Learn English with Coco

• ☐ ☐ ☐ cursed [adj] - having bad luck, being unlucky
• ☐ ☐ ☐ count one's blessings [exp] - be thankful for the good things you have
• ☐ ☐ ☐ banish [v] - remove or stop something completely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ provide for [phv] - take care of someone with money, food, a home, etc.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ roll up one's sleeves [exp] - get ready to work hard [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fireworks [n] - colorful explosions used for celebration [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sparkly [adj] - bright and shiny
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a son-in-law [n] - your daughter’s husband
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get roped in [exp] - be made to join or help with something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tear (s/t) apart [phv] - separate (something), destroy (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hold (s/t) together [phv] - keep (something) united
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ancestors [n] - family members from long ago
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ofrenda [n] - an altar (table) for remembering the dead (Spanish) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spirits [n] - the souls of people who have died
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cross over [phv] - move from the spirit world to the living world
• ☐ ☐ ☐ set out [phv] - place things in preparation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mi hijo [n] - my son (Spanish)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sneak off [phv] - leave quietly or secretly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Dios mío [exp] - my God (Spanish)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be better off [exp] - be in a better situation

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

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Miguel	Elena

• Miguel lives in the Mexican town of Santa Cecilia.
• Elena (Abuelita) is Miguel's grandmother.
• Miguel plays guitar and loves music.

1. Miguel thinks that his family is cursed.
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   False
   
   
2. Miguel’s great-great-grandfather was a shoemaker.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Mamá Imelda banned all music after her husband left.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Mamá Imelda and her family created a shoemaking business.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Miguel’s family tells Mamá Imelda’s story every year on Día de los Muertos.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Mamá Coco is Miguel’s grandmother.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Putting photos on the ofrenda allows ancestors to visit.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Elena encourages Miguel to follow his dreams.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Elena doesn't want to talk about Mamá Coco’s father.
   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.

1. He and his family would sing, and dance, and [ feel grateful for what they had ].

   [ count their blessings ]

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2. After [ banning, forbidding ] all music from her life, she found a way to [ support, take care of ] her daughter.

   [ banishing ] [ provide for ]

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3. She [ prepared to work hard ] and she learned to make shoes.

   [ rolled up her sleeves ]

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4. And later, she taught her son-in-law. Then her grandkids got [ forced to join ].

   [ roped in ]

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5. Music had [ divided her family ], but shoes held them all together.

   [ torn her family apart ]

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6. We made all this food and [ arranged, displayed ] the things they loved in life.

   [ set out ]

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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: 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.
( ) = 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

Miguel / believe / he / cursed / because / event / that / happen / before / born

Miguel believes (that) he is cursed because of events that happened before he was born.

Miguel believes (that) he is cursed because of events that happened before his birth.

great / great / grandfather / musician / who / leave / family / follow / dream

His great-great-grandfather was a musician who left his family (in order) to follow his dream.

this / cause / Mamá / Imelda / ban / all / music / her / life

This caused Mamá Imelda to ban all music from her life.

she / start / make / shoe / provide / daughter

She started [making/to make] shoes (in order) to provide for her daughter.

shoemake / eventual / became / family / business / be / pass / down / generation / generation

Shoemaking eventually became [the/their] family business, being passed down from generation to generation.

Shoemaking eventually became [the/their] family business and was passed down from generation to generation.

every / year / Miguel / family / recount / Mamá / Imelda / story / on / day / dead

Every year, Miguel’s family recounts Mamá Imelda's story on the Day of the Dead.

* recount (v): tell (a story)

Miguel / greet / great / grandmother / and / place / some / flower / ofrenda

Miguel greets his great-grandmother and places some flowers on the ofrenda.

Elena / then / give / him / lecture / about / importance / honor / ancestor / on / day / dead

Elena then gives him a lecture about the importance of honoring [his/their] ancestors on the Day of the Dead.

if / they / not / place / photo / ancestor / ofrenda / ancestors / can / not / cross / over / and / visit

If they don't place photos of their ancestors on the ofrenda, their ancestors cannot cross over and visit.

Elena / get / furious / when / Miguel / bring / up / mamá / Coco / father / and / forbid / Miguel / mention / name

Elena gets furious when Miguel brings up Mamá Coco's father and forbids Miguel from mentioning his name.

* bring up (phv): mention

1. Why do you think Miguel feels “cursed”?
2. What do you think music represents to Miguel? What about to the rest of his family?
3. Why do you think Elena becomes angry when Miguel mentions Mamá Coco’s father?
4. How does the family try to honor their ancestors during Día de (los) Muertos?
5. What kind of things would (or do) you set out on your own ofrenda for your ancestors?
6. In your culture, how do people remember family members who have passed away?
7. Did or does your family hate something that you love? If so, tell us about it. How have you dealt with this issue?
8. Do you think it’s possible to forgive someone who has left their family behind?