Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Rotting Hills - Night at the Office


Discussion questions:

  1. What is your mom and dad's job?
  2. What do you want to do when you grow up? Why?
  3. What is the most boring job in the world?
  4. What do you think is the most exciting job in the world?
  5. What is Clark's dad's job?
  6. What is Clark's mom's job?

VOCABULARY
Definition Sentence/Phrase
(n) Java
(Am.,inf.) coffee
I always start the morning with java.
(adj) upset
unhappy and worried She was really upset about the way her father treated her.
(v) to split up
to be divided into different parts or groups Let's split up to find it.
(n) account
a statement that shows how much money you owe
(n) a bunch of people
a group of people
a friendly bunch of people
(adj) careful
used to tell someone to think about what they're doing
Be careful - the floor's slippery.
(v) to figure out
to think about a problem until you find the answer
Can you figure out how to do it?
(v) to mind
if you do not mind what someone does you don't have a strong opinion about it
(v) to search
to try to find someone or something
I always use Google Search to find information.


BEFORE YOU WATCH
Find the odd word out and name the group:
1. computer, printer, scanner, corpse, copier
2. secretary, manager, undertaker, assistant, accountant
3. pen, stapler, pencil, bone, file
4. to type, to send, to bury, to write, to get

Compare the pictures in the presentation below. 
What are the differences between a usual office and Restful Hills office?


WATCH THE VIDEO

Complete the sentences:

  • When Clark was watching TV and his Mom _________, his Dad ________.
  • Clark decided to go to Dad's office because he thought _________.
  • Clark and Zoe went to the office by ______ which_________.
  • Dad was working late because ___________.
  • Zombies were angry because ___________.
  • Zoe fixed the coffee machine by ___________.

Fill in the missing words:

  1. Could you file this to watching ________?
  2. I'm not sure. The guys here seem to be ______ over something.
  3. He doesn't ______ you're driving it?
  4. We have to ________ the office. - Let's _______ up.
  5. The problem is I can't ________ out what's wrong with it.
  6. I can't get a stick of work out of these folks till they get their ______.
  7. It's like working with a ______ of zombies.
  8. _______, your hands are like ice!

Missing words:
a) a bunch
b) to mind
c) careful
d) upset
e) to search
f) account
g) to split (up)
h) to figure
i) java