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#5. Complaints against Jim


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Published: 7.07.2019
Level 4   |   Time: 3:39
Accent: American

Dwight gets upset because of all of the practical jokes that Jim has played on him.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a submission [n] - giving someone else more power than you
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a signal [n] - sign, represents something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ primates [n] - apes: monkeys, gorillas, chimps
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ begging [v] - asking for something desperately
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ come out [phv] - finished, be produced
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ humongous [adj] - very big
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a security threat [n] - someone who might be dangerous
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fart [v] - to release gas from your stomach
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a complaint [n] - a negative thought/feeling/expression
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a permanent file [n] - a collection that is never thrown away
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a malfeasance [n] - a wrongdoing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stand [v] - continue
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ bluff [v] - fake, lie
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ serve [v] - work for
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ loyally [adv] - always on your side
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a good word [n] - recommendation
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ transfer [v] - change to another location
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cage match [n] - [image] ESL Vocab - a cage match
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ suspect [v] - think it is
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ convince [v] - make someone believe
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ commit [v] - do a crime
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a murder [n] - an act of killing someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ abandoned [adj] - left alone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the can [n] - a toilet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a nickel [n] - a coin worth 5 cents [image] ESL Vocab - a nickel
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a handset [n] - part of a phone [image] ESL Vocab - a handset

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


picture picture picture picture
Michael Jim Dwight Toby
  • Dwight and Jim work in an office together.
  • Jim often plays jokes on Dwight.
  • Dwight has finally lost patience with Jim's jokes.
  • Toby is the HR rep (Human Resources Representative) for the office.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Dwight is confused by Jim's offer to take their ID photo together.
    True
    False

  2. Dwight does not smile because he's angry at Jim.
    True
    False

  3. Dwight does not smile because he does not want to look weak.
    True
    False

  4. Jim misspelled Dwight's middle name.
    True
    False

  5. Dwight does not know about the box.
    True
    False

  6. Dwight is upset because all of his complaints have not been officially reported.
    True
    False

  7. Dwight has decided to quit the company so he doesn't have to work with Jim.
    True
    False

  8. Dwight wants Michael to fire Jim.
    True
    False

  9. Michael thinks Jim's jokes are funny.
    True
    False

  10. Dwight suggests that Jim be transferred to a different branch.
    True
    False

  11. Jim replaced all of Dwight's pens and pencils with straws.
    True
    False

  12. Jim paid his coworkers to call Dwight "Dwayne" instead of "Dwight".
    True
    False

  13. Jim put a bloody glove in Dwight's desk.
    True
    False

  14. Dwight saved a baby from the women's room (bathroom).
    True
    False

  15. Jim put many coins into Dwight's phone handset.
    True
    False

  16. Jim is starting to regret all of the jokes that he has played on Dwight.
    True
    False



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (conjunctions)


Directions: Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

  • Hey you know what Dwight?  Maybe we should get our photo ID taken together.
  • That doesn't make any sense.
  • Well it saves time.  You know, (because) we could just meet in the parking lot every morning.  Walk in together. Perfect. 
  • Smile.
  • No. I never smile (if) I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. (When) someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.
  • This came out really well. There you go.
  • This is humongous, I am not a security threat, (and) my middle name is "Kurt" not "Fart."
  • What did I write?

  • Oh look Jim. There's a sales position open in Stanford. Want me to call Jan (and) tell her you're interested? I could put in a good word for you (because) I'll still be working here. Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Everybody! Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Transfer!
  • Okay you two. In the conference room with me. Nobody leaves (until) we work this out - cage match.

  • Cage matches? Yeah they work. How could they not work? (If) they did not work, everybody would still be in the cage.
  • Okay. So Dwight in your own words, "Somebody replaced all my pens and pencils with crayons. I suspect Jim Halpert." "Everyone has called me Dwayne all day. I think Jim Halpert paid them to."
  • Yes. Five bucks each, (and) it was totally worth it.
  • This morning I found a bloody glove in my desk drawer, (and) Jim Halpert tried to convince me I committed murder. I think he may be the real murderer.
  • Jim Halpert said there was an abandoned infant in the women's room. (When) I went to save the child, I saw Meredith on the can.
  • This morning I knocked myself in the head with the phone.
  • That actually took a while. I had to put more and more nickels into his handset (until) he got used to the weight, (and) then I just took them all out.
  • (Everytime) I type my name, it says "diapers."
  • Just a simple macro.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones [ ? ]

Summary

This activity is designed to improve sentence accuracy and complexity. Most students can produce the key content words in a sentence. However, they have difficulty with accuracy because the functional words are difficult or can seem unimportant. This activity will help learners eliminate problems with these functional words by giving them immediate feedback on the mistakes they are making. It will also help students develop their use of more natural, varied and complex sentence structures.

