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Learn English with The Matrix

Agent Smith

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Published: 5.07.2025
Level 5   |   Time: 3:15
Accent: American
Source: The Matrix

Agent Smith interrogates Morpheus in the Matrix.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

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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.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ marvel [v] - feel amazed
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ oblivious [adj] - not aware, not noticing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a disaster [n] - a sudden event that causes a lot of damage or suffering
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ define someone's reality [exp] - decide what is real for someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ misery [n] - great pain, sadness
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ suffering [n] - feeling a lot of pain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ primitive [adj] - very simple, not modern
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cerebrum [n] - a part of the brain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a peak [n] - the highest point, the best moment
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ evolution [n] - the theory of how species change over time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ dinosaurs [n] - large reptiles that lived millions of years ago [image] ESL Vocab - A dinosaur
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ break into [phv] - enter with force
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hack [v] - gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ crack [v] - break
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ alpha patterns [n] - brain waves
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ codes [n] - secret numbers or words, passwords
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a mainframe [n] - a big, powerful computer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pull the plug [exp] - unplug, remove power, end something

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


triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes

Agent Smith from the Matrix Morpheus from the Matrix Neo from the Matrix Tank from the Matrix
Agent Smith Morpheus Neo Tank
  • Morpheus has been captured by agents inside the Matrix.
  • The body of Morpheus is on his ship, where it is connected to the Matrix.
  • The agents are trying to extract information from his mind.
  • Tank, Trinity, and Neo are on the ship monitoring his body.
  • Zion is the last human city on Earth. It exists deep underground near the Earth's core.

  • For more background, watch the previous video:   What is the Matrix?

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

  1. Smith believes that humans would be happier in a perfect world.
    True
    False

  2. The original Matrix failed because it was too realistic.
    True
    False

  3. Smith describes the current version of the Matrix as the peak of human civilization.
    True
    False

  4. Smith believes that civilization is now controlled by machines.
    True
    False

  5. Tank compares hacking Morpheus’s mind to hacking a computer.
    True
    False

  6. Morpheus has given the agents the codes to Zion’s mainframe.
    True
    False

  7. The agents are trying to capture Neo by breaking into Morpheus's mind.
    True
    False

  8. Tank believes saving Morpheus is more important than protecting Zion.
    True
    False


triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión

Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. Have you ever stood and stared at it? [ Admired ] at its beauty, its genius?

    [ Marveled ]



  2. But I believe that as a species human beings define their reality through [ saddness ] and [ pain ].

    [ misery ] [ suffering ]



  3. So the perfect world was a dream that your primitive [ brain ] kept trying to wake up from.

    [ cerebrum ]



  4. They're [ forcibly entering ] his mind.

    [ breaking into ]



  5. It depends on the mind, but eventually it'll [ break ] and his alpha patterns will change from this to this.

    [ crack ]



  6. There is. We [ cut the power ].

    [ pull the plug ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)

Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

  • Have you (ever) stood and stared at it?
  • Did you know that (the) first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world (where) none suffered.
  • So the perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up (from) .
  • As (soon) as we started thinking for you, it really became our civilization, which is (what) this is all about.
  • There could (be) a problem.
  • All it (takes) is time.
  • How (much) time?
  • Eventually his alpha patterns will change from this to this. When it (does) , Morpheus will tell them anything they want (to) know.
  • We can't (let) that happen.
  • Zion is (more) important than me, or you, or even Morpheus.
  • Well, there has to be something (that) we can do.
  • We don't have (any) other choice.


triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones

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.



Sentence 1

agent / Smith / explain / Morpheus / first / version / matrix / perfect / world / where / no / one / suffer


Agent Smith explains to Morpheus (that) the first version of the Matrix was a perfect world where no one suffered.



Sentence 2

however / agent / Smith / believe / it / disaster / because / human / need / misery / be / happy


However, Agent Smith believes (that) it was a disaster because humans need misery to be happy.



Sentence 3   (use past tense)

therefore / they / have to / redesign / matrix / include / suffer


Therefore, they had to redesign the Matrix (in order) to include suffering.



