Learn English with Charlotte's Web

• ☐ ☐ ☐ slop [n] - the food that pigs eat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a rodent [n] - a small animal like a mouse or rat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ moldy [adj] - has mold on it (old, bad condition)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ salami [n] - a type of sliced sandwich meat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Charming! [exp] - Disgusting! (ironic)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ your kind [exp] - your type, your species
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Keep that in mind! [exp] - Remember that!
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reduce (someone) to [exp] - say someone is unimportant or limited to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gnaw [v] - bite or chew continuously (like a rat)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spy [v] - look at people secretly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ain't [v] - isn't, aren't, am not (informal)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in a nutshell [exp] - a clear explanation using very few words

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

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Wilbur	Templeton

• Wilbur has just arrived in the barn.
• He wants to find a friend.

1. Wilbur is hungry.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Templeton thinks that the pig slop is disgusting.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Templeton ate salami last night.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The other animals seem to like Templeton.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Templeton is happy that there is a pig in the barn.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Templeton is proud of being a rat.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Templeton wants Wilbur to call him the rat.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Templeton likes to play.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Templeton likes to gnaw on things.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Templeton likes to eat.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Templeton likes to spy.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Templeton likes to chat.
    True
    False
    
    
13. Templeton thinks that he is ugly.
    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. It seems the pig [ unappetizing food ] has brought out the rodent.

   [ slop ]

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2. For your information, pig, the rat [ is awesome ].

   [ rules ]

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3. So, you just keep that in mind next time you feel like [ diminishing ] me to "just the rat."

   [ reducing ]

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4. See, I don't play. I [ chew continuously ], I spy, I eat, I hide. That's me [ in summary ].

   [ gnaw ] [ in a nutshell ]

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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 oração.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

• I --- am do (am) not hungry. I just wanted someone to play with me.
• What --- is does (is) that? What --- is does (is) ... Could it --- be do (be) ? Slops!
• Oh, joy. It seems the pig slop has brought out the rodent.
• Moldy cheese. Oh, yeah. --- Was Did (Did) I have salami last night? Yep. I guess I --- was did (did) .
• Oh, charming.
• Disgusting creature!
• Hi, there.
• Oh, you're a pig. You're a pig. Pig equals slop. The rat --- is does (is) happy.
• My name's Wilbur. --- Are Do (Do) you have a name? Or --- is does (is) it just "the rat"?
• --- Were Did (Did) you say "just the rat"? For your information, pig, the rat rules. We --- were did (were) here long before your kind, and we'll --- be do (be) here long after. So, you just keep that in mind next time you feel like reducing me to "just the rat."
• You called yourself "the rat."
• I can call me that. You can't.
• So you --- aren't don't (don't) have a name?
• Of course I --- am do (do) . It's Templeton.
• Templeton? Great name!
• Oh, gee, thanks.
• Hey! --- Are Do (Do) you want to play, Templeton?
• For so many reasons, no. See, I --- am not don't (don't) play. I gnaw, I spy, I eat, I hide. Me in a nutshell.
• Couldn't you just stay and chat?
• Chat? Let me see. Gnaw, spy, eat, hide. Nope, "chat" --- ain't doesn't (ain't) on the list.
• The rat --- is does (is) handsome. Tonight I dream of slop!
  
  

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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.

Templeton / rat / climb / out / hole / and / jump / into / trough

Templeton the rat climbs out of [his/a] hole and jumps into the trough.

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Templeton / burp / and / re-taste / dinner / last / night

Templeton burps and re-tastes his dinner from last night.

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other / animal / barn / think / Templeton / disgusting

The other animals in the barn think (that) Templeton is disgusting.

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Templeton / happy / because / pig / mean / there / slop

Templeton is happy because [the/a] pig means (that) there [is/will be] slop.

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Wilbur / try / introduce / self / Templeton

Wilbur tries to introduce himself to Templeton.

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Templeton / get / angry / when / Wilbur / call / him / the rat

Templeton gets angry when Wilbur calls him the rat.

