Vocabulary presentations

Look at the words. Guess the maning

all set
a seat belt
fasten
transfer
Hold your horses!
a maniac
be turned around
demented
overstep
feel centered
screw up
handle
jump the gun
give you a lift
technically
a license

Follow the link and check weather you the vocabulary if familiar or not. If negative, practise it with Quizlet cards (cards, games, tests) and then get to the video to watch it.

https://quizlet.com/920530237/when-a-boss-apologizes-flash-cards/?i=39qazc&x=1qqt

 

Look at the picture? How do you find the saying on the photo? Do you agree with it? How does it go with the film?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the list

 

Make sure to ___________ before starting the car.
If you need to go to the airport, I can ___________.
Please ___________ while I check your documents.
Don’t ___________ by arriving too early; the event starts at 7.
It’s important to ___________ when you’re driving on the highway.
He tends to ___________ when he gets nervous.
I think we need to ___________ and reconsider our approach.
He ___________ when he tried to take on too many responsibilities.
She’s a bit of a ___________; always driving too fast.
I’ll be ___________ to help you with your luggage.
Sorry, I ___________ that report, but I’ll fix it right away.
Before you start, make sure you’re ___________ and focused.
Do you have a ___________ to operate heavy machinery?
Let’s not ___________; we need to gather more information first.
“Hold your horses!” means to ___________ and be patient.

 

What the video. Why Jules Apologizes? What happened?

Have you understood all the phrases in the video? If positive, than get to the tasks. If not, look at the list of the words below, try forming sentences with them

all set [exp] – ready
a seat belt [n] – a belt to prevent injury in a car
fasten [v] – connect
transfer [v] – move to another job or department
Hold your horses! [exp] – Wait!
a maniac [n] – a crazy person
be turned around [exp] – be lost
demented [adj] – weird, crazy
overstep [v] – go beyond what is proper or allowed
feel centered [exp] – feel very balanced and at peace
screw up [phv] – make a mistake
handle [v] – manage (a situation)
jump the gun [exp] – make a decision too quickly
give you a lift [exp] – drive you somewhere
technically [adv] – according to the exact meaning of something
a license [n] – a driver’s license

 

Comprehension tasks

 

Task 1
Answer true or false according to the video

1. Jules is surprised to see Doris.
True
False

2. Doris is a good driver.
True
False

3. Jules told Cameron to transfer Ben two days ago.
True
False

4. Jules goes to the coffee shop to get coffee for Cameron.
True
False

5. Ben apologizes to Jules.
True
False

6. Ben expected to be transferred.
True
False

7. Ben is angry at Jules.
True
False

8. Jules says she is a very private person.
True
False

9. Jules says Ben makes her feel calm.
True
False

10. Jules wants to give Ben more responsibility at work.
True
False

11. Jules wants to fire Becky and give Becky’s job to Ben.
True
False

12. Jules offers to drive Ben to the office.
True
False

13. Jules doesn’t have a driver’s license.
True
False

 

Task 2

Put a correct phrase or word from a vocabulary list 

When the other driver honks his horn, Doris tells him to ____.

Jules feels guilty because she ____ when she told Cameron to transfer Ben.

Jules offers to ____ to work even though she doesn’t have a driver’s license.

Jules thinks that Ben might think she is ____ because she transferred him and then asked him to come back.

Jules thinks that she ____ when she transferred Ben.

Ben is worried that he ____ by being too informal with Jules.

 

Task 3 

Answer the questions

Jules says that Ben makes her feel calm and centered. What does she mean? Why does she say this?

What qualities make Ben such a calming influence?

Is there a person in your life that makes you feel calm and centered? Who? How? (If it is someone in your family, which family member is most relaxing?) What else makes you feel calm?

Most countries have a minimum driving age (16 to 19). What is it in your country? Is it too high or too low?

Do you think there should also be a maximum driving age? Why? If so, what age?

Doris seems like a terrible driver. Do you have any friends who are terrible drivers?

Have you had any scary driving experiences with them?

Are you a good driver? Why do you think so?

 

 

Task 4

Read the script. Act it out in pairs. Read out loud and translate into your native language the most important phrases. Share them with your partner and try saying them in English without looking into text.

Jules: Morning.

Doris: Good morning. I’m Doris. They asked me to drive you today. Are you all set back there? You got your seat belt fastened?

Jules: What happened to Ben?

Doris: Oh, somebody said that he got transferred. Um, you know the best way to get back to headquarters?

Doris: Hold your horses, maniac! Which way, hon? I am all turned around here.

Cameron: You told me to transfer him.

Jules: That was two days ago. Why didn’t you check with me?

Cameron: First of all, that was yesterday.

Jules: Well, where is he? Do you know?

Jules: You must think I’m demented.

Ben: It is not the word I would use, but I was a little surprised when I got the call. Jules, I apologize if I overstepped in some way.

Jules: No. No, no, no. No, please don’t apologize. You have done nothing wrong. Look, I have a lot going on, and I’m a very private person. And at first, I don’t know, I thought maybe this wasn’t going to work, but I was wrong. Let me get one of those.

Ben: Jules, no explanation necessary. Please.

Jules: No, actually, one is because I am usually better than this. The truth is something about you makes me feel calm, or more centered or something. And I could use that, obviously.

Jules: I hope you’ll accept my apology and come back to work for me. If you want. And I’m not just saying this because I screwed up this morning. But I was thinking that I’d like to bring you up to my area, next to Becky. I know you can handle more work. If you’d like more.

Jules: Oh, god, I can’t tell you how much I hate that I jumped the gun and I made you feel…

Ben: I’m coming back. I’m happy to come back.

Jules: Excellent. Can I give you a lift back to the office?

Ben: Sure, thanks. Can I take this?

Jules: No. Actually, do you mind driving? I don’t technically have a license.

Ben: Sure.

 

Task 5

Think of several situations in which it is possible to use the vocabulary from the list and the script. Write the dialogues and act them out with your parner or send them to the teacher for checking or simply post a comment on our site.