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#6. The Death of Jen


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Published: 22 Apr 2021   [ UPDATED JUNE 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 2:20
Accent: British

Moss struggles to tell a lie to protect Jen from a man who wants to give her flowers.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ make up phv. - invent, create, lie
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be a bit off exp. - feel a little sick
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tapas n. - a type of Spanish appetizer or snack [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get over (s/t) phv. - recover from (something)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ we all have to go exp. - everybody dies
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ bloody adv. - very

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


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Jen Moss Bill
  • Jen and Moss work in the IT department of a large company.
  • Jen recently went on a terrible date with Bill.
  • Jen didn't like Bill because he refused to share his food.
  • Jen has asked Moss to lie to Bill if he comes to the office.
  • Moss is terrible at lying.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Bill wants to give some flowers to Moss.
    True
    False

  2. Moss says that Jen is too busy to meet Bill.
    True
    False

  3. Jen is actually very busy.
    True
    False

  4. Jen is dead.
    True
    False

  5. Bill believes that Jen is dead.
    True
    False

  6. Bill thinks that Jen seemed a little sick during their date.
    True
    False

  7. Moss agrees that Jen died because of the tapas she ate.
    True
    False

  8. Bill says that he did share food with Jen on their date.
    True
    False

  9. Bill thinks that Jen is very beautiful.
    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. Well, I'd hardly [ invent, lie about ] something like that, would I?

    [ make up ]



  2. Well, she was [ a little sick ] at the restaurant.

    [ a bit off ]



  3. I just can't [ recover from ] it.

    [ get over ]



  4. It's [ very ] awful.

    [ bloody ]



  5. Yeah, well, [ everybody dies ] sometime.

    [ we all have to go ]



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 / arrive / office / look / Jen


Bill arrives at the office looking for Jen.



Sentence 2

Moss / tell / Bill / Jen / too / busy / see / him


Moss tells Bill (that) Jen is too busy to see him.



Sentence 3

however / Bill / push / past / him / and / try / go / inside


However, Bill pushes past him and tries to go inside.



Sentence 4

so / Moss / tell / Bill / Jen / dead


So, Moss tells Bill (that) Jen is dead.



Sentence 5

Bill / shock / but / believe / story


Bill is shocked but believes the story.



Sentence 6

Bill / wonder / tapas / cause / Jen / death


Bill wonders [if/whether] the tapas caused Jen's death.



Sentence 7

Bill / feel / bit / guilty / for / be / thankful / they / not / share / any / food


Bill feels a bit guilty for being thankful (that) they didn't share any food.



Sentence 8a

Moss / keep / try / get / Bill / leave


Moss keeps trying to get Bill to leave.



Sentence 8b

Moss / keep / try / make / Bill / leave


Moss keeps trying to make Bill leave.




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.


Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

I'm just looking for Jen.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

I'm afraid Jen can't see you at the moment.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

What's she doing?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

I won't keep her a second.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Yeah. She's dead. She died.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Well, I would hardly make up something like that, would I?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

Well, she was a bit off at the restaurant.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

Was it the food? The tapas? Do they know?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

I don't know. Yes, it was. Why not?



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

I know it's terrible, but thank God we weren't sharing.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

We all have to go sometime.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Moss's lie was too extreme. What would be a better lie to keep Bill out of Jen's office?
  2. Do you like the flowers that Bill is holding? What are the best (most romantic) flowers to give to someone on (or after) a date?
  3. How good are you at lying? Do most people believe you when you lie?
  4. How many lies have you told so far today? How about yesterday?
  5. Who do you lie to most often? About what?
  6. How do you know if someone is lying? What are the signs or signals?
  7. What is a "lie of omission"? Is it as bad as a direct lie?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Bill: Hello.

Moss: Hello.

Bill: I'm just looking for Jen.

Moss: I'm afraid Jen can't see you at the moment, she's very busy.

Bill: Is she?

Moss: She's a busy Miss Lizzie. Goodbye.

Bill: What's she doing?

Moss: She's doing fine.

Bill: Not "how's she doing?", what's she doing?

Moss: Uh...

Bill: Is she in here?

Moss: No.

Bill: I'll just give her these.

Moss: Don't give her them. She won't like them.

Bill: She won't mind. I won't keep her a second. It's not a problem.

Moss: She will. It is.

Bill: Look, why can't I go in?

Moss: Because she's dead.

Bill: What?

Moss: Yeah, she's dead. She... She... She died. She died last night.

Bill: She died?

Moss: Yeah. Completely.

Bill: Oh, God! I just can't believe it.

Moss: Well, I'd hardly make up something like that, would I?

Bill: No. No, of course not. Oh, God. Well, she was a bit off at the restaurant. I mean, was it the food? The tapas? Do they know?

Moss: Tay-pas. I don't know. Yes, it was. Why not? Yeah.

Bill: Oh, Jesus. Oh, I know it's terrible, but thank God we weren't sharing. I just can't get over it.

Moss: Yeah, well, we all have to go sometime.

Bill: It's terrible, it's just terrible.

Moss: It's bloody awful.

Bill: I mean, she was so beautiful.

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