1. REVIEW the vocabulary / background.
2. WATCH the video.
3. ANSWER the questions.
4. CHECK your answers. (Show Answers)

• a runt [n] - the smallest in a group of babies
• unjust [adj] - not fair
• heartless [exp] - no feelings or compassion
• a teat [exp] - a nipple of a female mammal from which the milk is sucked by the young
• a sow [exp] - a female pig
• rude [exp] - not polite
• any minute [exp] - very soon
• early risers [exp] - people who get up early in the morning
• ridding [exp] - get rid of, eliminate
• injustice [exp] - evil things in the world
• Pop [exp] - Dad

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

Fern	Pop	Avery

• Avery is a young girl who lives on a farm..
• She has a brother named Avery.

1. Pop chooses the biggest baby pig to kill.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Fern was a very small baby (a runt).
   True
   False
   
   
3. The mother pig (sow) doesn't have enough teats for all the babies.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Fern offers to take care of the baby pig.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Mom tells Avery that it is rude to yell.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Pop offers to let Avery take care of a pig as well.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The pigs were born early in the morning (before dawn).
   True
   False
   
   
8. Fern almost forgets to bring the pig with her.
   True
   False
   
   
   

Directions: 1) Read the script and choose the word that best completes the sentence. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

• Fern: What are you --- doing being havinggoing (doing) ?
• Pop: Fern, --- do be havego (go) back to bed.
• Fern: You're not going to kill it, are you?
• Pop: It's a runt. Now, --- do be havego (go) back to bed.
• Fern: No, it's not fair! It can't help --- doing being havinggoing (being) born small.
• Pop: Careful.
• Fern: If I'd been born small, would you have killed me?
• Pop: Of course not. A little girl is one thing. A runty pig is another.
• Fern: There's no difference! This is unfair and unjust. How could you --- do be havego (be) so heartless?
• Pop: Come here. I want to show you something. You see that? You see? There's 11 pigs and only 10 teats. The sow can't --- put get feedeat (feed) it, honey.
• Fern: Then I will. I'll --- put get feedeat (feed) you and take care of you and absolutely will not let you kill him.
• Avery: Hey! When did Fern get a pig?
• Mom: Avery, it's rude to point. Give me that. Come, sit, --- put get feedeat (eat) your breakfast. The bus will --- do be havego (be) here any minute.
• Pop: Good morning.
• Avery: Hey, Pop, can I --- do be havego (have) a pig, too?
• Pop; No. I only give pigs to early risers. Fern was up before dawn, ridding the world of injustice.
• Fern, --- put get feedeat (put) that pig down and --- put get feedeat (get) to school. Avery.
• Pop: See ya.
• Avery: Bye, Pop.
• Pop: --- Do Be HaveGo (Have) a good one, buddy. It says here we're going to --- put get feedeat (get) a lot of rain this month.
• Mom: Fern! Your books!
• Fern: Bye.