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#4. The Job Application


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Published: 08.03.2019
Level 4   |   Time: 2:26
Accent: American

Jim and Pam hope to find a a new job for Dwight.


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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ dog-like obedience [exp] - strongly obey
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ obedience to authority [exp] - always follow orders from a boss
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ ultimate [adj] - the best
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ out of state [exp] - not in the same state (or country)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a gun nut [exp] - someone who loves guns
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ orifice [n] - a hole in the body
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ nay [exp] - no
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ exceed [v] - be better than
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ your wildest expectations [exp] - your highest, best hope
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hold (someone) responsible [exp] - blame (someone)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ flattered [adj] - feel praised and complimented by someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ posted online [exp] - put on the Internet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ martial arts [n] - karate, tae-kwon-doe
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ supplement [v] - add to
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ relevant [adj] - related, important
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ beg to differ [exp] - disagree
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ incompetence [n] - not good at one's job

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


picture picture picture picture
Michael Dwight Jim Pam
  • It is Halloween.
  • Michael is the boss of a paper company.
  • Jim and Dwight are paper salesmen.
  • Pam is a receptionist.
  • Jim and Pam do not like Dwight, so they are trying to get him another job.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. What are some of the things that Jim and Pam say about Dwight?
    He likes guns.
    He is special.
    He is obedient.
    He is very smart.
    He is good at teamwork.
    He is difficult to work with.

  2. What websites have Jim and Pam posted Dwight's resume on?
    Yahoo
    Google
    Craigslist
    Monster.com

  3. Where do Jim and Pam hope that Dwight gets a job?
    At their company
    Near Scranton
    Far away

  4. Why does Jim pretend to be Michael on the phone?
    He wants to get Dwight fired.
    He wants to take Michael's job.
    He wants to talk about Dwight as his boss.

  5. How does Jim describe Dwight on the phone?
    Amazing
    Wild and crazy
    Very responsible
    A great employee

  6. What is the name of the company that contacts Dwight about a job?
    Schrute
    Dunder Mifflin
    Cumberland Mills

  7. What does Dwight want to add to his resume?
    His martial arts skills
    His phone number
    His picture

  8. How does Dwight describe himself (while talking to the camera)?
    Loyal
    Strong
    Incompetent

  9. Why does Dwight get angry during the phone interview?
    They don't offer him a job.
    They say bad things about his resume.
    They don't care about his martial arts training.



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (auxiliary verbs)


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

  • But that (doesn't) sound good.
  • Dwight is special. But I (don't) believe that his talents (are being) used in this office.
  • So Pam and I (have) put his resume on Monster.Com, Google, Craig's List.
  • We (are) really interested most in jobs that take Dwight out of state.
  • Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam. Yeah. Just one second. I (will) transfer you to our manager, Michael Scott.
  • You hire Dwight K. Schrute and he (does not) meet, nay, exceed every one of your wildest expectations, well, then, you (can) hold me, Michael Gary Scott, personally and financially responsible.
  • And how (did) you get my resume?
  • Oh, no, no. I'm very flattered. (Don't) get me wrong. I'm just not sure that it's my official resume or if it's something that maybe a satisfied customer posted online.
  • What (does) it say under martial arts training?
  • Oh, okay, I'm going to have to supplement that. (Could) I have your fax number?
  • (Would) I ever leave this company?
  • In fact, I feel like part of what I (am) getting paid for here is my loyalty.
  • So why (didn't) you add it to the resume? What (do) you mean? Of course, martial arts training is relevant.
  • Oh, excuse me, I know about a billion Asians that (would) beg to differ.
  • Yeah, I get a little frustrated when I (am) dealing with incompetence!
  • Well, you know what? You (can) go to hell, too, and I will see you there burning.
  • Oh, wait, so you (will) let me know when you (have) made a decision.



triangle Vocabulary Accuracy 어휘 정확성 Precisão de Vocabulário Vocabulario precisión


Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instrucciones: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.


  • Pam and Jim want Dwight to get a job (out of state) her work.
    → in a different state
  • Jim promises that Dwight will (exceed) the man's expectations.
    → be more than
  • The man thinks Dwight's martial arts skills are not relevant, but Dwight (begs to differ) .
    → disagree


triangle Sentence Building 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).
( ) = 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.

