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Involuntary Roommates


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Published: 11.16.2025
Level 4   |   Time: 2:39
Accent: American
Source: Wicked

Elphaba and Glinda are forced to share a room.


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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shortly [adv] - soon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a private suite [n] - a room for only one person
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ space [n] - an empty area
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ in return [exp] - as a thank-you for something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ put in a good word for (s/o) with (s/o) [exp] - say something nice about (someone) to (someone)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ keep a secret [exp] - not tell a secret to anyone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Be that way! [exp] - Act like that then! (in an annoyed tone)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ selfish [adj] - caring only about yourself
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on your part [exp] - from you
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a drawer [n] - a sliding box in a desk or dresser [image] ESL Vocab - A drawer

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Elphaba from Wicked Glinda from Wicked
Elphaba Glinda
  • Elphaba and Glinda are new students at Shiz University.
  • Elphaba has strong magical powers.
  • Elphaba just created a big magical explosion in the university plaza.
  • Then Glinda accidentally volunteered to let Elphaba stay in her dorm room.
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triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Glinda has lost some of her bags.
    True
    False

  2. Elphaba thinks that the room situation is unfair.
    True
    False

  3. Glinda says she was promised a room by herself.
    True
    False

  4. Glinda wants to keep the door open.
    True
    False

  5. Glinda saved half of the space in the room for Elphaba.
    True
    False

  6. Glinda wants Elphaba to say some nice things about her to Madame Morrible.
    True
    False

  7. Glinda wants to know how Elphaba created the situation "down there."
    True
    False

  8. Elphaba offer to teach Glinda how to use magic.
    True
    False



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. The rest of my bags should be arriving [ soon ].

    [ shortly ]



  2. I was promised [ a solo room ], but thanks for asking.

    [ a private suite ]



  3. In return, perhaps you could [ say something nice about me ] with Madame Morrible.

    [ put in a good word for me ]



  4. Fine. [ Act like that ]. But it really is rather selfish on your part.

    [ Be that way ]



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.

  • The rest of my bags should (be) arriving shortly.
  • Do you really think this is fair?
    Oh, I (do) not.
  • I was promised a private suite, but thanks (for) asking.
  • I just so enjoy air. You know (what) I mean?
  • Oh, I saved you some space, by the (way).
  • It was nothing. Roommates do these things for (each) other. So, I (have) been told.
  • And in return, could put in a good word (for) me (with) Madame Morrible.
  • That was you down there who made all that happen. I know it (was).
  • That was you down there (who) made all that happen.
  • I don't know. I've (never) known.



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

Glinda / open / door / and / welcome / Elphaba / room


Glinda opens the door and welcomes Elphaba [into/to] the room.



Sentence 2

Elphaba / question / room / be / divide / fair


Elphaba questions [whether/if] [their/the] room has been divided fairly.



Sentence 3

misunderstand / Elphaba / question / Glinda / claim / she / promise / private / suite


Misunderstanding Elphaba’s question, Glinda claims (that) she was promised a private suite.



Sentence 4

when / Elphaba / try / close / door / Glinda / stop / her / because / she / so / enjoy / air


When Elphaba tries to close the door, Glinda stops her because she so enjoys (the) air.



Sentence 5

Glinda / then / show / Elphaba / tiny / corner / room / she / save / her


Glinda then shows Elphaba the tiny corner of the room (that/which) she (has) saved for her.



Sentence 6

she / believe / she / do / Elphaba / great / favor


She believes (that) she has done Elphaba a great favor.



Sentence 7

so / she / ask / Elphaba / favor / return


So, she asks Elphaba for a favor in return.



Sentence 8

she / want / Elphaba / put / good / word / her / madame / Morrible


She wants Elphaba to put in a good word for her with Madame Morrible.



Sentence 9

Glinda / also / reveal / she / know / Elphaba / create / explosion / university / plaza


Glinda also reveals (that) she knows (that) Elphaba created the explosion in the university plaza.



Sentence 10

she / want / know / how / Elphaba / do / it / promise / keep / it / secret


She wants to know how Elphaba did it, promising to keep it (a) secret.

She wants to know how Elphaba did it and promises to keep it (a) secret.

She wants to know how Elphaba did it, and she promises to keep it (a) secret.



Sentence 11

when / Elphaba / refuse / tell / her / she / call / Elphaba / selfish


When Elphaba refuses to tell her, she calls Elphaba selfish.



Sentence 12

this / cause / Elphaba / lose / control / powers / and / break / window


This causes Elphaba to lose control of her powers and break a window.



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

The rest of my bags should be arriving shortly.



Clip 2

Do you really think this is fair?



Clip 3

Oh, I do not. I was promised a private suite, but thanks for asking.



Clip 4

I was just going to close the door.



Clip 5

Could you not? I'm sorry. I just, I so enjoy air.



Clip 6

Oh, I saved you some space, by the way.



Clip 7

Roommates do these things for each other. So, I've been told.



Clip 8

And in return, perhaps you could put in a good word for me with Madame Morrible.



Clip 9

That was you down there who made all that happen. I know it was.



Clip 10

Fine. Be that way. But it really is rather selfish on your part.



Clip 11

You know, I asked really nicely.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Describe Glinda's personality. How does she differ from Elphaba?
  2. When Glinda asks for Elphaba to "put in a good word” with Madame Morrible, what is she asking for?
  3. If you had a roommate like Glinda, would you enjoy that or find it stressful?
  4. What roommate problems do you think Elphaba and Glinda will have in the future?
  5. What are the most common problems roommates usually have?
  6. As a university student, what are the pros and cons of having a roommate?
  7. In university, what do you think is the best living situation — living alone, living with roommates, living with your family? Why?
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triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Glinda: Come in. The rest of my bags should be arriving shortly.

Elphaba: Do you really think this is fair?

Glinda: Oh, I do not. I was promised a private suite, but thanks for asking.

Glinda: Wait!

Elphaba: What?

Glinda: What?

Elphaba: I was just... I was just going to close the door.

Glinda: Oh, well, could you not? I'm sorry. I just, I so enjoy air. You know what I mean? Ah.

Glinda: Oh, I saved you some space, by the way. Here it is. Just in here.

Glinda: It's great. It was nothing. Roommates do these things for each other. So, I've been told.

Glinda: And in return, perhaps you could, let's see, put in a good word for me with Madame Morrible. Deal?

Glinda: That was you down there who made all that happen. I know it was.

Elphaba: You heard Madame Morrible.

Glinda: How did you do it? Tell me, please. I can keep a secret.

Glinda: Fine. Be that way. But it really is rather selfish on your part. You know, I asked really nicely, and I saved you this whole drawer.

Elphaba: I don't know. I've never known.

Elphaba: There. Enjoy the air.

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