naturally learn ] certain skills.

    [ constantly ] [ pick up ]



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


Loading poll…
  1. Could you tell me what your career or occupation is?
    ↪ Use: I’m a...
    ↪ Use: I work as a...
  2. Did you think that you would have this job when you were a child?
    ↪ Use: Yes, I always dreamed of becoming...
    ↪ Use: No, I wanted to be a ... when I was young.
  3. What made your job a good career for you?
    ↪ Use: I enjoy...
    ↪ Use: It allows me to be...
  4. What would you say are some of your skills?
    ↪ Use: I’m good at...
    ↪ Use: I can...
  5. Do you think that talents and abilities are genetic?
    ↪ Use: Yes, I think...
    ↪ Use: Not really. I think it has more to do with...
    ↪ Use: Actually, I think it’s a combination of...


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Host: Could you tell me what your career or occupation is?

Rita: I'm an elementary school teacher.

Matt: My career path will be in marketing, helping companies build their brand and help market products to the consumer.

San: I work in television, and I would like to eventually produce and direct.

Host: Did you think that you'd be in marketing when you were a child?

Matt: Uh no. I thought I'd be president of the United States, or drive a fire truck.

Host: What made teaching a good career for you?

Rita: First of all, I love children and I liked the idea of imparting some of my knowledge to young ones.

Host: Everybody has skills, talents, and abilities. So, you know, some people are artistic, others have mechanical ability. What would you say are some of your skills?

San: I would say, I have a lot of artistic ability. I did a lot of art in school.

Matt: Good question. My skills and talents would be coming up with new ideas, different ideas, creative ideas that kind of build a buzz around a product.

Host: Do you think that talents and abilities are genetic?

San: I think they're a combination of both genetics and environment.

San: I think that you are born with certain qualities that your parents I think are... have and and just living with the people around you and learning from your teachers and those that you're constantly interacting with, you pick up certain skills.