Learn English with The IT Crowd

#8. The Speech


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Published: 5.10.2021
Level 4   |   Time: 2:58
Accent: British
Source: The IT Crowd [S3 E04]

As Employee of the Month, Jen must give a speech on computers to the company shareholders.


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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an honour [n] - something considered a rare and prestigious opportunity
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Employee of the Month [exp] - an award given to the top employee at a company each month
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a casual observer [n] - a normal person without any background information on the topic
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ see through something [exp] - realise something is not real or true
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sense [v] - feel, know
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ expertise [n] - have expert knowledge about something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a shareholders' meeting [n] - a meeting of the all of the top people (shareholders) in a company
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ contribute [v] - give, add
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a public figure [n] - a famous person
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ handy [adj] - useful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ snowed under [exp] - very busy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ something is up [exp] - something is suspicious
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ brilliant [adj] - very smart
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ any old bollocks [exp] - any silly lie (bullshit)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hilarious [adj] - very funny

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


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Jen Moss Roy
  • Moss, Roy and Jen work in the IT department of a large company.
  • Jen is the manager of the department, but she knows very little about computers.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Jen has just won the Employee of the Month award.
    True
    False

  2. This is the second time that Jen has won the award.
    True
    False

  3. Roy has never been the Employee of the Month.
    True
    False

  4. Roy thinks that Jen deserves to be the Employee of the Month.
    True
    False

  5. Jen has a new desk.
    True
    False

  6. Jen has to give a speech about computers at the shareholders' meeting.
    True
    False

  7. Jen wants Moss and Roy to help her prepare her speech.
    True
    False

  8. Roy is much too busy to help Jen.
    True
    False

  9. Moss trusts Roy.
    True
    False

  10. Moss really wants to write the speech for Jen.
    True
    False

  11. Roy really wants to write the speech for Jen.
    True
    False

  12. Moss tells Jen that he will help her write the speech.
    True
    False

  13. Jen leaves the office to go to a meeting.
    True
    False

  14. Roy and Moss plan to write a very nice speech for Jen.
    True
    False

  15. Moss is angry about Roy's plan.
    True
    False



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir [ ? ]

Listen & Repeat


This activity has two purposes.

The first purpose is to improve listening accuracy. Learners can often understand the general meaning of a video but still not hear and understand many of the words that are said. This is because native speakers tend to say the functional words unclearly. (eg. don’t know, going to, want to, can’t, must have) This activity is designed to help learners improve their ability to hear these words.

TIP: Learners should listen, and then try to repeat exactly what they hear. Then they should click “Show” and read the sentence. After reading the sentence, learners should listen again and try to hear each word.

The second purpose is to improve pronunciation.

TIP: Learners should listen to and read the sentences at the same time. Then learners should try to copy the pronunciation and intonation of the speaker exactly.

TIP: Exaggerating the intonation and feeling of the speaker is useful. It may feel awkward or funny, but it will help you sound more natural.

Escuchar y Repetir

Esta actividad tiene dos propósitos separados.

El primer propósito es mejorar la precisión auditiva. Los estudiantes a menudo pueden comprender el significado general de un video, pero aún no escuchan ni comprenden muchas de las palabras que se dicen. En particular, los hablantes nativos tienden a decir las palabras funcionales (p. Ej., No sé, voy a, quiero, no puedo, debe haberlo hecho) de manera poco clara. Esta actividad está diseñada para ayudar a los alumnos a mejorar su capacidad para escuchar estas palabras.

CONSEJO: Los alumnos deben escuchar y luego intentar repetir exactamente lo que se dijo. Luego deben hacer clic en "Show" y leer la oración. Después de leer la oración, los alumnos deben volver a escuchar e intentar escuchar cada palabra.

El segundo propósito es mejorar la pronunciación.

CONSEJO: Los alumnos deben escuchar y leer las oraciones al mismo tiempo. Luego, los alumnos deben intentar copiar la pronunciación y la entonación del hablante.

CONSEJO: Es útil exagerar la entonación y el sentimiento del hablante. Puede parecer incómodo o divertido, pero te ayudará a sonar más natural.

듣고 따라하기

이 액티비티에는 두 가지 목적이 있습니다.

첫 번째 목적은 청취 정확도를 높이는 것입니다. 학생들은 종종 비디오의 일반적인 의미를 이해할 수 있지만 여전히 많은 단어를 듣고 이해하지 못합니다. 특히 원어민은 기능적 단어 (예 : 모르겠다, 갈 것, 갖고 싶어, 가질 수 없어야 한다)를 불분명하게 말하는 경향이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 이러한 단어를 듣는 능력을 향상시킬 수 있도록 고안되었습니다.

팁 : 학습자는 듣고 나서 말한 내용을 정확하게 반복해야 합니다. 그들은“Show”를 클릭하고 문장을 읽어야 합니다. 문장을 읽은 후 학습자는 다시 듣고 각 단어를 들어야 합니다.

두 번째 목적은 발음을 향상시키는 것입니다.

팁 : 학습자는 동시에 문장을 듣고 읽어야 합니다. 그런 다음 학습자는 화자의 발음과 억양을 따라 해 보아야 합니다.

팁 : 화자의 억양과 느낌을 과장하는 것이 유용합니다. 어색하거나 재미있게 느껴질 수 있지만 더 자연스럽게 들리는 데 도움이 됩니다.

