Learn English with an ESL Lesson from A Christmas Story

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mess [n] - a dirty or disorganized situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Granny [n] - grandmother
• ☐ ☐ ☐ check (s/t) out [phv] - look at (something) closely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I could hardly wait... [exp] - I was very excited and impatient...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ load (a gun) [v] - put ammunition into (a gun)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ try (s/t) out [phv] - use (something) for the first time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ galoshes [n] - rubber rain boots [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shoot [v] - fire a gun
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Old Man [exp] - father
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a turkey junkie [exp] - someone who loves eating turkey
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bona fide [exp] - real, genuine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a glutton [n] - a person who eats too much
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a turkey freak [n] - someone who is obsessed with turkey
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gleam [v] - shine brightly with excitement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ravenous [adj] - extremely hungry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shoot one's eye out [exp] - damage or lose an eye by shooting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a BB [n] - a small metal ball used in a BB gun
• ☐ ☐ ☐ swift [adj] - very fast
• ☐ ☐ ☐ retribution [n] - punishment for doing something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ busted [adj] - broken, damaged

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

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Ralphie	Dad	Mom

• It is Christmas time in the 1940s.
• The only thing Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun.
• They just finished opening all the presents, and Ralphie didn't get the BB gun.
  
  
• You can watch the previous video here: [ A Christmas Story (1) ]

1. Ralphie volunteers to clean up the mess.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Granny cleaned up the mess the year before.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Ralphie says he got everything he wanted for Christmas.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Ralphie's mother put the last gift for Ralphie behind the desk.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Ralphie doesn't know how to load the gun.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Ralphie's mother allows him to try out the gun inside the house.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Ralphie's father had a similar gun when he was eight years old.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Ralphie's father warns Ralphie not to shoot any dogs.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Ralphie describes his father as someone who loves turkey very much.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Ralphie shoots his eye out.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Ralphie breaks his glasses.
    True
    False
    
    

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

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. Why don’t you go [ examine it ] ? Go on.

   [ check it out ]

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2. It was beautiful. I [ was so excited ] to try it out.

   [ could hardly wait ]

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3. Do you know how to [ put bullets into ] it?

   [ load ]

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4. It is well known throughout the Midwest that the Old Man is [ a turkey lover ] .

   [ a turkey junkie ]

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5. He is a [ true ] [ overeater ], a turkey freak.

   [ bona fide ] [ glutton ]

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6. A few days before Christmas, his eyes would begin to [ shine ] with a wild and [ very hungry, famished ] light.

   [ gleam ] [ ravenous ]

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7. Few things brought such [ quick ] and terrible [ punishment ] on a kid as a pair of [ broken ] glasses

   [ swift ] [ retribution ] [ busted ]

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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.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

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.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

after / they / finish / open / all / Christmas / present / Ralphie / mother / complain / about / mess

After they finish opening all (of) the Christmas presents, Ralphie's mother complains about the mess.

Ralphie / say / he / get / almost / everything / he / want

Ralphie says (that) he got almost everything (that) he wanted.

old / man / hint / there / one / more / present / hide / behind / desk

The Old Man hints that there is one more present hidden behind the desk.

when / Ralphie / discover / BB / gun / he / overwhelmed / with / excite

When Ralphie discovers the BB gun, he is overwhelmed with excitement.

mother / allow / him / try / it / out / but / only / outside

His mother allows him to try it out, but only outside.

while / use / gun / Ralphie / imagine / he / hero / and / become / careless

While (he is) using the gun, Ralphie imagines (that) he is a hero and becomes careless.

BB / hit / glass / so / Ralphie / panic / think / he / shot / eye / out

A BB hits his glasses, so Ralphie panics, thinking (that) he has shot his eye out.

A BB hits his glasses, so Ralphie panics because he thinks (that) he has shot his eye out.

although / eye / fine / he / not / find / glass

Although his eye is fine, he can't find his glasses.

meanwhile / old / man / try / steal / some / turkey / but / wife / catch / him / and / chase / him / away

Meanwhile, the old man tries to steal some turkey, but his wife catches him and chases him away.

1. Why does Ralphie says he got “almost” everything he wanted?
2. How are Ralphie's parents' personalities different? Which one is more similar to your parents?
3. Would you let your child use a BB gun? If so, at what age? If not, why?
4. Ralphie describes his father as a “turkey junkie.” Why kind of food are you a junkie for?
5. Did you ever injure yourself playing when you were a child? What happened?
6. What do you think will happen next?