Learn English with The Office

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a submission [n] - giving someone else more power than you
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a signal [n] - sign, represents something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ primates [n] - apes: monkeys, gorillas, chimps
• ☐ ☐ ☐ begging [v] - asking for something desperately
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come out [phv] - finished, be produced
• ☐ ☐ ☐ humongous [adj] - very big
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a security threat [n] - someone who might be dangerous
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fart [v] - to release gas from your stomach
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a complaint [n] - a negative thought/feeling/expression
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a permanent file [n] - a collection that is never thrown away
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a malfeasance [n] - a wrongdoing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stand [v] - continue
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bluff [v] - fake, lie
• ☐ ☐ ☐ serve [v] - work for
• ☐ ☐ ☐ loyally [adv] - always on your side
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a good word [n] - recommendation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ transfer [v] - change to another location
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cage match [n] - [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suspect [v] - think it is
• ☐ ☐ ☐ convince [v] - make someone believe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ commit [v] - do a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a murder [n] - an act of killing someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ abandoned [adj] - left alone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the can [n] - a toilet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nickel [n] - a coin worth 5 cents [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a handset [n] - part of a phone [image]

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

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Michael	Jim	Dwight	Toby

• Dwight and Jim work in an office together.
• Jim often plays jokes on Dwight.
• Dwight has finally lost patience with Jim's jokes.
• Toby is the HR rep (Human Resources Representative) for the office.

1. Dwight is confused by Jim's offer to take their ID photo together.
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2. Dwight does not smile because he's angry at Jim.
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   False
   
   
3. Dwight does not smile because he does not want to look weak.
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4. Jim misspelled Dwight's middle name.
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5. Dwight does not know about the box.
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   False
   
   
6. Dwight is upset because all of his complaints have not been officially reported.
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   False
   
   
7. Dwight has decided to quit the company so he doesn't have to work with Jim.
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   False
   
   
8. Dwight wants Michael to fire Jim.
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9. Michael thinks Jim's jokes are funny.
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   False
   
   
10. Dwight suggests that Jim be transferred to a different branch.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Jim replaced all of Dwight's pens and pencils with straws.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Jim paid his coworkers to call Dwight "Dwayne" instead of "Dwight".
    True
    False
    
    
13. Jim put a bloody glove in Dwight's desk.
    True
    False
    
    
14. Dwight saved a baby from the women's room (bathroom).
    True
    False
    
    
15. Jim put many coins into Dwight's phone handset.
    True
    False
    
    
16. Jim is starting to regret all of the jokes that he has played on Dwight.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

• Hey you know what Dwight?  Maybe we should get our photo ID taken together.
• That doesn't make any sense.
• Well it saves time.  You know, --- and if because when until (because) we could just meet in the parking lot every morning.  Walk in together. Perfect. 
• Smile.
• No. I never smile --- and if because when until (if) I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. --- And If Because When Until (When) someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.
• This came out really well. There you go.
• This is humongous, I am not a security threat, --- and if because when until (and) my middle name is "Kurt" not "Fart."
• What did I write?
  
  
• Oh look Jim. There's a sales position open in Stanford. Want me to call Jan --- and if because when until (and) tell her you're interested? I could put in a good word for you --- and if because when until (because) I'll still be working here. Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Everybody! Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Transfer!
• Okay you two. In the conference room with me. Nobody leaves --- and if because everytime until (until) we work this out - cage match.
  
  
• Cage matches? Yeah they work. How could they not work? --- And If Because When Until (If) they did not work, everybody would still be in the cage.
• Okay. So Dwight in your own words, "Somebody replaced all my pens and pencils with crayons. I suspect Jim Halpert." "Everyone has called me Dwayne all day. I think Jim Halpert paid them to."
• Yes. Five bucks each, --- and if because when until (and) it was totally worth it.
• This morning I found a bloody glove in my desk drawer, --- and if because everytime until (and) Jim Halpert tried to convince me I committed murder. I think he may be the real murderer.
• Jim Halpert said there was an abandoned infant in the women's room. --- And If Because When Until (When) I went to save the child, I saw Meredith on the can.
• This morning I knocked myself in the head with the phone.
• That actually took a while. I had to put more and more nickels into his handset --- and if because when until (until) he got used to the weight, --- and if because when until (and) then I just took them all out.
• --- And If Because Everytime Until (Everytime) I type my name, it says "diapers."
• Just a simple macro.
  
  

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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 present tense.

Jim / suggest / he / Dwight / get / ID / photo / take / together

Jim suggests (that) he and Dwight get their ID photo(s) taken together.

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Sentence 2   (use past tense)

Jim / write / Dwight / security / risk / ID

Jim wrote (that) Dwight [is/was] a security risk on his ID.

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Dwight / complain / Jim / Toby

Dwight complains about Jim to Toby.

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Dwight / storm / Michael / office / demand / Michael / fire / Jim

Dwight storms into Michael's office and demands (that) Michael fire Jim.
Dwight storms into Michael's office, demanding (that) Michael fire Jim.

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Dwight / give / Michael / five / o'clock / make / decision

Dwight gives Michael until five o'clock to make a decision.

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Michael / bring / Dwight / Jim / office / sort / out / problem

Michael brings Dwight and Jim into [his/the] office to sort out their problem(s).

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Sentence 7     (use past tense)

Jim / replace / all / Dwight / pen / pencil / crayon

Jim replaced all (of) Dwight's pens and pencils with crayons.

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Sentence 8   (use past tense)

Jim / pay / people / office / five / buck / each / call / Dwight / Dwayne

Jim paid (the) people in the office five bucks each to call Dwight Dwayne.

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Sentence 9   (use past tense)

Jim / try / convince / Dwight / he / commit / murder / by / put / bloody / glove / desk / drawer

Jim tried to convince Dwight (that) he (had) committed murder by putting a bloody glove in his desk drawer.

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Sentence 10   (use past tense)

Jim / make / Dwight / knock / self / head / phone

Jim made Dwight knock himself in the head with [the/his] phone.

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Sentence 11   (use past tense)

Jim / move / Dwight / desk / inch / close / copier / every / time / he / go / bathroom

Jim moved Dwight's desk an inch closer to the copier every time he went to the bathroom.

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Jim / start / wonder / prank / funny

Jim starts to wonder [if/whether] his pranks are funny.
Jim starts wondering [if/whether] his pranks are funny.

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1. Which of Jim's pranks & jokes is the funniest? Which is the most creative? Which is the most juvenile (childish)?
2. Dwight is usually portrayed as annoying and unreasonable. After learning of all the terrible things that Jim has done to Dwight, do you feel differently about Dwight? About Jim?
3. In a real office, should Jim be fired? Why or why not? How about Dwight?
4. What should Michael do in this situation? Is he responsible for the problem?
5. If you were a third party in this office (not Jim, not Dwight, not Michael), what would you do? Would you get involved? Would you talk to Michael? Confront Jim?
6. Do you think pranks, tricks, and practical jokes make a work environment better or worse? Why?
7. In your opinion, which of Jim's jokes would be acceptable in a real office situation? Which ones go too far?
8. Have you ever played a prank or practical joke on someone at work? What was it? Were you successful?
9. Have you ever had to file a complaint against a co-worker? What happened? Have you ever wanted to? Why?