Learn English with The Office

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a regional manager n. - the manager of a regional branch of a company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a receptionist n. - a person who works at the front desk
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Corporate n. - Corporate Headquarters (the main office of a company)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a filing cabinet n. - a metal cabinet to store and organize files and papers [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wastepaper basket n. - a small garbage can [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Spencer Gifts n. - a store that sells small gifts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hilarious adj. - very funny
• ☐ ☐ ☐ close (a deal) v. - successfully make a sale
• ☐ ☐ ☐ manager-a-manager exp. - manager to manager
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scholar n. - an educated person

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

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Michael	Pam	Jim

• Michael is an office manager at a paper company.
• This TV show is filmed as a mockumentary (a fake documentary), so the characters talk directly to the camera.

1. How long has Michael worked for Dunder Mifflin?
   4 years
   8 years
   12 years
   
   
2. What does Michael call the office?
   The floor
   Pam's office
   His kingdom
   
   
3. What is Pam's job?
   Secretary
   Receptionist
   Sales associate
   
   
4. What does Michael mention about Pam?
   Her hard work
   Her fading beauty
   Her beautiful clothes
   
   
5. Who sent the fax?
   Corporate Headquarters
   Michael's lawyer
   A customer
   
   
6. Where does Michael want Pam to put faxes from Corporate?
   On Michael's desk
   In a filing cabinet
   In the wastepaper basket
   
   
7. Who gave Michael the mug?
   Pam
   Corporate
   Himself
   
   
8. Who is Jim currently trying to sell paper to?
   A library
   A school
   A print shop
   
   
9. What does Michael call the woman that he is talking to on the phone?
   A liar
   A scholar
   A gentleman
   A great boss
   
   
10. Why did Michael think the woman on the phone was a man?
    She has a man's name.
    She has a deep voice.
    She has short hair.
    
    
11. What inappropriate things does Michael do in this video clip?
    He talks about Pam's appearance.
    He throws an important document in the garbage.
    He calls Jim a poor salesperson.
    He drinks alcohol while working.
    He refers to a female client as a man.
    He encourages Jim to smoke.
    
    

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

Інструкції: Перевірте, наскільки добре ви запам'ятали всі деталі з відео.

1. What is the name of the paper company?

   Dunder Mifflin

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2. What is Pam's full name?

   Pam Beasley

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3. What is Michael's full name?

   Michael Scott

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4. How long has Michael been the regional manager?

   Four years

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5. What reason does Michael guess for the woman's low voice (the woman on the phone)?

   She is a smoker.

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6. What is written on Michael's mug?

   World's Best Boss

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7. Where did Michael buy his mug?

   Spencer Gifts

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Directions: Choose the verb tense that best completes the sentence.

• I --- am was 've been at Dunder Mifflin for 12 years, the last four as Regional Manager.
• If you --- want wanted 've wanted to come through here, we --- have had 've had the entire floor. So this --- is was 've been my kingdom as far as the eye can see.
• This --- is was 've been our receptionist, Pam. Pam! Pam-Pam! Pam Beasley. Pam --- am was has been with us for forever. Right, Pam?
• Well, I don't know.
• If you --- think thought 've thought she's cute now, you --- should see should saw should have seen her a couple of years ago.
• What?
• Any messages?
• Ummm, yeah. Just a fax.
• Oh! Pam, this --- is was 've been from Corporate. How many times --- do I tell did I tell have I told you there's a special filing cabinet for things from Corporate.
• You --- don't tell didn't tell haven't told me.
• It's called the wastepaper basket! Look at that. Look at that face.
  
• People say I --- am was 've been the best boss. They go, "God, we --- never work never worked 've never worked in a place like this. You --- are were 've been hilarious. And you --- get got 've gotten the best out of us."
• I think that pretty much sums it up. I --- find found 've found it at Spencer Gifts.
  
  
• How --- do things go are things going have things gone at the library?
• Oh, I told you. I couldn't close it, so...
• So you've come to the master for guidance? Is this what you're saying, grasshopper?
• Actually, you --- call called were calling me in here, but, yeah.
• All right. Well, let me show you how it's done.
• I'd like to speak to your office manager, please. Yes, hello. This is Michael Scott. I --- am was 've been the Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin Paper Products. Just wanted to talk to you manager-a-manager.
• All right. Done deal. Thank you very much, sir. You --- 're were 've been a gentleman and a scholar. Oh, I'm sorry. OK. I'm sorry. My mistake.
• That --- is was has been a woman (that) I --- talk talked was talking to. She had a very low voice, probably a smoker. So that's the way it's done.
  
  

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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 a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

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.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

Michael / describe / his / work / experience / Dunder Mifflin

Michael describes his work experience at Dunder Mifflin.

Michael / introduce / Pam / and / mention / how / beauty / she / used / be

Michael introduces Pam and mentions how beautiful she used to be.

Michael / throw / fax / Corporate / garbage

Michael throws [a/the] fax from Corporate [in/into] the garbage.

Michael / throw / away / fax / Corporate

Michael throws away [a/the] fax from Corporate.

Michael / claim / employee / say / he / best / boss

Michael claims (that) [his/the] employees say (that) he is the best boss.

Michael / very / proud / coffee / cup / he / buy / Spencer Gifts

Michael is very proud of the coffee cup (that/which) he bought [at/from] Spencer Gifts.

Jim / tell / Michael / he / not / able / close / deal / library

Jim tells Michael (that) he wasn't able to close a deal with a library.

Michael / mistakenly / refer / female / client / gentleman

Michael mistakenly refers to a female client as a gentleman.

Michael / mistakenly / call / female / client / gentleman

Michael mistakenly calls a female client a gentleman.

Directions: With a partner or in a group, listen to the conversation and then try to act out the situation. Focus on intonation, stress, and rhythm.

Instrucciones: Con un compañero o en grupo, escucha la conversación y trata de representar la situación.

Instruções:: Com um companheiro ou em grupo, escute a conversa e trate de representar a situação.

지시 사항 : 파트너와 함께 또는 그룹으로 대화를 듣고 상황을 연기해봅시다. 억양, 강세, 리듬에 집중하세요.

Інструкції: З партнером або в групі прослухайте розмову, а потім спробуйте розіграти ситуацію. Зосередьтеся на інтонації, наголосі та ритмі.

• Michael:
  Ah! This is our receptionist, Pam. Pam! Pam-Pam! Pam Beasley. Pam has been with us for forever. Right, Pam?
• Pam:
  Well, I don't know.
• Michael:
  If you think she's cute now, you should have seen her a couple of years ago.
• Pam:
  What?

• Michael:
  Ah, any messages?
• Pam:
  Ummm, yeah. Just a fax.
• Michael:
  Oh! Pam, this is from Corporate. How many times have I told you that there's a special filing cabinet for things from Corporate.
• Pam:
  You haven't told me...
• Michael:
  It's called the wastepaper basket! Look at that. Ahhh, look at that face.

• Michael:
  All right, Jim. Your quarterlies look very good. How are things going at the library?
• Jim:
  Oh, I told you. I couldn't close it, so...
• Michael:
  So you've come to the master for guidance? Is this what you're saying, grasshopper?
• Jim:
  Actually, you called me in here.
• Michael:
  All right. Well, let me show you how it's done.

1. What are three inappropriate things that Michael says or does?
2. How would you describe Michael's management style? Try to think of three specific adjectives.
3. Would you like to have Michael as your boss? Why or why not?
4. Who was your best boss? What did she or he do that was so good?
5. Compare Michael to your current boss (or your most recent boss). Try to find at least one similarity.
6. What is the longest that you have worked at one job? Did/do you like the job?