English for Children

Idioms- Wrap this up

(0:25) "Carl, we've got to wrap this up."

Wrap this up- finish this.

ANSWERS MM Boat

1.     Carl asks if he can’t just wear what?

Little arm floaties

2.     Ship rules say every passenger has to have their own what?

Lifevest

3.     What is Mike’s excuse for not having to wear a lifevest?

He’s crew.

4.     What has the boat shown Mike?

Vince in a completely different light.

5.     Who is Mike happy to call his captain?

Vince

6.     Carl says it’s about time Mike found someone else to look up to and that he’s done what all these years in his own quiet way?

Given Mike guidance.

7.     What does Mike say is the only thing Carl has ever given him?

A bad case of hemorrhoids.

8.     Mike believes that Vince sees him like a what?

Son

9.     Mike thinks he can do what by playing along?

Make his life a little happier.

10. What does Mike tell Carl to bear in mind?

It still needs a little more work.

11. When Mike opens the garage door and the boat isn’t there what does Carl tell him to do?

Make it reappear.

12. What happened to the boat?

Someone bought it

13. Vince tells the mailman a story about the boat.  What does Vince say he does with the boat?

Takes it out on Lake Michigan to fish.

14. What did it look like when the mailman took the boat away with his tiny little jeep?

An ant pulling a French fry.

15. Mike is upset Vince sold the boat and Mike says that he’s a bigger what than the mailman?

Sucker.

16. Carl takes Vince’s money and says it’s for what?

The bright orange, non-refundable life vest.

Everybody Loves Raymond- I Killed a Bird Once

Vocabulary

Thoughtful- something that you know means something special to someone

What do you got?- what are your ideas

Equal or greater thought- it has to be as meaningful or more meaningful

Trust your own instincts- do what you really think or feel you should do

Top of the line-the best quality

Primo- the best quality

Space heater- a small heater that is for a small space or room

Chilly- a little cold

Craftsmen furniture- refers to the Arts and Crafts Movement style furniture of Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops.

First edition- First edition is the first set of copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type.

Questions

1.     What does Ray want to get Deborah this year?

2.     Why?

3.     What does Amy say Deborah loves?

4.     What does Raymond ask Amy after he tells her that he wants to get something that says to Deborah that she means so much to him?

5.     Robert says he knows what this is.  What did Raymond do a couple of weeks ago?

6.     Amy told Ray he’s very thoughtful and what should he do?

7.     What did he think of?

8.     How many settings does it have?

9.     What does Robert ask Ray?

10. Robert tells Raymond that she spent all her summers where?

11. What does Robert tell Raymond that she likes?

12. Where does Robert tell Raymond she likes to spend time?

13. Why does Robert suggest he get her “To Kill a Mockingbird?”

ANSWERS- Everybody Loves Raymond- Kitchen Fire

1.     Ray asks Deborah to try a tissue and what is her response?

I don’t want to argue about this.

2.     Ray says they are going to display them proudly and they are going to be what?

The official tissues of the house

3.     Where does Deborah have to go in a few minutes?

To pick up the kids

4.     Where are they supposed to eat dinner?

At ray’s parents’ house

5.     What is it that makes her wonder if they’ll still have them over?

Ray had a little freak out

6.     Does Ray want to eat with them?

No

7.     Where is he going to make his own food?

Right here

8.     What does Ray say he happens to be?

A very good cook

9.     Who calls Raymond?

Gianni

10. What does he tell Gianni about Debora?

That she’s going all nutty on him.

11. Ray tells Gianni he can go golf tomorrow but what is Gianni’s concern?

That it might snow.

12. What is the temperature Ray says it’s going to be tomorrow?

40 degrees

13. Ray tells Gianni “red sky at night, sailor’s delight” and what does Gianni say instead of “sailor’s delight?”

Shaking with fright

14. Ray asks Gianni if he’s ever tried what kind of tissues?

The tissues with the lotion in them.

Idioms- weak and foggy with exhaustion

(1:13- 1:22)    "If our horses die before we get there and we go into hostile territory (territory where they are not welcome and it's dangerous) weak and foggy with exhaustion, we won't rescue anybody."

weak and foggy with exhaustion- Weak means not having any strength.  Foggy means not being able to think clearly, being in a state of confusion.  Exhaustion is being tired to the point of having absolutely no strength left.

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