STAND UP!
Pre-Listening • You’re going to watch a video of the British comedian Joe Lycett telling a story about how he scammed a scammer via email. • What do you think he’s going to do?
Listening 1 Watch the first part of the video (until 01:26) and answer the question: 1. What is the scam?
Listening 1 Watch the first part of the video (until 01:26) and answer the question: 1. What is the scam?
Listening 1 Watch the first part of the video (until 01:26) and answer the question: 1. What is the scam? A property scam, to get a viewing of a flat, potential tenants must transfer money using a site called moneytoindia.eu
Now watch again and answer these questions: 2. Why does Joe start emailing Gemma? 3. What does Gemma say about the flat? 4. What does Gemma ask Joe to do? Prediction: What is Joe going to do next?
Now watch again and answer these questions: 2. Why does Joe start emailing Gemma? His friend discovers it and realises it is a scam. 3. What does Gemma say about the flat? That it is in a beautiful area with parking facilities. 4. What does Gemma ask Joe to do? Send $220 and his home address. Prediction: What is Joe going to do next?
Listening 2 Watch the next part (until 2:06): Were your predictions correct? Watch again: 1. Where did Joe say he was? 2. Where was he really? 3. What was Gemma’s excuse for not meeting him? Predict: What do you think Joe will do next?
Listening 2 Watch the next part (until 2:06): Were your predictions correct? Watch again: 1. Where did Joe say he was? 2. Where was he really? 3. What was Gemma’s excuse for not meeting him? Predict: What do you think Joe will do next?
Listening 2 Watch the next part (until 2:06): Were your predictions correct? Watch again: 1. Where did Joe say he was? In Stockholm 2. Where was he really? In his garden in Birmingham drinking prosecco. 3. What was Gemma’s excuse for not meeting him? That she was in Berlin on a business trip. Predict: What do you think Joe will do next?
Listening 3 Watch the next part (until 3:28): Were your predictions correct?
Listening 3 Watch the next part (until 3:28): Were your predictions correct? Watch again: 1. What does the German phrase Joe uses mean? 2. How did Joe make his story more convincing? 3. How did Joe finish the latest email? Predict: What do you think will happen next?
Listening 3 Watch the next part (until 3:28): Were your predictions correct? Watch again: 1. What does the German phrase Joe uses mean? 2. How did Joe make his story more convincing? 3. How did Joe finish the latest email? Predict: What do you think will happen next?
Listening 3 Watch the next part (until 3:28): Were your predictions correct? Watch again: 1. What does the German phrase Joe uses mean? I know this is a scam. 2. How did Joe make his story more convincing? By including a photo of himself in Berlin from a previous holiday. 3. How did Joe finish the latest email? By saying he was going to contact the FBI to check Gemma out. Predict: What do you think will happen next?
Listening 4 Watch the rest of the video: Were your predictions correct? 1. How did Gemma react to Joe’s email about the FBI? 2. How did Joe give Gemma a taste of her own medicine? 3. What did Gemma say in her last email?
Listening 4 Watch the rest of the video: Were your predictions correct? 1. How did Gemma react to Joe’s email about the FBI? 2. How did Joe give Gemma a taste of her own medicine? 3. What did Gemma say in her last email?
Listening 4 Watch the rest of the video: Were your predictions correct? 1. How did Gemma react to Joe’s email about the FBI? She panicked and sent lots of emails. 2. How did Joe give Gemma a taste of her own medicine? By asking her to send him $300 to cancel the FBI check. 3. What did Gemma say in her last email? That she was sorry and would try to live a better life.
Reaction 1. What did you think of the video?
Part 1 So this is my favorite thing that's ____________ result of me being a bit weird with somebody online. A friend of mine was looking for somewhere to live in London, which as I'm sure ________________ quite expensive, quite difficult increasingly. He found somewhere on gumtree that looked kind of promising _____________ emailing back and forth and realized pretty quickly this is probably a scam and ____________ the emails that he'd done already over to me and just did the subject heading: “_____________________”. A girl called Gemma, who was supposedly advertising this property, I ________________ fresh email, I said: “Hello Gemma I'm contacting you regarding the apartment listed on Gumtree, I'm interested in a viewing and wanted to arrange, regards Joe Lycett.” I used my own name on this one.
Part 1 So this is my favorite thing that's come as a result of me being a bit weird with somebody online. A friend of mine was looking for somewhere to live in London, which as I'm sure you're aware is quite expensive, quite difficult increasingly. He found somewhere on gumtree that looked kind of promising did a bit of emailing back and forth and realized pretty quickly this is probably a scam and so he sent all the emails that he'd done already over to me and just did the subject heading: “do your absolute worst”. A girl called Gemma, who was supposedly advertising this property, I sent her a fresh email, I said: “Hello Gemma I'm contacting you regarding the apartment listed on Gumtree, I'm interested in a viewing and wanted to arrange, regards Joe Lycett.” I used my own name on this one.
Discussion 1. Is this a good way to deal with scammers? 2. Do similar scams exist in your country? 3. Have you ever been a victim of a scam? 4. What do you think of this type of comedy? Do you find it funny? 5. Which other stand-up comedians do you like? Have you ever been to a live show? 6. Did you enjoy this activity?
