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• ☐ ☐ ☐ I don't get (s/t) exp. - I don't understand (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ strangle v. - kill by squeezing the neck
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cock fight n. - two roosters fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ screwing his brain exp. - hurting his brain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ buenos dias exp. - good day (in Spanish)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bark v. - the sound a dog makes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crap v. - poop, excrete
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ironic adj. - happening in the opposite way to what is expected
• ☐ ☐ ☐ obnoxious adj. - loud and rude
• ☐ ☐ ☐ squawk v. - the loud sound of a bird (or a woman)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ run away phv. - leave home and never come back
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuse v. - say that someone did something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a butcher n. - a person who cut and sell meat in a shop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ smash v. - violently break into pieces
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sneak up on (s/o) phv. - approach someone in a quiet and secret way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get in (s/o)'s head exp. - make someone think about something continuously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ You rat! exp. - a person who cannot be trusted

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

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Manny	Gloria	Jay

• Gloria and Jay are married.
• Gloria is Manny's mother.
• Jay is Manny's stepfather.
• Gloria is from Colombia.

1. Manny can't sleep because he is having nightmares.
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   False
   
   
2. Gloria thinks that Jay has poor hearing because he is old.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Jay wants Gloria to talk to the neighbor.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Gloria has talked to the neighbor many times before.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The man is divorced.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The neighbor's wife moved out three weeks ago.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The neighbor complains about Gloria's and Jay's loud parrot.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Jay and Gloria have a pet parrot.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Jay thinks that Gloria killed the dog.
   True
   False
   
   
10. One time, Gloria killed a rat and left the head outside to scare away other rats.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Manny and Jay are in the garage to check the shovel for dog blood.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Gloria took the dog to a butcher.
    True
    False
    
    
13. She gave the dog to her hairdresser.
    True
    False
    
    

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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 want to [ choke ] that crazy old thing.

   [ strangle ]

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2. I don't [ understand ] how one dog keeps you awake when you grew up sleeping through cockfights and revolutions.

   [ get ]

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3. Your dog doesn't stop [ making noise ] all morning, all night.

   [ barking ]

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4. I have never once said a word about that [ loud and rude ] parrot of yours that's always squawking.

   [ obnoxious ]

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5. Maybe it [ escaped ].

   [ ran away ]

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6. Gloria's grandfather and uncles were [ meat cutters ].

   [ butchers ]

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7. Don't [ quietly approach ] me like that.

   [ sneak up on ]

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8. You [ made me overthink ] about my mom.

   [ got in my head ]

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9. You little [ traitor ].

   [ rat ]

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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

Manny / Gloria / not / sleep / because / neighbor / dog / keep / bark

Manny and Gloria can't sleep because the neighbor's dog keeps (on) barking.

Gloria / go / over / neighbor / house / confront / him / dog

Gloria goes over to the neighbor's house to confront him about [the/his] dog.

dog / belong / Larry / soon-to-be / ex-wife

The dog belongs to Larry's soon-to-be ex-wife.

Larry / point / he / never / once / complain / their / obnoxious / parrot / that / always / squawk

Larry points out (that) he has never once complained about their obnoxious parrot that is always squawking.

next / morning / Larry / come / house / and / accuse / them / steal / dog

The next morning, Larry comes to their house and accuses them of stealing [the/his] dog.

after / Jay / deny / take / dog / he / ask / Gloria / what / she / do

After Jay denies taking the dog, he asks Gloria what she did.

Gloria / grandfather / uncle / butcher / so / she / always / have / certain / comfort / level / kill

Gloria's grandfather and uncles were butchers, so she has always had a certain comfort level with killing.

Gloria / once / kill / rat / shovel / and / then / leave / head / send / message / other / rat

Gloria once killed a rat with a shovel and then left the head to send a message to the other rats.

Manny / Jay / go / out / garage / check / rat / shovel / sign / dog

Manny and Jay go out to the garage [to/and] check the rat shovel for signs of dog.

Gloria / walk / garage / and / ask / them / what / they / do

Gloria walks into the garage and asks them what they are doing.

Gloria / give / dog / hairdresser / brother / who / live / out / country / and / have / three / kid

Gloria gave the dog to her hairdresser's brother, who lives out in the country and has three kids.

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.

Manny hasn't been able to sleep in weeks.

It's not my dog. It's my soon-to-be ex-wife's.

Is she coming back for it?

Well, you need to do something about the dog.

Who the hell is this kid?

Where the hell is the dog?

According to my credit card, my wife is in Europe searching for the world's most expensive hotel.

You come over complaining about the dog, and the next day it's gone? You tell me.

Gloria's grandfather and uncles were butchers, so she's always had a certain comfort level when it comes to killing.

She left the head out there to send a message to the other rats.

What are you doing out here?

Are you checking it for signs of dog?

Well, let's do this quick.

Do you think someone did something with that shovel, Manny?

Well, what was I supposed to think?

Just tell me what you did with it.

That's what people say when something's dead.

Why didn't you just tell me this in the first place?

1. What was Gloria's solution to the noisy dog problem? How do you feel about it? Did she do something wrong?
2. The dog belongs to the man's soon-to-be-ex-wife. How do you think he will react if he finds out the truth (that Gloria stole the dog)? How do you think she (the soon-to-be-ex-wife) will react?
3. How would you deal with a neighbor with a noisy dog?
4. Have you ever been in a similar situation? What did you do?
5. What kind of animal makes the best pet? Why?
6. What is your favorite breed of dog? Why?
7. Have you ever had to kill an animal (like a rat or mouse)? A large insect? A fish? How did you feel?
8. Modern Family often uses stereotypes about Colombia and Latin America for humor. Do you think these types of jokes are funny? Offensive? Harmless? Insensitive? Why?