Learn English with Men in Black

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pony [n] - a small horse (not a baby horse)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ alien activity [n] - the movement of aliens
• ☐ ☐ ☐ license [v] - issue licenses
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a spot [n] - a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chain snatchers [n] - people who steal wallets and purses on the street
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the proper authorities [n] - the police
• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn in [phv] - give to the police
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hot [adj] - stolen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crack dealer [n] - person who sells drugs (crack)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a smart ass [n] - a funny guy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ imports [n] - merchandise that has been imported (from another planet)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get out of a business [exp] - stop doing a business
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hold on [phv] - wait
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stable [adj] - not crazy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a prick [n] - a bad guy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sting [v] - be painful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a reverberating carbonizer [n] - an alien gun
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cephlapoid [n] - a type of alien
• ☐ ☐ ☐ confiscated [adj] - taken away by the police
• ☐ ☐ ☐ this rock [n] - this planet (Earth)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Rolexes [n] - expensive watches
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lay off the sauce [phv] - stop drinking so much alcohol
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Be there or be square! [exp] - Don't be late!

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

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Edwards	Kay	Jeebs

• Edwards is a police officer.
• Kay works for Men in Black.
• Kay is taking Edwards to a gun shop to identify a gun used by an alien.

1. Kay works for the FBI.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Jeebs knows Edwards.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Edwards thinks that Jeebs sells guns.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Jeebs knows Kay.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Edwards is surprised when Kay shoots Jeebs.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Kay kills Jeebs.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The gunshot isn't painful for Jeebs.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Edwards doesn't recognize any of the guns.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Kay tells Jeebs that he has to leave the planet Earth.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Kay threatens to shoot Jeebs again.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Edwards thinks that the situation with Jeebs is unforgettable.
    True
    False
    
    
12. The red light makes Edwards forget the situation with Jeebs.
    True
    False
    
    
13. Kay tells Edwards to eat some popcorn.
    True
    False
    
    
14. Kay tells Edwards that he drank too much tequila.
    True
    False
    
    
15. Edwards actually drank too much tequila.
    True
    False
    
    
16. Kay tells Edwards to come to his office at 10am the next day.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: 1) Put the events in the correct order. Choose ONE word to complete each sentence.

   

and    back    if    show

• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (2)   Edwards and Kay ask Jeebs to show them the guns in his shop.
  
  
• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (1)   Edwards and Kay go to Jeebs' pawn shop to look for a gun.
  
  
• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (4)   Kay shoots Jeebs in the head, but his head grows back.
  
  
• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (3)   Kay threatens to shoot Jeebs if he doesn't show them the guns.

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he    must    of    to

• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (8)   Edwards and Kay walk out of the pawn shop together.
  
  
• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (6)   Edwards identifies the gun that he saw another alien use.
  
  
• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (7)   Edwards tells Jeebs that he will confiscate all of his guns and that he must leave Earth.
  
  
• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (5)   Jeebs shows the alien guns to Kay and Edwards.

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much    that    to    up

• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (10)   Edwards wakes up in a Chinese restaurant with Kay.
  
  
• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (9)   Kay flashes Edwards with the red light and Edwards forgets everything that (which) happened.
  
  
• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (12)   Kay gives Edwards his card and tell him to come to the MiB office the next morning.
  
  
• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (11)   Kay tells Edwards that he needs to stop drinking so much.

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1. Edwards sees Kay shoot a man in the head, and then the man's head grows back. How would you react in Edwards's situation?
2. Kay can erase people's memory with the red light. What memory would you like to erase (from your mind)?
3. What situation would you like to erase from other people's memory (something embarrassing you did that many people saw)?
4. What are the gun laws in your country? Do you think ordinary citizens should be allowed to own guns? Why?