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#5. The Bad Date

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Published: 19 Apr 2021   [ UPDATED JUNE 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 2:20
Accent: British
Source: The IT Crowd

Jen goes on a date with a co-worker (Bill) who doesn't like to share.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції

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  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.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник

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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get together exp. - go on a date
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be set up phv. - be introduced to someone for a date
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ (not) work out phv. - (not) be successful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Tell me about it. exp. - I have a similar experience.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ brilliant adj. - great
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Mick Hucknall n. - the lead singer of Simply Red [image] vocab image [ Link ]
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tapas n. - an appetizer or snack in Spanish food [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rising inflection n. - a rising tone/pitch in the way you say a word
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ trousers n. - pants
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ come by phv. - visit
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a court n. - the place where a judge, jury and lawyers meet to decide a case
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the scale of exp. - the size of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ under any circumstances exp. - in any situation

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


Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст

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Jen Roy Moss
  • Roy and Moss are technical support people (IT experts) for a large company.
  • Jen is the manager of the IT department.
  • Jen is on a first date with a coworker named Bill.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. When they enter the restaurant, Jen is enjoying the date.
    True
    False

  2. Jen gets set up on dates a lot by her friends.
    True
    False

  3. Jen usually loves going on dates.
    True
    False

  4. Jen calls Bill "a big fat loser".
    True
    False

  5. Jen prefers white wine.
    True
    False

  6. Bill wants to share his food with Jen.
    True
    False

  7. Jen went to a Spanish restaurant with Bill.
    True
    False

  8. Roy used to be a waiter.
    True
    False

  9. Roy used to carry people's food in his trousers if they were rude.
    True
    False

  10. Moss thinks he is good at lying.
    True
    False

  11. Jen is excited to meet Bill again.
    True
    False

  12. Jen asks Moss to send Bill into her office when he arrives.
    True
    False

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Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики

Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. When Julie suggested we [ go on a date ], I was like, "No."

    [ get together ]



  2. You know, I [ get introduced to someone for a date ] a lot by friends, and it never [ is successful ].

    [ get set up ] [ works out ]



  3. But this has been [ great ].

    [ brilliant ]



  4. Right, if who [ visits ]?

    [ comes by ]



  5. Just don't let him in here [ for any reason ].

    [ under any circumstances ]



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень

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



Sentence 1

Bill / Jen / arrive / tapas / restaurant / together

Bill and Jen arrive at a tapas restaurant together.



Sentence 2

Jen / surprise / date / go / well

Jen is surprised (that) the date is going well.



Sentence 3

Bill / start / get / angry / because / service / too / slow

Bill starts [to get/getting] angry because the service is too slow.



Sentence 4

Bill / tell / Jen / he / not / like / share / food

Bill tells Jen (that) he doesn't like [to share/sharing] food.



Sentence 5

back / at / office / Jen / tell / Moss / Roy / date

Back at the office, Jen tells Moss and Roy about [her/the] date.



Sentence 6

Jen / complain / Bill / behavior / date

Jen complains about Bill's behavior on the date.



Sentence 7

Moss / Jen / disagree / pronunciation / word / tapas

Moss and Jen disagree [about/on/over] the pronunciation of the word tapas.



Sentence 8

Jen / ask / Moss / tell / Bill / she / busy / if / he / drop / by

Jen asks Moss to tell Bill (that) she is busy if he drops by.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

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I'll be honest, when Julie suggested we get together I was like, "No."



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You know, I get set up a lot by friends, and it never works out.



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Oh, I should say, I don't really like sharing.



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You get what you want, I'll get what I want, we'll leave it at that.



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I just think it's a lot less confusing.



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With the rising inflection and everything.



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Yeah, that's not how you say it.



Clip 8
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Oh, God, you should have seen him with the waiters.



Clip 9
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I used to work as a waiter.



Clip 10
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If he calls, just tell him something.



Clip 11
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Although I should just say, I'm not very good at lying.



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Just don't let him in here under any circumstances.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. What are three things that Bill does that make Jen dislike him? Which one do you think is the worst?
  2. Jen said the date was going really well until they went to the restaurant. Do you think she should go out with Bill again? Why?
  3. Bill is going to come to the office. What do you think will happen? What will Moss say to him?
  4. How many "average" or "bad" dates will you go on before you decide never to meet someone again?
  5. What types of food are okay to share? What types of food are not okay to share?
  6. What is the best type of restaurant for a first date? What is the worst?
  7. What is your favorite type of Spanish food? What kind of tapas do you like?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

Man: There we go. Do it properly. Cheers.

Man: Hey, this is fun. It's been a good night so far.

Jen: Yeah, it's been really good, yeah. Yeah, I'll be honest, when Julie suggested we get together I was like, "No." You know, I get set up a lot by friends, and it never works out.

Man: Tell me about it. Me too.

Jen: You know, I hate dates, usually. They should call dates "spend some time with a big fat loser". But this has been brilliant.

Man: Let me guess. You're a red wine person.

Jen: Yes. Yes, I am.

Man: Oh! I would be too, if we could get some service round here! Yeah, you, Hucknall. When you're Simply Ready. Unbelievable. Oh, I should say, I don't really like sharing. So you get what you want, I'll get what I want, we'll leave it at that. I just think it's a lot less confusing.

Jen: Sure. Sure.

Jen: "Oh, and just to say, I don't really like sharing." With the rising inflection and everything. In a tapas restaurant, he doesn't like sharing.

Moss: What the heck is tapas?

Jen: You know tapas. Tiny food from Spain.

Moss: Oh, yes. Tay-pas.

Jen: Yeah, that's not how you say it.

Moss: Yes, it is.

Jen: You're a tape-ass.

Roy: What else? What else?

Jen: What else? Oh, God, you should have seen him with the waiters.

Roy: Rude?

Moss: Unbelievable!

Roy: Oh, yeah. I used to work as a waiter. If anyone was ever rude to me, I used to carry their food around in my trousers.

Jen: If he comes by...

Moss: Right, if who comes by?

Jen: The News.

Moss: Yes, right.

Jen: If he calls, just tell him something.

Moss: Leave it with me.

Jen: Great.

Moss: Although I should say, I'm not very good at lying.

Jen: Listen, Moss, you're not going to court, yeah? Just tell him something.

Moss: Yeah, it's just I've never been very good at judging the scale of the lie.

Jen: Tell him I'm busy!

Moss: You're busy. That's brilliant.

Jen: Just don't let him in here under any circumstances.

Moss: No. You're busy.

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