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• ☐ ☐ ☐ That's it! exp. - This is finished.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gadget n. - a small electronic device
• ☐ ☐ ☐ freak out phv. - become very angry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gizmo n. - an electronic device
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ban n. - disallow, prohibit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ IMing v. - instant messaging (DMing)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a chisel n. - a hand tool that cuts stone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ encyclopedias n. - a set of books (usually about 20) that have information on many different topics
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a juice bar n. - a restaurant that only serves juice
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go online exp. - use the Internet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fantasy football n. - an online competition that is based on American football
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be on board exp. - agree with an idea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Amish n. - a group of people in the U.S. who do not use modern technology
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hearth n. - a fireplace
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stay unplugged exp. - not use the Internet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chicken pot pie n. - a meat pie filled with chicken [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ surf the web exp. - use the Internet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mellow music n. - calm relaxing music
• ☐ ☐ ☐ meditate v. - think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a condo n. - a condominium (a small apartment)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fire escape n. - the emergency exit for a building in case of fire
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cut corners exp. - do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ parasailing v. - fly through the air wearing an open parachute while being towed by a motorboat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I'm not made of stone. exp. - I am not strong or disciplined. I have feelings.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ my take n. - my opinion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mitosis n. - biology vocabulary referring to cell division
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gamete n. - biology vocabulary referring to a male or female cell
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a zygote n. - biology vocabulary referring to the combination of a male and female cell
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make up phv. - invent, create
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fall for something exp. - believe something (that is not true)

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

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Claire	Phil	Haley	Alex	Luke

• The Dunphys are a family.
• Phil is a real estate agent.

1. Why does Phil think Claire is angry?
   Because everyone is staring at their electronic devices.
   Because there are so many dirty dishes.
   Because no one is eating breakfast.
   
   
2. What is the real reason that Claire is angry?
   Because everyone is staring at their electronic devices.
   Because there are so many dirty dishes.
   Because no one is eating breakfast.
   
   
3. What does Claire want the family to do?
   Put away the dishes
   Talk to each other
   Eat more
   
   
4. What is Phil doing on his tablet?
   Playing a game
   Ordering a pool
   Setting his fantasy football roster
   
   
5. What is Luke doing on his tablet?
   Playing a game
   Ordering a pool
   Setting his fantasy football roster
   
   
6. What are Haley and Alex doing on their phones?
   Shopping
   Playing games
   Texting each other
   
   
7. What are the new rules for the house?
   No texting for one week
   No jokes for one week
   No Internet for one week
   No video calls for one week
   No cellphone calls for one week
   No playing Internet games for one week
   
   
8. Why does Alex need to use the Internet?
   To talk to her friends
   To do her homework
   To play games
   
   
9. How does Claire suggest Alex do her research?
   Go to the library
   Use encyclopedias
   Use the Internet
   Ask her sister for help
   
   
10. What game does Luke want to play?
    Rider
    Angry Birds
    Candy Crush
    Plants vs. Zombies
    
    
11. How does Claire suggest Haley communicate with her friends?
    Face to face at school
    On the house phone
    On her cellphone
    By texting
    
    
12. What does Alex want if she wins the contest?
    A new computer
    Money
    A car
    Food
    
    
13. What does Luke want if he wins the contest?
    A new computer
    Money
    A car
    Food
    
    
14. What does Haley want if she wins the contest?
    A new computer
    Money
    A car
    Food
    
    
15. What did Phil do with his extra free time?
    Sleep
    Meditate
    Do extra work
    Meet some friends
    
    
16. What does Haley need for an art project?
    Soap
    Money
    A marker
    The Internet
    
    
17. What does Luke do with his extra free time?
    Hang out with his friends
    Build somthing
    Study
    
    
18. Why does Luke quit the contest?
    He has to do his homework.
    He wants to play a video game.
    He wants to watch a YouTube video.
    
    
19. Why did Alex have trouble doing her homework?
    The library was closed.
    Her encyclopedia information was out-of-date.
    She couldn't look up difficult vocabulary on the Internet.
    
    
20. Who seems the most confident of winning the contest?
    Phil
    Claire
    Haley
    
    

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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.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. Claire decided to put a one-week [ restriction ] on all Internet use.

