Consonant L Blends

OUGH!!!!

In this video: Bough, rough, through, cough, enough

 OUGH is a wild letter team, and represents many different sounds. Do not attempt to learn anything specific about the sound of OUGH. Instead, sound out consonants of the word before them accurately and allow the context to suggest the appropriate vowel sound.

In order of frequency:

o- though
oo-through
uff-rough
off-trough
aw-thought
ow-bough                                                                        For more help click here

ELR Robert's Illegitimate ANSWERS

1.     Raymond says to his mother that she has started a what between Deborah and Amy?

A competition

2.     Marie likes Amy better than Deborah, why?

Because she hasn’t “been around the block.”

3.     Who was it that told Marie that Amy hasn’t “been around the block?”

Robert

4.     When Amy asks why Marie would ask that about her, Deborah tells her she can explain and tells her to what?

Run

5.     Deborah says the family is a what?

A freak show

6.     Deborah says she used to look at the family the same way Amy is looking at them, and that now she is one of them.  Marie says she takes what to that?

Exception

7.     Deborah responds that she takes exception to the fact that Marie thinks that just because she was a what in the 50’s…….?

A good girl

8.     How does Frank respond to this assumption?

He is surprised.

9.     Marie admits to succumbing to what before she and Frank were married?

Temptation

10. What does Marie say she fell for?

Frank’s boyish good looks. (“your father’s boyish good looks”)

11. Deborah asks if it was just the one time before they got married, and Frank responds that it was just the one time and then they HAD to get married.  What does he mean?

  Marie got pregnant (with Robert)

12. What did Frank say they were going to tell people after Robert was born?

They were going to tell people he was two months premature.

13. Why couldn’t they tell people that?

He was a twelve pound baby.

14. Robert tells Raymond he’s won again, why?

Because he was conceived legitimately.

Everybody Loves Raymond - Robert's Illegitimate

Vocabulary (words, phrases, and idioms)

Been around the block- a woman who has had a lot of sexual experience with men, fill you in- give a person the information they need,  up to speed- knowing what has been going on up until that point, freak show- something very strange or not normal, take exception- not like something that was said or done, passing off- trying to pretend to be something else.

1.     Raymond says to his mother that she has started a what between Deborah and Amy?

2.     Marie likes Amy better than Deborah, why?

3.     Who was it that told Marie that Amy hasn’t “been around the block?”

4.     When Amy asks why Marie would ask that about her, Deborah tells her she can explain and tells her to what?

5.     Deborah says the family is a what?

6.     Deborah says she used to look at the family the same way Amy is looking at them, and that now she is one of them.  Marie says she takes what to that?

7.     Deborah responds that she takes exception to the fact that Marie thinks that just because she was a what in the 50’s…….?

8.     How does Frank respond to this assumption?

9.     Marie admits to succumbing  (giving in) to what before she and Frank were married?

10. What does Marie say she fell for?

11. Deborah asks if it was just the one time before they got married, and Frank responds that it was just the one time and then they HAD to get married.  What does he mean?

12. What did Frank say they were going to tell people after Robert was born?

13. Why couldn’t they tell people that?

14. Robert tells Raymond he’s won again, why?

Everybody Loves Raymond "All Hopped Up on Sucrets" ANSWERS

1.     Why does Marie want some tea?

Her throat hurts.

2.     Marie makes the comment that the boys are back, and what does Frank say to Robert?

“Wasn’t it nice of Ray to come and get you and take you somewhere?”

3.     How does Robert respond?

He accuses his father of “putting Ray up to it.”

4.     What does Marie mean when she says, “again with the shoes?”

Robert must have polished his shoes before.

5.     What does Raymond suggest Marie take for her sore throat?

A Sucrets (cough drop).

6.     Raymond, Robert, and Frank start laughing and Frank says they are laughing why?

Because she talks so much she has a sore throat.

7.     When Marie mentions her pain (“my pain is your pleasure”) Frank begins to talk about being where?

In Korea (the Korean War)

8.     What does Frank say they would do if you got hit with a mortar shell in the head?

Slap a band aid on it.

9.     When Marie realized her Sucrets are missing, Raymond and Robert claim to have eaten all of them and began to pretend to what?

Hallucinate (“look at all the pretty colors, hey look, Dad’s got hair…”)

10. When Robert and Raymond continue to laugh about Marie missing her Sucrets, she tells them that one day what?

“You’ll turn around and I won’t be here.”

Listening/Speaking exercises

Students love doing these exercises, as they are great for your listening skills, and speaking skills.  Improve your vocabulary, and learn new idioms to help you with your spoken English!  Read through the vocabulary and questions, then click on VIDEO to watch the clip and enjoy!  Answers will be posted next week.  

Everybody Loves Raymond

All Hopped Up on Sucrets

VIDEO

Vocabulary (idioms and phrases included)

Put him up to it (get someone to do something), lump (a lazy person who sits around and doesn't do anything) , sore throat (feeling of discomfort or pain in the throat), mortar shell (a hollow, cynlindar shaped explosive fired by a mortar or artillery), snap out of it (wake up, to become more focussed or conscious), walk it off (go for a walk to stop feeling bad), wise guys (someone who is being obnoxious), hopped up (nervous, or in an altered state because of medication), score some (buy some illegally).

1. Why does Marie want some tea?

2.  Marie makes the comment that the boys are back, and what does Frank say to Robert?

3. How does Robert respond?

4. What does Marie mean when she says, “again with the shoes?”

5. What does Raymond suggest Marie take for her sore throat?

6. Raymond, Robert, and Frank start laughing and Frank says they are laughing why?

7. When Marie mentions her pain (“my pain is your pleasure”) Frank begins to talk about being where?

8. What does Frank say they would do if you got hit with a mortar shell in the head?

9. When Marie realized her Sucrets were missing, Raymond and Robert claim to have eaten all of them and began to pretend to what?

10. When Robert and Raymond continue to laugh about Marie missing her Sucrets, she tells them that one day what?