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#1. The Family Secret

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Published: 31 Jul 2022
Level 5 (B2)   |   Time: 4:47
Accent: British
Source: About Time

Improve your English with an ESL listening lesson from About Time. When Tim turns 21, his father finally tells him the family secret.


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  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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ odd adj. - strange, unusual
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mysterious adj. - like a mystery
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ spooky adj. - strange and scary
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ weird adj. - strange
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ absolutely adv. - yes
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shag v. - have sex with
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Helen of Troy [p] - from Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ in a pinch exp. - in an emergency
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ clench v. - squeeze tightly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a fist n. - a person's closed hand
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fond of adj. - like, admire

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


Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст

Tim Dad
Tim Dad
  • Tim is in his last year of high school.
  • Tim is at a New Year's Eve party.
  • Tim's father is going to tell him the family secret.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. The girl wants to kiss Tim.
    True
    False

  2. Tim's father is nervous.
    True
    False

  3. Tim's father is making a joke.
    True
    False

  4. The men and women in the family can travel in time.
    True
    False

  5. They can travel only into the past.
    True
    False

  6. They can travel to anytime in history.
    True
    False

  7. Tim's father met Hitler.
    True
    False

  8. He can only travel in time by being in a dark space.
    True
    False

  9. Tim travels back to the New Year's Eve party.
    True
    False

  10. Tim still can't avoid the table of drinks the second time.
    True
    False

  11. Tim kisses the girl the second time.
    True
    False

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The Details 세부 사항 Os detalhes Los detalles Деталі

  1. What is the first thing Tim notices after he travels back in time?

    His clothes are different.



  2. In what decade did Tim's father learn about the family secret?

    The 70s



  3. What two famous historical/literary people does Tim's father mention?

    Hitler, Helen of Troy



  4. How old was Tim's father when his father told him about the family secret?

    21 years old



  5. What two dark places does Tim's father suggest?

    Big cupboards, toilets (bathrooms)



  6. What two songs are playing during the New Year's Eve party?

    Mr. Brightside (The Killer), I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)



  7. What is the name of the girl that kisses Tim?

    Polly



  8. How many brothers does Tim's father have?

    None



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

Tim / knock / over / table / drink / New / Year / Eve / party

Tim knocks over a table of drinks at a New Year's Eve party.



Sentence 2

girl / try / kiss / Tim / midnight / but / he / awkward / shake / hand / instead

A girl tries to kiss Tim at midnight, but he awkwardly shakes her hand instead.



Sentence 3

next / morning / Tim / father / invite / Tim / into / office / tell / him / something / important

The next morning, Tim's father invites Tim into his office (in order) to tell him something important.



Sentence 4

men / Tim / family / always / have / ability / travel / time

The men in Tim's family have always had the ability to travel [in/through] time.



Sentence 5

they / can / only / travel / back / time / own / life / time

They can only travel back in time in their own life time.



Sentence 6

Tim / think / it / weird / joke

Tim thinks (that) it is a weird joke.



Sentence 7

Tim / dad / tell / him / go / dark / place / clench / fist / and / think / moment / he / want / travel

Tim's dad tells him to go into a dark place, clench his fists, and think of the moment (that/which) he wants to travel to.



Sentence 8

Tim / father / tell / him / try / do / something / interesting

Tim's father tells him to try (and/to) do something interesting.



Sentence 9

Tim / climb / bedroom / closet / and / travel / back / New / Year / Eve / party

Tim climbs into his bedroom closet and travels back to the New Year's Eve party.



Sentence 10

this / time / Tim / avoid / table / drink / and / kiss / girl

This time, Tim avoids the table of drinks and kisses the girl.



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.

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And so I woke up the next morning hung over, ashamed of my self, and not realizing it was the day that would change my life forever.



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This is an odd moment for me because I had the same moment with my father when I'd just turned 21.



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When you're ready. It's all very mysterious.



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Be prepared for strangeness. Get ready for spooky time.



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That the men in the family can travel in time.



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We can't travel into the future.



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Although it's not as dramatic as it sounds. It's only in my own life.



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I can only go to places where I actually was and can remember.



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I can't kill Hitler or shag Helen of Troy.



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Big cupboards are very useful generally. Toilets, in a pinch.



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Then you clench your fists like this, think of the moment you're going to, and you'll find yourself there.



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Why would I lie to someone I'm fairly fond of?



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Well, let's see, shall we?



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. Why do you think Tim didn't kiss Polly the first time? Why did he kiss her when he had a second chance? Did he do the right thing? What would you do in this situation?
  2. How do you think Tim will use this power in the future?
  3. What problems do you think Tim will have in the movie after he jumps back in time? (Remember: This movie is more rom-com than sci-fi.)
  4. In the movie, only men have this power. Why do you think only the males in the family can travel in time? (Think of a scientific explanation.)
  5. How would you describe the relationship between Tim and his father? How is/was your relationship with your father similar or different?
  6. If you could go back in time to meet one person, who would you meet? Why?
  7. If you could go back in time to see one specific event, which event would you choose? Why?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Crowd: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

Tim: Happy New Year! Sorry.

Tim: And so I woke up the next morning hung over, ashamed of my self, and not realizing it was the day that would change my life forever.

Dad: Tim, come in. Do sit down.

Tim: That's very formal.

Dad: Well, um, yeah. This is an odd moment for me because I had the same moment with my father when I'd just turned 21, and after it, my life was never the same, so I approach it pretty, um, nervously.

Tim: Okay. When you're ready. It's all very mysterious.

Dad: Right. Tim, my dear son, the ... the simple fact is the men in this family have always had the ability to ... This is going to sound strange, be prepared for strangeness. Get ready for spooky time, but there's this family secret. And the secret is that the men in the family can travel in time. Well, more accurately, travel back in time. We can't travel into the future.

Tim: This is such a weird joke.

Dad: It's seriously not a joke.

Tim: So you're saying that you and granddad, and his brothers could all travel back in time?

Dad: Absolutely.

Tim: And you still do?

Dad: Absolutely. Although it's not as dramatic as it sounds. It's only in my own life. I can only go to places where I actually was and can remember.

Dad: I can't kill Hitler or shag Helen of Troy, unfortunately.

Tim: Okay, stop. Um… if it's true, which it isn't.

Dad: Although it is.

Tim: Although it isn't, obviously. But if it was, which it's not.

Dad: Which it is.

Tim: Which it isn't. But if it was, how would I actually...

Dad: The how is the easy bit, in fact. You go into a dark place – big cupboards are very useful generally. Toilets, in a pinch.

Dad: Then you clench your fists like this. Think of the moment you're going to and you'll find yourself there. After a bit of a stumble and a rumble and a tumble.

Tim: Wow…

Dad: …is as good a reaction as any. I think I went for fuuuuuuck! But it was the '70s.

Tim: No, this is so obviously a joke.

Dad: It's not a joke. Why would I lie to someone I'm fairly fond of?

Tim: Okay. But, when I come back downstairs after standing in a cupboard with your fists clenched, you're going to be in so much trouble.

Dad: Well, let's see, shall we? And, Tim, try and do something interesting.

Tim: So much trouble. I mean it. Really.


Jay: Come on. It's nearly midnight.

Tim: Right.

Tim: Wow!

Crowd: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Happy New Year!

Polly: Thank you, Tim.

Tim: You're welcome, Polly.

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