Learn English with Wednesday

#25. Body Switch


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Published: 2.22.2026
Level 4   |   Time: 3:05
Accent: American

Enid and Wednesday wake up and discover that they have swapped bodies.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the hell [exp] - used to show anger or surprise
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ swap [v] - trade, switch
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ somehow [adv] - in some unknown way
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a graveyard [n] - a place where people are buried [image] ESL Vocab - A graveyard
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ break (s/o)'s gaze [exp] - break eye contact
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ play a dirty trick [exp] - do something sneaky or unfair
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ swap back [phv] - change back to the original places
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ frickin’ [adv] - a mild way to show anger or emphasis
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ blame [v] - say someone is responsible for a problem
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the factory setting [exp] - the original, basic setting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ clammy [adj] - slightly wet and sweaty
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ run hot [exp] - have a naturally warm body
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a werewolf [n] - a person who turns into a wolf [image] ESL Vocab - A werewolf
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hotblooded [adj] - having strong emotions and energy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ contort [v] - bend the body into a strange shape
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an emotional outburst [exp] - a sudden strong display of emotion
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ queasy [adj] - feeling a little sick or nauseous
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ contagious [adj] - able to spread illness to others
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be quarantined [exp] - be kept apart to stop disease spreading
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ absolutely [adv] - completely, totally
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stay away from [phv] - avoid, not go near
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ at all costs [exp] - no matter what happens

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Wednesday Enid Weems
Wednesday Enid Weems
  • Enid and Wednesday are students at Nevermore Academy and roommates.
  • Principal Weems is dead. However, she is following Wednesday. Only Wednesday can see her.
  • Bruno is Enid's boyfriend (maybe)?
  • Rotwood is a mysterious, supernatural figure whom Wednesday contacted for help.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Where were they last night?
    With Wednesday's family
    At the graveyard
    At Nevermore
    In town

  2. According to Weems, what caused the body swap?
    Breaking the Raven’s gaze
    Lying to their families
    A potion gone wrong
    A full moon curse

  3. Who does Wednesday blame for the situation?
    Rotwood
    Herself
    Weems
    Enid

  4. How does Enid feel in Wednesday’s body?
    Cold and uncomfortable
    Smart and energetic
    Dark and powerful
    Sad and unloved

  5. How does Wednesday describe being in Enid’s body?
    Strong and fearless
    Bright and cheerful
    Warm and clammy
    Light and flexible

  6. What solution does Enid first suggest to hide the problem?
    Pretending to have a disease
    Leaving school immediately
    Avoiding their friends
    Trading clothes

  7. Where does Wednesday insist on going?
    To Rotwood’s grave
    Back to the dorm
    To Weems’ office
    To the courtyard

  8. Who does Enid tell Wednesday to stay away from?
    Her mother
    Bianca
    Weems
    Bruno

  9. Who does Wednesday warn Enid to avoid most?
    Her brother
    Her mother
    Her father
    Thing

Score:



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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. Because we’ve [ in some way ] [ exchanged ] bodies.

    [ somehow ] [ swapped ]



  2. You broke the Raven’s [ eye contact ].

    [ gaze ]



  3. I feel so cold and uncomfortable. It’s probably your [ original ] setting.

    [ factory ]



  4. And I’m warm and [ sweaty ].

    [ clammy ]



  5. Watching my body [ twist, bend ] to your emotional [ emotional explosions ] is making me [ nauseous ].

    [ contort ] [ outbursts ] [ queasy ]



  6. We’ll pretend we have a [ infectious, spreading easily ] disease and say we need to be [ isolated ].

    [ contagious ] [ quarantined ]



  7. And you must avoid my family [ no matter what ].

    [ at all costs ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

  • There will be a price to (pay).
  • What (the) hell happened to me?
  • How do we swap (back)?
  • You always think you’re (the) smartest person in the room.
  • I’ll let you figure that one (out).
  • Okay, (whatever) you did, you need to fix it, right frickin’ now!
  • None of this would (have) happened if you (had) just left me alone.
  • Watching my body contort to your emotional outbursts is making (me) queasy.
  • We’ll say we need to (be) quarantined.
  • We tell absolutely (no) one.
  • You need to stay (away) from Bruno.
  • And you must (avoid) my family at all costs.
  • I (mean), how hard is it to act (like) Wednesday Addams?
  • Get coffee. Sit alone. Stay (out) of trouble. I’ll (be) back soon.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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



Sentence 1

Wednesday / Enid / wake / up / discover / they / somehow / swap / body


Wednesday and Enid wake up [to/and] discover (that) they have somehow swapped bodies.



