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The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
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Conversation Lesson -
Intermediate Level. Let's
Learn English conversation lesson
with a conversation video, a video script, audio
listening practice, and a new
words section.
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 Conversation Lesson
2 - The Interview
(Intermediate -
Conversation, Listening, Reading)
In this lesson Ms. Weaver asks Anna to team up with a
person who is different from her. Who will she find? |
Lesson Video
Watch the video and then read the video script. |
Video Script
Anna: Ms. Weaver is giving new assignments out. I am ready to take on anything
she gives me. Well, except reporting traffic from a helicopter. Wish me luck.
Professor Bot: I wonder what Anna’s new assignment will be? Professor Bot here!
While you are watching, look for phrasal, or two-word verbs. Some stay together,
like “go back” and some can come apart, like “give [assignments] out.” Good
luck, Anna!
Ms. Weaver: So, as I said at the meeting last week, I have new assignments for
everyone at The Studio. Anna, you're good at asking questions. So, I want you to
go back to hosting and reporting.
Anna: That sounds great.
Ms. Weaver: You're also a team player. So, I want you team up with someone ...
Anna: That sounds even better!
Ms. Weaver: ... someone who is very "different" from you.
Anna: That sounds ... what do you mean "different"?
Ms. Weaver: Well, you are very cheerful, you're a people person. I want you to
team up with someone who ... isn't.
Anna: Ms. Weaver, I will find that person.
Mimi: Excuse me. Are you using this chair?
Pete: Yes.
Anna: Pete, hi! Thanks for meeting me.
Pete: Sure. But I don’t have lots of time, Anna. I’m busy looking for work.
Anna: Pete, you can tear these want ads up and throw them away! I have good
news!
Pete: Anna, I was working on that crossword puzzle.
Anna: Oh. Sorry. Sorry. Pete, forget about the crossword puzzle. I have a job
offer for you!
Pete: I'm listening.
Anna: My boss wants me to team up with someone to host a talk show. But the
person must be different from me. So, I thought of you.
Pete: Different from you? What do you mean?
Anna: I'm sorry, Pete, I don't have time right now. Here's my boss's address.
Your interview is tomorrow morning at 10 am.
Pete: But what do you mean “different”?
Anna: Just be yourself, Pete. Just be yourself.
Professor Bot: Did you find any two-word verbs? Here’s one example. Pete can
throw the wants ads away! Throw away is a two-word verb.
Ms. Weaver: Thanks for coming in, Pete.
Pete: Thanks for the opportunity, Ms. Weaver.
Ms. Weaver: I need to find out if you have the skills for this job. And I want
you to be completely honest.
Pete: Okay.
Ms. Weaver: First, let's talk about your personal skills. Pete, are you a people
person?
Pete: Well, okay, sometimes I think people talk too much.
Ms. Weaver: Pete, what work of yours are you most proud of?
Pete: Last year, I locked myself in a cabin and wrote a book. I didn't speak to
anybody the entire time! It was the best two months of my life.
Ms. Weaver: Okay. I think I’ve heard enough.
Anna: Hey! Hey, Pete, how was the interview with Ms. Weaver?
Pete: Well, she said I was grumpy and not good with people.
Anna: And … ?
Pete: And, I got the job!
Anna: I knew it! Congratulations! Let's go celebrate.
Pete: Okay!
Professor Bot: Did you find more two-word verbs? Here is the list. |
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation. |
| give out |
find out |
| take on |
tear up |
| go back |
throw away |
| team up |
come in |
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Two-part verbs |
- come in -
phrasal verb. to enter a place
- find out -
phrasal verb. to learn (something) by making an
effort
- give out -
phrasal verb. to give (something) to many
people or to hand out (something)
- go back to -
phrasal verb. to return to a person, place,
subject, or activity
- take on -
phrasal verb. to begin to deal with (something,
such as a job or responsibility)
- team up -
phrasal verb. to join with someone to work
together
- tear up -
phrasal verb. to completely destroy (something)
by tearing it into pieces
- throw away -
phrasal verb. to put (something that is no
longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin
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New Words |
- cabin -
n. a small, simple house made of wood
- cheery -
adj. having or causing happy feelings
- crossword puzzle -
n. a puzzle in which words that are the answers
to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and
down
- grumpy -
adj. easily annoyed or angered, having a bad
temper or complaining often
- helicopter -
n. an aircraft that can stay in the air without
moving forward and that has metal blades that turn around on its top
- host -
v. to talk to guests on a television or radio
show
- offer -
n. the act of giving someone the opportunity to
accept something
- lock -
v. to fasten (something) with a lock
- people person -
n. a person who enjoys or is particularly good
at interacting with others
- personal skills -
n. (interpersonal skills) the skills used by a
person to interact with others properly
- team player -
n. someone who cares more about helping a group
or team to succeed than about his or her individual success
- want ad -
n. a notice in a newspaper, magazine, or
website that lets people know about something that you want to buy or sell
or a job that is available
- wish me luck -
expression. asks someone to say that they hope
you will have success
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