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• ☐ ☐ ☐ typhoons [n] - like hurricanes, big storms
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cholera [n] - a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dysentery [n] - a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ frizzy hair [n] - big, messy hair
• ☐ ☐ ☐ imply [v] - say indirectly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bloody [adj] - very
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be at it [exp] - argue
• ☐ ☐ ☐ itty-bitty [adj] - very small
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gander [n] - a male goose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ghastly [adv] - disgusting

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

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Wilbur

• Wilbur has just been left in Uncle Homer's barn by Fern.
• Wilbur doesn't know any of the other animals in the barn.

1. Wilbur wants to play with the barn animals.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Most of the sheep are willing to play with Wilbur in the mud.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The horse (Ike) wants to play with Wilbur in the mud.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The horse thinks that the sheep work hard.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The (leader) sheep thinks that they (the sheep) work hard.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The goose encourages Wilbur to play with the animals.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Gussy (the goose) has to sit on her eggs.
   True
   False
   
   
8. The gander (male goose) offers to play with Wilbur.
   True
   False
   
   
9. The cows are too hungry to play with Wilbur.
   True
   False
   
   
10. The sheep don't want to get their wool wet.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Wilbur thinks that the animals are good friends.
    True
    False
    
    

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

1. Are you [ suggesting ] that we don't work?

   [ implying ]

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2. Because we work [ very ] hard, thank you!

   [ bloody ]

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3. They [ are arguing ] again.

   [ are at it ]

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4. Well, for us there's this whole smell-of-wet-wool business. [ Disgusting ]!

   [ Ghastly ]

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Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instruções:: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você criou que é melhor. 2) Ouça e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

• Hi. My name's Wilbur. Anyone --- want wanting (want) to play? Anyone?
• It --- rains is raining (is raining) , you know. And you --- know are knowing (know) what you --- get are getting (get) with rain?
• Lightning. Typhoons. Cholera. Dysentery. Frizzy hair. That sad feeling.
• No, mud!
• What the heck --- does he do is he doing (is he doing) now?
• Hey, come on. --- Do you want Are you wanting (Do you want) to join me? Come on! Let's go!
• Let's go, let's go, let's go!
• Let's not. How many times must I tell you? Just because we're sheep, it --- doesn't mean isn't meaning (doesn't mean) we have to follow. Think for yourselves.
• Yourselves. Quite right! Myself.
• Hey, kid, this is a barn. We --- don't play aren't playing (don't play) , we --- work are working (work) . Some of us, anyway.
• "Some of us"? --- Do you imply Are you implying (Are you implying) , lke, that we --- don't work aren't working (don't work) ? Because we --- work are working (work) bloody hard, thank you!
• Hard? You --- grow are growing (grow) hair!
• They’re at it again.
  
  
• That's right. What's your name?
• Gussy.
• Gussy? Great name!
• Thank you, Wilbur. Now, you --- are are being (are) so cute and pink, but you --- waste are wasting (are wasting) your time. These animals won't play.
• What about you?
• Me? Well, I have to stay on my eggs.
  
  

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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.

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

Wilbur / introduce / self / other / animal

Wilbur introduces himself to the other animals.

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Wilbur / invite / other / animal / play / him / mud

Wilbur invites the other animals to play with him in the mud.

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animal / say / they / not / play / because / they / have to / work

The animals say (that) they can't play because they have to work.

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horse / imply / sheep / not / actual / work / as / they / just / grow / hair

The horse implies (that) the sheep don't actually work as they just grow hair.

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Gussy / goose / tell / Wilbur / he / waste / time

Gussy the goose tells Wilbur (that) he is wasting his time.

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Gussy / say / she / love / play / but / she / have to / sit / egg

Gussy says (that) she would love to play, but she has to sit on her eggs.

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cow / say / they / not / play / because / they / hungry

The cows say they can't play because they are hungry.

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sheep / not / want / play / because / wool / smell / bad / when / get / wet

The sheep don't want to play because their wool smells bad when it gets wet.

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gander / claims / the / animal / barn / all / friend

The gander claims (that) the animals (that are) in the barn are all friends.

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Wilbur / imply / they / not / really / friend

Wilbur implies (that) they are not really friends.

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The text below is from the [ original novel ].

1. Which parts of the video are the same as the novel?
2. Which parts of the video are different from the novel?
3. Which parts of the novel are not in the video?

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Chapter 4 - Loneliness

The next day was rainy and dark. Rain fell on the roof of the barn and dripped steadily from the eaves. Rain fell in the barnyard and ran in crooked courses down into the lane where thistles and pigweed grew. Rain spattered against Mrs. Zuckerman's kitchen windows and came gushing out of the downspouts. Rain fell on the backs of the sheep as they grazed in the meadow. When the sheep tired of standing in the rain, they walked slowly up the lane and into the fold.

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"One day just like another," Wilbur groaned. "I'm very young, I have no real friend here in the barn, it's going to rain all morning and all afternoon, and Fern won't come in such bad weather. Oh, honestly!" And Wilbur was crying again, for the second time in two days.

At six-thirty Wilbur heard the banging of a pail. Lurvy was standing outside in the rain, stirring up breakfast.

"C'mon, pig!" said Lurvy.

Wilbur did not budge. Lurvy dumped the slops, scraped the pail, and walked away. He noticed that something was wrong with the pig.

Wilbur didn't want food, he wanted love. He wanted a friend - someone who would play with him. He mentioned this to the goose, who was sitting quietly in a corner of the sheepfold.

"Will you come over and play with me?" he asked.

"Sorry, sonny, sorry," said the goose. "I'm sitting-sitting on my eggs. Eight of them. Got to keep them toasty-oasty-oasty warm. I have to stay right here, I'm no flibberty-ibberty-gibbet. I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I'm expecting goslings."

"Well, I didn't think you were expecting woodpeckers," said Wilbur, bitterly.

Wilbur next tried one of the lambs.

"Will you please play with me?" he asked.

"Certainly not," said the lamb. "In the first place, I cannot get into your pen, as I am not old enough to jump over the fence. In the second place, I am not interested in pigs. Pigs mean less than nothing to me."

"What do you mean, less than nothing?" replied Wilbur. "I don't think there is any such thing as less than nothing. Nothing is absolutely the limit of nothingness. It's the lowest you can go. It's the end of the line. How can something be less than nothing? If there were something that was less than nothing, then nothing would not be nothing, it would be something - even though it's just a very little bit of something. But if nothing is nothing, then nothing has nothing that is less than it is."

"Oh, be quiet! " said the lamb. "Go play by yourself! I don't play with pigs."

Sadly, Wilbur lay down and listened to the rain.

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1. How would you describe the personality of the animals? Think of two adjectives for each of these animals: Wilbur, Gussy. Gander, Ike, the sheep, the cows.
   You can use some of these words: brave, direct, energetic, kind, friendly, grumpy, judgemental, melancholy, obedient, playful, proud, polite, wise.
2. Most of the animals have American accents, but one has a British accent. Which animal has the British accent? How can you tell?
3. In American culture, sheep are usually depicted as followers, geese as motherly, horses as hard-working, and cows as lazy. What characteristics are associated with these animals in your culture? How about pigs? Dogs? Cats? Rats?
4. Wilbur says, "I'm not so sure being in the same place is the same as being friends."
   What does this mean? Do you agree?
5. Do you think the animals in this barn are friends?