Learn English with Wednesday

#20. Prank Day


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Published: 9.27.2025
Level 4   |   Time: 2:17
Accent: American

Enid plays a prank on Wednesday for Nevermore's annual Prank Day.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a vision [n] - a dream-like scene of the future
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ my fault [n] - my mistake, my responsibility
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fragile [adj] - easily hurt, weak
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ impending [adj] - coming soon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ doom [n] - a terrible end
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Got ya! [exp] - I tricked you! I won!
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a prank [n] - a playful trick or joke
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ annual [adj] - happening once every year
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ carry that memory to my grave [exp] - never forget it
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ beady [adj] - small, round, and shiny (negative)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ drop (s/t) off [phv] - deliver or leave (something)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a little birdie [exp] - someone who secretly gives information
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a pyre [n] - a large fire, often for ceremonies [image] ESL Vocab - A pyre
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a (fainting) spell [n] - a short time of (suddenly losing consciousness)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tears [n] - water from the eyes when crying
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ leprosy [n] - a serious infectious disease of the skin and nerves
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Wednesday-core [exp] - typical of Wednesday’s style or attitude
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a silver lining [exp] - a good side of a bad situation (the silver lining of a dark storm cloud)

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Wednesday Enid
Wednesday Enid
  • Wednesday Addams is a student at Nevermore Academy.
  • Enid is her roommate.
  • Lurch is Wednesday's family's very large, very quiet servant.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Why does Wednesday initially think Enid is in danger?
    She heard a strange sound in the room.
    She had a vision in which Enid dies.
    Thing warned her of an attack.

  2. Why is Enid lying lifeless on the floor?
    She is pretending to be dead.
    She was bitten by a bird.
    She fainted.

  3. Why did Enid play a prank on Wednesday?
    To celebrate Wednesday’s birthday
    To punish Thing
    To get revenge

  4. Why doesn't Wednesday know about Prank Day?
    She arrived at Nevermore the previous year after it happened.
    She was in the hospital the previous year when it happened.
    She dislikes school events and tries to avoid them.

  5. Who put the eyeball on Enid's pillow?
    Wednesday
    Thing
    Unknown

  6. What happened to Wednesday at the pyre?
    She accidentally set the pyre on fire.
    She fainted and cried black tears.
    She left early to find Lurch.

  7. What does Wednesday claim to prefer to popularity?
    Having a nightmare
    Having a disease
    Being poisoned

  8. How does Enid feel about popularity?
    She thinks it’s a nice reward for helping save the school.
    She only wants to be famous on social media.
    She hates it as much as Wednesday does.



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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. In my last [ dream ], Enid dies and it's all [ because of me ].

    [ vision ] [ my fault ]



  2. She's far too [ sensitive ] to face her own [ upcoming, looming ] doom.

    [ fragile ] [ impending ]



  3. It's an [ once per year ] Nevermore tradition.

    [ annual ]



  4. That was priceless. I'll carry that memory [ for the rest of my life ].

    [ to my grave ]



  5. I was just [ getting revenge for ] that fake eyeball on my pillow.

    [ getting you back for ]



  6. A little birdie must have [ left it ].

    [ dropped it off ]



  7. You freaked me out with the fainting [ period, bout ] and black tears.

    [ spell ]



  8. I know that being popular [ is opposite of ] everything Wednesday-[essence ].

    [ goes against ] [ core ]



  9. But for the rest of us, who also helped save the school, it is a nice [ bright side ].

    [ silver lining ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

  • She's far (too) fragile (to) face her own impending doom.
  • You (had) not arrived last year when we did it.
  • I'll (carry) that memory to my grave.
  • You might end up there sooner (than) you think.
  • I was just getting you back (for) that fake eyeball you left on my pillow.
  • A little birdie must (have) dropped it off.
  • Are we going to talk about (what) happened last night at the pyre?
  • You really freaked me (out) with the fainting spell and black tears.
  • If you were really fine, Lurch (would) not have (had) to carry you out of there.
  • For someone (who) hates being the center of attention, you have a weird habit of attracting it.
  • I know that (being) popular goes against everything Wednesday-core.
  • But for the rest of us, (who) also helped save the school, it is a nice silver lining.
  • Then consider (me) your dark cloud.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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



Sentence 1

Wednesday / have / disturbing / vision / of / Enid / die / which / leave / her / feel / deep / concerned


Wednesday had a disturbing vision of Enid dying, which [leaves/has left] her feeling deeply concerned.



