Brief Summary
This video serves as an introduction to the first unit of the "heway pre-intermediate" English course, focusing on meeting people, discussing the present, past, and future, and adapting to new environments. It features interviews with individuals who have relocated to different countries, highlighting their experiences, the challenges they face, and what they miss about their home countries. The unit also covers practical vocabulary related to everyday social interactions and expressions.
- Introduction to the "heway pre-intermediate" English course.
- Focus on meeting people, discussing time frames, and adapting to new environments.
- Interviews with people who have moved to different countries.
- Practical vocabulary for everyday social interactions.
Laura introduces the first unit of the "heway pre-intermediate" course, which centers around meeting and getting to know people. The unit also reviews how to discuss the present, past, and future tenses. Laura shares her personal background, mentioning she is from Manchester but currently lives in Cardiff, having moved five years ago. She also mentions an upcoming visit to Manchester to see family and friends. The unit includes a video about people starting new lives in different countries, prompting viewers to consider what they might enjoy and miss in a new home. Additionally, the unit features a reading and speaking section about a blind date and a vocabulary section focusing on similar verbs and words with multiple meanings, as well as everyday social expressions.
The video explores the experiences of people who have moved to different countries, highlighting the reasons behind their decisions and the challenges they face. Individuals share their motivations for moving, such as work, study, or a desire to experience a new culture. They express their appreciation for the new culture, food, music, and the international atmosphere of cities like London. However, they also acknowledge the challenges of living far from home and the things they miss, such as friends, family, and their home country's culture. Despite the difficulties, moving to a different country is seen as a great opportunity for personal growth and new experiences.
Adriana Gonzalez Vera, originally from Santiago, Chile, shares her story of moving to the UK with her British husband, Mark, whom she met through work. She discusses her previous career as a veterinary surgeon and consultant in Chile. Adriana's family initially felt that the move was very far away and would make it difficult to meet up. In the UK, Adriana runs her own Spanish consultancy company, training company directors and providing translation and teaching services. She misses the weather, the warm people, her mother's cooking, and long talks with her father. Adriana has two daughters, aged 9 and 7, who enjoy reading and fashion, respectively. While she enjoys the quiet life in England, she hopes to work as a vet again in the future, though she would need to requalify in the UK.
Anita Pat Warden recounts her move from San Francisco to Barcelona, initially to study Spanish. She fell in love with the city and returned in 2005 for a job. Anita lives in San Javi, a convenient location near her job and the beach. She works for an American online marketing company, building websites for hotels. Anita has a close circle of friends in Barcelona, who feel like a second family. Despite enjoying her life in Barcelona, she misses her family, especially not being able to hug her mom or enjoy her dad's barbecue. She stays connected with her family through Skype, email, and occasional phone calls, and they visit each other regularly. Anita loves Barcelona for its weather, cultural activities, architecture, and the beach, but she is unsure if she will stay in Spain forever.
