Learn English with Emily in Paris

#16. The Bad Collab


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Published: 19 Aug 2023
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 2:35
Accent: American, French

Emily creates a minor disaster when she posts a picture on Instagram.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a collab n. - a collaboration, working together
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ divine adj. - excellent, similar to god-like
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ He will die! exp. - He will love it.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ my pet n. - my sweetheart
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a decade n. - 10 years
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an atelier n. - a studio or workshop
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ chain-smoke v. - smoke many cigarettes without a break
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a seamstress n. - a person who makes clothing by hand (by sewing)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hand-bead v. - add small glass beads to clothing by hand
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a jumpsuit n. - a type of clothing, a shirt and pants as one piece of clothing [image] a jumpsuit
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ La Croisette n. - a famous street in Cannes, France (famous for movie stars to walk along during the Cannes Film Festival)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ brand engagement n. - attracting attention
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sprawl v. - spread your body over something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/t) down phv. - remove
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ doing great numbers exp. - very successful, getting good results
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ clueless adj. - stupid
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a stroke n. - a medical condition in which blood can't flow to the brain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ freak out phv. - get angry, go crazy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Paris Match n. - a French news magazine
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pick (s/t) up phv. - find and then post or publish a story
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a nightmare n. - a terrible situation
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a nemesis n. - an enemy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ DM v. - direct message, send a message through social media
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ being dramatic exp. - overacting

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Emily Julien Grégory Mathieu
Emily Julien Grégory Mathieu
  • Emily works for a marketing agency called Savoir.
  • Julien is her coworker.
  • Pierre Cadault is a famous designer who works with Savoir.
  • Grégory Duprée is also a famous designer.
  • Emily suggested Pierre Cadault do a collaboration with a German luggage company called Rimowa.
  • She put Pierre's face on a suitcase as a marketing strategy.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Emily came to the hotel to meet Grégory.
    True
    False

  2. Grégory likes the suitcase.
    True
    False

  3. Grégory and Pierre used to work together.
    True
    False

  4. The Instagram post of the suitcase is very popular.
    True
    False

  5. Pierre likes the Instagram post.
    True
    False

  6. Mathieu asks Emily to take down the Instagram post.
    True
    False

  7. Grégory and Pierre are enemies.
    True
    False

  8. Julien asks Emily to call Grégory.
    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. It's [ superb, godly ]. You must take a photo of me with it.

    [ divine ]



  2. We spent nearly a decade together in that atelier. [ Smoking continuously ] with our seamstresses.

    [ Chain-smoking ]



  3. Well, I mean, I guess it could be good for [ customer interaction with the brand ].

    [ brand engagement ]



  4. And I will post it for the whole world to see. Come. Let me [ stretch out, lounge ].

    [ sprawl ]



  5. Emily, you have to [ remove that photo ], now!

    [ take that photo down ]



  6. Why? It's doing [ excellent performance ].

    [ great numbers ]



  7. A celebrity liked the bag. Paris Match even [ reprinted it, reposted it ].

    [ picked it up ]



  8. This is a nightmare! Grégory is Pierre's [ main enemy ].

    [ nemesis ]



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

Emily / have / suitcase / Pierre / Cadault / face / it

Emily has a suitcase with Pierre Cadault's face (printed) on it.



Sentence 2

when / Emily / walk / hotel / lobby / Grégory / Duprée / see / suitcase / and / get / excite

When Emily walks into [a/the] hotel lobby, Grégory Duprée sees the suitcase and gets excited.



Sentence 3

Grégory / demand / know / what / story / with / suitcase

Grégory demands to know what the story is with the suitcase.

Grégory demands to know what the story with the suitcase is.



Sentence 4

Grégory / force / Emily / take / picture / self / sprawl / suitcase

Grégory forces Emily to take a picture of himself sprawling [on/over/on top of] the suitcase.



Sentence 5   (use past tense)

Grégory / Pierre / spend / near / decade / work / together

Grégory and Pierre spent nearly a decade working together.



Sentence 6

when / Pierre / see / picture / Grégory / Instagram / he / freak / out

When Pierre sees the picture on Grégory's Instagram, he freaks out.

When Pierre sees the picture of Grégory on Instagram, he freaks out.



