Learn English with The Last of Us

• ☐ ☐ ☐ shove [v] - push
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 12 bucks [n] - 12 dollars
• ☐ ☐ ☐ grim [adj] - dark, sad, depressing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crash down [phv] - be destroyed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Cordyceps [n] - the fungus that started the pandemic
• ☐ ☐ ☐ all at once [exp] - suddenly, simultaneously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get bit [exp] - be bitten
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I bet... [exp] - I guess...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mutate [v] - change
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tainted (food) [adj] - infected (food)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hit the store shelves [exp] - arrive in stores
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make more sense [exp] - be more logical
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cut across the woods [exp] - move through a forest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ evacuate [v] - remove people from a dangerous place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a QZ [n] - a quarantine zone (a safe area)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ leave them be [exp] - leave them alone, not bother them

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

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Joel	Ellie

• There is a fungus that turns people into zombies.
• The fungus pandemic destroyed civilization in 2003
• It is now 2023.
• Ellie is immune to the pandemic.
• Joel is trying to protect Ellie.

1. Joel flew in an airplane _______.
   once
   a few times
   all the time
   
   
2. Joel paid _______ for a sandwich on an airplane.
   two bucks
   twelve bucks
   twenty bucks
   
   
3. Ellie thinks that the pandemic started when _______ bit a human.
   a dog
   a wolf
   a zombie
   a monkey
   
   
4. The Cordyceps fungus got into a basic ingredient like _______.
   rice
   eggs
   meat
   flour
   mushrooms
   
   
5. This food was sold all across _______.
   the US
   Europe
   the world
   North America
   
   
6. The tainted food arrived on store shelves on a _______.
   Monday
   Thursday
   Friday
   Sunday
   
   
7. People started biting each other on _______.
   Friday morning
   Friday afternoon
   Friday night
   
   
8. Civilization had been destroyed by _______.
   Monday
   Thursday
   Friday
   Sunday
   
   
9. Joel wants to cut across the woods _______.
   to show Ellie the dead bodies
   so that Ellie doesn't see the dead bodies
   
   
10. A week after the outbreak, soldiers started _______.
    hiding in the countryside
    robbing people in the countryside
    evacuating people in the countryside
    looking for the Cordyceps fungus in the countryside
    
    
11. The soldiers killed people _______.
    only if they were sick
    only if they weren't sick
    even if they were sick
    even if they weren't sick
    
    
12. The soldiers believed that dead people _______.
    couldn't be infected
    might turn into zombies
    would speed up the spread of the fungus
    
    

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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.

Instrucciones: 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.

Joel / Ellie / come / across / wreck / old / airliner

Joel and Ellie come across the wreck of an old airliner.

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Ellie / impress / Joel / fly / airplane

Ellie is impressed (that) Joel flew in an airplane.

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Ellie / want / know / how / pandemic / start

Ellie wants to know how the pandemic started.

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pandemic / start / when / Cordyceps / fungus / mutate / and / get / basic / ingredient / like / flour

The pandemic started when the Cordyceps fungus mutated and got into basic ingredients like flour.

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taint / food / hit / shelf / Thursday

The tainted food hit the shelves on (a) Thursday.

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after / people / eat / some / taint / food / they / sick / and / start / bite / other

After people [ate/had eaten] some of the tainted food, they [got/became] sick and started [biting/to bite] each other.

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pandemic / break / out / Friday / September / 26 / 2003 / and / civilization / end / by / Monday

The pandemic broke out on Friday, September 26th, 2003, and civilization had ended by Monday.

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Joel / want / cut / across / wood / prevent / Ellie / see / mass / grave

Joel wants to cut across the woods (in order) to prevent Ellie from seeing a mass grave.

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week / after / outbreak / soldier / start / evacuate / people / countryside

A week after the outbreak, soldiers started [to evacuate/evacuating] (the) people from the countryside.

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if / there / no / room / people / one / quarantine / zone / soldier / kill / them

If there was no room for the people in one of the quarantine zones, the soldiers killed them.

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soldier / kill / them / because / they / reason / dead / people / not / infect

The soldiers killed them because they reasoned (that) dead people couldn't be infected.

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1. Following Joel's explanation, explain how the pandemic started.
2. Joel says that the Cordyceps fungus was probably in a basic food like flour. From the previous videos, can you remember the times that Joel and his brother avoided eating food made from flour?
3. Ellie wants to know why the soldiers killed people in the small towns. How does Joel justify this action? Do you agree with his reasoning? Why or why not?
4. What does Ellie's initial reaction to flying in planes reveal about her perspective on the pre-outbreak world? How does Joel's response differ from Ellie's perception?
5. Do you think airplane food is overpriced? Which airline do you think serves the best food? Which airline serves the worst food?
6. What aspects of modern society would you miss the most if you lived in this post-apocalyptic world? What would you not miss?