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#8. Surprise Dinner Discussion


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Published: 9 Jun 2022   [ UPDATED FEB 2023 ]
Level 5 (B2)   |   Time: 4:04
Accent: American
Source: La La Land

Seb and Mia start to argue about the future of their relationship.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on tour exp. - moving from city to city performing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the long haul exp. - for a long time, for the rest of one's life
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on the road exp. - moving from city to city
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tour the record exp. - go on tour to promote a new record
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ conceivably adv. - possibly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a steady job exp. - a real, full-time job
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ start your club exp. - establish and open a club
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sign on the dotted line exp. - sign one's name to a contract
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stick to v. - keep pursuing, not give up
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on my ass exp. - unsuccessful

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


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Mia Seb

  • Seb is a struggling jazz pianist.
  • Mia is a struggling actress.
  • Seb recently agreed to join a band.
  • Seb doesn't like the music that he is playing, but he joined the band so that he could prove to Mia that he is financially responsible.
  • Seb has a dream to open his own jazz club called Chicken on a Stick.
  • Mia is preparing to perform her own one-woman play.
  • For more background, watch the previous video:   #7. The Future of Jazz

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Seb and Mia ______ dinner plans.
    made
    didn't make

  2. Seb has to leave at ______ in the morning.
    6:05
    6:15
    6:35
    6:45

  3. Seb will continue touring ______.
    for another month
    for about a year
    for years

  4. Seb ______ the music that he is playing.
    likes
    doesn't like

  5. Mia ______ the music that Seb is playing.
    likes
    doesn't like

  6. Mia thinks that Seb ______.
    can't save enough money for his club
    likes being far away from Mia
    is giving up his dream
    is being irresponsible

  7. Seb says that he joined the band because ______.
    he thought Mia wanted him to do it
    he wanted to work with Keith
    he wanted to go on the road
    he needed money

  8. Mia wanted Seb to ______.
    play another type of music
    move to a nicer apartment
    have a steady job
    go on the road

  9. Mia now wants Seb to ______.
    start a family
    open his own jazz club
    help her write her play
    play another type of music

  10. Seb says that he likes being in the band because ______.
    people like him
    he can save money
    he likes being on tour
    he likes working with Keith

  11. Seb suggests that Mia only liked Seb because ______.
    he didn't have a steady job
    he was unsuccessful
    he was in a band
    he was handsome

Score:



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

Seb / surprise / Mia / by / come / home / and / make / dinner

Seb surprises Mia by coming home and making (her) dinner.



Sentence 2

Seb / have / go / back / road / tomorrow / morning

Seb has to go back on the road tomorrow morning.



Sentence 3

Mia / realize / Seb / probably / be / road / couple / year

Mia realizes (that) Seb will probably be on the road for a couple of years.



Sentence 4

Mia / disappointed / when / she / find / Seb / will / gone / long / time

Mia is disappointed when she finds out (that) Seb will be gone for a long time.



Sentence 5

Mia / want / Seb / stick / dream / open / club

Mia wants Seb to stick to his dream of opening a club.



Sentence 6

Seb / claim / he / join / band / because / Mia / want / him / have / steady / job

Seb claims (that) he joined the band because Mia wanted him to have a steady job.



Sentence 7

Seb / think / they / should / celebrate / not / argue

Seb thinks (that) they should be celebrating, (and) not (be) arguing.

Seb thinks (that) they should celebrate, (and) not argue.



Sentence 8

Seb / say / he / happy / because / he / final / do / something / people / like

Seb says (that) he is happy because he is finally doing something (that/which) people like.



Sentence 9

Mia / want / know / why / Seb / sudden / care / so / much / about / be / like

Mia wants to know why Seb suddenly cares so much about being liked.



Sentence 10

Seb / suggest / Mia / like / him / more / when / he / struggle / because / it / make / her / feel / better / self

Seb suggests (that) Mia liked him more when he was struggling because it made her feel better about herself.



Sentence 11

Mia / shock / Seb / could / say / something / so / cruel

Mia is shocked (that) Seb could say something so cruel.



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

When do you leave? The morning?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

I know, but when are you done?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

When are you finished with the whole tour?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

After we finish, we're going to go record, and then we go back on tour.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

You know, we tour so we can make the record so we can go back and tour the record.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

What do you mean "the long haul"?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

I could be on tour with this for a couple of years, at least. Just this record.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

I don't know what-what it matters.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Because if you're going to give up your dream, I think it matters that you like what you're playing.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

I just didn't think that you did.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

Of course I wanted you to have a steady job, so that you could take care of yourself and your life, and you could start your club.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

You said yourself no one wants to go to that club.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

No one wants to go to a club called Chicken on a Stick.



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

And now all of a sudden if you had these problems, I wish you would have said them earlier.



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

Maybe you just liked me when I was on my ass because it made you feel better about yourself.



Act It Out 연기하자 Execute o diálogo Actuarlo Розіграйте сценку


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.

Інструкції: З партнером або в групі прослухайте розмову, а потім спробуйте розіграти ситуацію. Зосередьтеся на інтонації, наголосі та ритмі.



0:00 / 0:00
  • Mia:
    Do you like the music you're playing?
  • Seb:
    I don't what-what it matters.
  • Mia:
    Well, it matters because if you're going to give up your dream, I think it matters that you like what you're playing on the road for years.
  • Seb:
    Do you like the music I'm playing?
  • Mia:
    Yeah. I do. I just didn't think that you did.


