Learn English with Emily in Paris

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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a term of endearment exp. - a cute name that you call someone whom you like or love
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mon petit chou [French] - my sweetheart
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hick n. - an uneducated person from the countryside
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an accomplishment n. - something that has been achieved successfully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ arrogant adj. - believing or acting superior or better than other people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ignorant adj. - lacking knowledge, uneducated, unsophisticated
• ☐ ☐ ☐ offend v. - say or do something that makes others feel upset or angry

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

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Emily	Luc	Julien

• Emily is an American who has just moved to Paris.
• Emily works for an American company (Gilbert Group) that just bought a French marketing company (Savoir).
• Emily is in Paris to advise the people at Savoir.
• Emily cannot speak French.
• Emily's coworkers don't seem to like her.
  
  
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #4. Lunch with Mindy

1. Everyone in the office calls Emily la plouc.
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2. Emily doesn't know what la plouc means.
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3. Julien tells Emily that la plouc means the hick.
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4. Luc and Emily made a plan to meet at the cafe.
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5. Luc apologises because he called Emily la plouc.
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6. Luc says that Emily's coworkers are afraid of her.
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7. Luc thinks that Emily has bad ideas.
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8. Luc says that Emily doesn't work hard enough.
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9. Luc thinks that Americans have a good work-life balance.
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10. Emily says that her work makes her happy.
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    False
    
    
11. Luc thinks that Emily is a little arrogant.
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    False
    
    
12. Emily thinks that Luc is a little ignorant.
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13. Emily apologises for offending Luc.
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14. Luc is offended by what Emily said.
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    False
    
    
15. Luc reminds Emily to come to work on time.
    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. It's a little term of [ affection, warmth ] , like mon petit chou, la plouc. Nice. Don't worry about it.

   [ endearment ]

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2. But I enjoy work, and [ success ]. It makes me happy.

   [ accomplishment ]

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3. Or maybe that's a little [ conceited, snobbish ].

   [ arrogant ]

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4. Let's call it the arrogance of [ lack of knowledge ].

   [ ignorance ]

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5. I'm sorry if I [ insulted, upset ] you.

   [ offended ]

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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

everybody / office / except / Luc / start / call / Emily / la plouc

Everybody [in/at] the office except (for) Luc starts [calling/to call] Emily la plouc.

Emily / look / up / meaning / la plouc / Internet

Emily looks up the meaning of la plouc on the Internet.

Emily / go / cafe / self / after / work

Emily goes to a cafe by herself after work.

Luc / run / Emily / while / ride / scooter

Luc runs into Emily while (he is) riding [a/his] scooter.

Luc / apologise / Emily / coworker / rude / behavior

Luc apologises to Emily for his coworkers' rude behavior.

Luc / tell / Emily / everyone / little / afraid / her

Luc tells Emily (that) everyone is a little afraid of her.

Everyone / office / think / they / have / work / hard / because / Emily / there

Everyone in the office thinks (that) they have to work harder because Emily is there.

Luc / tell / Emily / American / have / wrong / work-life / balance

Luc tells Emily (that) Americans have the wrong work-life balance.

Luc / say / American / live / work / while / French / work / live

Luc says (that) Americans live to work, while the French work to live.

when / Luc / suggest / Emily / not / know / what / happy / she / call / arrogant

When Luc suggests (that) Emily doesn't know what happiness is, she calls [him/it] arrogant.

Luc / call / Emily / arrogant / come / France / without / able / speak / French

Luc calls Emily arrogant for coming to France without being able to speak French.

Luc calls Emily arrogant because she came to France without being able to speak French.

Emily / apologise / call / Luc / arrogant

Emily apologises for calling Luc arrogant.

Luc / claim / nothing / offend / him

Luc claims (that) nothing offends him.

Luc / remind / Emily / not / show / work / early

Luc reminds Emily not to show up [to/at] work (too) early.

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.

Afraid of me? How?

I enjoy work, and accomplishment.

It makes me happy.

And look where it's brought me. To this beautiful city.

You live to work. We work to live.

You came to Paris and you don't speak French. That is arrogant.

It's more ignorant than arrogant.

I'm sorry if I offended you.

1. Describe Luc – his appearance and personality? Do you like his lifestyle? How old do you think he is?
2. Emily and Luc have different opinions on what makes a good work-life balance. Who do you agree with? Why?
3. Do you live to work? Or do you work to live? Can you give some personal examples?
4. Do you think your parents have/had a good work-life balance? How could they improve their work-life balance?
5. Which countries do you think have a good work-life balance? Which countries have a poor work-life balance? Why?
6. What is your definition of happiness? What makes you happy?