Learn English with Top Notch TV 2

2.15 Art for the Office


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Published: 4 Sep 2017   [ UPDATED MAR 2026 ]
Level 2 (A2)   |   Time: 2:34
Accent: American

Ms. Novak stops by to sell some art for the Top Notch office.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ some pieces exp. - some pieces of art
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ gorgeous adj. - beautiful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I'm fascinated by it. exp. - I think it is very interesting.

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Mr. Evans Marie Cheryl Bob Paul
Mr. Evans Marie Cheryl Bob Paul
  • Mr. Evans, Marie, Cheryl, Bob, and Paul all work in a travel agency.
  • Ms. Novak is a client and an art dealer.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Ms. Novak opened her art gallery ______.
    many years ago
    last year
    recently

  2. The painter is from ______.
    Italy
    Russia
    France
    Britain

  3. The name of the painting is ______.
    Sun and the Weather
    Son of the Weather
    Son of the Water
    Sun on the Water

  4. The sculpture is from ______.
    Italy
    Russia
    France
    Britain

  5. The name of the sculpture is ______.
    City of God
    City of Gold
    City of Wood
    City of Stone

  6. The sculpture is made of ______.
    gold
    wood
    stone
    plastic

  7. Bob suggests putting the sculpture ______.
    on his desk
    in the bathroom
    next to the door
    in Mr. Evans' office

  8. The photograph is called ______.
    Winter
    Winner
    Wonder
    Weather

  9. The photograph was taken in ______.
    Rome
    Paris
    London
    Moscow

  10. The photograph was taken in ______.
    a park
    a museum
    a forest
    a hospital

  11. Mr. Evans wants to buy _______.
    one of the pieces
    two of the pieces
    all of the pieces

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (passive voice)


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.


  • Hello, everyone. You remember Ms. Novak.
  • Hello.
  • Ms. Novak an art gallery here. I her to find some pieces to decorate our office. She some things for us to look at today.
  • I have a painting, a sculpture, and a photograph that I think you . Here's the painting. This by a Russian artist that I really like. It Sun on the Water. The artist by looking at the sea. What do you think?
  • I think I that.
  • It's . . . fantastic.
  • How . . . interesting!
  • It's very . . . blue.
  • Yes.
  • It's gorgeous!
  • Oh, good. Here's the sculpture. It by a British sculptor. It City of Gold.
  • Is it really gold?
  • No. It of wood. It gold. What do you think?
  • It's . . . cool.
  • Mr. Evans, I it would look good in your office.
  • I think I the painting.
  • I by it!
  • Good. And here's the photograph. It Winter. It in Paris.
  • There's nothing there.
  • It a photograph of snow in a park.
  • Maybe I them all. What do you think?
  • Great!
  • Excellent.

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

Mr / Evans / introduce / Ms / Novak / who / just / open / new / art / gallery

Mr. Evans introduces Ms. Novak, who has just opened a new art gallery.



Sentence 2

she / has / some / piece / art / decorate / office

She has some pieces of art to decorate [their/the] office.



Sentence 3

first / she / present / painting / call / Sun on the Water / Russian / artist

First, she presents a painting called Sun on the Water by a Russian artist.



Sentence 4

staff / have / mixed / opinion / but / Mr / Evans / think / it / beautiful

The staff has mixed opinions, but Mr. Evans thinks (that) it is beautiful.



Sentence 5

next / she / show / wooden / sculpture / called / City of Gold

Next, she shows a wooden sculpture called City of Gold.



Sentence 6

most / them / like / sculpture / but / Marie / prefers / painting

Most of them like the sculpture, but Marie prefers the painting.



Sentence 7

finally / she / present / photograph / titled / Winter / which / just / white / background

Finally, she presents a photograph titled Winter, which is just a white background.



Sentence 8

Mr / Evans / consider / buy / all / piece / and / everyone / seem / agree

Mr. Evans considers buying all (of) the pieces, and everyone seems to agree.




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
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Hello, everyone. You remember Ms. Novak.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Ms. Novak has just opened an art gallery here.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

I've asked her to find some pieces to decorate our office.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

She's brought some things for us to look at today.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

I have a painting, a sculpture, and a photograph that I think you'll like.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

This was painted by a Russian artist that I really like.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

What do you think?



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

I think I can do that.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

It's made of wood. It was painted gold.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Mr. Evans, I think it would look good in your office.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

I think I prefer the painting.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

It's a photograph of snow in a park.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

Maybe I should buy them all.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Which piece of art would you choose for the office: the painting, the sculpture, or the photograph? Why?
  2. Have you ever bought or chosen artwork for your home or workplace? What did you select and why?
  3. Do you prefer abstract or realistic art? Why?
  4. Who is your favorite artist? Can you describe this person's work?
  5. Paul says, “I think I can do that.” Do you feel the same as him?
  6. Why do you think Mr. Evans seems so interested in the art?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Mr. Evans: Hello, everyone. You remember Ms. Novak.

Ms. Novak: Hello.

Mr. Evans: Ms. Novak has just opened an art gallery here. I've asked her to find some pieces to decorate our office. She's brought some things for us to look at today.

Ms. Novak: I have a painting, a sculpture, and a photograph that I think you'll like. Here's the painting. This was painted by a Russian artist that I really like. It's called Sun on the Water. The artist was inspired by looking at the sea. What do you think?

Paul: I think I can do that.

Cheryl: It's ... fantastic.

Marie: How ... interesting!

Bob: It's very ... blue.

Ms. Novak: Yes.

Mr. Evans: It's gorgeous!

Ms. Novak: Oh, good. Here's the sculpture. It was made by a British sculptor. It's called City of Gold.

Paul: Is it really gold?

Ms. Novak: No. It's made of wood. It was painted gold. What do you think?

Cheryl: It's ... cool.

Bob: Mr. Evans, I think it would look good in your office.

Marie: I think I prefer the painting.

Mr. Evans: I'm fascinated by it!

Ms. Novak: Good. And here's the photograph. It's called Winter. It was photographed in Paris.

Paul: There's nothing there.

Ms. Novak: It's a photograph of snow in a park.

Mr. Evans: Maybe I should buy them all. What do you think?

All: Great!

Ms. Novak: Excellent.

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