Learn English with Charlotte's Web

• ☐ ☐ ☐ sick and twisted [exp] - having a strange and cruel (mean) personality
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an egg sac [n] - a bag full of (spider) eggs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ your tone [exp] - your way of speaking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hindquarters [n] - butt, bum, backside
• ☐ ☐ ☐ peck [v] - hit (with a bird beak [bird mouth])
• ☐ ☐ ☐ radiant [adj] - full of joy or happiness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ occurred to you [exp] - entered your thinking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ appreciation [n] - thanks or respect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dare I say [exp] - I want to say
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dibs [n] - the rights to eat or use something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ slop [n] - pig food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ledge [n] - a narrow flat surface
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a medal [n] - an award

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

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Wilbur	Charlotte	Templeton

• Charlotte has just made her egg sac with over 500 eggs.
• Charlotte, Wilbur and Templeton are at the county fair.
• The farmers will take Wilbur back to the farm/barn very soon.

1. Charlotte will die soon.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Wilbur politely asks Templeton for help.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Wilbur wants Templeton to help Charlotte go back to the barn.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Templeton got attacked by birds in order to help Wilbur.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Wilbur wants more appreciation from Templeton.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Wilbur convinces Templeton to help him by offering him food for the rest of his life.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Charlotte thanks Templeton for all of his help.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Wilbur hides the egg sac in his mouth.
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: 1) Read the script and choose the best preposition to complete the sentence. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

• Templeton! Charlotte is very sick.
• Yeah, and twisted.
• She's dying! She can't go --- Ø at to on of with (Ø) home --- Ø at to on of with (with) us. So, I need you to help me take her egg sac --- Ø at to in of with (with) us.
• Did you say eggs?
• It's an egg sac. And it's right up there, and it has her children --- Ø at to in of with (in) it. And I can't just leave it here. What if something happened --- Ø at to on of for (to) them?
• Now, I can't reach --- Ø at to on of for (Ø) it, so I need you to get it --- Ø at to in of for (for) me. And I need you to do it now.
• I don't think I like your tone.
• Can't you just once --- Ø at to in of for (in) your life think --- Ø at to in of with (of) someone other than yourself?
• Once? Once?
• Come on.
• No, you come on! Who got his hindquarters pecked to make you "radiant," huh? Templeton, that's who.
• And who interrupted --- Ø at to on of for (Ø) the gorging --- Ø at to in of with (of) a lifetime so you could be "humble"? Why, I think it was Templeton! Templeton! Templeton! Templeton!
• And do I get thanked? No!
• Well, has it ever occurred --- Ø at to in of with (to) you that even a rat might like a little appreciation? A little, dare I say, love?
• Do it and you'll get dibs --- Ø at to on of with (on) my slop --- Ø at to on of for (for) the rest --- Ø at to in of for (of) my life.
• Done.
• Hurry! Up --- Ø at to in of with (in) the corner --- Ø at to on of with (on) the ledge.
• Templeton! Come on!
• Thank you, Templeton, --- Ø at to on of for (for) everything.
• It's okay, just drop it. Hurry!
• Here you go. Here's your medal. --- Ø At To In of For (In) you go.
  
  

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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.

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.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

Wilbur / tell / Templeton / Charlotte / die

Wilbur tells Templeton (that) Charlotte is dying.

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Wilbur / command / Templeton / get / Charlotte / egg / sac

Wilbur commands Templeton to get Charlotte's egg sac.

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Templeton / take / exception / Wilbur / tone

Templeton takes exception to Wilbur's tone.

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Wilbur / accuse / Templeton / only / think / himself

Wilbur accuses Templeton of only thinking [about/of] himself.

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Templeton / ask / some / appreciation / all / time / he / help / Wilbur

Templeton asks for some appreciation for all (of) the times (that) he (has) helped Wilbur.

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Templeton / agree / help / after / Wilbur / promise / him / dib / slop / rest / life

Templeton agrees to help after Wilbur promises him dibs on his slop for the rest of his life.

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Templeton / climb / ledge / and / grab / egg / sac / mouth

Templeton climbs (up) onto the ledge and grabs the egg sac with his mouth.

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as / Templeton / carry / egg / sac / away / Charlotte / sincere / thank / him / everything

As Templeton carries the egg sac away, Charlotte sincerely thanks him for everything.

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Templeton / drop / egg / sac / floor / and / Wilbur / pick / it / mouth

Templeton drops the egg sac onto the floor, and Wilbur picks it up [with/in] his mouth.

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The text below is from the [ original novel ].

1. Which parts of the video are the same as the novel?
2. Which parts of the video are different from the novel?
3. Which parts of the novel are not in the video?

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Chapter 21 - LAST DAY

Wilbur was in a panic. He raced round and round the pen. Suddenly he had an idea - he thought of the egg sac and the five hundred and fourteen little spiders that would hatch in the spring. If Charlotte herself was unable to go home to the barn, at least he must take her children along.

