Learn English with Emily in Paris

#21. Restaurant Opening


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Published: 20 Nov 2023   [ UPDATED SEP 2026 ]
Level 5 (B2)   |   Time: 3:13
Accent: American, French

Problems begin to arise during the opening of Gabriel's and Antoine's new restaurant.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ book v. - reserve (a table)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a following n. - the number of people who follow someone on social media
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be shortlisted exp. - be put on the final list for hiring or consideration
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ at your two o'clock exp. - on your right
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ food blogging exp. - writing a blog about food or restaurants
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ old-school adj. - one of the first or original
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ très serious exp. - very serious
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a reviewer n. - a person who writes reviews (about restaurants, movies, etc.)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ anonymous adj. - not giving one's name
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ charming adj. - kind, lovely, charismatic
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Enchantée. [FRENCH] - Nice to meet you.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a charmer n. - a person who is kind, lovely, charismatic
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ What was I saying? exp. - I just mentioned the same thing.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ You're in a good zone with the food. exp. - You are cooking well.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sneak in phv. - enter secretly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sauce her duck exp. - put sauce on her duck meal
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an appetizer n. - food served before the main meal (AmE)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an entrée n. - the main meal (AmE)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an entrée n. - food served before the main meal (FRENCH)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the first course exp. - the first dishes served in large formal meals (with many courses)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ consult v. - ask, talk to, check with
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hot adj. - very popular
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ complimentary adj. - free

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Emily Gabriel Antoine
Emily Gabriel Antoine
  • Emily works for a marketing agency called Savoir.
  • Gabriel, a chef, is opening a restaurant called Chez Lavaux.
  • Antoine is an investor in the restaurant.
  • Emily is doing the marketing for this restaurant.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. All of the guests who booked a table have arrived.
    True
    False

  2. Paris By Mouth is a food blog.
    True
    False

  3. Paris By Mouth has 140 000 followers.
    True
    False

  4. Sybile and Mathilde Ichou have been in Paris for 24 hours.
    True
    False

  5. Mr. Kim is a food photographer.
    True
    False

  6. Madame Mange has been at the restaurant since two o'clock.
    True
    False

  7. Emily didn't expect the reviewer from Le Figaro to come.
    True
    False

  8. This is Mindy's first time meeting Antoine.
    True
    False

  9. The reviewer from Le Figaro is eating her main meal now.
    True
    False

  10. Camille brought some of her family's champagne yesterday.
    True
    False

  11. There were 50 reservations for the opening.
    True
    False

  12. Emily invited some extra people to the opening.
    True
    False

  13. Camille offers to give out free champagne to all of the people in the restaurant.
    True
    False

Score:



Story Order 이야기 순서 Ordem da história Orden de la historia Порядок подій


Directions: Put the events in the correct order, then press Check.

  1. Antoine comments on how attractive the crowd looks.
  2. Emily rattles off details about each notable guest and impresses Antoine.
  3. Emily points out one table where she doesn't recognize one of the guests.
  4. Antoine goes over and learns the mystery guest is a famous restaurant reviewer.
  5. Mindy arrives, meets Antoine, and is instantly charmed once Emily reveals who he is.
  6. Emily heads to the kitchen and warns Gabriel that a famous reviewer is watching.
  7. Camille arrives with champagne from her family's vineyard.
  8. Gabriel worries the opening feels more crowded than the fifty reservations he expected.
  9. Camille suggests handing out complimentary champagne to guests who are waiting for tables.

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. ...the sisters and models who have a combined [ social media followers ] of 140,000.

    [ following ]



  2. His Instagram is art, and he [ was put on the final list ] in the Pink Lady Food Photo Awards 2020.

    [ was shortlisted ]



  3. And [ on your right ] is Madame Mange.

    [ at your two o'clock ]



  4. She's been food blogging since food blogging started. She is [ traditional, original ].

    [ old-school ]



  5. The reviewer from Le Figaro has joined us this evening. She [ entered secretly ] with Madame Mange.

    [ snuck in ]



  6. Why don't I give out [ free ] champagne to the people who are waiting?

    [ complimentary ]



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

restaurant / opening / fill / notable / guest / and / food / blogger

The restaurant opening is filled with notable guests and food bloggers.



Sentence 2a

Emily / impress / Antoine / ability / remember / something / each / guest

Emily impresses Antoine with her ability to remember something about each guest.



Sentence 2b

Antoine / impress / Emily / ability / remember / something / each / guest

Antoine is impressed by Emily's ability to remember something about each guest.



Sentence 3

Mindy / find / Antoine / quite / charm / after / be / introduce

Mindy finds Antoine quite charming after being introduced (to him).

Mindy finds Antoine quite charming after she is introduced (to him).



Sentence 4

use / considerable / charm / Antoine / discover / reviewer / Le Figaro / sneak / in / other / guest

Using his considerable charm, Antoine discovers (that) [a/the] reviewer from Le Figaro has snuck in with another guest.



Sentence 5

meanwhile / Gabriel / be / focus / ensure / quality / each / dish

Meanwhile, Gabriel is focused on ensuring the quality of each dish.



Sentence 6

Gabriel / want / know / why / Emily / come / back / kitchen

Gabriel wants to know why Emily has come back to the kitchen.



