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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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ work this out exp. - solve the problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ behave v. - act
• ☐ ☐ ☐ address v. - talk about
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the elephant in the room exp. - a big problem that everyone knows about but no one wants to talk about
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bring it in phv. - come here
• ☐ ☐ ☐ huddle up phv. - stand together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tension n. - anger and discomfort
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It's out there! exp. - The secret is revealed.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ That is so Claire! exp. - That looks exactly like Claire!
• ☐ ☐ ☐ defensive adj. - sensitive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ roustabouts n. - kids
• ☐ ☐ ☐ patch (things) up phv. - fix (things)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make fun of exp. - tease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gold digger exp. - a woman who marries a man for money

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

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Gloria	Jay	Phil

Claire	Luke	Manny

• Manny and Luke got into a fight at school because Manny said he was Luke's uncle.
• Claire (Jay's daughter) does not like Gloria (Jay's wife).

1. Why did they come to Jay's house?
   To watch a football game.
   To talk about the fight.
   To study together.
   
   
2. What is the "elephant in the room"?
   Jay is much older than Gloria.
   Manny and Luke had a fight.
   Phil is attracted to Gloria.
   
   
3. How does Phil want to fix the problem between Luke and Manny?
   He wants to make them talk to each other.
   He wants to give them a short lecture.
   He wants to punish both of them.
   
   
4. How does Jay want to fix the problem between Luke and Manny?
   He wants to make them talk to each other.
   He wants to give them a short lecture.
   He wants to punish both of them.
   
   
5. Why does Gloria think that Claire doesn't like her?
   Because she makes has unfriendly face.
   Because Phil is always looking at her.
   Because Luke fights with Manny.
   
   
6. How does Claire make Gloria feel in the family?
   Unwelcome
   Nervous
   Poor
   
   
7. What does Claire want Gloria to do?
   Stop talking with a strange accent.
   Stop coming to their house.
   Stop being so defensive.
   
   
8. Why did Luke make fun of Manny?
   He has the same thing for lunch every day.
   He talks with a strange accent.
   He is from another country.
   
   
9. Why did Manny make fun of Luke?
   He has the same thing for lunch every day.
   He talks with a strange accent.
   He is from another country.
   
   
10. What did Claire call Gloria?
    a gold digger
    a coal digger
    a foreigner
    
    
11. Why did Claire call her that?
    Gloria married her father.
    Gloria is from Colombia.
    Gloria has a strange accent.
    
    
12. Where did Claire call her that?
    At a Mexican restaurant
    In the car
    At school
    At Jay's and Gloria's wedding
    
    

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. I think we should [ talk about ] [ the unspoken problem ].

   [ address ] [ the elephant in the room ]

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2. Luke. Manny. [ Come here ]. Come on. [ Stand together ]. Football.

   [ Bring it in ] [ Huddle up ]

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3. I'm just going to say it... there's [ anger and discomfort ] between you two.

   [ tension ]

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4. So, you don't have to be so [ sensitive ].

   [ defensive ]

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5. You look like you [ fixed things ] pretty good, huh?

   [ patched things up ]

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6. I [ teased ] his accent.

   [ made fun of ]

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7. Sweetheart. He heard it wrong. It's [ a person who marries for money ].

   [ gold digger ]

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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

everyone / come / Jay / house / watch / game

Everyone [has come/comes] to Jay's house (in order) to watch the game.

while / Phil / try / *mediate / problem / between / Luke / Manny / Jay / interrupt / and / just / tell / them / get / along

While Phil is trying to mediate the problem between Luke and Manny, Jay interrupts and just tells them to get along.

* mediate: (v) help two sides solve a disagreement

then / Phil / try / get / Claire / Gloria / discuss / issue

Then Phil tries to get Claire and Gloria to discuss their issue.

Gloria / tell / Claire / she / not / feel / welcome / family

Gloria tells Claire (that) she doesn't feel welcome in the family.

Claire / claim / she / really / love / have / Gloria / Manny / family

Claire claims (that) she really loves having Gloria and Manny in [the/their] family.

however / Claire / also / accuse / Gloria / be / too / defensive

However, Claire also accuses Gloria of being too defensive.

Luke / Manny / come / run / back / kitchen / having / seeming / patch / thing

Luke and Manny come running back into the kitchen, having seemingly patched things up.

Phil / wonder / aloud / what / they / even / fight / about

Phil wonders aloud what they were even fighting about.

Manny / make / fun / Luke / have / same / thing / lunch / every / day

Manny made fun of Luke for having the same thing for lunch every day.

Luke / make / fun / Manny / accent / and / call / mother / coal / digger

Luke made fun of Manny's accent and called his mother a coal digger.

Phil / unwise / correct / Luke / telling / him / proper / term / gold / digger

Phil unwisely corrects Luke, telling him (that) the proper term is gold digger.

Gloria / *storm / out / room

Gloria storms out of the room.

* storm out: (phv) leave in an angry way

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.

She means we've seen them two times today.

Okay everybody, the food's in there, the drinks are in there, I'll be in here.

Do you have any feelings you'd like to express?

You can never have too many pies, right?

I'm just going to say it.

I'm going to kill you.

No no no. Don't tell me, tell her.

Gloria, I don't know why you think I don't like you.

We really love having you and Manny in our family.

You don't have to be so defensive.

I bet it seems kind of silly now what you were even fighting about, huh?

I made fun of him because his mom used to dig coal.

That's what my mom told me.

Leaves his sweatshirts at school every day suddenly remembers everything. Thank you.

1. How would you describe Phil's parenting style and Jay's parenting style? Which do you prefer? Which is most similar to your father's parenting style?
2. Do you think Gloria is a gold digger? Why do you think she married Jay? Why do you think Jay married Gloria?
3. How do you feel about the expression "gold digger"? Is it offensive? It is usually used to describe women, not men. Why? Is that fair?
4. Do you think that it is okay (fair) to reject or pursue someone based on money or income?
5. What age gap do you think is acceptable in a romantic relationship?
6. What is the best way for children to patch things up? How about adults?