TIP: Say the sentence out loud. Notice the types of mistake you make often. Focus on those types of errors. (singular/plural, subject-verb agreement, article use, prepositions, gerunds and infinitives, noun clauses, adjective clauses, word order, and word forms.)

Resumen

Esta actividad está diseñada para mejorar la precisión y complejidad de las oraciones. La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden producir las palabras clave del contenido en una oración. Sin embargo, tienen dificultades con la precisión porque las palabras funcionales son difíciles o pueden parecer poco importantes. Esta actividad ayudará a los alumnos a eliminar problemas con estas palabras funcionales al brindarles retroalimentación inmediata sobre los errores que están cometiendo. También ayudará a los estudiantes a desarrollar su uso de estructuras de oraciones más naturales, variadas y complejas.

CONSEJO: Diga la oración en voz alta. Observe los tipos de errores que comete con frecuencia. Concéntrese en ese tipo de errores. (singular / plural, concordancia entre sujeto y verbo, uso del artículo, preposiciones, gerundios e infinitivos, cláusulas sustantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, orden de las palabras y formas de las palabras).

요약

이 액티비티는 문장의 정확성과 복잡성을 개선하기 위해 고안되었습니다. 대부분의 학생들은 문장에서 핵심 내용 단어를 생성 할 수 있습니다. 그러나 기능적 단어가 어렵거나 중요하지 않은 것처럼 보일 수 있기 때문에 정확성에 어려움이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 실수에 대한 즉각적인 피드백을 제공함으로써 이러한 기능적 단어의 문제를 제거하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 또한 학생들이 보다 자연스럽고 다양하며 복잡한 문장 구조를 사용하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

팁 : 문장을 크게 말하세요. 자주 저지르는 실수 유형과, 이러한 유형의 오류에 집중하세요. (단수 / 복수, 주어-동사 일치, 관사 사용, 전치사, 동명사 및 부정사, 명사절, 형용사절, 어순 및 단어 형태)

Resumo

Esta atividade foi desenvolvida para melhorar a precisão e a complexidade das frases. A maioria dos alunos pode produzir as palavras-chave do conteúdo em uma frase. No entanto, eles têm dificuldade com precisão porque as palavras funcionais são difíceis ou podem parecer sem importância. Esta atividade ajudará os alunos a eliminar problemas com essas palavras funcionais, dando-lhes feedback imediato sobre os erros que estão cometendo. Também ajudará os alunos a desenvolver o uso de estruturas de sentenças mais naturais, variadas e complexas.

DICA: Diga a frase em voz alta. Observe os tipos de erro que você comete com frequência. Concentre-se nesses tipos de erros. (singular/plural, concordância sujeito-verbo, uso de artigos, preposições, gerúndios e infinitivos, cláusulas substantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, ordem das palavras e formas das palavras.)


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use present tense.


Sentence 1

Jim / suggest / he / Dwight / get / ID / photo / take / together


Jim suggests (that) he and Dwight get their ID photo(s) taken together.



Sentence 2   (use past tense)

Jim / write / Dwight / security / risk / ID


Jim wrote (that) Dwight [is/was] a security risk on his ID.



Sentence 3

Dwight / complain / Jim / Toby


Dwight complains about Jim to Toby.



Sentence 4

Dwight / storm / Michael / office / demand / Michael / fire / Jim


Dwight storms into Michael's office and demands (that) Michael fire Jim.
Dwight storms into Michael's office, demanding (that) Michael fire Jim.



Sentence 5

Dwight / give / Michael / five / o'clock / make / decision


Dwight gives Michael until five o'clock to make a decision.



Sentence 6

Michael / bring / Dwight / Jim / office / sort / out / problem


Michael brings Dwight and Jim into [his/the] office to sort out their problem(s).



Sentence 7     (use past tense)

Jim / replace / all / Dwight / pen / pencil / crayon


Jim replaced all (of) Dwight's pens and pencils with crayons.



Sentence 8   (use past tense)

Jim / pay / people / office / five / buck / each / call / Dwight / Dwayne


Jim paid (the) people in the office five bucks each to call Dwight Dwayne.