Sentence 2

she / decide / keep / vision / secret / because / she / believe / Enid / too / fragile / know


She decides to keep the vision (a) secret because she believes (that) Enid is too fragile to know.



Sentence 3

when / she / find / Enid / lifeless / body / floor / she / panic / and / call / help


When she finds Enid's lifeless body on the floor, she panics and calls for help.



Sentence 4

Enid / sudden / laugh / and / reveal / it / prank / prank / Day


Enid suddenly laughs and reveals (that) it [was/is] a prank for Prank Day.



Sentence 5a   (use past tense)

she / do / it / get / Wednesday / back / leave / fake / eyeball / bed


She did it (in order) to get Wednesday back for leaving a fake eyeball in her bed.



Sentence 5b   (use past tense)

she / do / it / get / back / Wednesday / leave / fake / eyeball / bed


She did it (in order) to get back at Wednesday for leaving a fake eyeball in her bed.



Sentence 6

however / Wednesday / deny / put / eyeball / Enid / bed


However, Wednesday denies putting the eyeball in Enid's bed.
However, Wednesday denies (that) she put the eyeball in Enid's bed.



Sentence 7

Enid / then / ask / Wednesday / strange / behavior / at / pyre / night / before


Enid then asks about Wednesday’s strange behavior at the pyre the night before.
Enid then asks Wednesday about her strange behavior at the pyre the night before.



Sentence 8

Enid / also / tease / Wednesday / for / *draw / so / attention / self


Enid also teases Wednesday for drawing so much attention to herself.


* draw: attract



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

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


Clip 1

In my last vision, Enid dies and it's all my fault.



Clip 2

She's far too fragile to face her own impending doom.



Clip 3

Got ya! Happy Prank Day!



Clip 4

You hadn't arrived last year when we did it.



Clip 5

The look on your face when you thought I was dead. That was priceless.



Clip 6

I'll carry that memory to my grave.



Clip 7

I was just getting you back for that fake eyeball you left on my pillow.



Clip 8

I'd recognize this judgmental, beady blue-eyed stare anywhere.



Clip 9

Where did you get it?



Clip 10

A little birdie must have dropped it off.



Clip 11

Are we going to talk about what happened last night?



Clip 12

If you were really fine, Lurch wouldn't have had to carry you out of there.



Clip 13

For someone who hates being the center of attention, you have a weird habit of attracting it.



Clip 14

But for the rest of us, who also helped save the school, it is a nice silver lining.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Why does Wednesday keep her vision secret from Enid? Do you think she is right to hide it?
  2. Describe the relationship between Enid and Wednesday?
  3. Do you have any similar relationships in your life? If so, are you more like Enid or Wednesday in this relationship?
  4. Wednesday claims to hate attention and popularity. Based on this video and the previous ones, do you think this is true? Can you give some examples?
  5. How do you feel about popularity? How about online popularity?
  6. Have you ever played a prank on a friend? What did you do? How did it go?
  7. Has anyone ever played a prank on you? What did they do? How did you feel?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Wednesday: In my last vision, Enid dies and it's all my fault. Somehow, it's connected to those birds.

Wednesday: No one else can know about this, especially Enid. She's far too fragile to face her own impending doom.

Wednesday: Enid? Enid! Thing, get help!

Enid: Mmm. Blood and orange jam, my favorite. Got ya! Happy Prank Day!

Wednesday: Prank Day?

Enid: It's an annual Nevermore tradition. You hadn't arrived last year when we did it. The look on your face when you thought I was dead. That was priceless. I'll carry that memory to my grave.

Wednesday: You might end up there sooner than you think.

Enid: I was just getting you back for that fake eyeball you left on my pillow.

Wednesday: What fake eyeball? I'd recognize this judgmental, beady blue-eye stare anywhere. (blue-eyed)

Enid: Ugh, it's so real-looking. Where did you get it?

Wednesday: A little birdie must have dropped it off.

Enid: Are we going to talk about what happened last night at the pyre? You really freaked me out with the fainting spell and black tears.

Wednesday: I'm fine.

Enid: If you were really fine, Lurch wouldn't have had to carry you out of there. For someone who hates being the center of attention, you have a weird habit of attracting it.

Wednesday: I'd rather attract leprosy.

Enid: I know that being popular goes against everything Wednesday-core, but for the rest of us, who also helped save the school, it is a nice silver lining.

Wednesday: Then consider me your dark cloud.

Enid: Always.

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