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#14. Michael's Sensitivity Training


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Published: 7.07.2017
Level 5   |   Time: 4:03
Accent: American

Michael calls a meeting to start a new rule: no more teasing.


    

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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fundamental [adj] - basic
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sensitivity [n] - the ability to treat people respectfully
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ make fun of [exp] - tease
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Koi pond [n] - small pond of fish usually for decoration
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sexual orientation [adj] - the way a person feels sexual attraction
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lemonhead [n] - insulting name for a person who's head looks like a lemon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ for real [exp] - actually; starting now
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ show of hands [exp] - please raise your hand
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ countless [adj] - too many too count
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on a roll [exp] - several good jokes in a row
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ busting a gut [exp] - laughing so hard
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ out of bounds [exp] - inappropriate
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ kick it off [exp] - start
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tolerated [v] - accepted
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ geometric proportions [n] - angles, ratios
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ petite [adj] - very small
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ ill-defined [adj] - unclear
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be charged with [exp] - be accused of (a crime) officially by the police

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


picture picture picture picture
Michael Tobi Kevin Dwight
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Angela Meredith Ryan Kelly
  • Michael is the boss of a small paper company.
  • Michael is teaching his employees about sensitivity in the workplace (not teasing people).

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Michael believes you can only tease someone _____.
    for their physical appearance
    for things they can control
    when they are not in the room

  2. Michael believes teasing someone for their choices is _____.
    never okay
    sometimes okay.
    always okay

  3. How do the staff react to his new rule?
    They like the new rule.
    They hate the new rule.
    They think Michael is the biggest bully (teaser) in the office.

  4. How often does Michael tease his staff?
    Almost never
    Only during meetings
    Every day

  5. What is the staff writing on the list?
    Things they don't want to be teased about
    Things Michael often teases them about
    Things that they want to change about themselves

  6. Where did Michael fall into a fountain?
    The mall
    A park
    A museum

  7. What is Dwight sensitive about?
    His eyes
    His nose
    His ears

  8. How does Michael respond to Kevin's sensitivity?
    He helps him be more specific.
    He makes fun of him.
    He sympathizes with him.

  9. What is Angela sensitive about?
    Her action figure
    Her pretty figure
    Her body shape

  10. Why does Kelly say "Oh God.."
    She thinks Angela is just trying to show off.
    She is bored of the meeting.
    She thinks Angela is too petite.

  11. What is Meredith sensitive about?
    She already had sex with a terrorist.
    She might have sex with a terrorist in the future.
    She is afraid of terrorists.

  12. What is Ryan sensitive about?
    Kelly is in love with him.
    He is in love with Kelly, but Kelly hates him.
    He is in an unclear relationship with Kelly.

  13. What is Creed worried about?
    Something illegal that he did
    The amount of money he spends
    His conflict with Dwight



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (clauses/questions)


Directions: Choose the correct form to complete each sentence. (question, adjective clause, or noun clause)

