Learn English with Emily in Paris

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ Adweek n. - a famous advertising magazine [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ movers and shakers exp. - a section in a magazine about successful people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ international portfolio exp. - the international holdings (branches/companies) that a company controls
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a Franco firm exp. - a French company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go to waste exp. - not be used, be useless, be wasted
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an IBS drug n. - a drug that treats irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a social initiative exp. - a program that allows a company to “give back to the community” or do charitable work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ meditation n. - think deeply or focus one's mind for a long period of time [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ medication n. - drugs, medicine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pitch v. - try to sell an idea to a client
• ☐ ☐ ☐ your last hurrah exp. - some final event or accomplishment before you leave
• ☐ ☐ ☐ step on your toes exp. - offend or bother someone by doing something that is their responsibility
• ☐ ☐ ☐ step into my shoes exp. - take over my responsibility
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fragrance n. - a perfume, a smell
• ☐ ☐ ☐ floral adj. - like a flower
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nauseous adj. - feeling like you will soon vomit or throw up
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sniffing v. - smelling
• ☐ ☐ ☐ there goes your (XXX) exp. - your (XXX) is finished, gone, unavailable
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a relocation bonus exp. - money that a company gives you to move to a new city or country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a spreadsheet n. - an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns [image]

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

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Emily	Madeline	Doug

• Emily works for a marketing firm in Chicago called Gilbert Group.
• She specializes in social media marketing.
• Madeline is Emily's boss.
• Doug is Emily's boyfriend.
• Emily's company recently bought a French marketing company called Savoir.

1. There is an article about Emily in an advertising magazine.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Madeline Wheeler is going to become the marketing director of French luxury marketing firm.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Madeline wants to get a master's degree in French.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Madeline doesn't like France.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Madeline believes that French men like older women.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Madeline thinks that France's president is attractive.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Emily has been working on a presentation for an IBS drug.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Madeline wants Emily to make a marketing pitch to one of their clients.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Madeline thinks that a new perfume smells nice.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Emily prefers beer to wine.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Madeline is pregnant.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Emily's firm wants Emily to go to Paris with Madeline.
    True
    False
    
    
13. Emily plans to stay in Paris for two years.
    True
    False
    
    
14. The company has already prepared an apartment for Emily.
    True
    False
    
    
15. Emily doesn't want Doug to visit her in Paris.
    True
    False
    
    
16. Emily doesn't speak French.
    True
    False
    
    
17. Doug says that he doesn't want Emily to go to Paris.
    True
    False
    
    

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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. [ Chicago-located ] Gilbert Group expands international [ collection ] with [ purchase, takeover ] of French luxury marketing company Savoir.

   [ Chicago-based ] [ portfolio ] [ acquisition ]

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2. I am here to prove that a master's in French does not [ become useless ].

   [ go to waste ]

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3. It's a [ outreach program ] to add meditation to your medication.

   [ social initiative ]

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4. I want you to [ present ] it.

   [ pitch ]

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5. I don't want to [ offend you, get in your way ].

   [ step on your toes ]

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6. You're [ continuing my work, taking my place ].

   [ stepping into my shoes ]

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7. The apartment there is already all set up, and there's a [ moving ] bonus.

   [ relocation ]

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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

Gilbert Group / recent / acquire / French / company / call / Savoir

(The) Gilbert Group recently acquired a French company (that/which is) called Savoir.

Madeline / Wheeler / name / director / marketing / French / company

Madeline Wheeler was named the director of marketing of the French company.

Madeline / master / degree / French / and / always / want / move / Paris

Madeline has a master's degree in French and has always wanted to move to Paris.

Emily / not / want / step / Madeline / toe

Emily doesn't want to step on Madeline's toes.

Madeline / want / Emily / step / shoe / when / she / go / Paris

Madeline wants Emily to step into her shoes when she goes to Paris.

because / she / pregnant / Madeline / get / nauseous / when / she / smell / perfume

Because she is pregnant, Madeline gets nauseous when she smells (some/the) perfume.

Emily / firm / want / her / take / Madeline / job / Paris / year

Emily's firm wants her to take Madeline's job in Paris for [a/one] year.

Emily / firm / already / set / apartment / her / and / give / relocation / bonus

Emily's firm (has) already set up an apartment for her and will give her a relocation bonus.

Emily / want / Doug / visit / her / Paris / use / vacation / sick / day

Emily wants Doug to visit her in Paris using his vacation and sick days.

Doug / worry / because / Emily / not / speak / French

Doug is worried because Emily [can't/ doesn't] speak French.

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.

ə = the weak vowel sound in "but", "the", and "of" (schwa).

Chicago-based Gilbert Group expands international portfolio with acquisition of French luxury marketing company Savoir.

I have been dreaming of moving to Paris forever.
[ I-have-bən-dreaming   əv-moving   tə-Paris   forever ]

It's a social initiative to add meditation to your medication.
[ Its-ə   social   initiative   tə-add   meditation   tə-yər-medication ]

If you like it, you can pitch it later.
[ if yə-like-it,   yə-cn-pitch-it   later ]

The client has to start getting comfortable with you.
[ the-client   hastə-star   geding   comfortable   with-you ]

Well, I don't want to step on your toes.
[ well,   I-don-wannə   step   on-yər   toes ]

This is an opportunity for both of us.
[ this's-ən-opportunity   fər-both-əv-əs ]

What do you think?
[ whaddyə   think ]

I'm going to use that.
[ I'm-gonnə   use   that ]

Can we get a couple of beers here, please?
[ cn-we-gettə   couple-ə   beers   here   please ]

I thought she was too old to get pregnant.
[ h-thought   she-was   too   old   tə-get   pregnant ]

But now that she's pregnant, she has decided she is not going to take the job in Paris.
[ bt-now   that-she's-pregnant   she-has-decided   she's-NOT   gonna-take   the-job   in-Paris ]

They said that if I did that they would guarantee me senior brand manager when I'm back.

When will we get a chance like this?
[ when   wəl-we   gettə-chance   like-this ]

It's the French who should be worried.
[ it's   th'French   who-should   be-worried ]

1. Describe Emily - her appearance, personality, energy, outlook, fashion.
2. How would describe the relationship between Emily and her boss? How is your relationship with your boss similar? How is it different?
3. Would you like to have this type of relationship with your boss? How about with a subordinate? Why?
4. What problems do you think Emily will have in Paris?
5. Emily wants to maintain her relationship with Doug for a year while she is in Paris. Is this a good idea? What advice would you give Emily?
6. Do you think Emily should have talked to Doug before she made the decision to go to Paris? Why? What if Doug told her not to go?
7. Madeline claims that French men like older women. Do you think this is true? What about in your country? Do men like older women? In your opinion, why?
8. If you could work for one year in a city outside your country, which city would you choose and why?