LISTENING AND SPEAKING WORKSHEETS

VIDEO # 1. INTRODUCTIONS

Activity 1. Watch the following video.

Activity 2. Speaking. Talk about the video’s context.
Activity 3. Read the following paragraph about the video.
College students on a television production course introduce themselves to their
classmates. They talk about where they are from, where they live, and the job the
want to do. After the class, the students have to find a partner to work on a movie
project with. There will be a special prize for the best work. April really wants to be
Robert’s partner, but Simone asks him first. At first, April is disappointed, but then
Charlie asks her if she wants to team up with him. It looks like she has found the
perfect partner to work with after all.

Activity 4. Analize vocabulary.

Vocabulary Expressions
Since this is… Take a little break
Introduce I was wondering…
Internship Don’t you think?
So… You were saying…
Picked Never mind
Let’s team up Guess what?

Activity 5. Complete the following charts with information about the video’s
main characters:
 APRIL
She wants to be a reporter. She’s from Ohio.
She lives in the East Village with her dog McGoo.
She wants to work with Robert.

ROBERT
He works at the school now. He’s originally from Florida, but he has
lived in N.Y. for 3 years.
Someday he’d like to be a TV writer.

SIMONE
She works part-time as a waiter, but She’s from Brooklyn.
she really wants to be full-time
producer.

CHARLES
His friends call him Charlie. He lives uptown.
He wants to be a television or a movie He’s from Michigan, but he loves N.Y.
camera man.