Listen in English - Men in Black - Jay Delivers a Baby

Directions

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

Vocabulary

junior [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
tiger [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
ace [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
deposed [adj] - removed (as a king or president)
Sur-prefect [n] - Leader (like a king)
touch down [phv] - land (like an airplane)
humanoid [n/adj] - in the shape of a human (two arms, two legs)
a sponge [n] - a soft, light, thick material used to wash, clean or absorb liquid [image]
You wish! [exp] - No!
cleared to leave [exp] - be allowed to leave
stuck [adj] - unable to move [image]
a turnpike [n] - a type of highway [image]
warm up on (something) [exp] - learn by doing (something)
Go get him! [exp] - You can do it!
cruise around [phv] - drive around
P.O.S. [exp] - Piece of Shit (low quality thing)
fasten [v] - connect [image]
license and registration [n] - a card or papers that show your identification and right to drive a car
a resident alien card [n] - a card for aliens that shows their identification
handle [v] - deal with
peaking [v] - starting to come out
a midwife [n] - a woman who helps deliver a baby
head out [phv] - leave
What's the rush? [exp] - What's the hurry or emergency?
a warp jump [n] - space travel
a newborn [n] - a baby that was just born

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

Background


Edwards/Jay	Kay	Zed

Men in Black (MiB) is a government organization that monitors aliens on Earth.
Edwards has just started working for MiB, and his name has been changed to Jay.
Kay is Jay's partner and teacher.
Zed is the boss of MiB.

Questions

The Sur-prefect of Singalee is a humanoid.
True
False
Kay and Jay are going to investigate an alien who has left Manhattan illegally.
True
False
Jay (Edwards) likes Kay's car.
True
False
Jay thinks Kay is rude.
True
False
Kay tells Jay not to touch the red button.
True
False
Redge doesn't have a license.
True
False
Redge's wife is pregnant.
True
False
Redge is not worried about Jay helping deliver his baby.
True
False
Redge says he is leaving Manhattan in order to meet a ship.
True
False
Redge says he loves living on Earth.
True
False
Jay says the baby is cute.
True
False
Kay thinks that it is strange that Redge wants to leave Earth.
True
False
Doing a warp-jump (space travel) is dangerous with a newborn baby.
True
False

Summary

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

about down not off

(1) An alarm goes off indicating that an alien is trying to leave New York.
(3) Jay complains about the car that they are driving.
(4) Kay warns Jay not to press the red button in the car.
(2) Zed orders Kay and Jay to track down Redgick.

air ask see why

(6) Kay takes Redgick out of the car to ask him some questions.
(5) Kay asks to see Redgick's license and registration.
(8) Redgick explains why he and his wife want to leave Earth.
(7) The baby's tentacle grabs Jay and swings him up in the air .

suck cute so baby

(9) Jay delivers the baby .
(10) Jay starts to say that the baby is actually kind of cute .
(12) Kay wonders why Redgick is so scared that he will risk leaving Earth with a newborn baby.
(11) The baby vomits on Jay and then starts to suck its thumb.

Discussion

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Script

Zed: Okay Let's see. Bee, we've got the deposed Sur-prefect of Singalee touching down in the forest outside Portland tonight.

Bee: Humanoid?

Zed: You wish. Bring a sponge.

Zed: Well well! We’ve got a skimmer.

Kay: Landed alien out of zone. Who is it?

Zed: Redgick. He's not cleared to leave Manhattan, but he's way out of town right now, stuck on the New Jersey Turnpike. Why don't you take junior here with you? This is a good one for him to warm up on. Go get him, tiger.

Jay: Unlimited technology from the whole universe, and we cruise around in a Ford P.O.S.

Kay: Fasten your seat belt.

Jay: See, we’ve got to work on your people skills. You know, you'd get a much better reaction if you were a little more polite.

Kay: Fasten your seat belt, please.

Jay: Whoa! That was good. Did you hurt yourself?

Oh, the red button there, kid. Don't ever, ever touch the red button.

Kay: I'd like to see your license and registration, please.

Kay: I’d like to see your other license and registration, please.

Kay: Alright, your resident alien card has you restricted to island of Manhattan. Where are you going, Redge?

Redge: Well, it's my wife. She's… Well, look.

Kay: Oh. Alright. Okay, no big deal. Okay, you come with me, Redge. And you handle this.

Jay: What! Me?

Kay: Yeah. It's easy. You just catch.

Redge: Are you sure he knows what he's doing?

Kay: He does it all the time. Let the man work.

Jay: Kay! Damn, man! Kay! Something's peaking!

Kay: Croagg the Midwife is at 54th and Madison. You're headed out of town, Redge. What's going on?

Redge: Well, we're meeting someone.

Kay: Who are you meeting?

Redge: Well, it's a ship.

Kay: What ship? I didn’t see any departure clearance for today.

Redge: You didn't?

Kay: No.

Redge: Well, it's an emergency.

Kay: You're doing fine, ace.

Kay: What kind of emergency? What's the rush to get off the planet all of the sudden?

Redge: We just don't like the neighborhood anymore.

Jay: Oh man. Oh man. Kay. Look. Oh, man.

Kay: Congratulations, Redge. It's a squid.

Jay: Kay, man. You know, it’s actually kind of cute.

Kay: Anything about that seem unusual to you? What would scare Redgick so badly that he'd risk a warp jump with a newborn?

#6. Jay Delivers a Baby

Published: 3.01.2021

Level 5 | Time: 3:11

Accent: American