🎧 JOEY IN AN ESL CLASS
Vamos a trabajar con un vídeo a velocidad real. No es fácil, pero precisamente por eso nos sirve para entrenar el oído poco a poco.
📖 Paso 1 · Key vocabulary
Estas expresiones aparecen en el vídeo o te ayudan a entenderlo mejor:
- wonderful accent → acento estupendo / muy bueno
- be in the right place → estar en el lugar correcto
- pick up my books → recoger mis libros
- practice counting → practicar contar
- pick it up where he left off → continuar donde él lo dejó
- take your time → tómate tu tiempo
- the bell rang → sonó el timbre
- homework on the subjunctive tense → deberes sobre el subjuntivo
👂 Paso 2 · First listening
Escucha una vez, bajando la velocidad si lo necesitas, y responde mentalmente:
- 👉 Where is Joey?
- 👉 Why is the situation funny or strange?
✅ Key answer
-Joey is in an ESL class for beginners.
-The situation is funny because he is clearly not a beginner, but he stays in the class and acts like everything is normal.
✍️ Paso 3 · More detailed listening
Listen again and do the activities:
🟢 Activity 1 · Complete the sentences
- 1. “This is an English as a _______________ class for beginners.”
- 2. “Are you sure you’re in the right ______?”
- 3. “Let’s get _________.”
- 4. “This is a hard part, so take your _________.”
✅ Key answer
1. second language
2. place
3. started
4. time
🔵 Activity 2 · Remember the dialogue and choose the correct option
- 1. ☐ I’ll be right back ☐ I’ll come right now
- 2. ☐ Don’t go anywhere ☐ Don’t stay here
- 3. ☐ This is an easy part ☐ This is a hard part
- 4. ☐ Be quick ☐ Take your time
✅ Key answer
1. I’ll be right back
2. Don’t go anywhere
3. This is a hard part
4. Take your time
🟡 Activity 3 · Put the events in order 1 to 4
- ☐ Joey reads aloud in class.
- ☐ Joey enters the classroom.
- ☐ The class practises counting.
- ☐ The teacher asks for the homework.
✅ Key answer
1. Joey enters the classroom.
2. The class practises counting.
3. Joey reads aloud in class.
4. The teacher asks for the homework.
🔴 Activity 4 · Focus on pronunciation
- tough
- rough
- laugh
👉 Do they sound alike or different? Can you think of another English word with the same final sound?
✅ Key answer
-They sound alike at the end: the gh sounds like /f/ in these words.
-Possible examples: enough or cough.
🟣 Activity 5 · Answer briefly
- 1. Why is the teacher surprised by Joey?
- 2. Why is Boris important in the scene?
- 3. What makes the scene funny?
✅ Key answer
1. She is surprised because Joey speaks English very well for a beginner class.
2. Boris is important because he answers correctly and Joey reacts as if Boris were an excellent student.
3. The scene is funny because Joey is in the wrong class, but he behaves confidently and takes the class seriously.
🗣️ Paso 4 · Say these sentences aloud
- I’m in the right place.
- Take your time.
- This part looks tough.
- The bell rang and the students went to the auditorium.
