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Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ fiber-optic adj. - flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It takes some getting used to. exp. - It takes some time to become accustomed to it.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ eggnog n. - a drink made of milk, sugar, and eggs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Perry Como n. - a famous American singer from the 1960s and 1970s [ link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Bing (Crosby) n. - a famous American singer from the 1920s to 1970s [ link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hi-fi n. - a record player or turntable [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make up phv. - create, invent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ draw a line in the sand exp. - decide that there are some things that you will never do or accept
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an axe n. - a tool used for cutting down trees (also: an ax) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ She's just not that into you. exp. - She doesn't seem to like you.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cigar n. - a roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get (into) a groove exp. - start doing something properly and continuously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ budge v. - move
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stuck adj. - unable to move (or remove)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I got it. exp. - I have an idea.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ snap v. - break suddenly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blade n. - a tool used for cutting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hit the gas exp. - drive (a car) faster
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bald adj. - having no hair (or no branches) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ comb over phv. - push hair (or branches) to a bald area to cover it up [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ branches n. - the arms of a tree [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in hindsight exp. - looking back (to the past)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a jack n. - a tool used to lift a car so that one can change the tire [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ split v. - divide into two (or many) parts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trunk n. - the bottom thick part of a tree [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an axe-head n. - the steel or stone part of an axe (not the handle) [image]

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

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Jay	Manny

• It is Christmas time.
• Jay is Manny's stepfather.

1. Jay prefers ______ Christmas trees.
   real
   fake
   
   
2. Manny thinks a fiber-optic tree is ______.
   too expensive
   more beautiful
   better for the environment
   
   
3. Jay associates Christmas with ______ and ______.
   Jesus
   eggnog
   old music
   giving gifts
   time with family
   
   
4. Jay wants to ______.
   cut down the first tree they see
   find the tree he planted with his dad
   take some time and find the perfect tree
   
   
5. Jay used to celebrate finding a Christmas tree by ______ with his father.
   singing
   smoking
   drinking
   
   
6. Jay wants to ______.
   set the tree on fire
   use the tree to make a saw
   remove his tools from the tree
   
   
7. After they make one side of the tree bald, Jay suggests ______.
   burning the tree
   finding another tree
   moving some branches
   
   
8. Manny suggests using a carjack to ______.
   apply upward pressure to the axe-head
   remove Jay's saw from the trunk
   push the car onto the tree
   
   
9. They plan to ______ when they describe how they got the tree.
   be honest
   lie
   
   
10. The tree may be dangerous because _______.
    the branches are weak
    the saw is still in the trunk
    the tree could catch on fire
    
    

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Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.

• Manny admits that fake Christmas trees might --- be used to get used to take to get used to take some getting used to (take some getting used to) .
  → require some time to be accepted
• Jay --- makes a sand line draws a sandy line makes a line of sand draws a line in the sand (draws a line in the sand) when Manny tries to make him use a fake tree.
  → refuses to accept it, decides to fight against it
• It takes Manny and Jay a few seconds --- to groove together to get in a groove to find in a groove to make a groove together (to get in a groove) when they are using the saw.
  → to work with a natural rhythm
• Jay suggests that they can --- brush by comb by brush over comb over (comb over) some branches to cover the bald spot on the tree.
  → move hair (or branches) to cover a bald area

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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

Jay / start / complain / because / Manny / put / up / fiber / optic / Christmas / tree

Jay starts [complaining/to complain] because Manny has put up a fiber-optic Christmas tree.

Manny / try / point / out / fake / tree / way / better / environment / than / real / one

Manny tries to point out (that) a fake tree is way better for the environment than a real one.

Manny tries to point out (that) fake trees are way better for the environment than real ones.

Jay / want / cut / down / real / tree / like / he / do / when / he / kid

Jay wants to cut down a real tree like he did when he was a kid.

Jay wants to cut down a real tree like he used to do when he was a kid.

after / hike / hour / they / choose / tree / next / car

After hiking for an hour, they choose a tree (that is) next to [the/their] car.

they / fail / cut / down / tree / use / both / axe / saw

They fail to cut down the tree using both an axe and a saw.

Jay / not / want / give / up / because / tool / still / stuck / trunk / tree

Jay doesn't want to give up because his tools are still stuck in the trunk of the tree.

Jay / try / use / rope / attach / car / pull / down / tree

Jay tries to use a rope (that is) attached to his car to pull down the tree.

however / he / just / strip / all / branch / one / side / leave / it / bald

However, he just strips all (of) the branches [from/off] one side, leaving it bald.

However, he just strips all (of) the branches [from/off] one side, which leaves it bald.

as / they / discuss / what / do / next / their / car / roll / down / hill / and / knock / over / tree

As they are discussing what to do next, their car rolls down [a/the] hill and knocks over the tree.

As they are discussing what they should do next, their car rolls down [a/the] hill and knocks over the tree.

they / agree / lie / how / they / get / tree

They agree to lie about how they got the tree.

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.

What the hell is that?

It's way better for the environment than a real one.

Look, I admit, it takes some getting used to.

Why do we keep changing things that don't need changing?

I'm drawing a line in the sand. We're going to get a real tree, and we're going to cut it down like I did when I was a kid.

I know we've been hiking for an hour, but (it's) worth it when you look at this beauty, huh?

So you're arguing that we walked entirely around the earth?

She's just not that into you.

I was just a kid, so I'd have a cigarette.

(What) The hell is this wood made of? They ought to make saws out of it!

Besides, all my tools are stuck in it.

It'll be fine! We'll just comb over some branches!

So what do we do now?

Of course. The upward motion will split the trunk.

We can always tell people that's how we did it.

You're going to want to keep your brother away from that, huh?

1. What is Manny's reason for choosing a fiber-optic tree over a real one? Do you agree with him?
2. What are some things that Manny and Jay say and do that show they are from different generations?
3. What was Manny's final idea? Can you explain (or draw it) clearly? Do you think it would have worked?
4. What things does Jay associate with Christmas? What things do you associate with Christmas?
5. Does your family have any unique Christmas (or other holiday) traditions (something unique to your family)? What are these traditions, and how did they start?
6. What is your most vivid childhood Christmas memory?
7. What does Manny mean when he says, "The best stuff has a story behind it"? Do you agree with this statement? Can you share a personal example?