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Wilbur / ask / Templeton / he / want / play

Wilbur asks Templeton if he wants to play.

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Templeton / tell / Wilbur / he / only / gnaw / spy / eat / hide

Templeton tells Wilbur (that) he only gnaws, spies, eats and hides.

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Templeton / happy / climb / back / hole / lie / down / and / drink / cola

Templeton happily climbs back into his hole, lies down, and drinks [a/some] cola.

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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

Breakfast would be finished at seven.

From seven to eight, Wilbur planned to have a talk with Templeton, the rat that lived under his trough. Talking with Templeton was not the most interesting occupation in the world but it was better than nothing.

From eight to nine, Wilbur planned to take a nap outdoors in the sun.

From nine to eleven he planned to dig a hole, or trench, and possibly find something good to eat buried in the dirt.

From eleven to twelve he planned to stand still and watch flies on the boards, watch bees in the clover, and watch swallows in the air.

Twelve o'clock - lunchtime. Middlings, warm water, apple parings, meat gravy, carrot scrapings, meat scraps, stale hominy, and the wrapper off a package of cheese. Lunch would be over at one.

From one to two, Wilbur planned to sleep.

From two to three, he planned to scratch itchy places by rubbing against the fence.

From three to four, he planned to stand perfectly still and think of what it was like to be alive, and to wait for Fern.

At four would come supper. Skim milk, provender, leftover sandwich from Lurvy's lunchbox, prune skins, a morsel of this, a bit of that, fried potatoes, marmalade drippings, a little more of this, a little more of that, a piece of baked apple, a scrap of upside down cake.

Wilbur had gone to sleep thinking about these plans. He awoke at six, and saw the rain, and it seemed as though he couldn't bear it.

"I get everything all beautifully planned out and it has to go and rain," he said.

For a while he stood gloomily indoors. Then he walked to the door and looked out. Drops of rain struck his face. His yard was cold and wet. His trough had an inch of rainwater in it. Templeton was nowhere to be seen.

"Are you out there, Templeton?" called Wilbur. There was no answer. Suddenly Wilbur felt lonely and friendless.

"One day just like another," he 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.

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Sadly, Wilbur lay down and listened to the rain. Soon he saw the rat climbing down a slanting board that he used as a stairway.

"Will you play with me, Templeton?" asked Wilbur.

"Play?" said Templeton, twirling his whiskers. "Play? I hardly know the meaning of the word."

"Well," said Wilbur, "it means to have fun, to frolic, to run and skip and make merry."

"I never do those things if I can avoid them," replied the rat, sourly. "I prefer to spend my time eating, gnaw-ing, spying, and hiding. I am a glutton but not a merry-maker. Right now I am on my way to your trough to eat your breakfast, since you haven't got sense enough to eat it yourself." And Templeton, the rat, crept stealthily along the wall and disappeared into a private tunnel that he had dug between the door and the trough in Wilbur's yard. Templeton was a crafty rat, and he had things pretty much his own way. The tunnel was an example of his skill and cunning. The tunnel enabled him to get from the barn to his hiding place under the pig trough without coming out into the open. He had tunnels and runways all over Mr. Zuckerman's farm and could get from one place to another without being seen. Usually he slept during the daytime and was abroad only after dark.

Wilbur watched him disappear into his tunnel. In a moment he saw the rat's sharp nose poke out from underneath the wooden trough. Cautiously Templeton pulled himself up over the edge of the trough. This was almost more than Wilbur could stand: on this dreary, rainy day to see his breakfast being eaten by somebody else. He knew Templeton was getting soaked, out there in the pouring rain, but even that didn't comfort him. Friendless, dejected, and hungry, he threw himself down in the manure and sobbed.

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1. How would you describe Templeton? Try to describe his appearance and his personality.
2. Why is Templeton happy that Wilbur is in the barn?
3. Why does Templeton get angry when Wilbur calls him the rat?
4. In your opinion, why do none of the animals seem to want to play with Wilbur?
5. Templeton says he gnaws, spies, eats and hides. What four verbs best describe what you do. (What four verbs describe you in a nutshell?)