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assertion
[ uh-ˈsur-shuhn ]
noun
I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.
curate
[ kyoo-ˈreyt ]
verb
She likes to curate her social media posts to showcase her favorite travel experiences.
survival
[ ser-ˈvahy-vuhl ]
adjective
The survival rate for people who have this form of cancer is now more than 90 percent.
magical
[ ˈmaj-i-kuhl ]
adjective
There was something magical about that evening that I will never forget.
dial back
phrase
Due to the tight deadline, I had to dial back on my social activities to focus on completing the project.
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What is the video all about?
LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT
A. Script Completion
Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words or phrases. Write or type down your answers while listening.
⏱ 41:20 - 42:30
Simon: But there is good evidence to your (1) that this young generation seems less capable to deal with stress than previous generations, that is true. They are (2) you know, they've grown up in Instagram, Facebook, you know, Tik Tok world where I'm really good at showing you the life I want you to think that I lead. And so they're really good at (3) that they don't have. They sound like they have all the answers when they don't.
Steven: But then I see you presenting that life to me if you're a fellow Gen Z.
Simon: Yeah.
Steven: And I go, what? My life is stressful and difficult. I have to work really late you're having a frappuccino latte, whatever at 3 am, doing (4) . I need to quit.
Simon: Yeah. It (5) , what do you want from your life and what you want to do from your work. Like why do you have this job, you know. If it's just to pay the bills, I mean, I hope we've... I know that is the case for a lot of people that I have to have a job to pay the bills and I hope that employers are good enough that even (6) are a nice place to work, you know. Trader Joe's great company where people who have survival jobs are still nice place to work, you know.
LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT
A. Script Completion
Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.
⏱ 42:31 - 44:11
Simon: But I think the question is what is the life that you're trying to build and if you want a job simply to pay your bills and you know there's this (1) . Have you heard this one quiet quitting?
Steven: I've heard this time but I've, maybe I heard you talk about it.
Simon: Well, I mean it's been written about. It's not my concept. But quiet quitting is this thing where, "I don't quit the job, but I basically will (2) my efforts and give you the minimum so you pay me to do this job and I will do the basic minimum amount to do the job, where you can't really fire me because I'm not really doing anything badly or wrong, but I'm also not going above and (3) . So there's this concept of quiet quitting where people are coming to work and they're just doing the minimum, doing their hours, doing their job, not volunteering or raising their hands or going and that's it, and... and it raises the question is that bad?, you know and I and I'm a great believer that that it's all about (4) you know. Like I got asked about Amazon a lot like do I disagree with how Amazon has run and my answer is always the same which is they never lied, they didn't tell you it's a magical place to work, where it's all kumbaya and we all like you know we all (5) you know unicorns every day it's truly amazing. They're very up. They're very open about it that it's very very aggressive and very rough and very competitive and even the people who love it, only last two years because they (6) . And so because they don't lie you know what you're going to get if you go work there and if you like that kind of culture then go work there. If you don't like that kind of culture, then don't work there. But don't (7) and then say I didn't know because you did.
LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP
Direction: Answer the following questions based on the video and let's check your comprehension.
⏱ 41:20 - 44:11
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What does Simon say the younger generation is good at presenting?
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According to Steven, what does he feel when he sees fellow Gen Z having a good time?
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What does Simon suggest people should consider about their jobs?
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What is "quiet quitting" according to Simon?
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How does Simon describe the work culture at Amazon?