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#8. Ben Meets the Family


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Published: 2 Dec 2020   [ UPDATED MAY 2023 ]
Level 5 (B2)   |   Time: 3:01
Accent: American
Source: The Intern

Ben meets Jules's husband Matt and her daughter Paige.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐M.I.A. exp. - gone, missing (Missing In Action)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐pick (s/o) up phv. - take (someone) somewhere in a car
  • ☐ ☐ ☐loud and clear exp. - I fully understand.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐Lego n. - the best toy in the world
  • ☐ ☐ ☐Watch your step. exp. - Be careful where you walk.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐Have a seat. exp. - Please sit down.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐hysterical adj. - very funny
  • ☐ ☐ ☐dry-cleaning n. - clothes that must be washed without using water
  • ☐ ☐ ☐go over (s/t) phv. - review (something)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐a hamper n. - a basket where you put dirty clothes
  • ☐ ☐ ☐drop (s/o) (s/w) v. - take or deliver (someone) (somewhere)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐admirable adj. - deserving respect
  • ☐ ☐ ☐take off phv. - become very successful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐He saved our butts. exp. - He rescued us from failure, danger, or disaster.

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Ben from the Intern Jules from the Intern Matt from the Intern
Ben Jules Matt
  • Ben is a senior intern at a company called ATF.
  • Jules is the founder and CEO of ATF.
  • Becky is Jules's assistant.
  • Matt is Jules's husband.
  • Paige is Jules's daughter.

  • For more background, watch the previous video:   #7. Chicken Soup

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Jules's regular driver told Becky that he is sick and can't drive Jules.
    True
    False

  2. Becky seems to trust Ben.
    True
    False

  3. Matt invites Ben in for coffee.
    True
    False

  4. Paige is playing with Lego when Ben comes in the house.
    True
    False

  5. Matt is responsible for doing the laundry.
    True
    False

  6. Matt is responsible for driving Paige to school.
    True
    False

  7. Matt wants to talk to Jules before she goes to work.
    True
    False

  8. Paige seems scared of Ben.
    True
    False

  9. Matt prefers to be called a "house-husband".
    True
    False

  10. Matt used to work with Jules at ATF.
    True
    False

  11. Matt quit his job when Jules's company became successful.
    True
    False

  12. Jules seems grateful that Matt quit his job to take care of their daughter.
    True
    False

  13. Jules wants Ben to continue being her driver.
    True
    False

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


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.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. Jules' driver is [ missing ]

    [ M.I.A. ]



  2. So can you [ go and get her ] this morning?

    [ pick her up ]



  3. Ring bell, walk away. [ I understand ].

    [ Got it ]



  4. Legos everywhere, so [ be careful ].

    [ watch your step ]



  5. That's okay. Everyone thinks it's [ very funny ].

    [ hysterical ]



  6. Look who I found. He was in your [ dirty clothes basket ].

    [ hamper ]



  7. They actually prefer to be called [ house-husbands ].

    [ stay-at-home dads ]



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Choose "—" if nothing is correct.


  • Can you pick her up (—) this morning?
  • I was (—) there (—) yesterday.
  • Okay, be (—) there (at) 7:45, ring the bell, and walk away.
  • I'll wait (in) the car.
  • Sorry, she can't talk now. She's (on) a call.
  • Hey, Paige, this is Ben. He works (with) mommy.
  • Matty, did an ATF box arrive (for) me?
  • The ATF box is (on) the table.
  • Thank you (for) the coffee. Thanks (for) letting me play.
  • Ben, we're going to drop Paige (at) school, okay?
  • I've read (about) these house-husbands. It's interesting how that all worked just now.
  • They actually prefer to be called (—) stay-at-home dads.

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

Becky / call / Ben / and / wake / him

Becky calls Ben and wakes him up.



Sentence 2

Jules / driver / MIA / so / Ben / have to / pick / her / and / drive / her / work

Jules's driver is MIA, so Ben has to pick her up and drive her to work.



Sentence 3

Becky / tell / Ben / arrive / 7:45 / ring / bell / walk / away

Becky tells Ben to arrive at 7:45, ring the bell, and walk away.



Sentence 4

Matt / answer / door / and / invite / Ben / in / coffee

Matt answers the door and invites Ben in for coffee.



Sentence 5

Matt / warn / Ben / careful / Lego / floor

Matt warns Ben to be careful of the Lego (that is) on the floor.

Matt warns Ben to be careful because there is (some) Lego on the floor.



Sentence 6

Ben / meet / Jules / daughter / Paige

Ben meets Jules's daughter Paige.



Sentence 7

Jules / surprise / see / Ben / sit / kitchen

Jules is surprised to see Ben sitting in [her/the] kitchen.



Sentence 8

when / Ben / try / leave / Paige / offer / him / raisin

When Ben tries to leave, Paige offers him a raisin.



Sentence 9

Jules / have to / take / Paige / school / way / work

Jules has to take Paige to school on [her/the] way to work.



Sentence 10

in / car / Ben / start / ask / Jules / husband

In the car, Ben starts [asking/to ask] Jules about her husband.

