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How often do you see people in need of help?
Who do they tend to be, friends and family, class mates, colleagues at work or strangers?
Have you ever helped someone you didn't know, because they looked like they were struggling? (definition opens in new tab)
You can answer these questions on the board at the end of this class.
Spend a few minutes thinking of different ways people help each other, then watch the video until 0:41 to check your ideas.
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1. Watch the first 40 seconds of the video and match the situations to what the man does.
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- and puts it under the water falling from an overflow pipe.
- so he rushes over and does it for her.
- He takes a piece of chicken from his plate and feeds it.
- He opens his wallet and gives them some money.
- and hangs a bunch of bananas on the door.
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He sees a dying tree by the side of the pavement
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A woman with a heavy cart has difficulty pushing it up onto the pavement,
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A dog comes up to him and places its paw on his leg.
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A mother and daughter are sat begging.
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He stands at the front door of an apartment in a poor-looking building
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2. Watch the next part of the video 0:41-1:14 and order the events.
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Strolling down the street, he stops and looks to see how the plant is doing, and it doesn't seem to have recovered.
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The woman with the cart looks upset because he's arrived late to help her.
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He now produces two pieces of chicken for the dog!
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The girl looks uncomfortable receiving so much money from him and sadly bows her head in thanks.
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Now sat on a bus, he taps a woman on the back to offer her his seat. She turns and looks at him distrustfully.
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The old lady takes the bananas from the door knob and looks confused, because she has no idea who has left them there for her.
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Again, people react to him negatively. The woman with the cart appears to be biting the hand that feeds her. Maybe, if the man has been helping her every day, she’s got used to it, and it’s a question of familiarity breeding contempt. Do you have similar expression in your language to “Familiarity breeds contempt” or “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”? (Links open in new tab.)
What other reasons could people in the video have for reacting negatively to him?
Make a note of your predictions, then continue watching to find out.