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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a citizenship interview n. - a meeting where officials ask questions to decide if you can become a citizen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an immigrant n. - a person who moves to a new country to live
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a caterpillar n. - a small, worm-like animal that will become a butterfly [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a butterfly n. - an insect with colorful wings that flies [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sentimental adj. - having strong feelings of love or sadness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a green card n. - a card that lets you live and work in the U.S. permanently
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the green card lottery n. - a program to win a green card to live in the U.S.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ naturalize v. - become a citizen of a new country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sponsor v. - legally help someone move to a new country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a permanent resident n. - a person who can live in a country forever but is not a citizen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ grill (s/o) exp. - ask (someone) many tough questions
• ☐ ☐ ☐ My Girl [n] - a romantic movie about a young girl [ Link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crisp autumn day exp. - a cool, fresh day in the fall
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rotten adj. - spoiled or bad (for food)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an octopus n. - a sea animal with eight arms [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tentacle n. - a long, flexible arm of an octopus [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pull us together exp. - bring people close to each other
• ☐ ☐ ☐ love at first sight exp. - falling in love the first time you see someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the waist down exp. - the lower part of the body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lengthy adj. - long
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a courtship n. - the process of dating, chasing after someone before getting married
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a proposal n. - asking someone to marry you
• ☐ ☐ ☐ teary adj. - filled with tears, starting to cry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pinch v. - squeeze tightly, sometimes causing pain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take the world by storm exp. - become very popular or successful quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shop closed exp. - a store that is not open
• ☐ ☐ ☐ romanticize v. - think something is better than it really is
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wear (s/o) down phv. - slowly make (someone) weak until they agree
• ☐ ☐ ☐ déjà vu exp. - the feeling that you have experienced something before
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fill up phv. - fill a car with gasoline
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an Accord n. - a type of car [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hit v. - visit, go to

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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Jessica	Louis

• The Parks are a Taiwanese-American family living in Orlando, Florida.
• They have three sons - Eddie (oldest), Emery, and Evan (youngest).

1. What does Louis want at beginning of the conversation?
   Fashion advice
   A butterfly
   A new tie
   Breakfast
   
   
2. Who is not an American citizen?
   Grandma
   Jessica
   Emery
   Louis
   
   
3. What happened when Jessica got her green card?
   She went to jail.
   They started making a family.
   They had a party and drank a lot of wine.
   They were grilled by government officials.
   
   
4. What is Emery's favorite love story?
   The movie My Girl
   The story of how his parents met
   
   
5. What happened to Jessica after she ate the rotten octopus?
   She went to the hospital.
   She had diarreha.
   She fell asleep.
   She threw up (vomit).
   
   
6. How does Jessica describe their engagement?
   She said yes immediately.
   She proposed to him instead.
   She never wanted to get married.
   She said no several times before saying yes.
   
   
7. How many children does Jessica say that she wanted?
   None
   Two
   Three
   
   
8. What are Jessica’s main concerns about the citizenship interview?
   That it will take too long.
   That Louis will talk too much.
   That she will be denied citizenship.
   That the office is in a dangerous part of town.
   That they might forget some important documents.
   
   
9. Where is the immigration office?
   In the rich area of town
   In the poor area of town
   
   
10. What does Jessica want to do after the interview?
    Buy gas
    Go shopping
    Get lunch with Louis
    Take the boys to school
    
    
11. What vehicle did Louis and Jessica buy after they got married?
    An Accord
    A minivan
    A sportscar
    A motorcycle
    
    
12. What do they drive now?
    An Accord
    A minivan
    A sportscar
    A motorcycle
    
    

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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 (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

Louis / ask / Jessica / help / him / choose / tie / citizen / interview

Louis asks Jessica to help him (to) choose a tie for her citizenship interview.

Jessica / complain / Louis / romanticize / every / moment / life

Jessica complains about Louis romanticizing every moment [of/in] their lives.

Jessica complains (that) Louis romanticizes every moment [of/in] their lives.

when / Emery / ask / why / mother / not / yet / America / citizen / Louis / tell / story / how / they / first / meet

When Emery asks why his mother is not yet an American citizen, Louis tells (him/them) the story of how they first met.

they / meet / while / wait / line / go / bathroom / after / eat / rotten / octopus

They met while (they were) waiting in line for the bathroom after eating (some) rotten octopus.

They met while (they were) waiting in line for the bathroom after they ate (some) rotten octopus.

after / length / courtship / Jessica / accept / Louis / marriage / proposal

After a lengthy courtship, Jessica accepted Louis's marriage proposal.

Jessica / actual / only / want / two / child / but / Evan / *conceive / after / they / drank / too / wine

Jessica actually only wanted two children, but Evan was conceived after they drank too much (white) wine.

* conceive: make a baby

Louis / propose / several / time / and / Jessica / final / accept / after / he / wear / down

Louis proposed several times, and Jessica finally accepted after he wore her down.

Jessica / want / go / shop / and / get / cheap / gas / after / interview

Jessica wants to go shopping and get (some) cheap gas after the interview.

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

I just want to look perfect for your citizenship interview. This is a big moment for you.

Why must every single moment of our lives be so sentimental?

I still don't understand how Mom is not a citizen if I'm a citizen.

And I'm a citizen because I applied for the green card lottery, and then I naturalized.

And after that, I sponsored Grandma, who also then naturalized to become a citizen.

But your mom is a permanent resident with a green card.

How they took us into separate gray rooms and grilled us about how we met.

It's my favorite love story, after My Girl, of course.

For you, maybe. I was busy being sick from the waist down.

After an explosive start and a lengthy courtship, she finally accepted my proposal.

I told him shop closed after two.

So what made you decide to have me?

Why do you have to romanticize everything?

You proposed several times. I said no. You wore me down. I said yes.

So I want to hit the 99-cent store and then fill up the Accord with the cheap, cheap gas.

1. Five characters have their citizenship at the beginning of the clip: Louis, Grandma, Eddie, Emery, and Evan. How did each get their citizenship?
2. Can you describe Jessica's situation regarding American citizenship? How is it different from Louis's?
3. Anyone born on American soil automatically gets American citizenship. Is this the same in your country? Do you think this is a good law? Why or why not?
4. Jessica says she wanted two kids, but she has three. What is her explanation? Do you think it is okay to tell Evan (their youngest child) this?
5. From this short clip, how would you describe the relationship between Louis's mother and Jessica? Do you have a similar relationship with your in-laws?
6. Louis romanticizes everything. Jessica seems much colder and more practical. Who are you more similar to? Can you give some examples?
7. Have you or anyone you know gone through a similar immigration process? Can you describe the steps?
8. Do you know how your parents met? Is it a romantic story?
9. How about you? If you are in a relationship, how did you meet your partner? Is it a romantic story?
10. What is the most romantic (real) first-meeting story you have ever heard?