In the car, Ben starts [asking/to ask] about Jules's husband.



Sentence 11

when / Ben / refer / Matt / house-husband / Jules / tell / him / Matt / prefer / call / stay-at-home / dad

When Ben refers to Matt as a house-husband, Jules tells him (that) Matt prefers [to be/being] called a stay-at-home dad.



Sentence 12   (use past tense)

Matt / have to / quit / great / job / marketing / when / About the Fit / take

Matt had to quit [his/a] great job in marketing when About the Fit took off.



Sentence 13

Jules / text / Cameron / and / ask / him / transfer / Ben / other / team

Jules texts Cameron and asks him to transfer Ben to another team.



Sentence 14

they / drop / Paige / school

They drop Paige off at school.

They drop off Paige at school.



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

Jules's driver is M.I.A. He's not answering any of my texts.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

So can you pick her up this morning?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

You know where she lives?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Okay, so be there at 7:45, ring the bell, and walk away. She'll know it's you.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Ah yeah, hi. Sorry. I'll wait in the car.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Uh, she's on a call. Do you want to come in?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

I Just made some coffee. (It) Could be a while.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

You know what an intern is?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

That's okay. Everyone thinks it's hysterical.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Hey, and, honey, uh, before you leave, (I) just got to go over a couple things.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

Matty, did an ATF box arrive for me?



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

I've read about these house-husbands. It's interesting how that all worked just now.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

They actually prefer to be called stay-at-home dads.



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

He actually had a great job in marketing.



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

But, um, when About the Fit took off, he left to be a full-time dad.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. How would you describe Matt? Choose four adjectives that best represent him.
  2. Why does Jules want to transfer Ben to a different department?
  3. Later in the movie, we find out that Matt is cheating on Jules. Are you surprised? Why?
  4. How do you think Jules feels about Matt being a stay-at-home dad? Proud? Thankful? Disappointed? Guilty? Why? How about Matt?
  5. How do you feel about the man staying home and taking care of the children while the woman works? Would you feel comfortable in a similar situation?
  6. How are gender roles changing in your country? Do you think that it is for the good or for the bad? Why?
  7. Is there still a glass-ceiling in corporate culture in your country? If so, why does it persist?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Ben: Hello?

Becky: Hey, Ben. It's Becky. From Jules's office?

Ben: Yeah, hey. What's up?

Becky: Jules's driver is M.I.A. He's not answering any of my texts. I know you drove Jules yesterday, and I didn't hear any complaints. So can you pick her up this morning?

Ben: Sure.

Becky: You know where she lives?

Ben: I was there yesterday.

Becky: Okay, so you remember.

Ben: Yeah.

Becky: And you’re hearing me, right?

Ben: Loud and clear, boss.

Becky: Okay, so be there at 7:45, ring the bell, and walk away. She'll know it's you.

Ben: Ring bell, walk away. Got it.

Ben: Oh, walk away.

Matt: Hang on. I'm coming. Hi. Here for Jules?

Ben: Yeah, hi. Sorry. I'll wait in the car.

Matt: Uh, she's on a call. Do you want to come in? I just made some coffee. Could be a while. I'm Matt.

Ben: Ben Whittaker.

Matt: Good to meet you. Come on in. Legos everywhere, so watch your step. Have a seat, Ben. Hey, Paige, this is Ben. He works with mommy.

Paige: I'm playing princess memory game.

Ben: Oh, yeah. Looks like you're about to win.

Matt: So, your Jules's new driver?

Ben: No, actually, I'm her intern.

Paige: That's hysterical.

Matt: You know what an intern is?

Paige: No.

Ben: That's okay. Everyone thinks it's hysterical.

Jules: Hey, Matt, did a... Morning.

Ben: Morning.

Matt: Is that all dry-cleaning?

Jules: These three are. These two are laundry. And this button, this button is missing. I mean, it's loose, so if you could just...

Matt: Hey, and honey, before you leave, I just got to go over a couple things.

Jules: Okay. Look who I found. He was in your hamper. Matty, did an ATF box arrive for me?

Matt: On the table.

Ben: I'll just wait, wait out...

Paige: Do you want a raisin?

Ben: Thank you.

Ben: Thank you for the coffee. Thanks for letting me play.

Jules: Oh! Sorry.

Ben: I'll meet you in the car.

Jules: Actually, I have to go. Come on, sweetie. Ben, we're going to drop Paige at school, okay?

Ben: Let's do it.

Jules: Kiss daddy goodbye.

Ben: Matt seems like a terrific guy. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt.

Jules: Uh, that's okay. I agree. He is.

Ben: I've read about these house-husbands. It's interesting how that all worked just now.

Jules: They actually prefer to be called stay-at-home dads.

Ben: Oh, sorry. I did not know that. Well, it's very admirable. He's a real 21st Century father.

Jules: He is. He actually had a great job in marketing. But, when About the Fit took off, he left to be a full-time dad. Totally saved our butts.

Jules: Oh, we're here, big girl.

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