Speaking Advanced Series based

WEDNESDAY

I. Warm-up:

1. Discuss the questions.

‣ Have you watched Wednesday so far? What is the series about?
‣ If you haven’t watched, can you predict what this series is about?
‣ What genre is it? Who is the main character?
‣ Why is the series called Wednesday?
‣ Why is Wednesday (heroine) so popular? What makes her so unique?
‣ Have you ever watched series like that? Do they enjoy the same popularity as Wednesday?

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II. Listening
1. Watch the video [until 00:30] and answer the questions.
• What is the name of the hand?
• How did Wednesday nd out that Thing was in bed?
• According to Wednesday what helped her to uncover Thing?
2. Watch the rest of the video [from 00:30] and complete the sentences below with missing
words.
- Mother and Father sent you to spy on me, didn’t they?
- ____ ____ _____ breaking a few ngers.
- The fact they thought I wouldn’t nd out just proves how much they _______________ me.
- You poor, naive ____________.
- My parent aren’t worried about me. They’re evil ___________ who wanna ____ _____ _____ , even
from afar.
- The way I see it, you have to options.
- Option one,
- I lock you in here for the rest of the semester and you go slowly insane trying to _____ _____ _____
_____, ruining your nails and your smooth, _______ skin.
- And we both know how _____ you are.
- Option two,
- you ______ your _________ loyalty to me.
- Our rst ______ ______ ______ is to escape this teenage _______.
- Of course I have a plan. And it begins now.

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3. Answer the questions about the video.

• Why did Wednesday’s parents sent Thing to spy on her?
• What options does Thing have?
• What is their rst order of business?
III. Vocabulary
1. Match new words from the video with their meaning below.
(1) (Phase) not to be too proud, too moral, or too important to do sth.
(2) (V) to consider sth or sb too law a value, rate or the like.
(3) (N) a thing that is added or attached to sth larger or more important.
(4) (N-plural) someone who is manipulative and this able to get people to do what they want
( guratively).
(5) (Idiom) control someone or something often in a secret way.
(6) (Idiom) to move forward with dif culty.
(7) (Adj) showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth.
(8) (V) to promise.
(9) (Adj) lasting forever.
(10) (Phrase) a matter which must be dealt with.
(11) (N) a place or state of temporary suffering or misery.
(12) (Adj) exible.

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2. Come up with you own ideas of using these words.

1. ______________________________________________________________.
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5. ______________________________________________________________
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7. ______________________________________________________________
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11. ______________________________________________________________
12. ______________________________________________________________.

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IV. Shadowing
1. Read the script below. Then, watch the video, repeat every sentence after Wednesday 3
times. Echo her tone of voice and pronunciation. Focus on pronunciation of new words.
Watch the video the second time and echo Wednesday without pausing.

- Hello, Thing.
- Did you really think my highly- trained olfactory sense wouldn’t pick up on the faint whiff of neroli
and bergamot in your favorite hand lotion? I could do this all day.
- Surrender?
Mother and Father sent you to spy on me, didn’t they?
- I’m not above breaking a few ngers.
- The fact they thought I wouldn’t nd out just proves how much they underestimate me.
- You poor, naive appendage.
- My parent aren’t worried about me. They’re evil puppeteers who wanna pull my strings, even from
afar.
- The way I see it, you have to options.
- Option one, I lock you in here for the rest of the semester and you go slowly insane trying to claw
your way out, ruining your nails and your smooth, supple skin. And we both know how vain you
are.
- Option two, you pledge your undying loyalty to me.
- Our rst order of business is to escape this teenage purgatory.
- Of course I have a plan. And it begins now.

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