Learn English with Wednesday

• ☐ ☐ ☐ screening searches [exp] - checks for dangerous or illegal things in an airport
• ☐ ☐ ☐ boarding [exp] - getting on a plane, bus, or ship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on your person [exp] - carried on your body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wand [exp] - a short stick used for scanning (or magic)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prohibited items [exp] - things not allowed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cram [exp] - push too much into a small space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tube [exp] - a hollow cylinder [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ utopia [exp] - a perfect place, paradise
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bag check [exp] - an inspection of your bag
• ☐ ☐ ☐ embalmers [exp] - people who preserve dead bodies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a convention [exp] - a large meeting or event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a prosthetic hand [exp] - an artificial hand
• ☐ ☐ ☐ end up [exp] - finally be in a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 3.4 ounces [exp] - a small amount, about 100 milliliters
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a no-no [exp] - something not allowed

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

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Wednesday	Thing

• Wednesday Addams is a student at Nevermore Academy.
• She is at the airport.
• Thing is Wednesday's friend? Pet? Uncle? He is a hand. Only a hand.

1. Wednesday is in ______ Airport.
   Kansas City
   Nevermore
   New York
   Newark
   
   
2. Her flight is boarding at ______.
   gate 143
   gate 43
   gate 40
   gate 3
   
   
3. Wednesday is NOT carrying ______.
   brass knuckles
   knives
   an axe
   a gun
   
   
4. Wednesday thinks that flying in an airplane ______ utopia.
   is
   is not
   
   
5. Wednesday thinks that having weapons on a commercial flight is ______.
   necessary
   dangerous
   her right
   harmless
   
   
6. Wednesday says that she is headed to ______.
   Kansas City
   Nevermore
   New York
   Newark
   
   
7. Wednesday says that the hand is ______.
   a surprise
   prosthetic
   her uncle
   
   
8. The security officer is most concerned about ______.
   the sun cream
   the weapons
   the hand
   
   
9. ______ put the sun cream in the bag.
   Wednesday's brother
   Wednesday
   Thing
   
   

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. Random [ inspecting ] searches are a requirement at this airport.

   [ screening ]

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2. American Airlines flight AA8272 to Kansas City is now [ going aboard, embarking ] at gate 43.

   [ boarding ]

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3. Anything else [ in your possession ]?

   [ on your person ]

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4. Which part of [ forbidden, banned ] items don't you understand?

   [ prohibited ]

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5. The part where you believe that [ squeezing, stuffing ] hundreds of people onto a metal tube flying through the air creates some sort of [ paradise ].

   [ cramming ] [ utopia ]

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6. It's a [ artificial, synthetic ] hand.

   [ prosthetic ]

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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.

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at / Newark / airport / announcer / inform / passenger / random / screening / search / require

At Newark Airport, an announcer informs passengers (that) random screening searches are required.

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during / security / check / woman / ask / Wednesday / there / anything / else / on / person

During a security check, a woman asks Wednesday [if/whether] there is anything else on her person.

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when / Wednesday / pull / out / numerous / weapon / woman / ask / her / she / understand / what / prohibit / item / mean

When Wednesday pulls out numerous weapons, the woman asks her [if/whether] she understands what "prohibited item" means.

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Wednesday / reply / be / crammed / onto / crowd / plane / without / weapon / be / not / idea / utopia

Wednesday replies (that) being crammed onto a crowded plane without weapons is not her idea of utopia.

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when / other / officer / request / bag / check / he / discover / *disembodied / hand / her / bag

When another officer asks for a bag check, he discovers a disembodied hand in her bag.

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* disembodied (adj): separated from the body

Wednesday / explain / she / on / way / junior / embalmer / convention / Kansas / city

Wednesday explains (that) she is on her way to [the/a] Junior Embalmers Convention in Kansas City.

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officer / say / real / problem / sun / cream / which / over / 3.4 / ounce / limit

The officer says (that) the real problem is (the) sun cream, which is over the 3.4-ounce limit.

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officer / say / real / problem / sun / cream / which / over / 3.4 / ounce

The officer says (that) the real problem is (the) sun cream, which is over the 3.4 ounces.

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Wednesday / sincere / wonder / how / sun / cream / get / into / bag / as / she / stare / Thing

Wednesday sincerely wonders how the sun cream got into her bag as she stares at Thing.

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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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

Welcome to Newark Airport. Random screening searches are a requirement at this airport.

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Clip 3

Anything else on your person?

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Clip 4

I need a wand on this one.

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Clip 5

Which part of "prohibited items" don't you understand, young lady?

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Clip 6

The part where you believe that cramming hundreds of people onto a metal tube flying through the air creates some sort of utopia where weapons aren't needed.

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Clip 7

Can we get a bag check over here?

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Clip 8

Yeah, that's not the problem. (Do) You care to explain this?

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Clip 9

I have no idea how that ended up in there.

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Clip 10

This is over 3.4 ounces, which means it's a big no-no.

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Clip 11

I'd appreciate it if you didn't waste our time.

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1. Describe at least four things that the airport security officers did to Wednesday?
2. How does Wednesday describe flying? Do you agree with her?
3. Why do you think Thing brought sun cream?
4. What things are prohibited on flights these days?
5. Do you think the 3.4-ounce liquid rule is reasonable for flights? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever had an airport security experience where an item that you thought was harmless caused trouble? What happened?
7. What tips or advice would you give for getting through security quickly?
8. These are the weapons that Wednesday had on her person. What are their English names?
   
   
   
   brass knuckles, a flail, a hatchet, a knife, nunchucks, pepper spray, a sword, a taser