  • The most fundamental thing about sensitivity training is (that you cannot) make fun of a person for something or some action (that they have done) and (that they regret) . You can only make fun of things (that they have) control over. Like Oscar is gay. That is his choice. We can make fun of that. I did not choose to fall into a Koi pond.
  • Michael you still can’t make fun of people for race or gender or sexual orientation or religion.
  • Who let the lemonhead into the room? You are a waste of life and you should give up is (what I want) to say, but I won’t, because that is (why we are) doing this right now. So Toby welcome to sensitivity training for real.
  • Show of hands, who has been Koi ponded? Who here has been the butt of a joke (that has gone) too far? Phyllis?
  • Michael, you make fun of us every day.
  • Yeah! Every single day.
  • You never said anything.
  • We have. Countless times.
  • Well it is hard to tell the difference between you guys saying “Stop" because I want you to stop, or “Stop" as in "Stop! You’re making me laugh so hard. (What you're doing) is so funny, you are on a roll. I am busting a gut. Stop.”
  • That has never been the case.
  • We are going to make a “Do not mock" list.
  • Anything (that we think) might be out of bounds, we put on this list. Anything (that we put) on this list, you cannot be teased about. Got it?
  • I’m going to kick it off. Let’s see (what I am going) to put on the list. Right? Okay.
  • I also have fallen into the fountain at the Steam Town Mall.
  • You fell into a second fountain? (Can you) kick me out of the meeting now?
  • Go. Go.
  • Starting today, teasing will no longer be tolerated.
  • You mean there’s no teasing of any kind?
  • No no no no – just things (that are) on the list. That is the beauty of it. Okay. Who else? Who else? Dwight? Come on.
  • I don’t want people making fun of my nose.
  • Your nose?
  • It’s too small.
  • The geometric proportions of my face are perfect in every way but one. My nose is too small. I mean it still works. I can smell things. I just have to be a lot closer to things than most people.
  • Oh my. That is small.
  • Just write it down please.
  • (Can you) breathe okay?
  • (What keeps) your glasses on?
  • Hey, it’s on the list everybody.
  • No I haven’t finished writing. (Did you sneeze) it off? That’s it. No more.
  • Okay. Who else? Who else? Everybody gets their chance.
  • I don’t want people making fun of my weight.
  • Okay. That’s too broad. It’s got to be something else. How about your stomach?
  • Who else?
  • I’m very sensitive about my petite figure.
  • Oh God.
  • I am. I’m very afraid of being thrown around like a football.
  • Well you know Nicole Richie might think that you are fat. (Does that make) you feel better?
  • Meredith?
  • I don’t want to say it out loud.
  • Okay fine. Come on up here. Write it yourself, and don’t sign your name to it. And nobody look.
  • Everybody look away. Look away.
  • Well I didn’t really want to put it on the board, but I thought maybe it was going to come out somehow. So, what are you going to do.
  • Okay.
  • Some of you may have noticed I’m in a kind of ill-defined relationship type of thing.
  • (What do you want) me to write?
  • Just put “Kelly.”
  • That’s still going on?
  • I will claw your tiny nose off.
  • It’s on the list.
  • Creed? Your turn.
  • If I write it down, I can’t be charged with it?
  • Eh – eh –eh – No one said that.



triangle Sentence Building (Summary) 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 a present time frame (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.

Instrucciones: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.



Sentence 1

Michael / give / staff / seminar / sensitivity / training


Michael is giving the staff a seminar on sensitivity training.



Sentence 2

Michael / tell / staff / they / can / only / tease / people / thing / they / have / control


Michael tells the staff (that) they can only tease people [about/for] things (that) they have control over.



Sentence 3

when / Michael / say / it / acceptable / tease / Oscar / be / gay / Toby / tell / it / not / okay


When Michael says (that) it is acceptable to tease Oscar [about/for] being gay, Toby tells him (that) it is not okay.



Sentence 4

staff / point / Michael / make / fun / them / every / day


The staff points out (that) Michael makes fun of them every day.



Sentence 5

Michael / want / make / list / thing / people / can / not / be / tease


Michael wants to make a list of things (that) people people cannot be teased about.



Sentence 6

when / Michael / admit / he / fall / fountain / two / time / Tobi / ask / kick / meeting


When Michael admits (that) he has fallen into a fountain two times, Tobi asks to be kicked out of the meeting.
When Michael admits (that) he has fallen into a fountain two times, Tobi asks if he can be kicked out of the meeting.



Sentence 7

Dwight / not / want / anyone / make / fun / small / nose


Dwight doesn't want anyone to make fun of his small nose.
Dwight doesn't want anyone to make fun of him [about/for] his small nose.



Sentence 8

after / Kevin / say / he / not / want / tease / weight / Michael / write / big / gut / board


After Kevin says (that) he doesn't want to be teased about his weight, Michael writes "big gut" on the board.



Sentence 9

Kelly / get / angry / because / Angela / say / she / sensitive / petite / figure


Kelly gets angry because Angela says (that) she is sensitive about her petite figure.



Sentence 10

because / Meredith / not / want / say / it / out / loud / she / write / issue / board


Because Meredith doesn't want to say it out loud, she writes her issue on the board.



Sentence 11

Ryan / want / add / ill / define / relationship / Kelly / list


Ryan wants to add his ill-defined relationship with Kelly to the list.