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0:00 [Music] welcome to heway pre-intermediate I'm Laura and I'm a teacher in Cardiff Wales the first unit is all about meeting and getting to know other people you also review how to talk about the present the past and the future I come from Manchester but at the moment I'm living in Cardiff I left home 5 years ago next weekend I'm going to Manchester to visit my parents and old school friends I can't
0:49 wait you can watch a video about people who decided to start a new life In Another Country what do you think they like in their new home What does do they miss have you ever been on a blind date in reading and speaking you'll read an interesting text about a blind date and you'll find out if the two people like each other the vocabulary section in this unit focuses on verbs with similar meanings like do and make lend and borrow we'll also look at words that have two meanings such as
1:34 train everyday English practices social Expressions that we use in everyday situations you'll learn what to say when you're shopping when you see someone you know and when you meet someone for the first time [Music] these days people don't always stay in the country where they were born many people choose to live in other countries and in other cities they
2:21 sometimes live a long way from home in an international City like London you can meet people from of [Music] countries some people left their home country a long time ago and some people have just arrived in the city they all have different reasons for moving to another country I left about 5 years ago and came to London just to work really I Left My Home Country about 20 years ago to go abroad to study I left in uh September of this year to study Shakespeare at at Shakespeare's
3:06 Globe living in a different country can be very exciting you experience a new culture and it's great for learning a new language people often love their new home the food culture Music Theater is really wonderful here and you get a sense that there's a real great Buzz around London I love the the international feel of of London the fact that walking to and from school I hear five or six languages easy what I like is the uh weather the uh adventure of being in a new country and the uh people but it can also be a challenge
3:53 living far from your own country and there are some things that everyone misses I suppose I miss my friends and my family a lot I have a lot of friends in London as well but yours remember your friends from home I miss the culture the language and uh my family I miss having children in my life my nephews and my nieces running around living in a different country whether it's for family work or study can be a great opportunity and for some people the longer you stay the harder it is to go
4:39 [Music] home Adriana Gonzalez Vera trained as a vet in her home country she came to the UK with her British husband Mark 10 years ago I was born in Santiago capital of Chile in South America she didn't only work with animals when she lived in Chile I worked as a Veterinary surgeon and I also worked as a consultant in retail and pharmaceuticals I met my husband through
5:24 work he was the managing director of the company where we worked Adriana swapped the busy lifestyle of a South American city for the peace and quiet of the English Countryside what did her family think about her moving to another country to live they thought that it was very far away for all of us and that it was going to be a little bit more difficult to meet up Adriana doesn't work as a vet in the UK she's using other skills from her home country Chile I run my own Spanish consultancy company where I train company directors and help them with their
6:10 presentation I also do some translations and some Spanish teaching most of my family are still in Chile um I have my mother my father my youngest sister her husband and her daughter and my two grandmothers living in Chile I miss the weather I miss the hot summers and I miss the warm people the friendly people in Chile I miss my mommy's cooking really and I missed the long
6:58 talks with my my father Adriana's two daughters are now 9 and 7 years old they are very adorable girls uh camil loves reading and she loves the outdoors Isabelle she likes fashion he likes makeup and everything in pink for now Adriana enjoys the quiet Country Life in England but she would like to go back to Chile one day I would really like to work as a vet again unfortunately I would have to qualify
7:45 again in the UK perhaps we will stay here for a long time or maybe we will go back to Chile if my husband come find work [Music] there Anita Pat Warden moved from her home city of San
8:32 Francisco to live in the Spanish city of Barcelona her parents are Indian but she was born in the United States well I first came to Barcelona in 2003 because I wanted to study Spanish and then I fell in love with the city at that time so I decided that I wanted to come back luckily in 200 5 Anita found a job in Barcelona so I decided to come back and and I'm really happy here I really enjoy it today Anita's home is in an area called San Javi about 15 minutes walk from the city
9:21 center uh it's very convenient for me because I have my job within walking distance I can take the bus Direct to the beach and I'm there in 15 minutes Anita spoke fluent Spanish when she came back to Barcelona and found a job with an American online marketing company so it's not impossible of course I work for a company that provides different online marketing services for hotels and uh specifically my team builds websites for hotels so I work with designers and programmers as well as a great job Anita has many friends in
10:06 Barcelona uh we're all very close we're friends so it's almost like a second family away from home we have dinners together we we celebrate birthdays together so it's it's a nice feeling although she has got a good job and close friends she still misses home I miss my family most of all uh it's it's very difficult to not be able to give my mom a hug or to enjoy my Dad's Barbecue so I I feel happy if I can see them hi but staying in touch with family overseas is much easier today yeah how are you guys so my family and I we speak
10:53 generally every weekend uh either through Skype or uh through email and every now and then on the telephone too they have come to visit me a few times and I try to go back and see them at least once a year take care bye bye bye bye bye Anita really loves her new life in Barcelona Barcelona is an amazing place you have a combination of so many wonderful things with weather uh uh cultural activities beautiful architecture and most importantly the beach you know how can anyone not like the beach but still she's not sure where her life will take her in the
11:42 future I don't know if I will stay in Spain forever forever seems like a really long time so uh for now it's nice I'm I'm really happy here I enjoy it a lot but I don't know if I will be here forever
