Michael has to choose someone to fire.
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.
The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.
First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.
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.
There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.
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.
La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.
Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.
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.
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.
비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.
비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.
먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.
대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.
듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.
[n] - noun, [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb, [adj] - adjective, [exp] - expression
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Michael | Jim |
Questions
These are guided listening questions. These questions are NOT designed to test or trick you. They are designed to guide you through the video.
TIP: If you don’t understand something in the video, click "Show Answers". You should be able to understand all of the important points of the video by reading the questions and the correct answers.
Preguntas
Estas son preguntas de escucha guiada. Estas preguntas NO están diseñadas para ponerte a prueba o engañarte. Están diseñados para guiarlo a través del video.
CONSEJO: Si no entiende algo en el video, haga clic en "Show Answers". Debería poder comprender todos los puntos importantes del video leyendo las preguntas y las respuestas correctas.
질문
이것은 안내식 듣기 질문입니다. 이 질문들은 당신을 시험하거나 속이기 위한 것이 아닙니다. 동영상을 통해 안내하도록 설계되었습니다.
팁 : 동영상에서 이해가 되지 않는 부분이 있으면 "Show Answers"를 클릭하세요. 질문과 정답을 읽으면서 영상의 중요한 요점을 모두 이해할 수 있어야 합니다.
Directions: Choose the verb form that best completes the sentence.
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)
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.
Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
Michael / wish / everyone / happy / Halloween
Michael wishes everyone a happy Halloween.
Michael / have / tell / Jan / who / he / going / let
Michael has to tell Jan who he is going to let go.
Michael / call / Jan / office
Michael calls Jan's office.
Jan / in / meeting / so / not / come / phone
Jan is in a meeting, so she can’t come to the phone.
Michael / tell / Sherry / he / want / wait / end / day
Michael tells Sherry (that) he wants to wait until the end of the day.
Michael / want / know / how / Sherry / fire / someone
Michael wants to know how Sherry would fire someone.
Sherry / overhear / Michael / say / he / want / fire / her
Sherry overhears Michael say (that) he wants to fire her.
Jim / explains / how / he / expect / Michael / choose / who / fire
Jim explains how he expects Michael to choose who to fire.
Jim explains how he expects Michael to choose who he will fire.
Michael / ask / talk / Jim
Michael asks to talk [to/with] Jim.
Michael / want / Jim / roleplay / fire / Creed
Michael wants Jim to roleplay firing Creed.
Michael / overreact / when / he / pretend / fire / Jim
Michael overreacts when he pretends to [be/get] fired by Jim.
![]() | Jim Good sales skills Liked by most of his coworkers Not serious, not ambitious 2 years with the company |
![]() | Dwight Excellent sales skills Disliked by most of his coworkers Very serious and hardworking 5 years with the company |
![]() | Creed Good sales skills Quiet Doesn't work very hard (lazy) 10 years with the company |
![]() | Ryan Average sales skills Fun and energetic Professional and ambitious 6 months with the company |
Michael: Happy Halloween, everyone! Oh, that's great.
Pam: Hey.
Pam: Happy Halloween. Jan called.
Michael: Okay.
Michael: I know why she's calling. It's the end of the month, and I was supposed to let somebody go by the
end of the month. And somehow I'm supposed to put on a costume and smile. Okay.
Sherry: Jan Levinson's office.
Michael: Hey, Sherry, Michael Scott returning.
Sherry: Oh, she's in a meeting. She just wanted the name of the employee you let go.
Michael: Well, I'm going to wait until the end of the day because the book said it's best to wait until the end of the day.
Sherry: I just need the name of who you're planning to let go.
Michael: I don't know yet. I will have to call her back.
Sherry: I know she wanted the name.
Michael: Okay, Sherry?
Sherry: Yeah.
Michael: If you were getting fired, how would you wanna be told so that you could still be friends with the person firing you?
Sherry: Jan wants the name as soon as possible, Michael.
Michael: Thanks. I'll call her back. I wish I could fire Sherry.
Sherry: Hey, I'm still here.
Michael: Okay. I'm sorry.
Sherry: Yeah.
Michael: No.
Sherry: Okay.
Michael: Bye.
Sherry: Hanging up now.
Jim: Honestly, I don't think Michael has the slightest clue of who he's going to fire. I think he keeps hoping that someone's going to
volunteer, or be run over by a bus before the deadline. But in the end, really, what's going to happen is it's going to be the first person
to give him a dirty look in the hall. And therein lies the true essence of his charisma.
Michael: Can I speak to you a minute?
Jim: Yes. Michael, I really didn't mean to
Michael: Help me.
Jim: I'm sorry?
Michael: I want you to roleplay firing me. I want you to fire me, and I will take it.
Jim: Oh, you want me to be you.
Michael: Yes.
Jim: Okay.
Michael: I want you to be me and I will be Creed.
Jim: Oh, are you firing Creed?
Michael: No, no, no. That's just first thing came... Can't... That head...
Jim: We should switch seats in order to
Michael: Yes, that's a good idea.
Jim: All right? Excuse me.
Jim: I'm really sorry, but I have to let you go. And it's purely budgetary. It's not personal.
Michael: I'm going to kill myself!
Jim: Wow.
Michael: I'm going to kill myself and it's your fault!
Jim: That's an overreaction.