Learn English with Top Notch TV 3

3.10 A New Holiday


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Published: 27 Feb 2018   [ UPDATED OCT 2025 ]
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 1:55
Accent: American

The Top Notch gang tries to create a new holiday so that they don't have to go back to work.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be over exp. - be finished
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ go on phv. - continue

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.
  • Mr. Evans is their boss.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What meal were they eating?
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner

  2. Why is Bob tired?
    He ate too much.
    He didn't sleep well last night.
    He has been planning a wedding.

  3. What does Paul plan to tell Mr. Evans?
    They will be late because the restaurant has slow service.
    They can't work because today is a holiday.
    He is planning to get married soon.

  4. What holidays do they suggest?
    Red Day
    Reading Day
    National Singles' Day
    National Married Day
    National Planning Day
    National Wedding Day
    National Buy-Your-Friend-Another-Cup-of-Coffee Day

  5. What happens on National Singles' Day?
    Single people give gifts.
    Married people give gifts.
    People dance in the street.

  6. What happens on Red Day?
    People drink a lot.
    People eat red food.
    People dance in the street.

  7. What holiday does Mr. Evans suggest?
    National On-Time Day
    National Don't-Be-Late Day
    National Buy-Your-Friend-Another-Cup-of-Coffee Day

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (question forms)


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.


  • Hi. Lunchtime is over. up to the office?
  • I'm too tired to go back to the office. Planning a wedding is hard work. I need a holiday.
  • Let's make today a holiday. We'll tell Mr. Evans we can't come back to work.
  • That's a great idea.
  • What ?
  • You're getting married. How about National Wedding Day?
  • What on National Wedding Day?
  • I don't know. Why the one who has to think of everything?
  • Why it National Singles Day instead? All the married people give gifts to their single friends.
  • No. Buying gifts is hard work. I want to enjoy myself on our new holiday.
  • What about a Red Day? Everybody wears red clothes, and there's dancing in the street that goes on all night.
  • How about National Buy-Your-Friend-Another-Cup-of-Coffee Day?
  • Nice try.
  • How about National On-Time Day?
  • What on National On-Time Day?
  • You remind one another to come back to work on time.
  • Happy holiday.
  • Waitress!

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

Paul / tell / Bob / lunchtime / over / and / ask / whether / he / come / back / office

Paul tells Bob (that) lunchtime is over and asks whether he is coming back to the office.



Sentence 2

Bob / say / he / too / tired / go / back / work

Bob says (that) he is too tired to go back to work.



Sentence 3

so / Paul / joke / they / should / make / today / holiday

So, Paul jokes (that) they should make today a holiday.



Sentence 4

Marie / want / know / what / they / plan / celebrate

Marie wants to know what they plan to celebrate.



Sentence 5a

they / each / suggest / holiday / but / they / not / agree

They each suggest a holiday, but they cannot agree.



Sentence 5b

they / take / turn / suggest / holiday / but / they / not / agree

They take turns suggesting holidays, but they cannot agree.



Sentence 6

sudden / Mr / Evans / show / up / and / humorous / suggest / National / on / time / day

Suddenly, Mr. Evans shows up and humorously suggests National On-Time Day.



Sentence 7

he / then / remind / everyone / get / back / work / on / time

He then reminds everyone to get back to work on time.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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

Are you coming up to the office?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

We'll tell Mr. Evans we can't come back to work.



Clip 3
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I don't know. Why am I the one who has to think of everything?



Clip 4
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Why don't we make it National Singles Day instead?



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

I want to enjoy myself on our new holiday.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Everybody wears red clothes, and there's dancing in the street.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

How about National Buy-Your-Friend-Another-Cup-of-Coffee Day?



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

What happens on National On-Time Day?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

You remind one another to come back to work on time.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. What holidays do they mention in the video? Which one sounds the most fun to you — and why?
    ↪ Use: They mention...
    ↪ Use: I think ... sounds the most fun because...
  2. China has Singles' Day (光棍节, Nov 11). Korea has Black Day (Apr 14). What do you know about these days?
    ↪ Use: I know that...
    ↪ Use: I've heard of [holiday]. I think it...
    ↪ Use: I've never heard of either.
  3. Does your country celebrate anything like National Singles' Day?
    ↪ Use: Yes, we have a holiday called...
    ↪ Use: No, we don't have anything like that.
  4. What is your favorite holiday? Why?
    ↪ Use: My favorite holiday is ... because...
    ↪ Use: I really like ... because...
    ↪ Use: These days I don't really care, but I used to love ... because...
  5. What is your least favorite holiday? Why?
    ↪ Use: My least favorite holiday is ... because...
    ↪ Use: I'm not a fan of ... because...
    ↪ Use: I don't really care for ... because...
    ↪ Use: I don't have a least favorite holiday. I like every holiday.
  6. If you could create your own national holiday, what would it be called, and what would people do on that day?
    ↪ Use: I would call it...
    ↪ Use: It would celebrate...
    ↪ Use: On that day, people would...
    ↪ Use: People would also have to...

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Paul: Hi. Lunchtime is over. Are you coming up to the office?

Bob: I'm too tired to go back to the office. Planning a wedding is hard work. I need a holiday.

Paul: Let's make today a holiday. We'll tell Mr. Evans we can't come back to work.

Bob: That's a great idea.

Marie: What are we celebrating?

Paul: You're getting married. How about National Wedding Day?

Bob: What happens on National Wedding Day?

Paul: I don't know. Why am I the one who has to think of everything?

Marie: Why don't we make it National Singles' Day instead? All the married people give gifts to their single friends.

Bob: No. Buying gifts is hard work. I want to enjoy myself on our new holiday.

Cheryl: What about a Red Day? Everybody wears red clothes, and there's dancing in the street that goes on all night.

Bob: How about National Buy-Your-Friend-Another-Cup-of-Coffee Day?

Paul: Nice try.

Mr. Evans: How about National On-Time Day?

Bob: What happens on National On-Time Day?

Mr. Evans: You remind one another to come back to work on time.

Paul: Happy holiday.

Mr. Evans: Waitress!

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