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• ☐ ☐ ☐ sturdy adj. - strong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ retaliation n. - revenge
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Tit for tat exp. - an equivalent injury or insult given for revenge of an injury or insult received
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come up phv. - happen unexpectedly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overlapping adj. - two things (papers) that partially cover each other
• ☐ ☐ ☐ demarcation n. - making a boundary or border
• ☐ ☐ ☐ violation n. - breaking a rule
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pierce v. - make a hole with a sharp tool
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an organ n. - heart, lungs, kidneys
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a '78 280-Z n. - a 1978 American sports car
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fix up phv. - improve
• ☐ ☐ ☐ three grand exp. - 3000 dollars
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take advantage exp. - do things
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Sheriff's deputy n. - an assistant to a sheriff (police)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ screw around phv. - fool around, not work seriously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reprimand v. - officially punish
• ☐ ☐ ☐ discipline v. - punish
• ☐ ☐ ☐ personal effects n. - personal possessions
• ☐ ☐ ☐ kinky adj. - involving unusual sexual behavior

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

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Michael	Jim	Dwight

• Michael is the boss of a paper company.
• Jim and Dwight are sales people.

1. Jim is talking to a client on the phone.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Dwight is purposely trying to make noise so that Jim can't talk on the phone.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Dwight accidentally hangs up Jim's phone.
   True
   False
   
   
4. "Tit for tit" is the correct expression.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The papers on Dwight's desk are spilling over onto Jim's desk.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Dwight thinks the pencils are a safety risk.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Dwight thinks the office is too strict.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Ryan is a temporary worker (a temp).
   True
   False
   
   
9. Dwight is the Assistant Regional Manager?
   True
   False
   
   
10. Dwight recently fixed up his car.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Jim put Dwight's phone in Jell-O.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Michael wants Dwight to eat the Jell-O.
    True
    False
    
    
13. This is the first time Jim has played a practical joke on Dwight.
    True
    False
    
    
14. Dwight wants Michael to punish Jim.
    True
    False
    
    
15. Michael agrees to punish Jim.
    True
    False
    
    
16. Jim refuses to apologize.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: Look at the underlined expressions and try to guess what they mean.

1. Let me call you right back. Something just came up.
   created a problem
   happened suddenly
   moved higher
   
   
2. I could fall and pierce an organ.
   punch
   destroy
   put a hole in
   
   
3. This is Ryan, the new temp.
   temporary worker
   long-time worker
   client
   
   
4. I bought it and fixed it up.
   sold it
   cleaned it
   improved it
   
   
5. And you cannot screw around there.
   have sex
   make holes
   act unprofessionally
   
   
6. It's now worth three grand .
   300 dollars
   3000 dollars
   3 000 000 dollars
   
   
7. Are you going to reprimand him or not?
   officially warn him
   write about him
   meet him again
   
   
8. Now is the time to stop putting Dwight's personal effects into Jell-O.
   results
   work
   possessions
   
   

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

• That's the thing. It's very sturdy paper and on the back it says, "100% post-consumer content." What? Hello? Uh-huh. Wait. What? I'm sorry, Mr. Decker. I think I'm --- lose lost to lose losing you.
• Hello? Hello? Yeah. Hold on one second. I don't --- know known to know knowing . Hold on one second.
• Do you really have to --- do done to do doing that right now?
• Yes I do. I really should have --- do done to do doing it weeks ago.
• Mr. Decker, I'm sorry about that.
• What were you.. Can you --- hold held to hold holding on one second? Yeah, just one second. Thanks.
• Hello? That's it. Perfect. So what I was --- say said to say saying ... Hello?
• Thanks, Dwight.
• Retaliation. Tit for tit.
• That is not the expression.
• Well, it should --- be been to be being .
  