Sentence 7

Mathieu / call / Emily / and / tell / her / take / down / photo

Mathieu calls Emily and tells her to take down the photo.



Sentence 8

Julien / call / Emily / and / ask / her / why / she / repost / photo

Julien calls Emily and asks her why she reposted the photo.



Sentence 9

photo / do / great / number / so / she / not / understand / why / everyone / freak / out

The photo is doing great numbers, so she [can't/doesn't] understand why everyone is freaking out.



Sentence 10

Julien / explain / Grégory / Pierre / nemesis

Julien explains (that) Grégory is Pierre's nemesis.

Julien explains (that) Grégory and Pierre are nemeses.



Sentence 11

Julien / tell / Emily / not / do / anything / because / it / illegal / work / weekend / France

Julien tells Emily not to do anything because it is illegal to work on weekends in France.

Julien tells Emily not to do anything because it is illegal to work on the weekend in France.



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

Exactly what is the story here? I must, must, must know.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

So very many are.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

You must take a photo of me with it.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

My pet, we spent nearly a decade together in that atelier.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Well, I mean, I guess it could be good for brand engagement.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Come. Let me sprawl.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

Emily, you have to take that photo down now!



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

Why? It's doing great numbers.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Make it go away before Pierre has a stroke!



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Why is everybody freaking out?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

Grégory is Pierre's nemesis.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

Maybe I should DM Grégory. I just got off the phone with Mathieu.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

Don't do anything! It's illegal to work on (the) weekend in France.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Describe Grégory Duprée — his appearance, style, personality.
  2. Mathieu calls Emily clueless. Do you agree? Why?
  3. Grégory and Pierre are both fashion designers. They used to be friends and used to work together. Now they are mortal enemies. What do you think happened between them?
  4. Do you have someone in your life like this (a friend who became an enemy)? What happened?
  5. Can you think of any big collabs between companies? Do you think the collab helped both companies equally?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Grégory: Pierre Cadault! Exactly what is the story here? I must, must, must know.

Emily: Oh, my God. Monsieur Duprée. Emily Cooper. I'm such a big fan.

Grégory: So very many are.

Emily: I work at Savoir, Pierre's marketing firm. It's a collab we're considering with Rimowa.

Grégory: It's divine. You must take a photo of me with it. Must, must, must. Pierre will die.

Emily: You know Pierre?

Grégory: Know? My pet, we spent nearly a decade together in that atelier. Chain-smoking with our seamstresses, hand-beading Tilda's jumpsuits for La Croisette. It was a time.

Emily: Well, I mean, I guess it could be good for brand engagement.

Grégory: Oui, oui, oui. And I will post it for the whole world to see. Come. Let me sprawl. Les lunette (the glasses).

Grégory: Bonjour, Pierre.

Emily: Oh! Super sass. Yes. Yes!


Emily: Bonjour, Monsieur Cadault. Did you see it?

Mathieu: Emily, you have to take that photo down, now!

Emily: Why? It's doing great numbers.

Mathieu: Yes! But on Grégory's Instagram.

Emily: Why are you whispering his name?

Mathieu: Emily! Are you really that clueless? Make it go away before Pierre has a stroke!

Emily: Oh! Hey. Hey, Julien.

Julien: Why is Grégory Elliot Duprée sitting on Pierre's face? And why are you reposting it?

Emily: Why is everybody freaking out? A celebrity liked the bag. Paris Match even picked it up. Okay? This is good.

Julien: This is a nightmare! Grégory is Pierre's nemesis.

Emily: What? Oh, my God. Maybe I should DM Grégory. I got off the phone with Mathieu.

Julien: No. Don't do anything! It's illegal to work on (the) weekend in France.

Emily: Okay, well, now you're just being dramatic.

Full Episode Activities 완전한 에피소드 Episódios completos Episodio completo Завдання до повного епізоду


To improve your listening, more sustained (longer) listening practice is very helpful. Try watching the full episode: Season 2 Episode 2: Do You know the Way to St Tropez.

You can also download a [ PDF lesson ] for this episode.

The activities are designed to be used with a partner, a study group, or a class after watching the full episode on Netflix.

However, it may be useful to take notes while you are watching the video.

You can also download a [ DOCX version ] of the lesson.

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