Learn English with Wednesday

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a secret society n. - a secret club
• ☐ ☐ ☐ But the minute I... exp. - But as soon as I...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inch towards the truth exp. - get closer to the truth
• ☐ ☐ ☐ assess v. - estimate, evaluate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ optimal adj. - best, maximum
• ☐ ☐ ☐ disorientation n. - confusion, loss of direction, loss of position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cut off circulation exp. - stop blood from flowing in the body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ breach v. - enter, break into
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an inner sanctum n. - a holy or special place at the center of an organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dashed against the rocks exp. - destroyed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a foe n. - an enemy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a psychotic killer n. - a crazy killer
• ☐ ☐ ☐ clowns n. - idiots, fools
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a campout n. - camping overnight
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a skinny-dip n. - swimming naked
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mixologist n. - an expert in making drinks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ killer adj. - excellent, great
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mojito n. - a drink made of lime, sugar, mint, and rum [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a virgin mojito n. - a mojito without alcohol
• ☐ ☐ ☐ disband v. - close or end a group or organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lost its charter exp. - lost its official license to be a club
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a normie kid exp. - a normal child (not a student at Nevermore)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wealthy alumni n. - rich ex-students who graduated in the past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ look the other way exp. - ignore, pretend not to know
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make waves exp. - attract attention, cause problems
• ☐ ☐ ☐ invite (someone) to pledge exp. - ask (someone) to join a club
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a legacy n. - a person who parents (or other family members) were in the club in the past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the crap she pulled exp. - the terrible things that she did
• ☐ ☐ ☐ no way in hell exp. - definitely not
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tsunami n. - a big storm with many big waves
• ☐ ☐ ☐ beat you at your own game exp. - defeat you by using the same strategy that you use
• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn (someone) down phv. - reject (someone), refuse to join
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a black eye n. - a bruise (black mark) around the eye, usually from a punch [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ kidnapping n. - stealing a person
• ☐ ☐ ☐ give (something) a bad name exp. - ruin the reputation of (something)

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

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Wednesday	Bianca	Xavier	Yoko

• Wednesday Addams is a student at Nevermore Academy.
• Her mother and father also attended Nevermore Academy when they were teenagers.
• Weems is the Principal of Nevermore Academy.
• Wednesday just beat Bianca in a race called the Poe Cup.
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #8. Poe Cup Champions

1. Wednesday is scared after someone puts a bag over her head.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Wednesday's feet are tied up.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Wednesday was hoping to be kidnapped by a psychotic killer.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The Nightshades club is open to all students at Nevermore.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Bianca is good at making drinks.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The Nightshades started 30 years ago.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The Nightshades were supposed to be disbanded after a normal kid died.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Weems doesn't know that the Nightshades club still exists.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Wednesday's parents were in the Nightshades.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Xavier wants to invite Wednesday to join the Nightshades.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Bianca wants to invite Wednesday to join the Nightshades.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Wednesday wants to join the Nightshades.
    True
    False
    
    
13. Xavier unties Wednesday.
    True
    False
    
    

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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.

Інструкції: Перевірте, наскільки добре ви запам'ятали всі деталі з відео.

1. How does Wednesday open the door to the hidden library?

   She snaps (her fingers) twice.

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2. Who speaks to Wednesday first?

   Bianca

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3. When did the Nightshades lose its charter?

   30 years ago

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4. What kind of drink is Yoko good at making?

   Virgin mojitos

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5. Why does Wednesday choose that specific book to take off the shelf?

   There is no dust in front of that book.

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6. What Nightshades activities does Yoko mention? (three)

   Roof parties, campouts, skinny-dips

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7. How does Bianca describe the Nightshades?

   An elite social club (emphasis on elite)

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8. Why did the Nightshades lose its charter?

   A normie kid died.

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9. What reason does Xavier give for inviting Wednesday to pledge?

   She is a legacy. (Her parents were past members of the Nightshades.)

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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

Wednesday / snap / twice / and / open / secret / passage / to / hidden / library

Wednesday snaps (her fingers) twice and opens [a/the] secret passage to [a/the] hidden library.

as / Wednesday / walk / down / stair / she / see / picture / mother / and / father

As Wednesday walks down the stairs, she sees a picture of her mother and (her) father.

Wednesday / notice / book / bookshelf / no / dust / front / it

Wednesday notices a book on the bookshelf with no dust in front of it.

Wednesday notices a book on the bookshelf that has no dust in front of it.

Wednesday notices (that) a book on the bookshelf has no dust in front of it.

Wednesday notices a book on the bookshelf because it has no dust in front of it.

suddenly / someone / put / bag / over / head / and / tie / up / wrist

Suddenly someone puts a bag over her head and ties up her wrists.

when / they / remove / bag / head / Wednesday / recognize / Bianca / and / other / student / Nevermore

When they remove the bag from her head, Wednesday recognizes Bianca and (some) other students from Nevermore.

Bianca / tell / her / they / Nightshades / elite / social / club

Bianca tells her (that) they are the Nightshades, (which is) an elite social club.

Nightshades / supposed / disband / 30 / year / ago / after / normie / kid / die

The Nightshades were supposed to disband 30 years ago after [a/some] normie kid died.

The Nightshades were supposed to be disbanded 30 years ago after [a/some] normie kid died.

The Nightshades were supposed to have disbanded 30 years ago after [a/some] normie kid died.

Principal / Weems / know / about / Nightshades / but / look / other / way / because / they / supported / wealthy / alumni

Principal Weems knows about the Nightshades(,) but (she) looks the other way because they are supported by (some) wealthy alumni.

Xavier / suggest / they / let / Wednesday / pledge / because / she / legacy

Xavier suggests (that) they let Wednesday pledge because she is a legacy.

however / Wednesday / not / interested / join / their / club

However, Wednesday is not interested in joining their club.

as / Wednesday / walk / away / she / threaten / give / one / Nightshades / other / black / eye

As Wednesday walks away, she threatens to give one of the Nightshades another black eye.

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.

Secret societies. Hidden libraries. My mother staring at me in a judgmental way. These are all things I’ve come to expect.

But the minute I inch towards the truth...

Bag over my head for optimal disorientation.

Wrists tied tight enough to cut off circulation.

And just like that, my hopes were dashed against the rocks of bitter disappointment.

My foe was no psychotic killer. More like a bunch of high school clowns.

We have roof parties, campouts, the occasional midnight skinny-dip.

She makes a killer virgin mojito.

Wow. Do you guys even have a bedtime?

Last I heard, the Nightshades had been disbanded.

So Weems looks the other way as long as nobody makes any waves.

Question is, what are we going to do with her?

I say we invite her to pledge. She is a legacy.

After the crap she pulled in the Poe Cup, there’s no way in hell.

Let me save you the trouble. I’m not interested in joining.

Do you want a matching black eye?

It’s amateurs like you who give kidnapping a bad name.

1. What details can you remember about the Nightshades?
2. If you were a student at Nevermore, would you want to join the Nightshades? Why?
3. Wednesday is popular and charismatic, but she wants to remain an outsider. Can you understand her? Did you have any friends or classmates like her in high school? How were they similar to Wednesday?
4. Enid (Wednesday's roommate) is not a Nightshade. Why do you think this is so?
5. Were you part of any clubs, fraternities, or sororities in high school or university? What types of activities did you do together?
6. Were you ever part of any secret club (or are you part of a secret club now)?
7. If you could create your own secret society, what would you call it? What rules would you make? What kind of people would you invite? What activities would you do together?
8. As she is leaving, Wednesday says, "It’s amateurs like you who give kidnapping a bad name." What does she mean? Do you agree with her?