Learn English with Top Notch TV 2

2.1 Have We Met Before?


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Published: 18 Mar 2017   [ UPDATED JAN 2026 ]
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 2:05
Accent: American
Source: Top Notch TV

Improve your English with an ESL listening lesson from Top Notch TV 2.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ snorkel v. - scuba dive without an oxygen tank
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ flew v. - past of fly (pilot an airplane)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ The Great Wall n. - The Great Wall of China
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a coincidence n. - when two things happen at the same time in a surprising way

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Mr. Evans Marie
Mr. Evans Marie
  • Mr. Evans and Marie work in a travel agency.
  • Ms. Novak is a new client for the travel agency.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Where is Ms. Novak from?
    Paris
    London
    Chicago

  2. What is Marie's job?
    She's a tour guide.
    She's a travel agent.
    She's a receptionist.
    She's an accountant.

  3. Why is Ms. Novak asking Marie questions?
    They are friends.
    She wants to buy a ticket.
    She wants to practice English.
    She thinks that she has met Marie before.

  4. What places does Ms. Novak mention?
    Austria
    Australia
    Canada
    Chicago
    China
    Egypt
    Greece
    Japan
    Peru

  5. What jobs or activities does Ms. Novak mention?
    Artist
    Bus driver
    Model
    Pilot
    Snorkeling
    Scuba diving
    Teacher
    Tour guide
    Taxi driver
    Waitress

  6. When did Marie come to the USA?
    Recently
    About a month ago
    One year ago

  7. Where did Marie live before?
    Paris
    London
    Chicago

  8. How does Ms. Novak know Katarina?
    Katarina is her sister.
    Katarina is her neighbor.
    Katarina is her boss.

  9. How does Marie know Katarina?
    Katarina was her classmate.
    Katarina was her waitress.
    Katarina was her roommate.

  10. Where has Ms. Novak seen Marie before?
    In Paris
    In her sister's photos
    Near the art museum

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (prepositions)


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.


  • Marie, this is Ms. Novak. She's Chicago.
  • You look very familiar me, Marie. Have we met before?
  • I'm sure I know you somewhere.
  • I know. We met Chicago.
  • I've never been Chicago.
  • Have you ever driven a taxi Egypt?
  • Oh, you were the pilot a small airplane in China.
  • Have you ever gone snorkeling Australia?
  • I came here only a year ago Paris.
  • Paris? My sister, Katerina, lived there a year.
  • Of course! You were all the pictures she sent home.

Score:



Dialogue Practice 대화 연습 Prática de Diálogo Práctica de diálogo Практика діалогу


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.



  • Ms. Novak:
    You look very familiar to me, Marie. Have we met before?
  • Marie:
    I don't think so. No.
  • Ms. Novak:
    Well, I never forget a face. I'm sure I know you from somewhere. I don't lookfamiliar to you?
  • Marie:
    I'm sorry. No.
  • Ms. Novak:
    I know. We met in Chicago. You were a waitress in a restaurant near the Art Institute.
  • Marie:
    I've never been to Chicago.
  • Ms. Novak:
    Have you ever driven a taxi in Egypt?
  • Marie:
    No.
  • Ms. Novak:
    Oh, you were the pilot on a small airplane in China. You flew me over the Great Wall.
  • Marie:
    No.
  • Ms. Novak:
    Have you ever gone snorkeling in Australia?
  • Marie:
    No.
  • Ms. Novak:
    Driven a bus in Peru?
  • Marie:
    No. Ms. Novak, I'm quite sure we've never met before. I came here only a year ago from Paris.
  • Ms. Novak:
    Paris? My sister, Katerina, lived there for a year.
  • Marie:
    Katerina? Katerina Novak?! She lived with me!
  • Ms. Novak:
    Of course! You were in all the pictures she sent home.
  • Marie:
    What a coincidence!
  • Ms. Novak:
    You see, I never forget a face.



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 1a

Mr / Evans / introduce / Ms / Novak / Marie

Mr. Evans introduces Ms. Novak to Marie.