Sentence 12

Creed / hope / he / not / charge / anything / he / put / list


Creed hopes (that) he can't be charged for anything (that) he puts on the list.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What are four inappropriate (unprofessional) things Michael says or does? Which one do you think is the worst?
  2. What would you put on the list? (What are you sensitive about and don't want people to mention?)
  3. Dwight thinks his nose is too small. Angela thinks she is too small. What physical attribute would you like to change about yourself?
  4. Michael is embarrassed that he fell into a Koi Pond (twice). What is the most embarrassing situation that you have experienced?
  5. Kelly and Ryan are in an office relationship. How do you feel about coworkers dating? Have you ever seen an office relationship work out (be successful)?
  6. Have you ever had an office romance? How was it? How did it end? Do you still work together?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Michael: The most fundamental thing about sensitivity training is that you cannot make fun of a person for something or some action that they have done that they regret. You can only make fun of things that they have control over. Like Oscar is gay. That is his choice. We can make fun of that. I did not choose to fall into a Koi pond.

Tobi: Michael you still can’t make fun of people for race or gender or sexual orientation or religion.

Michael: Who let the lemonhead into the room? You are a waste of life and you should give up ... is what I want to say but I won’t because that is why we are doing this right now. So Toby welcome to sensitivity training for real.

Michael: Show of hands, who has been Koi ponded? Who here has been the butt of a joke that has gone too far? Phyllis.

Phyllis: Michael you make fun of us every day.

Kevin: Yeah – every single day.

Michael: You never said anything.

Meredith: We have. Countless times.

Michael: Well it is hard to tell the difference between you guys saying “Stop – because I want you to stop.” Or “Stop – as in – stop - you’re making me laugh so hard – what you’re doing is so funny, you are on a roll. I am busting a gut – stop.”

Angela: That has never been the case.

Michael: We are going to make a “do not mock list.” Anything that we think might be out of bounds – we put on this list. Anything we put on this list – you cannot be teased about. Got it?

Michael: I’m going to kick it off. Let’s see what I’m going to put on the list…..right? Okay. I also have fallen into the fountain at the Steam Town Mall.

Tobi: You fell into a second fountain? Can you kick me out of the meeting now?

Michael: Go. Go.

Michael: Starting today, teasing will no longer be tolerated.

Kevin: You mean there’s no teasing of any kind?

Michael: No no no no – just things that are on the list. That is the beauty of it. Okay. Who else? Who else? Dwight? Come on.

Dwight: I don’t want people making fun of my nose.

Michael: Your nose?

Dwight: It’s too small.

Dwight: The geometric proportions of my face are perfect in every way but one. My nose is too small. I mean it still works – I can smell things….I just…have to be a lot closer to things than most people.

Oscar: Oh my that is small.

Dwight: Just write it down please.

Creed: Can you breathe okay?

Kelly: What keeps your glasses on?

Dwight: Hey, it’s on the list everybody.

Michael: No I haven’t finished writing. Did you sneeze it off? That’s it. No more.

Michael: Okay. Who else? Who else? Everybody gets their chance.

Kevin: I don’t want people making fun of my weight.

Michael: Okay. That’s too broad. It’s got to be something else. How about your stomach?

[writing] ‘Huge Gut’

Michael: Who else?

Angela: I’m very sensitive about my petite figure.

Kelly: Oh God.

Angela: I am. I’m very afraid of being thrown around like a football.

Kelly: Well you know Nicole Richie might think that you are fat. Does that make you feel better?

Michael: Meredith?

Meredith: I don’t want to say it out loud.

Michael: Okay fine. Come on up here. Write it yourself, and don’t sign your name to it. And nobody look. Everybody look away. Look away.

Meredith: Well I didn’t really want to put it on the board, but I thought maybe it was going to come out somehow. So, what are you going to do.

[writing] ‘Sex with a terrorist’

Michael: Okay

Ryan: Some of you may have noticed. I’m in a kind of ill-defined relationship type of thing.

Michael: What do you want me to write?

Ryan: Just put “Kelly.”

Dwight: That’s still going on?

Kelly: I will claw your tiny nose off.

Dwight: It’s on the list.

Michael: Creed? Your turn.

Creed: If I write it down, I can’t be charged with it?

Dwight: Eh – eh –eh – No one said that.

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