The Most Beautiful Thing – B1 Video Lesson – ESL EFL
January 22, 2023
Sip – C1 Video Lesson – ESL EFL
January 24, 2023
1. Why do you think the name of the company is B.R.O. Capital?
2. How was Purl received in the office by the guys? Why?
3. How did their reaction make Purl feel? And what did she want to do?
4. How did Purl change the relationship dynamic between she and the “Boys”?
5. What happened one day after Purl had become popular?
6. How did Purl treat the newcomer?
7. What happened to B.R.O. Capital after they integrated completely with the “yarns”?
EXTRA POINTS
8. What did Purl ultimately become within the company? What was she able to acheive?
Answer Key
1. The company has all guys and the word BRO is short for brother, a very masculine name.
2. She was received poorly by the guys at the office because she was a woman and very feminine.
3. Their reaction made Purl feel out of place and unwanted. This made her want to quit.
4. Purl sewed herself a suit in order to look like the guys and fit in. She also started to act like the guys, joking around and being aggressive.
5. Lacy came once Purl became popular and Lacy was just like Purl when she first arrived.
6. Purl was unsure how to react to Lacy initially but ultimately took her in and introduced her to the guys.
7. B.R.O. capital became a nicer more productive company once they embraced the presence of the “yarns” which represents the feminine.
8. Purl became a catalyst in the company, uniting both the feminine and the masculine energies thereby producing a more harmonious and productive workplace.
Setting the stage…
Talk it up!
Have your students stand up and rotate around asking their classmates one or all of the following questions (write on board):
- What is your opinion of women in the workplace?
- Why do you think women have been shunned as professionals in so many areas of business? Is this fair?
- Do you think it is important to have a female perspective when it comes to business? Why?
Students should answer in complete sentences.
Vocabulary Prep
Teach’em new words!
Entry-level
Resumé
Yarn
Resumé
Yarn
Crochet
Needle
Investments
Needle
Investments
How ’bout some idioms?
Put a pin in it
Go for it
Spin a yarn
Go for it
Spin a yarn
Dynamics
Move’em around!
Use one of the dynamics you can find here and have the students make sentences with the vocabulary words.
Focus
Sit’em in pairs!
Have them work together and answer the questions provided under the video.
Optional: Have them stand up with their notebooks and compare their answers, (as well as their sentence structure and grammar), with their classmates.
Put the correct answers on the board and answer any questions they may have.
Setting the stage…
Talk it up!
Have your students stand up and rotate around asking their classmates one or all of the following questions (write on board):
- What is your opinion of women in the workplace?
- Why do you think women have been shunned as professionals in so many areas of business? Is this fair?
- Do you think it is important to have a female perspective when it comes to business? Why?
Students should answer in complete sentences.
Vocabulary Prep
Teach’em new words!
Entry-level
Resumé
Yarn
Crochet
Needle
Investments
Resumé
Yarn
Crochet
Needle
Investments
How ’bout some idioms?
Put a pin in it
Go for it
Spin a yarn
Go for it
Spin a yarn
Dynamics
Move’em around!
Use one of the dynamics you can find here and have the students make sentences with the vocabulary words.
Focus
Sit’em in pairs!
Have them work together and answer the questions provided under the video.
Optional: Have them stand up with their notebooks and compare their answers, (as well as their sentence structure and grammar), with their classmates.
Put the correct answers on the board and answer any questions they may have.
1. Why do you think the name of the company is B.R.O. Capital?
2. How was Purl received in the office by the guys? Why?
3. How did their reaction make Purl feel? And what did she want to do?
4. How did Purl change the relationship dynamic between she and the “Boys”?
5. What happened one day after Purl had become popular?
6. How did Purl treat the newcomer?
7. What happened to B.R.O. Capital after they integrated completely with the “yarns”?
EXTRA POINTS
8. What did Purl ultimately become within the company? What was she able to acheive?
Answer Key
1. The company has all guys and the word BRO is short for brother, a very masculine name.
2. She was received poorly by the guys at the office because she was a woman and very feminine.
3. Their reaction made Purl feel out of place and unwanted. This made her want to quit.
4. Purl sewed herself a suit in order to look like the guys and fit in. She also started to act like the guys, joking around and being aggressive.
5. Lacy came once Purl became popular and Lacy was just like Purl when she first arrived.
6. Purl was unsure how to react to Lacy initially but ultimately took her in and introduced her to the guys.
7. B.R.O. capital became a nicer more productive company once they embraced the presence of the “yarns” which represents the feminine.
8. Purl became a catalyst in the company, uniting both the feminine and the masculine energies thereby producing a more harmonious and productive workplace.
