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 tip jar n. - a bottle or jar where customers can put tips (money)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ genuine adj. - real, honest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ five-finger discount exp. - steal, theft
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unrecognizable adj. - very different
• ☐ ☐ ☐ female objectification exp. - judging women as things or commodities rather than as people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the male gaze exp. - being seen in the world that empowers men and sexualizes women

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

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Wednesday	Tyler	Thing

• Wednesday Addams is a 16-year-old girl at Nevermore Academy.
• There is a big school dance on Saturday called the Rave'N (The Raven)
• Wednesday has decided to attend the dance.
• Wednesday saw but did not buy an unusual dress in a store window earlier in the day.
• Tyler is a (handsome?) guy that she met at a coffee shop.
  
  
• For more background, watch the previous video:   #11. Finding a Dress

1. Thing typed an invitation to the school dance.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Wednesday asked Thing to deliver the invitation to Tyler.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Wednesday is expecting to go to the dance with Tyler.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Wednesday considers herself genuine and sweet.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Thing stole the dress.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Wednesday says that she wants men to look at her.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Tyler thinks that Wednesday looks ridiculous.
   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

Thing / type / invitation / Wednesday / Tyler

Thing types an invitation from Wednesday to Tyler.

Thing / then / go / Tyler / cafe / and / secret / drops / it / tip / jar

Thing then goes to Tyler's cafe and secretly drops it (off) in his tip jar.

when / Tyler / show / up / Wednesday / door / she / immediate / blame / Thing

When Tyler shows up at Wednesday's door, she immediately blames Thing.

nonetheless / she / walk / closet / and / look / something / wear / dance

Nonetheless, she walks into her closet and looks for something to wear to the dance.

Thing / point / bed / where / he / put / elegant / dress / Wednesday / see / store / window

Thing points [to/at] the bed where he has put the elegant dress (that/which) Wednesday saw in the store window.

Wednesday / correct / guess / Thing / steal / dress

Wednesday correctly guesses (that) Thing stole the dress.

when / Tyler / see / Wednesday / wear / dress / he / sincere / polite / compliment / her / appearance

When Tyler sees Wednesday wearing the dress, he sincerely and politely compliments her on her appearance.

however / Wednesday / think / she / now / classic / example / female / object / male / gaze

However, Wednesday thinks (that) she is now a classic example of female objectification for the male gaze.

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.

I'm guessing you had Thing drop it in the tip jar?

Your note was so genuine and sweet. (It) Totally took me by surprise.

Now that I’m here, I’m glad I came.

How could you do this to me?

How’d you pay for it?

Five-finger discount, of course.

Unrecognizable? Ridiculous?

A classic example of female objectification for the male gaze?

I mean it, Wednesday. You look beautiful.

1. Do you think Wednesday is excited to go to the Rave'N with Tyler? Can you offer any evidence (from this or previous videos) to support your opinion?
2. Wednesday always stands out in her school through her actions and clothing. Did you go to school with anyone like her? How was this person unique? Was he/she popular?
3. Thing stole the dress (five-finger discount). How do you think he stole it? Use your imagination and describe the crime in detail.
4. Wednesday worries that her dress makes her "a classic example of female objectification for the male gaze." What does she mean?
5. Do you think wearing a dress like this is an example of female objectification for the male gaze? Explain your answer.
6. Do men deal with objectification in the same way? Do women objectify men in the same way that men objectify women? If so, can you give some examples?
7. Do you think about these concepts when you choose what to wear?