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• ☐ ☐ ☐ gluten-free [adj] - not containing gluten (wheat)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a refund [n] - giving money back for a purchase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an audition [n] - an interview for a role (job) as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an apron [n] - clothes that you wear while cooking to protect your clothes [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ haul ass [v] - run very fast
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the lot [n] - the place where movie studio are located
• ☐ ☐ ☐ your Bogart [exp] - your boyfriend (Humphrey Bogart)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a swing band [n] - a band that plays swing music [ link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ out of the way [exp] - not directly on one's route (to work or home)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ samba [n] - a type of Brazilian music [ link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tapas [n] - a type of Spanish food, small items of food [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ worship [v] - love, respect, and admire something very much
• ☐ ☐ ☐ value [v] - consider something important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rolling [v] - the film (for a movie) is recording
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get (someone) into (something) [phv] - make (someone) interested in (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a lock down [n] - a rule or law, not allowed to move or leave one's home
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Check the gate. [exp] - make sure that the camera and film are clean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ re-enact [v] - perform (a scene from a play or movie)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scene [n] - a part of a movie or play
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pitch [v] - suggest an idea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a teen soap [n] - a tv drama made for teenagers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ put on (a play) [phv] - organize, prepare, and perform a play
• ☐ ☐ ☐ write your own roles [exp] - write the script for a movie or play
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a child prodigy [exp] - a child genius
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get it out of the way [exp] - do or say something now so that it will not be a problem later
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blanket statement [exp] - a general sentence (statement) that tries to cover all situations, so it is often wrong or not meaningful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pishi kaka [n] - crap, garbage, low-quality something

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

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Mia	Sebastian

• Sebastian is a struggling jazz pianist.
• Mia is a struggling actress.
• Mia and Seb recently met at a party.
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #3. The Pool Party Meeting

1. The muffin ______ gluten-free.
   is
   is not
   
   
2. Mia ______ the woman a refund.
   gives
   doesn't give
   
   
3. Mia's boss ______ her Friday off.
   gives
   doesn't give
   
   
4. Seb ______ that Mia was working at this café.
   knew
   didn't know
   
   
5. Mia will get off work in ______ minutes.
   5
   10
   15
   20
   
   
6. Mia has been dating her boyfriend for ______.
   about a week
   a few weeks
   about a month
   a few months
   
   
7. Seb often goes to a special coffee shop _____
   to talk to the woman who works there
   because he loves European coffee
   because it is near a jazz club
   for muffins
   
   
8. The Van Beek is _____.
   a samba club
   a tapas restaurant
   a samba-tapas restaurant
   
   
9. Seb likes the Van Beek because ______.
   he loves tapas
   he loves samba music
   it used to be a jazz club
   he is interested in history
   
   
10. Seb seems to _____ L.A.
    love
    hate
    
    
11. Mia's _____ got her interested in old movies.
    aunt
    mother
    professor
    best friend
    
    
12. Mia went to college ______.
    in L.A.
    for two years
    to study acting
    to become a lawyer
    
    
13. Mia used to perform plays ______.
    in college
    on Broadway
    in her bedroom
    in a traveling theater company
    
    
14. Seb calls Mia a child prodigy because ______.
    she went to college
    she wrote her own plays
    she wants to be a lawyer
    she loves old classic movies
    
    
15. Mia _____ jazz.
    loves
    hates
    
    

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

1. Mia shows Seb a window from which movie?

   Casablanca

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2. What type of muffin does the woman want?

   Gluten-free

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3. When (what day) is Mia's audition?

   Friday

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4. What kind of bands used to play at the Van Beek?

   Swing bands

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5. Where does Seb hide while he is waiting for Mia?

   In the bathroom

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6. Where did Mia and her aunt go to find old movies?

   A little library (across from Mia's house)

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7. What is Mia's boyfriend's name?

   Greg

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8. Where did Mia grow up?

   Boulder City, Nevada

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9. Mia mentions three old movies that she used to spend all day watching with her aunt. What are they?

   Notorious, Bringing Up Baby, Casablanca

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Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

• Seb had to --- carry ass haul ass run ass speed ass (haul ass) in order to get past the guards and get on the lot.
  → run very fast
• Mia and her boyfriend have been --- crushing on going to seeing watching (seeing) each other for about month.
  → dating, being in a romantic relationship
• Seb often goes to a coffee shop that is five miles --- out of way out the way out of the way out off the way (out of the way) to be near a jazz club that he loves.
  → not directly on his route (to work or home)
• They used to --- carry do point shoot (shoot) movies on Seb's street.
  → film/make a movie
• Mia's aunt --- got Mia in got Mia into made Mia in made Mia into (got Mia into) acting.
  → made someone interested in
• Mia used to --- put by put into put on put up (put on) plays in her bedroom when she was young.
  → organize, prepare and perform

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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.

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.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

woman / want / return / her / muffin / because / it / not / gluten / free

The woman wants to return her muffin because it is not gluten-free.

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Mia / ask / Friday / off / that / she / go / audition

Mia asks for Friday off so that she can go to an audition.

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to / get / on / lot / Seb / have / haul / ass / past / guard / gate

(In order) To get on the lot, Seb had to haul ass past the guard gate.

