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LISTEN IN ENGLISH
WEDNESDAY
Nevermore
LESSON PACK (COMPREHENSION — VOCABULARY — DISCUSSION — SCRIPT)

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How are you similar to your parents? How are you different?
Directions: Read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the underlined words.
When I arrived at the party, my ex-girlfriend gave me the cold shoulder.
Even though his parents were very successful, he didn’t want to follow in their footsteps.
Trying to read in a car or on a bus makes me nauseous.
My favorite nursery rhymes are the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
She was a great soccer player back in the day. She doesn’t play very much anymore.
My old job was difficult, but luckily I escaped with my sanity intact.
Usually we don’t let students take the test late, but I will make an exception for you.
Wednesday Addams is a 16-year-old girl.
Morticia and Gomez are Wednesday's parents.
Principal Weems is the principal of Nevermore Academy.
Nevermore Academy is a school for outcasts (unusual students).
Morticia and Gomez both attended Nevermore when they were teenagers.
Wednesday has to go to Nevermore because she tried to kill two students at her previous high school after they bullied her brother.

Before | PREVIEW QUESTIONS

Before | LANGUAGE PREVIEW

Before | BACKGROUND

Wednesday Morticia (Tish) Gomez Principal Weems

During | GIST QUESTIONS

Directions: While you watch the video, think about these questions.
Why do Wednesday’s parents want her to go to Nevermore?
Why doesn’t Wednesday want to go to Nevermore?

After | COMPREHENSION

Directions: After you watch the video, circle the answer that best answers each question.
1. Morticia was NOT _______ when she attended Nevermore.
the head cheerleader the queen of the dark prom
the captain of the fencing team the president of the séance society
2. Gomez and Morticia met and fell in love _______ attending Nevermore.
before while after
3. Wednesday was born on a _______.
Monday Wednesday Friday
4. Wednesday was named after _______.
her grandmother Morticia's childhood cat
the day she was born on a line from a children's poem
5. Morticia and Principal Weems used to be _______.
roommates enemies in love
6. Wednesday has been to _______ schools in _______ years.
18, 5 8, 5 5, 8 5, 5 15, 8
7. Wednesday had _______ grades at her previous schools.
excellent average poor
8. Wednesday will live _______.
alone with Principal Weems in her mother's old dorm
9. The character Ophelia killed _______.
herself her family her teacher

What two adjectives would you use to describe Wednesday? Morticia? Gomez? Principal Weems?
How are Morticia and Wednesday similar? How are they different?
Morticia and Gomez are very affectionate with each other. Were (Are) your parents affectionate with each other? If so, did (does) it bother you?
Wednesday does not want to follow in her mother's footsteps. Do (or did) you want to follow in your parents' footsteps? How? Why?
Nevermore is a boarding school. (Students live there.) What are the pros and cons of attending a boarding school? Would you consider sending your children to a boarding school?
Wednesday is one of the most successful Netflix shows ever. Why do you think it is so popular?
On which day of the week were you born? According to this nursery rhyme, what does the day you were born on say about you? Is it accurate?
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go.
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living.
And the child born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, good and gay.
fair of face = pretty/handsome
woe = sadness
the Sabbath day = Sunday
bonny = beautiful
blithe = carefree

After | LANGUAGE REVIEW & DISCUSSION

After | SUMMARY

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame.
Eg. Wednesday / give / parent / cold / shoulder / because / she / not / want / go / Nevermore
Wednesday is giving her parents the cold shoulder because she doesn't want to go to Nevermore.
Wednesday / not / want / follow / mother / footstep
Morticia / hope / Wednesday / will / able / make / friend / Nevermore
Gomez / Morticia / meet / fall / love / Nevermore
Wednesday / name / come / Morticia / favorite / nursery / rhyme
principal / Weems / Morticia / roommate / back / day
Wednesday / attend / eight / school / past / five / year
Nevermore / not / usually / allow / student / enroll / middle / semester
however / Principal / Weems / make / exception / Wednesday / base / perfect / grade / and / family / history
Wednesday / will / live / same / dorm / mother / once / live

During | SCRIPT

Directions: Watch the video again and fill in the missing language.
Morticia: Darling, how long do you intend on giving us 1) ____ _______ ___________?
Wednesday: Lurch, please remind my parents that I'm no longer speaking to them.
Gomez: I promise you, my little viper, you will love Nevermore. Won't she, Tish?
Morticia: Of course. It's the perfect school for her.
Wednesday: Why? Because it was the perfect school for you? I have no interest in 2) _________ ____ _______ ________. Becoming captain of the fencing team, Queen of the Dark Prom, President of the Séance Society.
Morticia: I merely meant that finally you will be 3) _______ ______ who understand you. Maybe you'll even make some friends.
Gomez: Nevermore is like no other boarding school. It's a magical place. It's where I met your mother. And we fell in love.
Wednesday: You guys are making me nauseous. Not in a good way.
Principal Weems: Wednesday is certainly a unique name. I'm guessing it was the day of the week you were born?
Wednesday: I was born on Friday the 13th.
Morticia: Her name comes from a line from my favorite 4) _________ _______: "Wednesday's child is full of woe."
Principal Weems: You always had a unique perspective on the world, Morticia. Did your mother tell you we were roommates 5) _______ ____ _____ ______?
Wednesday: And you graduated with your sanity intact? Impressive.
Principal Weems: You've certainly had a very interesting educational journey. Eight schools in five years.
Wednesday: They haven't built one strong enough to hold me. I bet this place won't be any different.
Gomez: I believe what our daughter is trying to say is that she greatly appreciates the opportunity.
Principal Weems: Nevermore doesn't usually accept students mid-term, but given Wednesday's perfect grades and your family's long history with the school, I've spoken with the board, and we've 6) _______ _____ ____________.
Principal Weems: I've assigned you to your mother's old dorm. Ophelia Hall.
Wednesday: Refresh my memory. Ophelia's the one who kills herself after being driven mad by her family, correct?
Principal Weems: Should we go meet your new roommate?

After | ANSWERS

COMPREHENSION
Wednesday is _______ about going to Nevermore. unhappy
Morticia was NOT _______ when she attended Nevermore. the head cheerleader
Gomez and Morticia met and fell in love _______ attending Nevermore. while
Wednesday was born on a _______. Friday
Wednesday was named after _______. a line from a children's poem
Morticia and Principal Weems used to be _______. roommates
Wednesday has been to _______ schools in _______ years. 8, 5
Wednesday had _______ grades at her previous schools. excellent
Wednesday will live _______. in her mother's old dorm
The character Ophelia killed _______. herself
SCRIPT
1. giving us the cold shoulder 2. following in your footsteps 3. among peers 4. nursery rhyme 5. back in the day 6. made an exception
SUMMARY
Wednesday doesn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps.
Morticia hopes (that) Wednesday will be able to make (some) friends at Nevermore.
Gomez and Morticia met and fell in love at Nevermore.
Wednesday's name comes from Morticia's favorite nursery rhyme.
Principal Weems and Morticia were roommates back in the day.
Wednesday has attended eight schools in the past five years.
Nevermore doesn't usually allow students to enroll in the middle of a semester.
However, Principal Weems (has) made an exception for Wednesday based on her perfect grades and (her) family history.
Wednesday will live in the same dorm (that/which) her mother once lived in. Wednesday will live in the same dorm in which her mother once lived.

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