1. REVIEW the vocabulary / background.
2. WATCH the video.
3. ANSWER the questions.
4. CHECK your answers. (Show Answers)

• 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 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 something limited or small
• gnaw [v] - bite continuously (like a rat)
• spy [v] - look at people secretly
• ain't [v] - isn't

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

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 like Templeton.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Templeton is proud of being a rat.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Templeton likes to play.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Templeton likes to gnaw on things.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Templeton likes to eat.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Templeton likes to spy.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Templeton thinks he is ugly.
    True
    False
    
    

Directions: 1) Read the script and choose the verb that best completes the sentence. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

• 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!