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• ☐ ☐ ☐ break down [phv] - stop working properly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ interstellar [adj] - traveling through space (between stars)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hibernation pod [n] - a machine that allows people to sleep for many years [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ malfunction [v] - stop working properly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fail-safe [adj] - unable to fail, always works perfectly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a man of simple tastes [exp] - someone who likes simple or inexpensive things
• ☐ ☐ ☐ above my pay grade [exp] - too expensive for me
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the infirmary [n] - a place on a ship for the care of sick people (like a hospital)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the cargo hold [n] - the place on a ship where cargo (goods) is kept or stored
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scanners [n] - equipment used for scanning
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an Autodoc [n] - a robotic bed and doctor
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a manifest [n] - the list of equipment, cargo or supplies on a ship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ give up [phv] - quit, stop trying
• ☐ ☐ ☐ for posterity [exp] - saved forever as history for future generations to read
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ultimate [adj] - the best or most extreme
• ☐ ☐ ☐ run away from [phv] - try to escape
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mechanic [n] - a person (job) who repairs machines
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a slogan [n] - a phrase used for advertising by companies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make off (something) [phv] - earned (money) from (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a desirable trade [exp] - a useful job
• ☐ ☐ ☐ run up (a debt) [phv] - create a large (debt)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sucker [n] - a stupid person who is easy to steal from or take advantage of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the bottom line [exp] - the final financial outcome - earn or lose money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a midwife [n] - a person (typically a woman) trained to help women give birth
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make (something) up [phv] - create or imagine (something)

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

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Jim	Aurora	Arthur

• The Avalon is a spaceship that is transporting 5,000 people from Earth to a planet called Homestead II.
• The passengers are all asleep in hibernation pods.
• The journey will take 120 years, but Jim accidentally wakes up after only 30 years.
• Arthur is an android (robot) bartender.
• Jim woke up Aurora because he was lonely, but Aurora doesn't know this.
  
  
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #4. Aurora Wakes Up

1. According to the computer, hibernation pods ______ malfunction.
   never
   rarely
   often
   
   
2. The computer describes hibernation pods as ______.
   fragile
   expensive
   fail-safe
   impossible to repair
   
   
3. Jim ______ a gold-class passenger.
   is
   isn't
   
   
4. Aurora ______ a gold-class passenger.
   is
   isn't
   
   
5. Aurora wants to ______.
   find a way to go back to sleep
   find better food options
   send a message to Earth
   wake up he crew
   
   
6. Aurora thinks that there could be a hibernation pod ______ or ______.
   on the bridge
   in the infirmary
   in the cargo bay
   on the grand concourse
   
   
7. Aurora suggests ______.
   waking up other passengers
   looking for other passengers
   building a new hibernation pod
   fixing her own hibernation pod
   
   
8. Jim ______ to get back to sleep.
   wants to help Aurora find a way
   has given up trying
   doesn't want
   knows how
   
   
9. Aurora thinks that Jim is special because he ______.
   is the first ever hibernation failure
   survived for more than a year alone
   gave up his life on Earth
   has simple tastes
   
   
10. Jim ______ escape his problems on Earth.
    needs to
    doesn't need to
    
    
11. Jim came on the Avalon because he wants to ______.
    feel useful
    fall in love
    be an engineer
    live a life of adventure
    
    
12. Homestead Company ______ a lot of money from planet colonization.
    is making
    is losing
    
    
13. Most Homestead passengers have to give 20% of everything that they earn to Homestead Company ______.
    until they pay for their ticket
    for the rest of their lives
    for over a year
    
    
14. Jim ______ full price for his ticket on the Avalon.
    paid
    didn't pay
    
    
15. Jim ______ that the passengers on the Avalon are suckers.
    thinks
    doesn't think
    
    
16. Aurora ______ the passengers on the Avalon personally.
    knows
    doesn't know
    
    
17. Aurora thinks that she ______ just see someone and know that they will be friends.
    can
    can't
    
    

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

1. What meal do they eat together?

   Breakfast

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2. What is Jim's profession?

   A mechanic

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3. What does Jim want to build on Homestead II?

   A house

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4. What is the first passenger's profession?

   A gardner

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5. What is the second passenger's name?

   Madison

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6. What is the third passenger's profession?

   A midwife

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7. What is the first thing that Jim eats from his gold-class breakfast?

   Dragon fruit

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8. How much money did Homestead Company make off its first planet?

   Eight quadrillion dollars

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9. Who is Aurora going to tell Jim's story to?

   To posterity

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10. What equipment is in the infirmary (two things)?

    Scanners and an Autodoc

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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.

Aurora / get / frustrate / computer / inability / help / her

Aurora gets frustrated [with/at] the computer's inability to help her.

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when / Aurora / realize / Jim / not / gold / class / customer / she / get / him / gold / class / breakfast

When Aurora realizes (that) Jim isn't a gold-class customer, she gets him a gold-class breakfast.

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Aurora / suggest / look / hibernate / machine / infirmary / or / cargo / bay

Aurora suggests looking for a hibernation machine in the infirmary or (the) cargo bay.
Aurora suggests looking for hibernation machinery in the infirmary or (the) cargo bay.

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Jim / already / give / up / try / get / back / hibernation

Jim has already given up trying to get back into hibernation.

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Aurora / say / she / not / ready / give

Aurora says (that) she is not ready to give up.

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Aurora / want / interview / Jim / because / he / first / hibernate / failure / history / space / travel

Aurora wants to interview Jim because he is the first hibernation failure in the history of space travel.

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Jim / tell / Aurora / he / come / Avalon / because / he / want / fresh / start / new / world

Jim tells Aurora (that) he came [on/aboard] the Avalon because he [wants/wanted] a fresh start on a new world.

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Aurora / not / like / Jim / answer / because / it / sound / advertise

Aurora doesn't like Jim's answer because it sounds like advertising.
Aurora doesn't like Jim's answer because it sounds like an advertisement.

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Jim / think / he / will / more / useful / as / mechanic / Homestead II / Earth

Jim thinks (that) he will be more useful as a mechanic on Homestead II than (on) Earth.

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Aurora / point / Homestead / Company / make / lot / money / sell / ticket / colony

Aurora points out (that) Homestead Company makes a lot of money (by) selling tickets [to/for] its colonies.

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Jim / not / have / pay / full / price / ticket / because / he / mechanic

Jim didn't have to pay full price for his ticket because he is a mechanic.
Jim didn't have to pay for a full-price ticket because he is a mechanic.

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Aurora / believe / she / can / accurate / guess / lot / passenger / just / by / look / them

Aurora believes (that) she can accurately guess a lot about the passengers just by looking at them.

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two / Aurora / three / guess / incorrect

Two (out) of Aurora's three guesses are incorrect.

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Aurora / also / believe / she / can / identify / who / she / be / friend / just / by / look / someone

Aurora also believes (that) she can identify [who/whom] she [would/could] be friends with just by looking at someone.

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1. Why did Jim give up his life on Earth? (Think of two reasons.) Can you understand (or empathize) with his reasons?
2. Jim got a discounted ticket because he is a mechanic. What other "desirable trades" do you think Homestead Company gives discounts to? Why?
3. In your home, what things do you usually try to fix? What things do you usually just replace? How about desk? Your bed? A microwave? An airconditioner?
4. What do you usually eat for breakfast? Do you usually eat the same thing every day? Do you usually eat solid food?
5. Do you have champagne tastes or simple tastes in regard to 1) food   2) alcohol (wine? beer? spirits?)   3) clothes   4) jewelry and accessories   5) entertainment?