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Fresh Off the Boat – American Citizenship

Level 5Fresh off the Boat2:15

Step 1: Vocabulary

Meet the key words used in this clip. Mark the ones you already know to focus on the new ones.

  • C
    citizenship interview

    a meeting where officials ask questions to decide if you can become a citizen

  • immigrant
    immigrant/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/B1

    người nhập cư

    In this lesson: a person who moves to a new country to live

  • caterpillar
    caterpillar/ˈkætərpɪlər/B1

    sâu bướm

    In this lesson: a small, worm-like animal that will become a butterfly

  • butterfly
    butterfly/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/A1

    con bướm

    In this lesson: an insect with colorful wings that flies

  • S
    sentimental/ˌsentɪˈmentl/B2

    đa cãm

    In this lesson: having strong feelings of love or sadness

  • G
    green card

    a card that lets you live and work in the U.S. permanently

  • G
    green card lottery

    a program to win a green card to live in the U.S.

  • N
    naturalize/ˈnæt͡ʃəɹəˌlaɪz/B2

    cho nhập quốc tịch

    In this lesson: become a citizen of a new country

  • sponsor
    sponsor/ˈspɑːnsər/B2

    nhà tài trợ

    In this lesson: legally help someone move to a new country

  • P
    permanent resident

    a person who can live in a country forever but is not a citizen

  • G
    grill (s/o)

    ask (someone) many tough questions

  • M
    My Girl

    a romantic movie about a young girl

  • C
    crisp autumn day

    a cool, fresh day in the fall

  • rotten
    rotten/ˈɹɑtn̩/B1

    In this lesson: spoiled or bad (for food)

  • octopus
    octopusB1

    động vật biển

    In this lesson: a sea animal with eight arms

  • tentacle
    tentacle/ˈtɛntəkəl/B2

    xúc tu

    In this lesson: a long, flexible arm of an octopus

  • P
    pull us together

    bring people close to each other

  • L
    love at first sight

    falling in love the first time you see someone

  • W
    waist down

    the lower part of the body

  • L
    lengthy/ˈlɛŋθi/B1

    dài

    In this lesson: long

  • C
    courtship/ˈkɔɹtʃɪp/B2

    giai đoạn tìm hiểu trước hôn nhân

    In this lesson: the process of dating, chasing after someone before getting married

  • proposal
    proposal/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/B1

    đề xuất

    In this lesson: asking someone to marry you

  • T
    teary

    filled with tears, starting to cry

  • pinch
    pinch/pɪnt͡ʃ/B1

    nhéo; một nhúm nhỏ

    In this lesson: squeeze tightly, sometimes causing pain

  • T
    take the world by storm

    become very popular or successful quickly

  • S
    shop closed

    a store that is not open

  • romanticize
    romanticize/roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/B2

    lãng mạn hóa

    In this lesson: think something is better than it really is

  • W
    wear (s/o) down

    slowly make (someone) weak until they agree

  • D
    déjà vu

    the feeling that you have experienced something before

  • F
    fill upA2

    làm đầy

    In this lesson: fill a car with gasoline

  • Accord
    Accord/əˈkɔːrd/C1

    ban cho

    In this lesson: a type of car

  • hit
    hit/hɪt/A2

    cú đánh

    In this lesson: visit, go to

Tip: Knowing the words before you listen makes the clip far easier to follow.