Ouvir e repetir


Esta atividade tem dois propósitos.

O primeiro objetivo é melhorar a precisão auditiva. Os alunos geralmente podem entender o significado geral de um vídeo, mas ainda não ouvem e entendem muitas das palavras que são ditas. Isso ocorre porque os falantes nativos tendem a dizer as palavras funcionais de forma pouco clara. (por exemplo, não sei, vou, quero, não posso, devo ter) Esta atividade é projetada para ajudar os alunos a melhorar sua capacidade de ouvir essas palavras.

DICA: os alunos devem ouvir e tentar repetir exatamente o que ouviram. Em seguida, deveriam clicar em “Mostrar” e ler a frase. Depois de ler a frase, os alunos devem ouvir novamente e tentar ouvir cada palavra.

O segundo objetivo é melhorar a pronúncia.

DICA: os alunos devem ouvir e ler as frases ao mesmo tempo. Em seguida, os alunos devem tentar copiar exatamente a pronúncia e a entonação do falante.

DICA: É útil exagerar na entonação e no sentimento do falante. Pode parecer estranho ou engraçado, mas ajudará você a soar mais natural.


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.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

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


Clip 1

I didn't even know they had an Employee of the Month thing here.



Clip 2

I don't know, Jen, sometimes I think it's because I just want it so damn much!



Clip 3

And yet, to a casual observer, it would appear that you do very little around here.



Clip 4

They must have seen through that.



Clip 5

I think someone up there must have sensed something in me.



Clip 6

I thought I needed some new furniture, so I got some stuff from upstairs.



Clip 7

Every Employee of the Month has to give a speech in their area of expertise.



Clip 8

You know what, Jen? I'm actually... I'm snowed under here.



Clip 9

Oh, what are we doing?!



Clip 10

You have to. I can't do it.



Clip 11

She will know something is up if I do it. You have to do it.



Clip 12

Well, I suppose we could write the speech so that, you know, you look like you know what you're talking about.



Clip 13

So now you understand why we have to write that speech for Jen.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Why do you think Jen won the Employee of the Month award?
  2. Roy thinks that Jen doesn't trust him, but that she trusts Moss. Who would you trust more - Moss or Roy? Why?
  3. Roy and Moss plan to make Jen look foolish in her speech by making her say some nonsense (bollocks) about computers. What do you think her speech will be about? What do you think they will have her say?
  4. Have you ever had to give a speech or presentation at work or at school? On what topic? Were you nervous? Was the speech successful?
  5. Have you ever had to give a speech or presentation in English? On what topic? Is/Was it more or less scary than giving a speech in your own language?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Roy: Wow! That's quite something. Quite an honour.

Jen: I know.

Roy: They must be very impressed with you.

Jen: I didn't even know they had an Employee of the Month thing here.

Roy: Really? I thought you won it once.

Jen: No, everyone thought I was dead.

Roy: Aha.

Jen: Employee of the Month.

Roy: Yeah, it's a valued title.

Jen: Have you ever won it?

Roy: Er, no. No, I haven't. I don't know, Jen, sometimes I think it's because I just want it so damn much!

Jen: I am the Employee of the Month.

Roy: And yet, to a casual observer, it would appear that you do very little around here.

Jen: Yeah. They must have seen through that. I think someone up there must have sensed something in me, something I've always known was there - a greatness?

Jen: Sit down.

Moss: Is this a new desk?

Jen: Yeah. I thought I needed some new furniture, so I got some stuff from upstairs. Sit down please.

Moss: So, what's your speech going to be about?

Jen: What speech?

Moss: Every Employee of the Month has to give a speech in their area of expertise.

Roy: Which for you is "compu-ters".

Jen: Where do I have to--?

Moss: At the monthly shareholders' meeting.

Jen: When do I have to...?

Moss: Friday.

Jen: What time...?

Moss: Morning.

Jen: I think maybe it'd be a good idea if you two contributed to this.

Roy: Oh, yeah? Why?

Jen: I think it would give you experience in writing a speech for a public figure.

Roy: Well, obviously, in our line of work that would be handy. But you know what, Jen? I'm actually snowed under here.

Roy: Wait a second. Wait a second! Oh! Oh, what are we doing?!

Moss: Huh?

Roy: We should totally write that speech!

Moss: What? Why?

Roy: OK, offer to write the speech for Jen.

Moss: No.

Roy: You have to. I can't do it. She'll know something's up if I do it. You have to do it.

Moss: Why would I do that?

Roy: Moss, do you trust me?

Moss: No.

Roy: If you trust me, then offer to write that speech.

Moss: I. Don't. Trust. You.

Moss: Hello?

Jen: I feel really bad, having all the fun writing this speech.

Moss: Do it. Offer, offer, offer.

Moss: Well, I suppose we could write the speech so that, you know, you look like you know what you're talking about.

Jen: Thanks. I'm off for lunch. Leave it on my desk.

Moss: My God!

Roy: I know.

Moss: That's brilliant!

Roy: So now you understand why we have to write that speech for Jen.

Moss: She will say anything we tell her to.

Roy: She will say anything we tell her to. We can put any old bollocks in that speech, and she shall repeat it. It's going to be hilarious.

Moss: Sometimes I could kiss your mind, Roy!

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