Wilbur rushed to the front of his pen. He put his front feet up on the top board and gazed around. In the distance he saw the Arables and the Zuckermans approaching. He knew he would have to act quickly.

"Where's Templeton?" he demanded.

"He's in that corner, under the straw, asleep," said Charlotte.

Wilbur rushed over, pushed his strong snout under the rat, and tossed him into the air.

"Templeton!" screamed Wilbur. "Pay attention!"

The rat, surprised out of a sound sleep, looked first dazed then disgusted.

"What kind of monkeyshine is this?" he growled. "Can't a rat catch a wink of sleep without being rudely popped into the air?"

"Listen to me!" cried Wilbur. "Charlotte is very ill. She has only a short time to live. She cannot accompany us home, because of her condition. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary that I take her egg sac with me. I can't reach it, and I can't climb. You are the only one that can get it. There's not a second to be lost. The people are coming - they'll be here in no time. Please, please, please, Templeton, climb up and get the egg sac."

The rat yawned. He straightened his whiskers. Then he looked up at the egg sac.

"So!" he said, in disgust. "So it's old Templeton to the rescue again, is it? Templeton do this, Templeton do that, Templeton please run down to the dump and get me a magazine clipping, Templeton please lend me a piece of string so I can spin a web."

"Oh, hurry! " said Wilbur. "Hurry up, Templeton!

But the rat was in no hurry. He began imitating Wilbur's voice.

"So it's 'Hurry up, Templeton,' is it? he said. "Ho, ho. And what thanks do I ever get for these services, I would like to know? Never a kind word for old Templeton, only abuse and wisecracks and side remarks.

Never a kind word for a rat."

"Templeton," said Wilbur in desperation, "if you don't stop talking and get busy, all will be lost, and I will die of a broken heart. Please climb up!"

Templeton lay back in the straw. Lazily he placed his forepaws behind his head and crossed his knees, in an attitude of complete relaxation.

"Die of a broken heart," he mimicked. "How touching! My, my! I notice that it's always me you come to when in trouble. But I've never heard of anyone's heart breaking on my account. Oh, no. Who cares anything about old Templeton?"

"Get up!" screamed Wilbur. "Stop acting like a spoiled child!

Templeton grinned and lay still. "Who made trip after trip to the dump?" he asked. "Why, it was old Templeton! Who saved Charlotte's life by scaring that Arable boy away with a rotten goose egg? Bless my soul, I believe it was old Templeton. Who bit your tail and got you back on your feet this morning after you had fainted in front of the crowd? Old Templeton. Has it ever occurred to you that I'm sick of running errands and doing favors? What do you think I am, anyway, a rat-of-all-work?"

Wilbur was desperate. The people were coming. And the rat was failing him. Suddenly he remembered Templeton's fondness for food.

"Templeton," he said, "I will make you a solemn promise. Get Charlotte's egg sac for me, and from now on I will let you eat first, when Lurvy slops me. I will let you have your choice of everything in the trough and I won't touch a thing until you're through."

The rat sat up. "You mean that?" he said.

"I promise. I cross my heart."

"All right, it's a deal," said the rat. He walked to the wall and started to climb. His stomach was still swollen from last night's gorge. Groaning and complaining, he pulled himself slowly to the ceiling. He crept along till he reached the egg sac. Charlotte moved aside for him. She was dying, but she still had strength enough to move a little. Then Templeton bared his long ugly teeth and began snipping the threads that fastened the sac to the ceiling. Wilbur watched from below.

"Use extreme care!" he said. "I don't want a single one of those eggs harmed."

"Thith thtuff thticks in my mouth," complained the rat. "It'th worth than caramel candy."

But Templeton worked away at the job, and managed to cut the sac adrift and carry it to the ground, where he dropped it in front of Wilbur. Wilbur heaved a great sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Templeton," he said. "I will never forget this as long as I live."

"Neither will I," said the rat, picking his teeth. "I feel as though I'd eaten a spool of thread. Well, home we go!"

Templeton crept into the crate and buried himself in the straw. He got out of sight just in time. Lurvy and John Arable and Mr. Zuckerman came along at that moment, followed by Mrs. Arable and Mrs. Zuckerman and Avery and Fern. Wilbur had already decided how he would carry the egg sac - there was only one way possible. He carefully took the little bundle in his mouth and held it there on top of his tongue. He remembered what Charlotte had told him - that the sac was waterproof and strong. It felt funny on his tongue and made him drool a bit. And of course he couldn't say anything. But as he was being shoved into the crate, he looked up at Charlotte and gave her a wink. She knew he was saying good-bye in the only way he could. And she knew her children were safe.

"Good-bye!" she whispered. Then she summoned all her strength and waved one of her front legs at him.

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1. In what ways has Templeton helped Wilbur? Can you think of five different examples?
2. Is Templeton selfish or altruistic (helps others unselfishly)? What evidence can you give?
3. Who is the true "hero" of Charlotte's Web? Support your opinion.
4. How did you feel when Templeton grabbed the egg sac with his mouth? How did you feel when Wilbur put the whole egg sac in his mouth?