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Mia / show / Seb / some / famous / location / Warner / Bros. / lot

Mia shows Seb some famous locations on the Warner Bros. lot.

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Seb / admit / he / get / coffee / five / mile / out / way / just / so / he / can / near / jazz / club

Seb admits (that) he gets coffee five miles out of the way just so (that) he can be near a jazz club.

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many / big / swing / band / used / play / club / but / now / it / samba-tapas / place

Many big swing bands used to play at the club, but now it is a samba-tapas place.

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Seb / say / people / L.A. / worship / everything / and / value / nothing

Seb says (that) people in L.A. worship everything(,) and (they) value nothing.

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Mia / aunt / get / her / act

Mia's aunt got her into acting.

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Mia / and / aunt / use / watch / old / movie / and / put / play / together

Mia and her aunt used to watch old movies and put on plays together.

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Mia / also / used / write / own / play

Mia also used to write her own plays.

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Mia / leave / college / and / come / L.A. / become / actress

Mia left college and came to L.A. (in order) to become an actress.

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Seb / suggest / Mia / write / own / role / that / she / not / have to / go / audition

Seb suggests (that) Mia (should) write her own roles so that she doesn't have to go to auditions.

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Seb / mortified / when / Mia / admit / she / hate / jazz

Seb is mortified when Mia admits (that) she hates jazz.

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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

Excuse me. This is gluten-free, right?

Clip 2

Do I look like I care? Reschedule it.

Clip 3

What are you doing here?

Clip 4

How did you get on the lot?

Clip 5

You don't have a break coming up, do you?

Clip 6

I can't believe you work right across the street from that.

Clip 7

We've been seeing each other for about a month.

Clip 8

I know what you mean.

Clip 9

I get coffee five miles out of the way just so I can be near a jazz club.

Clip 10

That's L.A. They just, they, they worship everything and they value nothing.

Clip 11

So across the street from my house there was this little library, and it had an old movies section.

Clip 12

And then I would write my own plays.

Clip 13

So anyway, I left college after two years to come here.

Clip 14

(I) should have been a lawyer.

Clip 15

'Cause the world needs more lawyers.

Clip 16

What do you mean just an actress?

Clip 17

What do you mean you hate jazz?

Clip 18

What are you doing right now?

Directions: With a partner or in a group, listen to the conversation and then try to act out the situation. Focus on intonation, stress, and rhythm.

Instrucciones: Con un compañero o en grupo, escucha la conversación y trata de representar la situación.

Instruções:: Com um companheiro ou em grupo, escute a conversa e trate de representar a situação.

지시 사항 : 파트너와 함께 또는 그룹으로 대화를 듣고 상황을 연기해봅시다. 억양, 강세, 리듬에 집중하세요.

• Seb:
  You again!
• Mia:
  What're you doing here?
• Seb:
  Oh, you know, just meetings and studio heads and...
• Mia:
  How'd you get on the lot?
• Seb:
  I basically just hauled ass past the guard gates, so I think I have 20 minutes until they find me. You don't have a break coming up, do you?
• Mia:
  I'm off in 10 minutes.
• Seb:
  Can I hide in the bathroom?
• Mia:
  Yes.

• Seb:
  I get coffee 5 miles out of the way just so I can be near a jazz club.
• Mia:
  Really?
• Seb:
  Yeah, the Van Beek. Do you know it?
• Mia:
  Mm-mmm.
• Seb:
  All the big swing bands used to play there. Count Basie, Chick Webb. Anyway, it's a samba-tapas place now, so...
• Mia:
  What's a samba-tapas place?
• Seb:
  You know, it's like a samba place where they serve tapas.
• Mia:
  Oh.
• Seb:
  Yeah. So the joke's on history? I don't know. That's L.A. They just, they worship everything and they value nothing.

• Mia:
  My last audition was for a teen soap pitched as Dangerous Minds meets The O.C. So, yeah. I should've been a lawyer.
• Seb:
  Because the world needs more lawyers.
• Mia:
  It doesn't need more actresses.
• Seb:
  You're not just an actress.
• Mia:
  What do you mean "just an actress"?
• Seb:
  You said it yourself. You were a... you were a child prodigy playwright.
• Mia:
  That is not what I said.
• Seb:
  Well, you're too modest to say it, but it's true.

• Mia:
  I should probably tell you something now to get it out of the way. I hate jazz. Are you okay?
• Seb:
  What do you mean you hate jazz?
• Mia:
  It just means that when I listen to it, I don't like it.
• Seb:
  Yeah, but it's just a blanket statement that you don't like jazz. What are you doing right now?
• Mia:
  Nothing.

1. Mia and Seb talk about their background and history in this video clip. What can you remember about Mia? About Seb? Which points do you think will be most important for the rest of the movie?
2. Seb is disgusted that his favorite old jazz club has been turned into a samba-tapas place. Why?
3. Do you have any old favorite clubs, bars, cafes, or restaurants that have been turned into something else? What was it? What is it now? How do you feel about it?
4. Seb says that people in L.A. worship everything and value nothing. What does he mean? Are people in your country similar? Can you give some examples?
5. Mia's aunt got her into acting. What are/were your most important hobbies? Who got you into (introduced you to) these hobbies? Who got you into your vocation (job)?
6. What is your favorite old movie? Why?