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• ☐ ☐ ☐ an alter ego [n] - a second identity; a very different version of yourself
• ☐ ☐ ☐ very [adj] - exact
• ☐ ☐ ☐ brief [adj] - short in time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an affair [n] - a short (or secret) romantic relationship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ part [v] - separate; say goodbye
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rekindle [v] - bring back feelings or a relationship that had ended
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Oh, mon dieu. [exp] - French for "Oh, my God"
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bandages [n] - strips of cloth used to cover an injury
• ☐ ☐ ☐ vaguely [adv] - not clearly; a little
• ☐ ☐ ☐ work out [phv] - succeed; end well
• ☐ ☐ ☐ magnificent [adj] - beautiful, wonderful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ interfere [v] - get involved where you are not wanted
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wander [v] - walk slowly without a clear destination
• ☐ ☐ ☐ our old haunts [exp] - places we used to visit regularly in the past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ghostly embrace [exp] - a hug that exists only in the imagination or memory
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Adieu [exp] - French for goodbye

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

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Phil	Claire

• Phil and Claire are a married couple.
• They are on vacation in Paris.
• It is Valentine's Day.

1. Phil has been using a fake name.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The French man (Guy) and Phil are both at the café to meet Claire.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Guy and Claire had a relationship in Paris about 13 years ago.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Guy and Claire made a plan to meet again many years later on Valentine's Day.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Claire came to the café to meet Guy.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Phil was the man on the plane with face bandages.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Guy gets angry when he finds out Claire is married.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Phil wants to invite Guy to join them
   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.

1. Many years ago, I met a woman in this [ exact ] cafe.

   [ very ]

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2. Many years ago, I met a woman here. We had a [ short ] but passionate [ secret romance ].

   [ brief ] [ affair ]

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3. We promised to meet here to [ restart ] our love.

   [ rekindle ]

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4. I don't want to [ get in the way of ] your day of romance.

   [ interfere with ]

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5. I will [ walk around ] our [ favorite old places ] alone.

   [ wander ] [ old haunts ]

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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: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo 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

Phil / at / café / Paris / surprise / Claire / Valentine / day

Phil is at a café in Paris to surprise Claire on Valentine's Day.

he / use / French / alter / ego / name / Claude

He is using a French alter ego named Claude.

it / turn / out / French / man / named / Guy / also / café / wait / for / Claire

It turns out (that) a French man named Guy is also at the café waiting for Claire.

Guy / Claire / have / brief / affair / 30 / year / ago

Guy and Claire had a brief affair 30 years ago.

they / promise / meet / same / café / 30 / year / later / rekindle / love

They promised to meet at the same café 30 years later (in order) to rekindle their love.

Claire / only / vaguely / remember / make / promise

Claire only vaguely remembers making the promise.

so / Guy / decide / not / interfere / and / dramatic / offer / leave / them / alone

So, Guy decides not to interfere and dramatically offers to leave them alone.

Phil / simple / say / okay / cool / bye

Phil simply says "Okay, cool. Bye."

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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

It helps to add a little sugar.

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Clip 2

This is not my real name. It's my romantic alter ego.

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Clip 3

Oh, really? You can do better?

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Clip 4

Many years ago, I met a woman in this very cafe.

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Clip 5

On the day we parted, we promised to meet here on this Valentine's Day.

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Clip 6

Oh, my God. What are you doing here?

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Clip 7

What are you both doing here?

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Clip 8

You know the guy on the plane with all the face bandages? That was me.

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Clip 9

Do you not remember asking me to meet you here in this cafe exactly 30 years after we parted?

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Clip 10

I-I-I was crazy to think this could work out.

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Clip 11

Okay, cool. Bye.

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1. How did Phil surprise Claire? What was his plan?
2. Phil goes to great lengths to surprise Claire. Do you think grand romantic gestures are a good idea? Why or why not?
3. Guy says he was "crazy to think this could work out." Do you think it was realistic for him to wait 30 years for Claire?
4. Phil reacts to Guy's dramatic exit by simply saying "Okay, cool. Bye." Why is this funny? What does it tell us about Phil's character?
5. Have you ever had an unexpected encounter with someone from your past? What happened?