Task 4: What is happening?

This is a hidden camera show and a made up situation.

Listen carefully to what the couple says and observe some reactions from people at other tables in the restaurant.

1. Watch the video until 0:39 with the sound muted in order to get a general idea of what is happening from the clues the gestures provide.
2. Then minimise the screen and listen to it with the sound only, without watching it.
3. Write down five words from the video you remember or unknown words and phrases you heard. Find their meaning and provide a definition of each word.
4. Watch it with the sound. Work in pairs. Using your notes and keywords, describe what happened from 0:00 to 0.39 of the video. Work with your partner to come up with a single description.
5. Then, compare the description you have agreed on with that produced by another pair.
6. Watch the video with captions turned on. Review your notes (i.e., correct wrong words or phrases) and complete your notes about the story by adding any important information you missed.

Reflection and Discussion

• What might be the main issue in this video?
• How did you feel after watching it?
• If you were a waiter, how would you feel?
• Do you understand this situation and the customers’ views?
• If you agree with the customers’ views, explain why.
• If you disagree with the customers’ views, explain why not.