0:00 / 0:00
  • Seb:
    I thought you wanted me to do this. It just sounds like now you don't want me to do it.
  • Mia:
    What do you mean I wanted you to do this?
  • Seb:
    This is what you wanted for me.
  • Mia:
    To be in this band?
  • Seb:
    To be in a band. To have a steady job, you know?


0:00 / 0:00
  • Mia:
    Of course I wanted you to have a steady job, so that you could take care of yourself and your life and you could start your club.
  • Seb:
    Yes, so I'm doing that, so I don't understand. Why aren't we celebrating?
  • Mia:
    Why aren't you starting your club?
  • Seb:
    You said yourself no one wants to go to that club. No one wants to go to a club called Chicken on a Stick.
  • Mia:
    So change the name!
  • Seb:
    Well, no one likes jazz! Not even you!
  • Mia:
    I do like jazz now because of you!


0:00 / 0:00
  • Seb:
    I mean, it is just it's time to grow up, you know? I have a steady job, this is what I'm doing. And now all of a sudden if you had these problems, I wish you would've said them earlier before I signed on the goddamn dotted line!
  • Mia:
    I'm pointing out that you had a dream that you followed, that you were sticking to...
  • Seb:
    This is the dream! This is the dream.
  • Mia:
    This is not your dream!


0:00 / 0:00
  • Seb:
    Guys like me work their whole lives to be in something that's successful, that people like, you know? I mean, I'm finally in something that-that-that-that-that-that people enjoy.
  • Mia:
    Since when do you care about being liked?
  • Seb:
    Just 'cause I don't enjoy it, it doesn't matter.
  • Mia:
    Why do you care so much about being liked?
  • Seb:
    You're an actress! What are you talking about?! Maybe you just liked me when I was on my ass 'cause it made you feel better about yourself.
  • Mia:
    Are you kidding?
  • Seb:
    No.

Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. The dinner starts well. When and how does it turn ugly?
  2. What is Mia upset about? What is Seb upset about?
  3. Who is being more unrealistic? Who do you side with (support)?
  4. What advice would you give Seb? What advice would you give Mia? What advice would you give Seb and Mia?
  5. Seb says, "Maybe you just liked me when I was on my ass 'cause it made you feel better about yourself." What does he mean?
  6. What is the best meal to surprise someone with (that you can prepare yourself)?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Seb: I thought... surprise.

Seb: I gotta leave first thing in the morning, but I just... I had to see you.

Seb: It's so nice to be home.

Mia: I'm so glad you're home. When do you leave? In the morning?

Seb: Yeah. 6:45. Boise.

Mia: Boisi?

Seb: Boise.

Mia: To Boise!

Mia: I know, but when are you done?

Seb: What do you mean? I mean...

Mia: When are you finished with the whole tour?

Seb: But after we finish, we're going to go record, and then we go back on tour. You know, we tour so we can make the record so we can go back and tour the record.

Mia: So it's like the long haul?

Seb: What do you mean "the long haul"?

Mia: I mean the long haul like you're going to stay in this band for a long time.

Seb: Yeah, this is it. I mean, this could conceivably be, yeah, for I could be on tour with this for a couple of years, at least just this record.

Mia: Do you like the music you're playing?

Seb: I don't... I don't know... what-what it matters.

Mia: Well, it matters because if you're going to give up your dream, I think it matters that you like what you're playing on the road for years.

Seb: Do you like the music I'm playing?

Mia: Yeah. I do. I just didn't think that you did.

Seb: Yeah, well...

Mia: You always said Keith is the worst and now you're going to be on tour with him for years, so I just didn't know…

Seb: What are you doing right now?

Mia: So I just didn't know if you were happy.

Seb: Why are you doing this?

Mia: What do you mean why am I doing this...?

Seb: I thought you wanted me to do this and it just sounds like now you don't want me to do it.

Mia: What do you mean I wanted you to do this?

Seb: This is what you wanted for me.

Mia: To be in this band?

Seb: To be in a band. To have a steady job, you know? To-To-To be... You know.

Mia: Of course I wanted you to have a steady job, so that you could take care of yourself and your life and you could start your club.

Seb: Yes, so I'm doing that, so I don't understand, well, why aren't we celebrating?

Mia: Why aren't you starting your club?

Seb: You said yourself no one wants to go to that club. No one wants to go to a club called "Chicken on a Stick".

Mia: So change the name!

Seb: Well, no one likes jazz! Not even you!

Mia: I do like jazz now because of you!

Seb: And this is what I thought you wanted me to do! Well, whatever, all right? I mean, it is just it's time to grow up, you know? I have a steady job, this is what I'm doing. And now all of a sudden if you had these problems, I wish you would've said them earlier before I signed on the goddamn dotted line!

Mia: I'm pointing out that you had a dream that you followed, that you were sticking to...

Seb: This is the dream! This is the dream.

Mia: This is not your dream!

Seb: Guys like me work their whole lives to be in something that's successful, that people like, you know? I mean, I'm finally in something that-that-that-that-that-that people enjoy.

Mia: Since when do you care about being liked? Why do you care so much about being liked?

Seb: Just 'cause I don't enjoy it, it doesn't matter.

Seb: You are an actress! What are you talking about?! Maybe you just liked me when I was on my ass 'cause it made you feel better about yourself.

Mia: Are you kidding?

Seb: No.

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