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#12. Jules Hires a CEO

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Published: 17 Dec 2020   [ UPDATED JUN 2023 ]
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 1:38
Accent: American
Source: The Intern

Jules talks to Ben after hiring a new CEO for her company.


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  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

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  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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ respectful adj. - polite, full of respect
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sleep on it exp. - wait one day before making a decision
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shake hands on it exp. - agree to a deal
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the tiebreaker n. - the person who has highest decision making power in a disagreement

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
Ben Jules
  • Ben is a senior intern at a company called About the Fit.
  • Jules is the founder and CEO of About the Fit.
  • The investors at ATF have been pressuring Jules to hire a new CEO because she is too busy.
  • Jules and Ben are in New York to interview a CEO candidate.
  • Jules has just finished an interview with the CEO candidate.

  • For more background, watch the previous video:   #11. Becky Breaks Down

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. Ben and Jules are going to the airport.
    True
    False

  2. The CEO candidate said he didn't want to remove the soul of the company.
    True
    False

  3. Jules tells Ben that the CEO candidate has a lot of experience with online businesses.
    True
    False

  4. The CEO candidate gave Jules a clear plan for the future of the company.
    True
    False

  5. Jules says that the CEO candidate was polite and smart.
    True
    False

  6. Jules offered the job to the CEO candidate during the interview.
    True
    False

  7. The CEO candidate asked Jules to wait a day before hiring him.
    True
    False

  8. Jules will still have the most decision-making power in the company after she hires him.
    True
    False

Score:


Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики

Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.


  • Jules liked the candidate so much that she offered to hire him (on the spot) .
    → do something right away without thinking more
  • The candidate asked Jules to (sleep on it) before making a final decision to hire him.
    → wait one day before making a major decision
  • After Jules agreed to hire the candidate, they (shook on it) .
    → shake hands to officially agree on a deal

Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (prepositions)

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


  • He said all the right things. He said that no one knows About the Fit (like) me.
  • He said that he doesn't want to remove the soul (of) the company.
  • He wants to watch (—) us and see what works.
  • He was polite and respectful (—) and super smart.
  • You did it right (in) the room?
  • He told (—) me to sleep (on) it and that we'd talk (—) tomorrow.
  • But I said the job was his. We shook hands (on) it.

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

Ben / wait / Jules / outside / building

Ben is waiting for Jules outside (of) the building.



Sentence 2

Ben / ask / Jules / CEO / candidate / while / they / drive / airport

Ben asks Jules about the CEO candidate while they are driving to the airport.



Sentence 3

Jules / like / new / CEO / candidate

Jules likes the new CEO candidate.



Sentence 4

Jules / say / he / polite / respectful / super / smart

Jules says (that) he [was/is] polite, respectful, and super smart.



Sentence 5

CEO / candidate / say / he / not / want / remove / soul / company

The CEO candidate said (that) he didn't want to remove the soul of the company.



Sentence 6

CEO / candidate / say / he / not / have / plan / yet

The CEO candidate said (that) he didn't have a plan yet.



Sentence 7

Jules / try / hire / him / spot / but / he / tell / her / sleep / it

Jules tried to hire him on the spot, but he told her to sleep on it.



Sentence 8

Jules / realize / if / she / disagree / him / he / tiebreaker

Jules realizes (that) if she disagrees with him, he [is/will be] the tiebreaker.



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.

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He said all the right things.



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He said that no one knows About the Fit like me.



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That he doesn't want to remove the soul of the company.



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He said that he doesn't have a plan. He wants to watch us and see what works.



Clip 5
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He was polite and respectful and super smart.



Clip 6
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You did it right in the room?



Clip 7
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He told me to sleep on it and that we'd talk tomorrow, but I said the job was his.



Clip 8
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You know if we disagree, he's the tiebreaker?



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Of course. He's the CEO.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. If Jules hires a new CEO, she will not be the top decision maker at the company (that she founded) anymore. Do you think she should hire a new CEO? Why?
  2. They are hiring a new CEO because the company is growing so fast and Jules is overwhelmed (too busy). What are some other possible ways to fix this situation other than hiring a new CEO?
  3. Jules says that the CEO candidate is respectful, smart, polite and patient. What qualities would you look for if you were hiring a CEO for About the Fit?
  4. There are two key aspects to About the Fit — clothing and online. If you were hiring a new CEO, would you look for someone with more experience in fashion or more experience with online businesses? Why?
  5. When you were hired for past (or your current) jobs, why do you think the company decided to hire you? What good qualities do you have?
  6. There is one more video in this series. How do you think the story will end?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Jules: Airport, please.

Ben: So, did we like him?

Jules: He said all the right things. He said that no one knows About the Fit like me. That he doesn't want to remove the soul of the company.

Jules: He said that he doesn't have a plan. He wants to watch us and see what works.

Jules: He was polite and respectful and super smart.

Jules: And I hired him.

Ben: Seriously?

Jules: Yeah.

Ben: You did it right in the room?

Jules: He told me to sleep on it and that we'd talk tomorrow, but I said the job was his. We shook hands on it.

Jules: You know if we disagree, he's the tiebreaker?

Ben: Of course. He's the CEO.

Jules: Yeah. Duh.

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