Learn English with About Time

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ not a whistle exp. - nothing at all
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the butterfly effect exp. - the concept that small causes can have large effects
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Dickens [p] - a famous British author (Great Expectations)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ slightly adv. - a little
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mixed blessing exp. - something with both good and bad consequences
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sod all exp. - nothing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ screw up phv. - ruin, destroy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ massive adj. - big, very important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ The mother ship exp. - the most important thing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the eye of the storm exp. - a difficult situation (the center of a storm)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nasty adj. - unkind, mean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ keen adj. - eager, excited
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Absolutely! exp. - Yes!

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

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Tim	Dad	Sister (Kit)	Charlotte

• Tim has just learned that he can travel through time.
• Kit Kat is Tim's sister.
• Charlotte is Kit Kat's friend.

1. Tim's mother doesn't know about the power.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Tim's father has used his power to write a lot of books.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Tim's father's favorite author is Dickens.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Tim likes his hair style.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Tim's father advises him to use his power to make money.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Tim's grandfather was a very unhappy man.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Tim's father recommends not working.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Tim wants to use his power to find a girlfriend.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Charlotte is Tim's and Kit Kat's cousin.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Charlotte is staying with Tim's family for two months.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Tim seems naturally smooth with women.
    True
    False
    
    

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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: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo 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

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

Tim / mother / not / know / husband / can / time / travel

Tim's mother doesn't know (that) her husband can time travel.

despite / Tim / concern / they / not / seem / mess / up / civilization / yet

Despite Tim's concerns, they don't seem to have messed up civilization yet.

Tim / father / read / everything / man / could / wish

Tim's father has read everything a man could wish to (read).

Tim / father / persuade / Tim / not / chase / money / because / it / utter / screw / grandfather / life

Tim's father persuades Tim not to chase money because it utterly screwed up his grandfather's life.

at / moment / Tim / just / want / find / girlfriend

At the moment, Tim just wants to find a girlfriend.

Kit Kat / friend / Charlotte / come / stay / house / two / whole / month

Kit Kat's friend Charlotte comes to stay at their house for two whole months.

Kit Kat's friend Charlotte comes and stays at their house for two whole months.

Charlotte / be / cousin / Kit Kat / handsome / but / nasty / boyfriend / Jimmy

Charlotte is [a/the] cousin of Kit Kat's handsome but nasty boyfriend Jimmy.

Tim / fall / mad / love / Charlotte

Tim falls madly in love with Charlotte.

while / Kit Kat / Charlotte / sunbath / Charlotte / ask / Tim / put / lotion / back

While Kit Kat and Charlotte are sunbathing, Charlotte asks Tim to put (some) lotion on her back.

Tim / enthusiastic / agree / but / he / then / clumsy / squirt / lotion / all / over / back

Tim enthusiastically agrees, but he then clumsily squirts lotion all over her back.

Tim / get / up / run / closet / and / travel / back / time

Tim gets up, runs into a closet, and travels back in time.

second / time / Tim / nonchalant / agree / and / deft / rub / lotion / Charlotte / back

The second time, Tim nonchalantly agrees and deftly rubs the lotion on Charlotte's back.

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

What can I say? We don't seem to have messed up civilization yet.

It's going to be a complicated year.

What have you done with it?

Well, I suppose apart from getting a slightly better haircut...

Money would be the obvious thing.

I've never bumped into a genuinely happy rich person.

It would be nice not to have to work.

Look what happened to Uncle Fred.

What happened to Uncle Fred?

You have to use it for things that you really think will make your life the way you want it to be.

To be honest, I suppose, at the moment, it would be just great if it could help me get a girlfriend.

For me, it was always going to be about love.

...a cousin of Kit Kat's handsome but nasty boyfriend Jimmy.

Tim, will you do my back?

Sure. Just give us a sec.

It's my area.

1. If you had Tim's power, what is the first thing you would do?
2. Do you think time travel would be a mixed blessing? What would be the drawbacks?
3. Tim's father seems to suggest that Tim use his power for purely personal or selfish purposes. Is this good advice? Why?
4. Tim can time travel. Tim's father can time travel. Do you think Tim's father can remember both times Tim put the suntan lotion on Charlotte? Why?
5. If you could live in any time period in the past (in your country), which time period would you choose? Why?
6. If you could meet any famous historical person, who would you want to meet? Why?
7. If you could relive a specific moment in your life to make a different decision, which moment would you choose to relive? Why?
8. Would you like never to have to work again in your life? What would be the pros and cons?