Sentence 1b

Mr / Evans / introduce / Ms / Novak / Marie / other

Mr. Evans introduces Ms. Novak and Marie to each other.



Sentence 2

Ms / Novak / mention / Marie / look / familiar / and / ask / they / meet / before

Ms. Novak mentions (that) Marie looks familiar and asks (her) [if/whether] they’ve met before.



Sentence 3

Marie / not / think / so / but / Ms / Novak / insist / she / remember / her

Marie doesn’t think so, but Ms. Novak insists (that) she remembers her.



Sentence 4

Ms / Novak / mentions / various / place / where / they / could / meet / include / Chicago / Egypt / Australia / Peru

Ms. Novak mentions various places where they could have met, including Chicago, Egypt, Australia, and Peru.



Sentence 5

Marie / firm / deny / each / one / and / explain / she / only / be / city / one / year

Marie firmly denies each one and explains (that) she has only been in the city for one year.



Sentence 6

however / when / Ms / Novak / mention / sister / Katerina / Marie / look / surprise

However, when Ms. Novak mentions her sister Katerina, Marie looks surprised.



Sentence 7

Marie / realize / Katerina / be / roommate / Paris

Marie realizes (that) Katerina was her roommate in Paris.



Sentence 8

Marie / look / familiar / Ms / Novak / because / she / see / Marie / in / sister / photo

Marie looks familiar to Ms. Novak because she [has seen/saw] Marie in her sister's photos.




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

This is Ms. Novak. She's from Chicago.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

I'll get your tickets.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

You look very familiar to me, Marie.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Have we met before?



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

I don't think so. No.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

I don't look familiar to you?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

You were a waitress in a restaurant near the Art Institute.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

Have you ever driven a taxi in Egypt?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

You were the pilot on a small airplane in China.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

You flew me over the Great Wall.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

I'm quite sure we've never met before.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

I came here only a year ago from Paris.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

My sister, Katerina, lived there for a year.



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

Of course! You were in all the pictures she sent home.



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

What a coincidence!



Clip 16
0:00 / 0:00

You see, I never forget a face .



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. What jobs does Ms. Novak mention? Which one seems the most enjoyable or exciting? Which one seems the most challenging or scary? Why?
  2. What is the most unusual job that you have ever had? How or why did you get it?
  3. What's the most unusual job you can imagine having for a day? Why does it interest you?
  4. Have you ever surprisingly met someone with whom you had a mutual friend or acquaintance? How did you discover you had this mutual acquaintance?
  5. Are you good at remembering people’s faces and names? Do you have any special ways to remember names?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Mr. Evans: Marie, this is Ms. Novak. She's from Chicago. Marie is our receptionist.

Marie: It's nice to meet you.

Ms. Novak: It's nice to meet you, too.

Mr. Evans: I'll get your tickets.

Ms. Novak: You look very familiar to me, Marie. Have we met before?

Marie: I don't think so. No.

Ms. Novak: Well, I never forget a face. I'm sure I know you from somewhere. I don't look familiar to you?

Marie: I'm sorry. No.

Ms. Novak: I know. We met in Chicago. You were a waitress in a restaurant near the Art Institute.

Marie: I've never been to Chicago.

Ms. Novak: Have you ever driven a taxi in Egypt?

Marie: No.

Ms. Novak: Oh, you were the pilot on a small airplane in China. You flew me over the Great Wall.

Marie: No.

Ms. Novak: Have you ever gone snorkeling in Australia?

Marie: No.

Ms. Novak: Driven a bus in Peru?

Marie: No. Ms. Novak, I'm quite sure we've never met before. I came here only a year ago from Paris.

Ms. Novak: Paris? My sister, Katerina, lived there for a year.

Marie: Katerina? Katerina Novak?! She lived with me!

Ms. Novak: Of course! You were in all the pictures she sent home.

Marie: What a coincidence!

Ms. Novak: You see, I never forget a face.

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