Video Activity #7
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https://youtu.be/PCoGfyHN4wM
The transcript is below. It may be easier to watch if you print it out and read while you watch.00:53 Aneta: So you have everything here, it's • So many people and so many skyscrapers • and it's yeah, unbelievable 01:08 Burham: It was amazing • It was spectacular • For example the big buildings • I think in U.S.A. everything is, hah, ah... big 01:25 Maria: I like everything of New York • Eh, lot of people in the street • The buildings, they are very very big • and it's so different to Spain • at least from the place where I live 01:52 Aneta: I can tell you that in the beginning • I hated New York • Really • It was terrible for me because... • It really, really ... • it's a loneliness place 03:09 Lee: I came to New York 2-3 months • to improve my English • because, em next month I will start to study • psychology in the university in Israel • and it's really important to • to know English • And English is the • I think • the most important language • in all the world so • you must know it 03:32 Aneta: I'm here in New York for learning English • and also for doing yoga teacher training • so I have a break here for 4 weeks 03:40 Arum: I came to here to study English • Coz I wanna feel closely • with the native speakers • and I think if I stay in America I can... • I can meet a lot of American • or a lot of people who speak English 03:58 Adrian: Mainly my aim here is to study English • in a setting where • everything is English, so um, ... • I think it's the best way for me • to improve my English 04:45 Question: Why do learners visiting New York think English is important? 04:52 Maria: Well, I study translation • so it's the most important thing • in my, in my studies • but it's also very useful for me • and I think for everybody • at least where I live because • there are a lot of tourists and it's easier • to have a job if you learn English • than if you don't 05:18 Carolina: I think that it's very important because • now, if you want to get a job • the first question is • 'Do you know English?' • now everybody has to know English 05:28 Burham: I am studying at computer engineering • and this is my last year • in Istanbul University • and you know in computer science • or computer engineering • the English is very important • Every software • the program languages are in English • You know • and I think you must • or you should err ... • you should • research from the English books • the English sources 06:09 Adrian: The way I'm going to improve • my work and my prospective ... • and everything will be connected with English • because I'm focussed • in making business with • international companies and that's the way • that we should communicate • I think English is the international language • that's why I need to be able to • understand, to be understood |
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