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 dance n. - an organized party, usually for teenagers, with both slow music and fast music
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pollinators n. - animals (insects/birds) that pollinate plants
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nectar n. - the sweet liquid that is in many plants and flowers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carnivorous adj. - meat-eating
• ☐ ☐ ☐ deception n. - lying, being false or untrue
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trickery n. - lying, being false or untrue
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tweak my back exp. - hurt the muscles in my back
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fencing n. - a sport using swords [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pheromone n. - a chemical produced by the body, often to sexually attract others
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mimic v. - copy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lure v. - attract, tempt
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pollinated adj. - given pollen (the process of reproduction for plants)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nada exp. - nothing (Spanish)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pumped adj. - excited
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a disco ball n. - a shiny ball hung from the ceiling [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spiked punch n. - a fruit drink with alcohol added [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ clear (s/t) out phv. - remove the garbage from (a place)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fix (s/t) up phv. - repair (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ entrepreneurial adj. - showing ability and energy to make a new business
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a total mess exp. - very unclean or disorganized
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shadow v. - follow secretly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ (be) fazed adj. - (be) bothered (by s/t), (be) scared (of s/t)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ poke v. - to touch in order to make a hole

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

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Wednesday	Bianca	Xavier	Ms. Thornhill

• Wednesday Addams is a student at Nevermore Academy.
• Ms. Thornhill is the biology teacher at Nevermore.
• Weems is the Principal of Nevermore Academy.
  
  
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #9. The Nightshades

1. Xavier says that he hurt his back while he was fencing.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Ms. Thornhill doesn't assign any homework.
   True
   False
   
   
3. There is a school dance on Friday.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Wednesday is excited about the dance.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Wednesday has just walked out of Xavier's art studio.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Principal Weems doesn't know that Xavier is using the building.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Wednesday asks Xavier about a homework assignment.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Wednesday intended to ask Xavier to the dance.
   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. What does Wednesday like poking in her eyes?

   Needles

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2. What type of flower does Ms. Thornhill mention?

   An orchid

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3. What is the name of the dance?

   The Rave 'N (a rave [a big dance party] + a raven [a bird])

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4. How did Xavier tweak his back?

   Fencing

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5. Who let Xavier use the building as an art studio?

   Principal Weems

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6. What beverage does Xavier think will be served at the dance?

   Spiked punch

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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

most / plant / reward / pollinator / sweet / nectar

Most plants reward (their) pollinators with sweet nectar.

many / carnivore / plant / use / sex / trickery / deception

Many carnivorous plants use sexual trickery [or/and] deception.

orchid / produce / pheromone / mimic / female / insect / lure / male / in

*The orchid produces a pheromone that mimics **a female insect, luring (the) males in.

*The orchid produces a pheromone that mimics **a female insect, which lures (the) males in.

*The orchid produces a pheromone that mimics **a female insect (in order to) lure (the) males in.

[ *Orchids produce, **female insects ]

Ms / Thornhill / not / assign / homework / because / there / dance / Saturday

Ms. Thornhill doesn't assign (any) homework because there is a dance on Saturday.

Xavier / want / go / dance / Wednesday / but / Wednesday / say / she / rather / stick / needle / eye

Xavier wants to go to the dance with Wednesday, but Wednesday says (that) she would rather stick needles in her eyes.

Xavier wants to go to the dance with Wednesday, but Wednesday says (that) she would rather stick a needle in her eye.

later / that / day / Xavier / see / Wednesday / just / after / she / walk / out / art / studio

Later that day, Xavier sees Wednesday just after she walks out of his art studio.

Principal / Weems / let / Xavier / use / it / after / he / clear / out / and / fix / up

Principal Weems let Xavier use it after he cleared it out and fixed it up.

Wednesday / ask / Xavier / give / her / tour / but / he / say / it / too / messy

Wednesday asks Xavier to give her a tour, but he says (that) it is too messy.

Xavier / get / suspicious / when / Wednesday / ask / homework / assignment

Xavier gets suspicious when Wednesday asks about [the/their] homework assignment.

Xavier / force / Wednesday / ask / him / dance

Xavier forces Wednesday to ask him to the dance.

Xavier forces Wednesday to ask him to (go to) the dance.

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.

While most plants reward their pollinators with sweet nectar, many carnivorous varieties turn to sexual trickery or deception.

(I) tweaked my back fencing.

The orchid produces a pheromone that mimics a female insect.

Once the plant is pollinated, what do the male insects get in exchange?

What? You're not going to volunteer?

Aren't you pumped about disco balls and spiked punch?

Or you could invite someone and have a little fun.

What are you doing?

I just saw you come out this way.

I cleared it out and fixed it up, so Weems let me use it.

How very entrepreneurial. I would love to see inside.

I wanted to go over Ms. Thornhill's homework assignment.

She didn't give us homework. Remember?

Are you really going to make me ask?

I thought you'd never ask.

1. Can you summarize what Ms. Thornhill is saying about plants?
   Try using these words: pollinators, nectar, carnivorous, deception, pheromone, mimic, lure, pollinated
2. Why does Wednesday agree to ask Xavier to the dance?
3. Did you go to high school dances (or any dances)? What were they like? What kind of music did they play? Were they fun?
   * a dance = an organized party, usually for teenagers, with both slow music and fast music
4. If you could go back to high school, who would you want to invite to a dance with you (which ex-classmate)? Why?
5. Xavier seems very interested in Wednesday even though she shows no interest in him. Have you ever been in a situation like this (as either Wednesday or Xavier)? What happened?
6. If you have seen all of the episodes: Ms. Thornhill's lecture is a plant metaphor for the plot of Wednesday. What do you think it refers to? Who is the insect? Who is the carnivorous plant?