Everybody Loves Raymond

Alone Time (0:00-3:17)

Vocabulary

Mustache- hair above the upper lip, usually on men’s faces

Barge in on- to walk suddenly into a room someone else is already in without telling them

Peach fuzz- this is what we call very thin light hair on someone’s face

Sporting that- having something on your person everyone can see

Bleached- lightened

Tree house- a small house adults sometimes build for children in trees

Tying a young girl to the railroad tracks- in the olden days, there was a stereotypical villain in movies with a large mustache who would tie people to the rail road tracks.

Soup strainer- a slang word for a mustache

Groucho- he was a famous actor in the olden days with a big mustache

Questions

1.       Debora  turns around in shock when Ray walks into the bathroom and says, “Ray…….

2.       Ray replies, “you have a ______________.”

3.       Why does Ray say, “Sorry, sir.”

4.       Debora is upset that Ray walked into the bathroom without doing what first?

5.       Ray barged in on Debora because he forgot what?

6.       Debora says it isn’t a mustache she has, but it’s what?

7.       How long has Debora had that?

8.       And what has she always done to it?

9.       Debora tells Raymond he should be apologizing to her and he says he’s sorry nature can be cruel.  What does he mean by that?

10.   Raymond says that Debora walks in on him all the time and she says that’s because he doesn’t what?

11.   Debora complains she is never alone.  Either Ray is with her, or the kids are with her, and when the kids are gone she still isn’t alone because his parents what?

12.   Ray asks if some time alone will stop the what?

13.   Debora suggests Ray take the kids to his mothers and his mother can what all of them?

14.   Ray keeps teasing Debora about her mustache and says the mustache will distract him from what?

Listening-Conversation exercise (answers will be posted next week)

I Love Lucy Off to Florida S6 E6
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  Vocabulary (idioms and phrases included)
Tacky (not dressed nicely), commodore (high ranking captain in navy military), there ya are (that's right)
  Questions 
1. When Ricky opens the door, what is the question he asks Lucy?
2. How many keys has Lucy lost in one month?
3. Lucy sees that Little Ricky caught a fish, and she says, “Your getting ready for __________________.” ?
4. Lucy says she doesn’t want to look tacky because Ricky and his what are appearing at the Eden Rock Hotel?
5. Why does Ricky think the bathing suit is for Little Ricky?
6. Lucy tells Ricky to relax, that it stretches when it’s on. What is his response?
7. Lucy bought Little Ricky a wallet and tells him it’s just like Daddy’s and Ricky says that if it’s just like Daddy’s there won’t be what?
8. What is Ricky worried about regarding the train tickets?
9. Has Lucy ever lost any train tickets before?
10. When she asks Ricky if she has ever lost any train tickets to Florida before, he responds that they’ve never been to Florida before, and what does Lucy say?
11. Little Ricky suggest she put the train tickets where?

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

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.”

Idioms- Would Be

"Would be robber" (0:05) - he would like to be a robber, but isn't one.

Idioms- Running off into the blue

Running off into the blue (0:29)- Leaving without any direction, not knowing where one is going.

Idioms- Ready to mingle

Ready to mingle (1:21) - prepared to socialize with other people and get to know them.

Email Advice

This was written for an English class by a student of mine who is an architect from Colombia, Sofia Suarez:

1.  Use the recipients fields as required (To: Main recipient, Cc: Carbon Copy, and Bcc: Blind Carbon Copy).

      2.  Fill in the subject with a suitable title. If no more information needs to be written, simply write “EOM” meaning “End Of Message” at the end of the subject title.  The recipient then doesn’t need to read any further, as this indicates that all the necessary information has been provided and there is nothing in the body of the email.

      3.  Begin with a salutation, word or phrase, or start with a “please” or “reminder” leading the reader directly to the email’s main issue.
   4.  Include the main idea in the opening sentence.
   5.  Use full sentences and be specific.
   6.  Do not use all capital or lower-case letters.
   7.  Avoid the use of “textspeak” (abbreviations and acronyms).
   8.  Be concise and respectful. Consider creating an attachment if your text is longer that three paragraphs.
   9.  Include words like “please” and “thank you” and do not be sarcastic in their use.
  10.  Specify the response you want.
  11.  Add your signature, including your name, (telephone and company’s name for a professional email).
  12.  Proofread, edit, use the spellcheck, and if is necessary use a dictionary.
  13.  If you are sending an email and you have the option, use the tool for delivery or reader verification, as this way you know if the email has reached its recipient and it is also a way to encourage him/her to respond promptly.
  14.  Reply promptly, and if you need more than 24 hours to collect information or make a decision, send a response explaining the delay.
  15.  Keep in mind that your email could be public information and be aware of the vocabulary that you use.

Idiom- goin' down

You're Goin' Down (0:52)- You are going to be defeated.

Idioms- Sick Perv

Sick Perv (1:16) - short for "sick pervert" it refers to a person who is sexually perverse (sick), and not conforming to normal sexual standards, such as regarding sexually explicit behavior for children as being unacceptable.

Idioms- Snap Out

"...snap out of study mode..." (0:47)- snap out means to experience a sudden break in a stream of concentration.  If someone is in study mode, they are experiencing a time of focussing on studying, and when they snap out of it, they suddenly stop being able to concentrate on studying.

Idioms- Blind Optimism

Blind Optimism (2:39)- Believing that everything can be good without any reason or evidence.

Pronunciation- Why is the "tion" ending pronounced "shun"?

"Tion" is pronounced "shun" because of Mr. Noah Webster who created the first dictionary of English for the American People.


A little history: He noticed that the people living in the new nation of United States spoke very differently from each other - so different that often times there were misunderstanding that resulted in violence. He was determined to remedy this situation by giving Americans a 'mother tongue' of their own.


To that end he traveled the land listening and writing down pronunciations of various words and standardizing them and publishing them - thus encouraging the way the words were pronounced and spelled.


For example: he changed the word "musik" to music and the word "plough" to "plow" and the word "centre" to "center". He wanted to change the word "women" to "wimmen" and the word "tongue" to "tung" - but people hung to the old versions of those words and he had to give in.



Now why is "tion" pronounced "shun". Mr. Webster found that people were pronouncing words with "tion" like "salvation" like this "sal VA she un". He suggested it would better to pronounce it as "sal VA shun". People found that easier to say and began do that with all the "tion" words.


Note that the old pronunciation of "tion" sort of followed the romance languages until Mr. Webster's involvement. For example the same word "salvation" in Spanish is written as "salvación" and pronounce "sal va see ON".


Latin in the origin of the 'tion words. The original form of the word was "salvatio" and is pronounced "sal va TSEE io". How did it get the "n"? That would require me to explain how Latin nouns work. If curious, Google "latin nouns declensions"


Anyway as far as I can tell this is why we pronounce "tion" as "shun".

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_the_suffix_-tion_pronounced_shun#ixzz24jV2C1gT

Idioms- Busted

"We're so busted." (0:10)- We have been caught doing something wrong.

Idioms- Hand outs

Hand Outs (0:53)- donations to people who are in need.

Idioms- Pushing the envelope

"Apple is always about pushing the envelope" (00:05)- Pushing the envelope means doing the very most you can.

Idioms- raise their ugly heads

"Greed and deceit raise their ugly heads" (0:00:02)- Greed and deceipt become a problem and an issue.

Idioms- Stacked Fight Card

Stacked Fight Card (0:21)- a fight card is a program airing a contact sport such as boxing or kickboxing. A Stacked Fight Card has one good fight after another (this event was "stacked" with three exciting matches).

Idioms

0:18 turn off- lose power

1:14 black out- lose electricity in a city or large area