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

Jim / Pam / try / decide / what / Dwight / great / strength


Jim and Pam try to decide what Dwight's greatest strength is.
Jim and Pam are trying to decide what Dwight's greatest strength is.



Sentence 2

Jim / explain / why / they / put / Dwight / resume / various / job / website


Jim explains why they (have) put Dwight's resume on various job websites.



Sentence 3

Jim / pretend / Michael / phone


Jim pretends to be Michael [on/over] the phone.



Sentence 4

Jim / make / Michael / Scott / type / joke / about / office / orifice


Jim makes a Michael-Scott-type [of] joke about office and orifice.



Sentence 5

Jim / promise / Dwight / exceed / all / person / wild / expectation


Jim promises (that) Dwight will exceed all (of) the person's wildest expectations.



Sentence 6

Dwight / get / phone / call / Cumberland / Mills


Dwight gets a phone call from Cumberland Mills.



Sentence 7

Dwight / want / know / resume / include / martial / arts / training


Dwight wants to know [if/whether] his resume includes his martial arts training.



Sentence 8

Dwight / say / he / all / about / loyalty


Dwight says (that) he is all about loyalty.



Sentence 9

Dwight / get / argument / phone / relevence / martial / arts / training


Dwight gets [into/in] an argument [over/on] the phone [about/over] the relevence of his martial arts training.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. How do you feel about how Pam and Jim treat Dwight? Does Dwight deserve their abuse (jokes & teasing)? Why?
  2. Jim is pretending to be Michael. In what ways does he copy or mimic Michael? Can you mimic anyone from your office?
  3. Dwight is an excellent paper salesperson. But what (other) jobs do you think Dwight would good at? Why?
  4. Do you think Dwight would be good at your job? Would he fit in with your coworkers? Why?
  5. What job websites do they mention in the video? These days, what are the best job websites?
  6. When you apply for a new job, do professional references (previous bosses) give honest information about you, or do they usually just say nice things?
  7. If you had a black belt in a martial art, would you put it on your resume? Why?
  8. What non-professional skills are good to include on a resume? Which skills are not appropriate?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Pam: Okay. Greatest strength.

Jim: Okay, okay.

Pam: A dog-like obedience to authority.

Jim: Nice.

Pam: But that doesn't sound good.

Jim: Okay, okay. How about the ultimate team player?

Pam: Dwight is special. But I don't believe that his talents are being used in this office. So Pam and I have put his resume on Monster.Com, Google, Craig's List. We're really interested most in jobs that take Dwight out of state. Preferably Alaska or India.

Jim: He's a gun nut.

Pam: Mmmm, Sticks to his guns.

Pam: Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam. Yeah. Just one second. I will transfer you to our manager, Michael Scott.

Jim: Michael Scott here.

Jim: Yes, I am regional manager of this orifice.

Jim: Dwight Schrute is amazing.

Jim: Yeah. No, he is actually the single greatest employee of his generation.

Jim: You know what? I'm gonna tell you what. You hire Dwight K. Schrute and he does not meet, nay, exceed every one of your wildest expectations, well, then, you can hold me, Michael Gary Scott personally and financially responsible.

Jim: Okay. Okay. Okay-kay-kay. Okay.

Dwight: Cumberland Mills?

Dwight: And how did you get my resume?

Dwight: Oh, no, no. I'm very flattered. Don't get me wrong. I'm just not sure that it's my official resume or if it's something that maybe a satisfied customer posted online.

Dwight: What does it say under martial arts training?

Dwight: Oh, okay, I'm gonna have to supplement that. Could I have your fax number?

Dwight: Would I ever leave this company? Look, I'm all about loyalty. In fact, I feel like part of what I'm getting paid for here is my loyalty. But if there were somewhere else that valued that loyalty more highly, I'm going wherever they value loyalty the most.

Dwight: So you got the fax.

Dwight: So why didn't you add it to the resume?

Dwight: What do you mean? Of course, martial arts training is relevant.

Dwight: Oh, excuse me, I know about a billion Asians that would beg to differ.

Dwight: Yeah, I get a little frustrated when I'm dealing with incompetence!

Dwight: Well, you know what? You can go to hell, too, and I will see you there burning.

Dwight: Fine. Oh, wait, so you'll let me know when you've made a decision.

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