Sentence 2

they / remember / be / graveyard / previous / night / when / something / strange / happen


They remember being [at/in] [a/the] graveyard the previous night when something strange happened.



Sentence 3

Weems / explain / break / raven / gaze / cause / them / swap / body


Weems explains (that) breaking the Raven’s gaze caused them to swap bodies.



Sentence 4

Enid / feel / cold / uncomfortable / Wednesday / body / while / Wednesday / feel / warm / clammy / Enid


Enid feels cold and uncomfortable in Wednesday’s body, while Wednesday feels warm and clammy in Enid’s (body).



Sentence 5

Enid / panic / and / suggest / pretend / they / have / contagious / disease


Enid panics and suggests pretending (that) they have a contagious disease.



Sentence 6

however / Wednesday / insist / return / Rotwood / grave


However, Wednesday insists on returning to Rotwood’s grave.



Sentence 7

they / agree / keep / situation / secret / and / avoid / certain / people / prevent / suspicion


They agree to keep [their/the] situation a secret and avoid certain people (in order) to prevent suspicion.



Sentence 8

and / Wednesday / promise / find / way / switch / body / back


And Wednesday promises to find a way to switch their bodies back.

And Wednesday promises (that) she will find a way to switch their bodies back.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


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

What the hell happened to me?



Clip 2

Because we’ve somehow swapped bodies.



Clip 3

You always think you’re the smartest person in the room.



Clip 4

Whatever you did, you need to fix it, right frickin’ now!



Clip 5

None of this would’ve happened if you’d just left me alone.



Clip 6

Werewolves run hot. We’re hotblooded creatures!



Clip 7

Watching my body contort to your emotional outbursts is making me queasy.



Clip 8

We’ll ... pretend we have a contagious disease and say we need to be quarantined.



Clip 9

What are we going to do?



Clip 10

And you must avoid my family at all costs, especially my mother.



Clip 11

I mean, how hard is it to act like Wednesday Addams?



Clip 12

Coming, guys!



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. In this scene, Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) has to act like Enid, and Emma Myers (Enid) has to act like Wednesday. In your opinion, which actor was more convincing (better)? Which role do you think is more difficult? Why?
  2. Enid feels cold and uncomfortable in Wednesday’s body. Wednesday feels warm and clammy in Enid's body. How would someone feel if they woke up in your body?
  3. Enid warns Wednesday to stay away from Bruno. Wednesday warns Enid to avoid her mother. Who would you warn someone to stay away from if you were in this situation?
  4. Who is your best friend? Would it be hard to act like this person? What behaviors would you focus on?
  5. Which of your friends would you like to swap bodies with? Why? How about a famous person?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


    *Wednesday = Wednesday in Enid's body
    *Enid = Enid in Wednesday's body


Enid: We have to go back!


Rotwood: There will be a price to pay.



*Wednesday: No, no, no, no, no, no. Enid?

*Enid: What the hell happened to me? Why am I staring at ... me?

*Wednesday: Because we’ve somehow swapped bodies.

*Enid: I don’t understand. We were at the graveyard, and now we’re here, and now it’s morning. How the hell did that happen?

Weems: You broke the Raven’s gaze. Now it’s playing a dirty trick.

*Wednesday: How do we swap back?

Weems: You always think you’re the smartest person in the room. I’ll let you figure that one out.

*Enid: Wednesday? Who are you talking to?

*Enid: Okay, whatever you did, you need to fix it, right frickin’ now!

*Wednesday: None of this would’ve happened if you’d just left me alone.

*Enid: You’re seriously blaming me? I feel so cold and uncomfortable. It’s probably your factory setting.

*Wednesday: And I’m warm and clammy.

*Enid: Werewolves run hot. We’re hotblooded creatures! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!

*Wednesday: Watching my body contort to your emotional outbursts is making me queasy.

*Enid: Nobody can see us like this, okay? We’ll pretend we have a contagious disease and say we need to be quarantined.

*Enid: You are not walking out this door.

*Wednesday: I’m going back to Rotwood’s grave.

*Enid: Wednesday? I’m scared.

*Wednesday: You will get your body back.

*Enid: Promise?


*Enid: What are we going to do?

*Wednesday: We tell absolutely no one. This must remain our secret.

*Enid: And you need to stay away from Bruno.

*Wednesday: And you must avoid my family at all costs, especially my mother.

*Enid: We got this, right? I mean, how hard is it to act like Wednesday Addams?

Bianca: Enid! Over here. Saved you a seat.

*Enid: Coming, guys!

*Wednesday: Get coffee. Sit alone. Stay out of trouble. I’ll be back soon.

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