   [ ban ]

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2. Luke built [ small homes ] and apartments out of metal cans with his free time.

   [ condos ]

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3. Claire doesn't want her family to use any of their electronic [ gadgets ].

   [ gizmos ]

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4. Phil says that Claire used to write on stone with a [ carving tool ] when she was in school because she is so old.

   [ chisel ]

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5. Phil claims that he is [ in agreement ] with Claire's plan to stop using electronic devices.

   [ on board ]

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6. Alex doesn't think that Phil can [ avoid all devices ] for one week.

   [ stay unplugged ]

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7. Alex wants to [ get on the Internet ] so that she can do research for her biology assignment.

   [ go online ]

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8. The apartments that the city built were unsafe because the construction company [ did cheap, sloppy work ] while they were being built.

   [ cut corners ]

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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

Claire / freak / because / everybody / so / involve / gadget / they / not / talk

Claire freaks out because everybody is so involved with their gadgets that they are not talking.

Luke / about / beat / Phil / record / plant / vs. / zombie

Luke is about to beat Phil's record [on/in] Plants vs. Zombies.

Claire / announce / one-week / ban / all / electronic / device

Claire announces a one-week ban on all electronic devices.

Alex / worry / because / she / huge / science / paper / due

Alex is worried because she has a huge science paper due.

Phil / tell / them / whoever / stay / unplug / long / win / prize

Phil tells them (that) whoever stays unplugged (the) longest [wins/will win] a prize.

Luke / want / chicken / pot / pie / Alex / want / new / computer / Haley / want / car

Luke wants chicken pot pie, Alex wants a new computer, and Haley wants a car.

Claire / not / think / they / can / afford / buy / Haley / car

Claire doesn't think (that) they can afford to buy Haley a car.

Phil / not / worry / because / he / sure / they / can / last / long / than / child

Phil isn't worried because he is sure (that) they can last longer than their children.

Phil / spend / lunch / hour / listen / music / and / meditate

Phil spent his lunch hour listening to music and meditating.

Haley / ask / Claire / bar / soap / black / marker / art / project

Haley asks Claire for a bar of soap and a black marker for an art project.

after / build / condo / with / can / bottle / Luke / quit / contest / watch / video / YouTube

After building (some) condos with cans and bottles, Luke quits the contest (in order) to watch a video on YouTube.

Alex / come / home / angry / because / she / get / B / biology / paper

Alex comes home angry because she got a B on her biology paper.

Haley / calm / remark / there / only / three / people / left / contest

Haley calmly remarks (that) there are only three people left in the contest.

Haley / calm / remark / there / only / three / people / remain / contest

Haley calmly remarks (that) there are only three people remaining in the contest.

Haley / calm / remark / only / three / people / remain / contest

Haley calmly remarks (that) only three people remain in the contest.

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.

Because you're all so involved with your little gizmos, nobody is even talking.

What are you doing that's so important?

Luke, I told you to put that down.

How am I supposed to do my homework?

And we have a great set of encyclopedias.

So you're saying Dad is not going to go online?

You know what? We're going to make this fun.

What do we win?

What do you want?

We're going to get them off of electronics with the promise of more electronics?

Relax. They're never going to last as long as us.

Isn't it great how much time you have now that you're not wasting it online?

No, it would be good for you. It's terrible for me.

They don't even call it protoplasm anymore. It's cytoplasm.

You could have asked one of us.

What's the difference between a gamete and a zygote?

Don't fall for it, Claire. She's just making up words.

1. What is each family member most worried about losing access to?
2. If you were in this contest, what app or function would you miss the most?
3. How long do you think you could last in the contest?
4. At the end of this video, only Claire, Phil, and Haley remain. Who do you think will win? Why?
5. The children get to choose their reward if they win. What do they choose? What reward would you choose? Why?
6. How many hours per day do you spend looking at your phone? Is it too much? What is the ideal amount of screen time per day?
7. If you didn't have a smartphone or computer, what would you do with that extra time?
8. What "fun" things did people use to do a lot more before smartphones? Try to think of five things.
9. What's the difference between a gamete and a zygote? [ Link ]
10. Can you think of any theories or ideas from science that have changed recently (since you graduated from high school)?