Learn English with Notting Hill

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a thousand yards exp. - about 1000 meters
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suspect v. - guess, predict
• ☐ ☐ ☐ to be frank exp. - to be honest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ browse v. - look for something leisurely and casually
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amusing adj. - funny
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an incident n. - a bad event or situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a kebab n. - a type of Turkish food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hardback n. - a book with a hard cover
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in this bit of exp. - in this part/area of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trousers n. - pants
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scenario n. - a situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ apologize v. - say sorry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wipe v. - clean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in a sec exp. - after a few seconds
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an autograph n. - a person's own signature
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a signature n. - one's name as written by oneself
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Tempting! exp. - I want to do it, but...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on second thought exp. - I have changed my mind.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ after all exp. - in the end
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a classic n. - an old and famous (book)

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

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William	Anna Scott

• William is the owner of a travel bookshop.
• He lives in a district (area) of London called Notting Hill.
• Anna Scott is a very famous American actor.

1. William usually drives his car to work.
   True
   False
   
   
2. William's bookshop sells a lot of books.
   True
   False
   
   
3. William doesn't recommend the book that Anna is holding.
   True
   False
   
   
4. William tells Anna that he loves kebabs.
   True
   False
   
   
5. William saw the man put a book down his trousers.
   True
   False
   
   
6. William calls the police.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The man admits that he tried to steal a book.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Anna refuses to give the man her autograph.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Anna asks the man for his phone number.
   True
   False
   
   
10. The book that Anna buys has an amusing story about a kebab.
    True
    False
    
    

Score:

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

Інструкції: Перевірте, наскільки добре ви запам'ятали всі деталі з відео.

1. What day is today?

   Wednesday

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2. What is the thief's name?

   Rufus

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3. What does Anna write to him?

   Dear Rufus, you belong in jail.

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4. Why does William not like the book that Anna chose?

   He thinks the writer has never been to Turkey.

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5. What is the name of William's bookshop?

   The Travel Book Co.

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6. The man put a travel book down his trousers. About which location?

   Bali

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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

William / owner / travel / bookshop

William is the owner of a travel bookshop.

he / begin / tell / story / seemingly / mundane / Wednesday / that / unexpected / transform / life

He begins [to tell/telling] the story of a seemingly mundane Wednesday that unexpectedly transforms his life.

famous / American / movie / star / name / Anna / walk / shop

A famous American movie star named Anna walks into [his/the] shop.

William / recommend / book / Anna

William recommends a book to Anna.

while / chat / Anna / William / see / other / customer / put / book / down / trouser

While (he is) chatting [with/to] Anna, William sees another customer put a book down his trousers.

William / polite / confront / customer / and / threaten / call / police / if / he / not / put / book / back

William politely confronts the customer and threatens to call the police if he does not put the book back.

after / return / book / customer / ask / Anna / autograph

After returning the book, the customer asks Anna for her autograph.

After he returns the book, the customer asks Anna for her autograph.

he / then / offer / Anna / phone / number / but / Anna / decline

He then offers Anna his phone number, but Anna declines.

Anna / decide / buy / book / William / not / recommend

Anna decides to buy the book (that) William [didn't/doesn't] recommend.

Anna / thank / William / and / leave

Anna thanks William and leaves.

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.

And so it was just another hopeless Wednesday as I walked the thousand yards through the market to work...

...never suspecting that this was the day that was going to change my life forever.

Uh, that book's really not great. Just in case, you know, browsing turned to buying, you'd be wasting your money.

But if it's Turkey you're interested in, this one, on the other hand, is very good.

I think the man who wrote it has actually been to Turkey, which helps.

There's also a very amusing incident with a kebab, which is one of many amusing incidents.

No, I don't have a book down my trousers.

I tell you what, I'll call the police, and what can I say, if I'm wrong about the whole book-down-the-trousers scenario, I really apologize.

I was going to steal one, but now I've changed my mind.

What does it say?

That's my signature, and above it, it says, "Dear Rufus, you belong in jail."

Do you want my phone number?

Well, on second thought, maybe it's not that bad after all.

None of those childish kebab stories you find in so many books these days.

1. How does William react when he sees Rufus putting a book down his trousers? Do you agree with how he handled the situation? How would you react in a similar situation?
2. This movie is about the romance between William and Anna. Do you think they have some chemistry in this first encounter? What specifically happens in the video that makes you think this?
3. This movie is from 1999. Do you think William's bookshop could still exist today? Why? If not, what could he do or change in order to save his business?
4. How do you find information or do research before you travel? How about while you are traveling? Can you recommend some good websites, apps, or YouTube channels?
5. Have you ever bought an actual travel book or guide? For which country? Was it useful? More or less useful than travel websites?
6. Have you ever stolen anything (shoplifted)?
7. Can you think of a day in your life that "changed your life forever"? What was it? How did it change your life?