Presentation to guide viewing of episode for English learners.

2. Background
a docu-reality
parody
(filmed like a
documentary
or reality show,
but it is scripted)

3. Characters
Jim Halpert
calm demeanor
loves his wife, Pam
plays pranks on
Dwight.

4. Characters
Pam Beasley
 pleasant and funny
married to Jim
also likes drawing

5. Characters
 Andy
 regional manager
 sometimes makes
strange decisions
 sang in an acapella
group in university

6. Characters
 Dwight Schrute
 very serious and dedicated to job
 office weirdo
 grew up on a beet farm in a
Pennsylvania Dutch community

7. Characters
 Erin Hannon
 receptionist
 sweet and endearing
 childlike and naïve
 had a relationship
with Andy

8. Vocabulary
 mourning
When someone close to you
dies, you must mourn the loss of
that person.

9. Main Idea Question
Why is Dwight dressed like this?

10. Detail Questions
 Who died in
Dwight’s lfe?
 What specific traditions does
Dwight mention?

11. Language Function Focus
 Someone you know says that a
family member has died.
How do you respond?
Now watch again and find 3 different
ways to respond to this kind of bad news.

12. Language Function Focus
 My condolences.
…I’m so sorry. Were you close?

13. Vocabulary
 sidecar
 Aileen bought a
motorcycle with a
sidecar so her boyfriend
could ride, too.

14. Vocabulary
 recovery
 Chul is an alcoholic,
but nowadays he is in
recovery from his
addiction.

15. Vocabulary
 AA
Chul is going to AA meetings to
deal with his alcoholism.
Alcoholics Anonymous – a 12-
step program for recovering
alcoholics.

16. Vocabulary
 NA
Chul is going to NA meetings to
deal with his addiction to drugs.
 Narcotics Anonymous – a 12-
step program for recovering drug
addicts.

17. Vocabulary
 NA
Chul is going to NA meetings to
deal with his addiction to drugs.
 Narcotics Anonymous – a 12-
step program for recovering drug
addicts.

18. Vocabulary – Collocations
 amends
 apology
 accept his ______
 make ________
a) To let someone say “sorry.”
b) To do something good in order
to fix something bad you did to
them in the past

19. Vocabulary
 descriptive
 The policeman’s account
of the suspect’s face was very
descriptive.

20. Detail Question
Why did Todd Packer bring
cupcakes to the office?

21. Detail Question
 Name 3 things the
mourners said about
Dwight’s aunt at the
funeral.

22. Detail Question
 What did Dwight’s aunt
say should happen to her
farm?

23. Detail Question
 How do men show interest
in women in Dwight’s
culture?

24. Detail Question
 Why did Todd really give
the people in the office
cupcakes?

25. Post-Viewing
Discuss with your partner:
What life lessons can we learn
from this episode?