Sentence 4

he / then / explain / human / civilization / end / and / future / belong / machine


He then explains (that) human civilization has ended and (that) the future belongs to (the) machines.



Sentence 5

meanwhile / aboard / ship / Neo / Tank / Trinity / watch / helpless / as / agent / try / break / Morpheus / mind


Meanwhile, aboard [the/their] ship, Neo, Tank, and Trinitiy watch helplessly as (the) agents try to break into Morpheus's mind.



Sentence 6

Tank / explain / agent / try / extract / access / code / Zion / mainframe


Tank explains (that) the agents are trying to extract (the) access codes to Zion’s mainframe (computer).



Sentence 7

Tank / says / they / may / have to / unplug / Morpheus / matrix / which / kill / him


Tank says (that) they may have to unplug Morpheus from the Matrix, which [would/will] kill him.



Sentence 8a

Neo / Trinity / shocked / but / Tank / insist / they / no / other / choice


Neo and Trinity are shocked, but Tank insists (that) they have no other choice.



Sentence 8b

Neo / Trinity / shocked / but / Tank / insist / there / no / other / choice


Neo and Trinity are shocked, but Tank insists (that) there is no other choice.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir

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

Billions of people just living out their lives, oblivious.



Clip 2

Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world where none suffered.



Clip 3

Some believe that we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world, but...



Clip 4

...but I believe that as a species human beings define their reality through misery and suffering.



Clip 5

Which is why the Matrix was redesigned to this: the peak of your civilization.



Clip 6

Because as soon as we started thinking for you, it really became our civilization.



Clip 7

You had your time. The future is our world, Morpheus. The future is our time.



Clip 8

What are they doing to him?



Clip 9

When it does, Morpheus will tell them anything they want to know.



Clip 10

If an agent got the codes and got into Zion's mainframe, they could destroy us.



Clip 11

Well, there has to be something that we can do.



Clip 12

You're going to kill him? Kill Morpheus?



Clip 13

We don't have any other choice.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

  1. Smith says that humans “define their reality through misery and suffering.” What does this mean? Can you think of an example? Do you agree?
  2. Smith also says, "The first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world." In your opinion, what does this mean? What is a perfect world for you?
  3. Do you think artificial intelligence could or should replace human leadership in any areas? If so, which ones? Why?
  4. What are your biggest fears related to A.I.? What are your greatest hopes for A.I.? (i.e. What are the best-case and worst-case scenarios?)
  5. Do you think we live in a simulation? Can you think of some specific evidence that suggests that we do live in a simulation? Can you think of some specific evidence that suggests that we don't?
  6. What other movies, TV shows, or books depict an A.I. apocalypse? Which ones seem the most or least realistic?
  7. This movie was released in 1999. Do you think the visuals look dated (old), or do they hold up (still look good)?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion

Smith: Have you ever stood and stared at it? Marveled at its beauty, its genius? Billions of people just living out their lives, oblivious.

Smith: Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world where none suffered. Where everyone would be happy.

Smith: It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost.

Smith: Some believe that we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world. But I believe that as a species human beings define their reality through misery and suffering.

Smith: So the perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from, which is why the Matrix was redesigned to this: the peak of your civilization.

Smith: I say, "your civilization" because as soon as we started thinking for you, it really became our civilization, which is, of course, what this is all about. Evolution, Morpheus. Evolution. Like the dinosaur. Look out that window. You had your time. The future is our world, Morpheus. The future is our time.

Agent: There could be a problem.


Neo: What are they doing to him?

Tank: They're breaking into his mind. It's like hacking a computer. All it takes is time.

Neo: How much time?

Tank: (It) Depends on the mind, but eventually it'll crack and his alpha patterns will change from this to this. When it does, Morpheus will tell them anything they want to know.

Neo: What do they want?

Tank: The leader of every ship is given codes to Zion's mainframe computer. If an agent got the codes and got into Zion's mainframe, they could destroy us. We can't let that happen. Trinity, Zion's more important than me, or you, or even Morpheus.

Neo: Well, there has to be something that we can do.

Tank: There is. We pull the plug.

Trinity: You're going to kill him? Kill Morpheus?

Tank: We don't have any other choice.

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