  
• Ahhh Mr. Davis, let me --- call called to call calling you right back. Something just came up. Two minutes. Thank you.
• Dwight, what are you --- do done to do doing ?
• What? Clearing my desk.
• It's not on your desk.
• It's overlapping. It's --- spill spilled to spill spilling over the edge. One word, two syllables. Demarcation.
• You can't --- do done to do doing that.
• Why not?
• Safety violation. I could --- fall and pierce fallen and pierced to fall and pierce falling and piercing an organ.
• We'll see.
• This is why the whole downsizing thing just doesn't --- bother bothered to bother bothering me.
• Downsizing?
  
  
• Watch out for this guy. Dwight Shrute in the building. This is Ryan, the new temp.
• Wassup!
• Nice to meet you.
• --- Introduce Introduced To introduce Introducing yourself. --- Be Been To be Being polite.
• Dwight Shrute, Assistant Regional Manager.
• Assistant to the Regional Manager. So Dwight, --- tell told to tell telling him about the kung-fu and the car and everything.
• Yeah I've got a '78 280-Z. I bought it for 1200. Fixed it up. It's now worth three grand.
• That's his profit.
• New engine, suspension, I got a respray. I've got some photos.
• Damn it! Jim!
• OK. Hold on. Hold on. The judge is in session. What is the problem here?
• He put my stuff in Jell-O again.
• That's real professional. Thanks. It's the third time. It wasn't funny the first two times either Jim...
• It's OK here, but people sometimes take advantage because it's so relaxed. I'm a volunteer Sheriff's Deputy on the weekends. And you cannot --- screw screwed to screw screwing around there. That's sort of one of the rules.
• What is that?
• That is my stapler.
• No. Do not --- take taken to take taking it out. You have to --- eat eaten to eat eating it out of there because there are starving people in the world which I hate, and it is a waste of that kind of food.
• Ok. You know what! You can be a witness. Can you reprimand him, please?
• How do you --- know known to know knowing it was me?
• It's always you. Are you going to --- discipline disciplined to discipline disciplining him or not?
• Discipline? Kinky! All right. Here's the deal, you guys. The thing about a practical joke is you have to --- know known to know knowing when --- start started to start starting as well as when --- stop stopped to stop stopping . And, yeah, Jim. Now is the time --- stop stopped to stop stopping --- put to put putting Dwight's personal effects into Jell-O.
• OK. Dwight, I'm sorry.
  
  

Score:

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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

Jim / trouble / hear / client / because / Dwight / shred / paper

Jim has trouble hearing his client because Dwight is shredding paper.

Jim / unplug / Dwight / shredder

Jim unplugs Dwight's shredder.

Dwight / hang / Jim / call

Dwight hangs up Jim's call.

Dwight / push / Jim / file / off / desk

Dwight pushes Jim's files off (of) his desk.

Jim / create / wall / sharp / pencil / around / desk

Jim creates a wall of sharp pencils around his desk.

Dwight / hammer / all / Jim / pencil / down / phone

Dwight hammers all of Jim's pencils down [with/using] his phone.

Michael / show / new / intern / around / office

Michael shows [the/a] new intern around the office.

Dwight / tell / new / intern / car

Dwight tells the new intern about his car.

Dwight / find / stapler / Jell-O / third / time

Dwight finds his stapler in Jell-O for the third time.

Michael / tell / Dwight / he / have / eat / stapler / Jell-O

Michael tells Dwight (that) he has to eat the stapler out of the Jell-O.

Dwight / demand / Michael / reprimand / Jim

Dwight demands (that) Michael reprimand Jim.

While / eat / Jell-O / Jim / question / why / Dwight / think / he / responsible

While (he is) eating Jell-O, Jim questions why Dwight thinks (that) he is responsible.

1. Whose actions were worse - Jim's or Dwight's? Why?
2. If you were the manager in this office, how would you deal with Jim and Dwight?
3. How would you react if someone interrupted one of your business calls? How would you react if someone put one of your personal effects in Jell-O?
4. Are Jim's pranks funny or childish? Why?
5. Have you ever played a practical joke (prank) on someone? What did you do?
6. Has anyone ever played a practical joke (prank) on you? What did s/he do?