CP: Undercover Boss – Fatburger S4 EP12 (U.S. TV Series)

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Set the Scene:

Let’s start with some questions to connect your everyday life to the subject of the activity:

  • Have you ever had a job or worked in a team where you felt undervalued or unappreciated?
  • How do you think a company’s success is related to its employees’ satisfaction and well-being?
  • Can you think of a time when you had to work in a difficult or challenging environment? How did you handle it?
  • Have you ever had to go above and beyond your normal duties to help your team or organization succeed?
  • How do you think a leader or CEO can make a positive impact on their employees and the company as a whole?

Featured Image Analysis & Prediction:

Look at the featured image and answer the following questions:

  • What do you see in the image?
  • What do you think this activity will be about based on this image?
  • How does the image relate to the questions we discussed earlier?

Introduction:

Please read the introduction to the activity, which describes Andy Wiederhorn, the CEO of Fatburger, and his decision to go undercover in his own company.

Video Engagement:

Watch the video associated with the activity, Undercover Boss – Fatburger S4 EP12 (U.S. TV Series), and pause at the following points:

  1. When Andy Wiederhorn first goes undercover in one of his restaurants (around 5-7 minutes into the video)
  2. When Andy discovers issues with the company, such as being out of hamburgers and employees not getting paid (around 15-20 minutes into the video)
  3. When Andy reflects on the importance of teamwork and considering employees as an extended family (around 30-35 minutes into the video)

For each pause point, discuss the following questions:

  • What are your initial impressions of Andy Wiederhorn and his decision to go undercover?
  • How do you think the employees will react to Andy’s presence, and what do you think he will learn from the experience?
  • What do you think are the most significant challenges facing the company, and how can Andy address them?

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Key Takeaways:

The key takeaways from this activity are:

  • Importance of employee appreciation and recognition
  • Need for effective communication and listening to concerns
  • Challenges faced by employees, including personal struggles and financial burdens
  • Importance of teamwork and considering employees as an extended family
  • Need for improvement initiatives, including centralized maintenance and proper ordering of essential items

Vocabulary Quiz:

Test your understanding of the vocabulary with the following quiz:

  1. Which word means ‘a person who is in charge of a particular restaurant or store’?
    • A) CEO
    • B) Employee
    • C) Manager
    • D) Val
  2. What does ‘going undercover’ mean in the context of Andy Wiederhorn’s experience?
    • A) To openly announce one’s identity and position
    • B) To work in a higher position than before
    • C) To pose as someone else to gather information without being recognized
    • D) To quit one’s job
  3. What is the term for ‘a list of tasks or jobs that need to be done to keep something running smoothly’?
    • A) Maintenance list
    • B) Employee list
    • C) Task force
    • D) Business plan
  4. What does ‘appreciation’ mean in the context of employee relationships?
    • A) Giving employees more work to do
    • B) Recognizing and valuing employees’ efforts and contributions
    • C) Ignoring employees’ concerns and ideas
    • D) Reducing employees’ pay
  5. What is the term for ‘a group of people working together to achieve a common goal’?
    • A) Teamwork
    • B) Leadership
    • C) Management
    • D) Partnership

Answer Key:

  1. C) Manager
  2. C) To pose as someone else to gather information without being recognized
  3. A) Maintenance list
  4. B) Recognizing and valuing employees’ efforts and contributions
  5. A) Teamwork

Grammar Focus:

The grammar focus for this activity is the use of the present perfect tense to describe experiences and challenges. The present perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb “has” or “have” and the past participle of the main verb.

Examples:

  • Andy Wiederhorn has gone undercover in his own company to understand his employees’ experiences and challenges.
  • He has spent 7 years fighting a business deal with the government.
  • He has discovered issues with the company, including being out of hamburgers and employees not getting paid.

Grammar Quiz:

Test your understanding of the grammar with the following quiz:

  1. By the time Andy Wiederhorn became the CEO of Fatburger, he ________ a real estate finance company in Portland.
    • A) has started
    • B) starts
    • C) had started
    • D) was starting
  2. Andy Wiederhorn ________ 7 years fighting a business deal with the government before he went to prison.
    • A) spends
    • B) has spent
    • C) spent
    • D) was spending
  3. By the end of his undercover experience, Andy ________ various jobs, including the assembly station.
    • A) works
    • B) has worked
    • C) had worked
    • D) was working
  4. The company ________ $100 million annually before Andy Wiederhorn went undercover.
    • A) generates
    • B) has generated
    • C) generated
    • D) was generating
  5. Andy Wiederhorn ________ a job offer with a substantial pay increase to one of his employees after his undercover experience.
    • A) makes
    • B) has made
    • C) made
    • D) was making

Answer Key:

  1. C) had started
  2. C) spent
  3. B) has worked
  4. C) generated
  5. B) has made