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• ☐ ☐ ☐ Human Resources [n] - the company department that hires and manages employees
• ☐ ☐ ☐ odd [adj] - strange, unusual
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sense of humor [n] - what someone thinks is funny
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get promoted [v] - move up to a higher position at work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ replace (s/o) [v] - take the place of (someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sack (s/o) [v] - fire (someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an editor-in-chief [n] - the most senior editor of a newspaper or magazine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be considered [v] - be evaluated as a candidate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crucial [adj] - very important, essential
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hopeless [adj] - having no chance of success
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inadequate [adj] - not good enough
• ☐ ☐ ☐ send (s/o) in [phv] - tell someone to enter a room
• ☐ ☐ ☐ That's all. [exp] - You may go. (used to dismiss someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hear of (s/o) [v] - know that (someone) exists
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sense of fashion [n] - knowing what looks good in clothing and style
• ☐ ☐ ☐ style [n] - a way of dressing that looks attractive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a journalist [n] - a person who writes or reports the news
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a series [n] - a set of related articles
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a union [n] - an organization that protects workers' rights
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a janitor [n] - a person who cleans and maintains a building
• ☐ ☐ ☐ expose [v] - reveal something hidden or wrong to the public
• ☐ ☐ ☐ exploitation [n] - treating people unfairly for your own benefit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fit in [phv] - feel accepted as part of a group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ glamorous [adj] - attractively stylish and exciting

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

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Andy	Emily	Miranda

• Andy is a recent college graduate who has moved to New York hoping to become a journalist.
• She has applied for a job at Runway, a high-end fashion magazine.
• Emily Charlton is an assistant at Runway. Miranda is the editor-in-chief of Runway.

1. Emily Charlton is currently Miranda's first assistant.
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2. Miranda fired her last two assistants after only a few weeks.
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   False
   
   
3. Emily thinks Andy would make a good assistant for Miranda.
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4. Miranda decides to interview Andy herself.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Andy has read many articles about Miranda.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Andy came to New York because she wanted to work in fashion.
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   False
   
   
7. Andy won a national competition for her journalism.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Andy admits that she knows little about fashion.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Andy argues that she is smart and a hard worker.
   True
   False
   
   

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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.

1. Miranda [ fired ] the last two girls after only a few weeks.

   [ sacked ]

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2. Runway is a fashion magazine, so an interest in fashion is [ essential ].

   [ crucial ]

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3. She's [ useless ] and totally wrong for it.

   [ hopeless ]

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4. The last two you sent me were completely [ not good enough ].

   [ inadequate ]

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5. I don't [ belong ] here.

   [ fit in ]

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6. I am not skinny or [ strikingly stylish ].

   [ glamorous ]

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7. My series on the janitors' union [ revealed ] the [ abuse of people ].

   [ exposed ] [ exploitation ]

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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.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

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.
( ) = 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

Andy / arrive / and / say / she / have / appointment / Emily / Charlton

Andy arrives and says (that) she has an appointment with Emily Charlton.

when / Emily / see / Andy / she / declare / human / resource / have / odd / sense / humor

When Emily sees Andy, she declares (that) Human Resources has an odd sense of humor.

Emily / explain / she / recent / move / up / first / assistant / after / previous / one / get / promote

Emily explains (that) she recently moved up to first assistant after the previous one got promoted.

she / warn / Andy / Miranda / sack / last / two / assistant / after / only / few / week

She warns Andy (that) Miranda sacked her last two assistants after only a few weeks.

however / she / also / say / work / year / for / Miranda / can / open / door / job / any / magazine

However, she also says (that) working a year for Miranda can open the door to a job at any magazine.

when / Miranda / notice / Andy / Emily / describe / her / hopeless / totally / wrong / job

When Miranda notices Andy, Emily describes her as hopeless and totally wrong for the job.

despite / this / Miranda / decide / interview / Andy / self

Despite this, Miranda decides to interview Andy herself.

Miranda / ask / Andy / several / question / and / discover / she / never / read / Runway / or / hear / her

Miranda asks Andy several questions and discovers (that) she has never read Runway or heard of her.

Andy / mention / she / edit / college / newspaper / win / national / journalism / competition

Andy mentions (that) she edited [a/her] college newspaper and won a national journalism competition.

when / Miranda / try / dismiss / her / Andy / push / back

When Miranda tries to dismiss her, Andy pushes back.

although / she / admit / she / not / glamorous / she / insist / she / smart / learn / fast / work / hard

Although she admits (that) she is not glamorous, she insists (that) she is smart, learns fast, and works hard.

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

Hi. I have an appointment with Emily Charlton?

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Clip 2

Human Resources certainly has an odd sense of humor.

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But her first assistant recently got promoted, and so now I'm the first.

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Miranda sacked the last two girls after only a few weeks.

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We need to find someone who can survive here.

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You work a year for her, and you can get a job at any magazine you want.

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Human Resources sent her up about the new assistant job.

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Clearly, I'm going to have to do that myself because the last two you sent me were completely inadequate.

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Clip 9

And what are you doing here?

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Clip 10

And before today, you had never heard of me.

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Clip 11

You're right. I don't fit in here. I am not skinny or glamorous.

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Clip 12

And I don't know that much about fashion.

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1. Describe Andy's situation at the start of the scene. Why is she at Runway?
2. Do you think Andy made a good impression on Miranda? Why or why not?
3. How do you think Andy did in the interview? What did she do well? What did she do poorly?
4. Andy admits her weaknesses in the interview but argues she is smart and hardworking. Do you think this was a good strategy? How would you handle a difficult interview?
5. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you didn't fit in? How did you handle it?