Sentence 7

after / peer / into / dine / room / Gabriel / express / concern / number / guest / opening

After peering into the dining room, Gabriel expresses concern about the number of guests at the opening.

After he peers into the dining room, Gabriel expresses concern about the number of guests at the opening.



Sentence 8

Camille / offer / creative / solution / by / provide / complimentary / champagne / wait / guest

Camille offers a creative solution by providing complimentary champagne to (the) waiting guests.



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
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Okay, so the blog Paris By Mouth is here. They're seated next to 24 Hours in Paris.



Clip 2
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The sisters and models who have a combined following of 140,000.



Clip 3
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How do you keep all this in your head?



Clip 4
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And at your two o'clock is Madame Mange. She has been food blogging since food blogging started.



Clip 5
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I'm not really sure who she is dining with, but the two of them look très serious.



Clip 6
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Oh, my God! No way. Wait, I thought they were supposed to be anonymous?



Clip 7
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How have you been keeping this beautiful woman from me? Delightful to meet you, Mindy.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

That's Antoine? The Antoine?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

I'm going to go check on Gabriel. I'll meet you at the table.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

What are you doing back here?



Clip 11
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The reviewer from Le Figaro has joined us this evening. She snuck in with Madame Mange.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

You know what I mean.



Clip 13
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Camille brought over cases of her family's champagne this morning.



Clip 14
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It's so crowded. I thought there were only 50 reservations. This doesn't feel like that.



Clip 15
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Antoine added a few more people than we were expecting.



Clip 16
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Why don't I give out complimentary champagne to the people who are waiting?



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. What details can you remember about the guests at the restaurant (Sybile and Mathilde Ichou, Mr. Kim, Madame Mange)?
  2. What is Gabriel focused on during the opening, and how is it different from what Antoine is doing?
  3. What problems do think are going to arise?
  4. Why does Mindy find Antoine charming? Do you agree? Is Antoine charming?
  5. Do you read reviews before you go to a restaurant? What app, website, or blog do you use? Do they influence your decisions on whether to go or what to order?
  6. Can you recommend (or show) any good blogs or Instagram accounts related to food? What makes these ones special?
  7. Have you ever been to a restaurant opening? How was the food? How was the atmosphere? Did you go back again? If so, had many things changed?
  8. Mindy says, "Wait, that's Antoine? The Antoine?" Why does she add "the" to Antoine's name? How does it change the meaning of the sentence?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Antione: That's an attractive crowd.

Emily: It sure is. And so far, all the guests who've booked have arrived.

Emily: Okay, so the blog Paris By Mouth is here. They're seated next to 24 Hours in Paris. And then over there is Sybile and Mathilde Ichou, the sisters and models who have a combined following of 140,000.

Antione: Huh.

Emily: In the corner is Mr. Kim from Mr. Kim Shoots Food. His Instagram is art, and he was shortlisted in the Pink Lady Food Photo Awards 2020.

Antione: How do you keep all this in your head?

Emily: It's my job. And at your two o'clock is Madame Mange. She's been food blogging since food blogging started. She is old-school. I'm not really sure who she's dining with, but the two of them look très serious.

Antione: Hmm. I'll go say hello.

Emily: Good idea.


Antione: I spoke to Madame Mange. Her guest is Caroline Duclos, the reviewer from Le Figaro.

Emily: What? Oh, my God. No way. Wait, I thought they were supposed to be anonymous?

Antione: Some people find me charming, Emily.

Mindy: Hey, lady. Wow, this place looks great.

Emily: Antoine, this is my friend, Mindy.

Mindy: Enchantée.

Antione: How have you been keeping this beautiful woman from me? Delightful to meet you, Mindy.

Mindy: Okay, you are a charmer.

Antione: What was I saying?

Mindy: Wait, that's Antoine? The Antoine?

Emily: Yep.

Mindy: Well.

Emily: Okay, I'm going to go check on Gabriel. I'll meet you at the table.

Mindy: Okay. Okay.


Emily: Ooh! That looks beautiful! How are you feeling?

Gabriel: All good.

Emily: You look good. I mean, you look like you're in a good zone with the food.

Gabriel: What are you doing back here?

Emily: The reviewer from Le Figaro has joined us this evening. She snuck in with Madame Mange, so you'd better sauce her duck good. You know what I mean.

Gabriel: What table?

Emily: Let me show you. There she is. It looks like she's enjoying her appetizer.

Gabriel: Not appetizer. Entrée.

Emily: But it's her first course.

Gabriel: Exactly.

Emily: I'm so confused.

Camille: What a success already.

Gabriel: Camille. Thank you.

Emily: Hi.

Gabriel: Thank you. Camille brought over cases of her family's champagne this morning.

Emily: Oh, that's so nice.

Camille: You're doing a great job with this opening.

Gabriel: It's so crowded. I thought there were only 50 reservations. This doesn't feel like that.

Emily: Antoine added a few more people than we were expecting.

Gabriel: Without consulting me?

Emily: Restaurant openings are always crowded, especially when the place is hot.

Gabriel: Well, we won't be hot for long if people can't get a table.

Camille: Why don't I give out complimentary champagne to the people who are waiting?

Emily: Oh, my God. That's brilliant.

Gabriel: Thank you, Camille.

Camille: You're welcome.

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 episoide: Season 2 Episode 6: Boiling Point .

You can 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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