Modul 3: Story 42 The Psychology of Socks
Video 01 Vocabulary Presentation 1-2
Video 03 Story Presentation 01
Video 04 Story Presentation 02
Audio 01 The story
The Psychology of Socks
When he was a secondary school student, Jason loved football. He wasn’t the best player, but he was quite decent. However, once he scored an own goal in a very important football match. He felt embarrassed, and his friends and teammates made fun of him too. But, Jason didn’t give up; instead, he decided to get better. He started to train harder than anyone in the football team and soon became one of the best strikers in his school; still, he never forgot about the humiliation he faced when he scored that unfortunate own goal.
Recently, Jason has got into college. Soon, he was qualified for the college football team. He was a striker. His coach suggested that he should take extra sessions to get better at scoring goals because the upcoming Youth Football Championship was quite close.
His coach told Jason to take a look at the goalkeeper’s feet. Jason could then see which way the keeper would expect Jason’s kick to go. If the feet showed that the goalkeeper was ready to jump left, then Jason should shoot the opposite way – to the right – in order to score.
One day, Jason was bragging to his classmates in a local restaurant about his football training and told them about his new technique. Unfortunately, while he was saying this, the goalkeeper from the rival team was sitting within earshot. As soon as he had got back home, he sat down to formulate a strategy for the big day of the championship.
On the day of the championship, Jason managed to go past all his opponents, and he was in front of the rival goalkeeper. He wanted to apply his new technique, so he looked down to the keeper’s feet. He saw that the rival was wearing socks with his team’s logo on it. He froze in terror as he feared that he might again score an own goal. The opportunity to score was lost within a moment.
Video 05 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Did Jason love football?
2. Did Jason once score an own goal?
3. Did Jason give up?
4. Did Jason qualify for the college football team?
5. Was Jason a goalkeeper?
6. Was Jason bragging to his classmates about his new technique one day?
7. Was the goalkeeper from the rival team sitting within earshot?
8. Did this goalkeeper formulate a strategy based on what he had overheard?
9. Did Jason fail to show up on the day of the championship?
10. Did Jason manage to go past all the opponents to the goal?
11. Was he in front of the rival goalkeeper?
12. Did he try to score without thinking?
13. Did he try to apply his new technique?
14. Was the rival goalkeeper wearing socks with Jason’s team logo on it?
15. Did Jason lose the opportunity to score?
Video 06 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
16. Who loved football?
17. Who was a decent player?
18. Who scored an own goal?
19. Who made fun of Jason due to his own goal?
20. Who didn’t give up?
21. Who became one of the best strikers in his school?
22. Who qualified for the college football team?
23. Who overheard Jason’s bragging in the restaurant?
Video 07 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
24. Did Jason love tennis or football in secondary school?
25. Was Jason the best football player, or was he a decent player?
26. Did Jason score a goal in an important match, or did he score an own goal?
27. Did he forget the humiliation after the own goal, or did he remember it?
28. Did Jason give up, or did he decide to get better?
29. Did Jason qualify for his college’s football team or tennis team?
30. Was Jason bragging about his new technique, or did he keep it to himself?
31. Did Jason lose the opportunity to score at the championship, or did he score a goal?
Video 08 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
32. What did Jason love?
33. What type of goal did he score in an important match?
34. How did he feel about his mistake?
35. What did Jason decide to do after his mistake?
36. What form of education has Jason got into recently?
37. How should Jason score against the opponent goalkeeper, according to his coach?
38. What did the goalkeeper from the rival team overhear Jason bragging about?
39. Why did Jason miss the opportunity to score?
Video 09 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
40.
a. Ask me if Jason loved football.
b. Ask me what Jason loved.
41.
a. Ask me if Jason scored an own goal.
b. Ask me what Jason scored.
42.
a. Ask me if Jason was a striker.
b. Ask me what he was.
43.
a. Ask me if Jason’s coach told him to look at the goalkeeper’s feet.
b. Ask me what Jason’s coach told him to look at.
44.
a. Ask me if Jason was bragging to his classmates in a local restaurant.
b. Ask me who he was bragging to in a local restaurant.
45.
a. Ask me if the rival goalkeeper tricked Jason by wearing socks with his team’s logo on them.
b. Ask me how the rival goalkeeper tricked Jason.
Audio 08 Story variations
The Psychology of Socks
Jason's story
The story
When he was a secondary school student, Jason loved football, but he once scored an own goal in a very important football match which made him feel embarrassed. His friends and teammates made fun of him, but Jason didn’t give up; instead, he decided to get better.
With hard training, he soon became one of the best strikers in his school; however, he never forgot about the humiliation when he scored that unfortunate own goal. Recently, Jason qualified as a striker for the college football team, and his coach taught him a special technique to score.
One day, Jason was bragging about his new technique in a local restaurant while the rival goalkeeper was sitting within earshot. As soon as Jason had finished bragging, the goalkeeper went home in order to formulate a strategy for the championship.
During the match, Jason made his way with the ball up to the rival goalkeeper, but he did not score because the goalkeeper was wearing Jason’s team’s socks which confused him.
Jason’s story
When I was a secondary school student, I loved football, but I once scored an own goal in a very important football match which made me feel embarrassed. My friends and teammates made fun of me, but I didn’t give up; instead, I decided to get better.
With hard training, I soon became one of the best strikers in my school; however, I never forgot about the humiliation when I scored that unfortunate own goal. Recently, I qualified as a striker for the college football team, and my coach taught me a special technique to score.
One day, I was bragging about my new technique in a local restaurant while the rival goalkeeper was sitting within earshot. As soon as I had finished bragging, the goalkeeper went home in order to formulate a strategy for the championship.
During the match, I made my way with the ball up to the rival goalkeeper, but I did not score because the goalkeeper was wearing my team’s socks which confused me.