Sentence 9   (use past tense)

Jim / try / convince / Dwight / he / commit / murder / by / put / bloody / glove / desk / drawer


Jim tried to convince Dwight (that) he (had) committed murder by putting a bloody glove in his desk drawer.



Sentence 10   (use past tense)

Jim / make / Dwight / knock / self / head / phone


Jim made Dwight knock himself in the head with [the/his] phone.



Sentence 11   (use past tense)

Jim / move / Dwight / desk / inch / close / copier / every / time / he / go / bathroom


Jim moved Dwight's desk an inch closer to the copier every time he went to the bathroom.



Sentence 12

Jim / start / wonder / prank / funny


Jim starts to wonder [if/whether] his pranks are funny.
Jim starts wondering [if/whether] his pranks are funny.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Which of Jim's pranks & jokes is the funniest? Which is the most creative? Which is the most juvenile (childish)?
  2. Dwight is usually portrayed as annoying and unreasonable. After learning of all the terrible things that Jim has done to Dwight, do you feel differently about Dwight? About Jim?
  3. In a real office, should Jim be fired? Why or why not? How about Dwight?
  4. What should Michael do in this situation? Is he responsible for the problem?
  5. If you were a third party in this office (not Jim, not Dwight, not Michael), what would you do? Would you get involved? Would you talk to Michael? Confront Jim?
  6. Do you think pranks, tricks, and practical jokes make a work environment better or worse? Why?
  7. In your opinion, which of Jim's jokes would be acceptable in a real office situation? Which ones go too far?
  8. Have you ever played a prank or practical joke on someone at work? What was it? Were you successful?
  9. Have you ever had to file a complaint against a co-worker? What happened? Have you ever wanted to? Why?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Jim: Hey you know what Dwight?  Maybe we should get our photo ID taken together.

Dwight: That doesn't make any sense.

Jim: Well it saves time.  You know. Cuz we could just meet in the parking lot every morning.  Walk in together. Perfect. 

Photographer: Smile.

Dwight: No. I never smile if I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.

Jim: This came out really well. There you go.

Dwight: This is humongous; I am not a security threat, and my middle name is Kurt not Fart.

Jim: What did I write?

Dwight: I have another complaint for Jim's permanent file.

Toby: Talk to Michael - I gave him the Box.

Dwight: What box?

Michael: Okay

Dwight: God God God God no no no. 4 years of malfeasance unreported - this cannot stand.

Michael: Okay calm down.

Dwight: No you calm down. Whose side is Toby on? Who side are you on? Him or me - I cannot work with Jim anymore either he goes or I go.

Michael: Dwight.

Dwight: You choose!

Michael: Stop

Dwight: One of us is out of here by the end of today!

Michael: Okay

Dwight: I am not bluffing.

Michael: Okay.

Dwight: Okay?

Michael: Yes.

Dwight: Do the right thing here Michael okay. I have served you loyally for years. I deserve this. You know I do.

Michael: You know your ID says you're a security threat?

Dwight: You have until 5

Dwight: Oh look Jim. There's a sales position open in Stanford. Want me to call Jan and tell her you're interested? I could put in a good word for you because I'll still be working here. Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Everybody! Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Transfer!

Michael: Okay you two. In the conference room with me. Nobody leaves until we work this out - cagematch.

Michael: Cage matches? Yeah they worked. How could they not work? If they did not work, everybody would still be in the cage.

Michael: Okay so Dwight in your own words "Somebody replaced all my pens and pencils with crayons. I suspect Jim Halpert. Everyone has called me Dwayne all day I think Jim Halpert paid them too."

Jim: Yes five bucks each and it was totally worth it.

Michael: This morning I found a bloody glove in my desk drawer and Jim Halpert try to convince me I committed murder. I think he may be the real murderer. Jim Halpert said there was an abandoned infant in the women's room, when I went to save the child I saw Meredith on the can. This morning I knocked myself in the head with the phone.

Jim: That actually took a while. I had to put more and more nickels into his handset until he got used to the weight and then I just took them all out.

Michael: Everytime I type my name it said diapers.

Jim: Just a simple macro. You know these actually don't sound that funny one after another. But he does deserve it though.

Michael: By the end of the day my desk was about to feet closer to the copier.

Jim: Yeah I just moved it every time he went to the bathroom and that's how I spent my entire day that day.

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