Learn English with Wednesday

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cadaver [n] - a dead body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Macbeth [n] - a famous play by Shakespeare
• ☐ ☐ ☐ despair [n] - sadness, complete loss of hope
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dismemberment [n] - cutting off body parts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ snap (s/o) out of... [phv] - suddenly stop being in...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a coma [n] - being unconscious, being unable to wake up
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sponge bath [n] - a body wash using a wet sponge (usually in a hospital)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Rise and shine! [exp] - Wake up!
• ☐ ☐ ☐ give up her ghost [exp] - die
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tantalizing [adj] - very tempting or exciting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a prospect [n] - a possible future situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ torment [v] - severe mental or physical torture
• ☐ ☐ ☐ from beyond the grave [exp] - after death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pass up [phv] - choose not to take or accept
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a recap [n] - a short summary
• ☐ ☐ ☐ psychic ability [n] - the power to know things without normal senses
• ☐ ☐ ☐ master [v] - become an expert in something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ impending doom [exp] - something very bad that is about to happen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coup de grâce [exp] - the final action that ends something (French)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ homicidal [adj] - wanting to kill someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a psychiatric institution [n] - a hospital for mental illness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hubris [n] - arrogance, pride, confidence
• ☐ ☐ ☐ demise [n] - death, failure
• ☐ ☐ ☐ condescending [adj] - speaking like you are better than others
• ☐ ☐ ☐ insufferable [adj] - extremely annoying
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go our separate ways [exp] - stop being together, leave each other
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inextricably [adv] - closely connected
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be tied to [exp] - be closely connected to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sticks and stones [exp] - words cannot really hurt you

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

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Weems	Wednesday	Tish	Gomez

• Wednesday is in a coma.
• Principal Weems died in Wednesday Season 1.
• Tish and Gomez are Wednesday's parents.
• Tyler Galpin is a Hyde monster (like Jekyll and Hyde).

1. Tish has been reading Macbeth to Wednesday.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Wednesday wakes up believing she is in hell.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Principal Weems claims to be Wednesday’s new spirit guide.
   True
   False
   
   
4. You must be related to someone in order to be their spirit guide.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Principal Weems is related to Wednesday.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Wednesday’s previous spirit guide tried to kill Wednesday.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Many people wanted to be Wednesday's spirit guide.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Wednesday never learned how to control her psychic powers.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Principal Weems accuses Wednesday of lying to Enid Sinclair.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Wednesday set free a deadly monster.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Principal Weems believes Wednesday’s own arrogance caused her problems.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Wednesday lost her powers because she helped Enid.
    True
    False
    
    

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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. Nothing like death, [ extreme sadness ], and dismemberment to try and [ wake her from ] her coma.

   [ despair ] [ snap her out of ]

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2. [ Wake up ], sleepy head.

   [ Rise and shine ]

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3. Believe me, nobody was [ volunteering ] for this assignment.

   [ putting up their hand ]

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4. The tantalizing [ possibility ] of [ torturing ] you from [ after death ] was just too delicious to [ turn down ].

   [ prospect ] [ tormenting ] [ beyond the grave ] [ pass up ]

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5. Only after I [ gained control of ] it.

   [ mastered ]

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6. And the coup de grâce, freeing Tyler Galpin, a [ killer ] Hyde, from a high-security psychiatric institution.

   [ homicidal ]

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7. Your [ arrogance ] has yet again made you the architect of your own [ failure ].

   [ hubris ] [ demise ]

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8. I didn't think death could make you any more [ patronizing, talking down ].

   [ condescending ]

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9. Why don't you restore my ability so we can [ leave each other ]?

   [ go our separate ways ]

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10. Your ability is inextricably [ connected to ] who you are.

    [ tied to ]

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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: 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

Tish / read / Macbeth / Wednesday / snap / her / out / coma

Tish is reading Macbeth to Wednesday (in order) to snap her out of her coma.

Wednesday / wake / up / find / self / confront / by / principal / Weems

Wednesday wakes up to find herself confronted by Principal Weems.

Wednesday wakes up and finds herself confronted by Principal Weems.

at / first / Wednesday / believe / she / dead / or / trap / hell

At first, Wednesday believes (that) she is dead or trapped in Hell.

however / principal / Weems / explain / she / now / Wednesday / spirit / guide

However, Principal Weems explains (that) she is now Wednesday’s spirit guide.

she / claim / they / distant / cousin / make / her / eligible / be / Wednesday / guide

She claims (that) they are distant cousins, making her eligible to be Wednesday's guide.

She claims (that) they are distant cousins, which makes her eligible to be Wednesday's guide.

principal / Weems / remind / Wednesday / previous / spirit / guide / sacrifice / self / save / Wednesday / life

Principal Weems reminds Wednesday (that) her previous spirit guide sacrificed herself (in order) to save Wednesday's life.

she / then / give / recap / recent / chaos / Wednesday / cause

She then gives a recap of the recent chaos (that/which) Wednesday has caused.

principal / Weems / criticize / Wednesday / lose / psychic / ability / by / misuse / it

Principal Weems criticizes Wednesday for losing her psychic ability by misusing it.

she / also / accuse / Wednesday / lie / Enid / and / endanger / life

She also accuses Wednesday of lying to Enid and endangering her life.

most / serious / accusation / be / free / dangerous / monster / psychiatric / institution

[The/Her] most serious accusation is freeing a dangerous monster from a psychiatric institution.

she / blame / all / Wednesday / problem / continue / hubris

She blames all of Wednesday's problems on her continuing hubris.

conversation / end / with / principal / Weems / command / Wednesday / wake / up

[The/Their] conversation ends with Principal Weems commanding Wednesday to wake up.

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

The doctor suggested I read to her.

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Clip 2

Nothing like death, despair, and dismemberment to try and snap her out of her coma.

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Clip 3

If I'm not dead, then why are you here?

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Clip 4

There has to be another option.

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Clip 5

Believe me, nobody was putting up their hand for this assignment.

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Clip 6

The tantalizing prospect of tormenting you from beyond the grave was just too delicious to pass up.

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Clip 7

Only after I mastered it.

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Clip 8

You lied to your one and only friend, Enid Sinclair, about her impending doom.

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Clip 9

Your hubris has yet again made you the architect of your own demise.

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Clip 10

I didn't think death could make you any more condescending.

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Clip 11

Why don't you restore my ability so we can go our separate ways?

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Clip 12

Your ability is inextricably tied to who you are.

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1. What three things does Principal Weems accuse Wednesday of? What are Wednesday's explanations?
2. How is the relationship between Wednesday and Weems similar to Wednesday’s relationship with her mother? How is it different?
3. Weems seems to enjoy tormenting Wednesday. Do you think she is trying to teach her a lesson, or is it personal?
4. If you were in Wednesday’s position, who would you like as your spirit guide? (It can be a familiar person, a celebrity, or a character.)
5. Tish chose to read Macbeth to comfort Wednesday when she was sick. What book would you choose to comfort a loved one? Why?