Everybody Loves Raymond
Big Shots
Vocabulary (idioms and phrases included)
Boxing- an American sport where two men hit each other
Counter programming- mentally conditioning someone to reject something they have been taught
Swan Lake- a famous ballet
Tippy toes- walking on the tips of the toes
Snacks- something light to eat between meals
Takes- becomes permanent
Hall of Fame- a ceremony celebrating, in this case, famous baseball players
Important connections- knowing influential people
Cut the crap- stop saying things that are not true or important
Just came up- the topic was broached in a natural way, without premeditation
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Questions
1.
What are Frank and Ray watching?
2.
Why is Deborah upset about them watching that?
3.
Ray says maybe they can use a little what?
4.
Deborah showed them a Swan Lake video and
Michael came downstairs on his what?
5.
What does Deborah have in the kitchen?
6.
Frank says you only have how long before that
takes?
7.
How does Marie describe the weather?
8.
Frank tells Marie to be quiet because he can’t
hear the what?
9.
Marie asks Ray if he is going where tomorrow?
10. What
is it really supposed to be called?
11. What
was his brother talking about?
12. Marie
says that Ray is a sports writer and has what?
13. What
does Frank say the Hall of Fame is honoring?
14. What
did his brother ask?
15. What
does Ray ask?
16. Ray
doesn’t want to drive to Cooperstown with Robert. Wy?
17. Marie
suggests he take a bus and he says that’s a what?
18. What
does Robert ask when he comes in?
19. What
does Frank tell him after he tells him to cut the crap?
20. Robert
tells Marie she was supposed to make it seem like what?