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twisted idea– чудернацька ідея

pull yourself together-взяти себе в руки
an adolescent - підліток
give (us) the cold shoulder - дати (нам) холодне плече (не розмовляти з
(нами), ігнорувати (нас)
remind - нагадати
a viper - гадюка
following in (your) footsteps - йти по (твоїх) слідах
fencing - фехтування
a prom - випускний бал
a séance - сеанс (церемонія, під час якої люди намагаються спілкуватися з
духами померлих людей)
merely - просто
peers - друзі
a boarding school - школа-інтернат
nauseous - нудотний
a nursery rhyme - дитячий віршик
woe - горе, печаль
back in the day - ще в той день (у минулому)
your sanity intact - ваш здоровий глузд неушкоджений
accept students mid-term - приймають студентів на семестр
the board - дошка (рада директорів, керівники школи)
make an exception - зробити виняток
assign - призначити
a dorm - гуртожиток
refresh my memory - освіжи мою пам'ять
be driven mad [exp] - зводити з розуму
vivid - яскравий
howdy - hello (привіт)
a roomie - квартирантка (сусід по кімнаті)
Not a hugger - Не обіймати
allergic to - алергія на
flesh - плоть
peel off - чистити
an outcast - ізгой
found - знайдено
freaks - виродки
a marginalized group - маргіналізована група
sanitized - продезінфікований, чистий
a sales pitch - рекламний виступ
smirk - усмішка
nefarious - мерзенний
swirl around - обертатися навколо
pull strings - тягнути за ниточки
get (you) off [phv] - зійти (ви) геть
intend, footsteps, peers, boarding, nursery, appreciates, accept, dorm, driven,
educational, grades, meet.

Darling, how long do you ________on giving us the cold shoulder?

Lurch, please remind my parents that I'm no longer speaking to them.
I promise you, my little viper, you will love Won't she, Tish?
Of course. It's the perfect school for her.
Why? Because it was the perfect school for you? I have no interest in following in
your_______. Becoming captain of the fencing team, Queen of the Dark Prom,
President of the Séance Society.
I merely meant that finally you will be among ______who understand you. Maybe
you'll even make some friends. Nevermore is like no other _________school. It's a
magical place. It's where I met your mother. And we fell in love.
You guys are making me nauseous. Not in a good way.
Wednesday is certainly a unique name. I'm guessing it was the day of the week you
were born?
I was born on Friday the 13th.
Her name comes from a line from my favorite ______rhyme: "Wednesday's child
is full of woe."
You always had a unique perspective on the world, Morticia. Did your mother tell
you we were roommates back in the day?
And you graduated with your sanity intact?
Impressive.
You've certainly had a very interesting _________journey. Eight schools in five
years.
They haven't built one strong enough to hold me. I bet this place won't be any
different.
I believe what our daughter is trying to say is that she greatly ________the
opportunity. Nevermore doesn't usually _______students mid-term, but given
Wednesday's perfect ________and your family's long history with the school, I've
spoken with the board, and we've made an exception.
I've assigned you to your mother's old ________Ophelia Hall.
Refresh my memory. Ophelia's the one who kills herself after being _____mad by
her family, correct? Should we go _______your new roommate?
Gomez: It's so vivid.
Enid: Howdy, roomie.
Weems: Wednesday, this is Enid Sinclair.
Enid: Are you feeling okay? You look a little ... pale.
Gomez: Wednesday always looks half-dead.
Enid: Oh. Welcome to Ophelia Hall. Not a hugger. Got it.
Morticia: Please excuse Wednesday. She's allergic to color.
Enid: Oh, wow. What happens to you?
Wednesday: I break out into hives, and then the flesh peels
off my bones.
Weems: Luckily, we've special ordered you a uniform. Enid,
please take Wednesday to the registrar's office to pick it up
along with a copy of her schedule, and give her a tour along
the wayEnid: Nevermore was founded in 1791 to educate people like us.
Outcasts. Freaks. Monsters. Fill in your favorite marginalized
group here.
Wednesday: You can save the sanitized sales pitch. I don't plan
on staying here for long.

True/False
1. Wednesday was born on Friday the 13th______
2. Wednesday changed five schools_________
3. Morticia studied at Nevermore_______
4. Ophelia Hall is the name of school theatre group_____
5. Morticia was a captain of swimming team_______
6. Wednesday was excepted to school at the beginning of the year_____
7. Wednesday`s parents fell in love at Nevermore_____
8. Dad came up with the name Wednesday_______
9. Enid Sinclair is a hugger_____
10. Nevermore is the school for outcasts_______
Questions
I.Wednesday is _____ about going to Nevermore.
a)excited
b)nervous
c)unhappy

2.Morticia was NOT____ when she attended Nevermore.

a)the head cheerleader
b)the queen of the dark prom
c)the captain of the fencing team
d)the president of the seance society

3.Gomez and Morticia met and fell in love______ attending Nevermore.

a)before
b)while
c)after

4.Wednesday was born on

a)Monday
b)Wednesday
c)Friday
d)Sunday
5. Wednesday was named after
a)her grandmother
b)Morticia's childhood cat
c)a line from a children's poem
d)the day that she was born on

6.Morticia and Principal Weems used to be

a)roommates
b)enemies
c)witches

7.Wednesday has been to__schools in __years.

a)18, 5
b)8, 5
c)5, 8
d)5, 5
8.Wednesday had grades at her previous schools.
a)excellent
b)average
c)poor
9.Wednesday will live.
a)alone
b)with Principal Weems
c)in her mother's old dorm
10.The character Ophelia killed
a)her grandmother
b)Morticia's childhood cat
c)a line from a children's poem
d)the day that she was born on
11.The Addams seem to _______ Enid's
dorm room
like
dislike
Wednesday needs a special
uniform because she is _______.
so small for her age
allergic to color
a new student
a not magical
4. Nevermore was founded in _______.
1651
1691
1751
1791
. Most of the students at Nevermore
Are
wizards
orphans
outcasts
vampires

Match the sentences

1.Darling, how long do you intend on giving us the cold shoulder?
2.I merely meant that finally you will be among peers who understand
3.Her name comes from a line from you.
4.You've certainly had my favorite nursery rhyme: "Wednesday's
5.Nevermore doesn't usually accept child is full of woe."
students mid-term, a very interesting educational journey.
6. Oh. Welcome to Ophelia Hall. but given Wednesday's perfect grades
and your family's long history with the
school, I've spoken with the board, and
we've made an exception.
Not a hugger. Got it.

Who said these words?

1.Nevermore is like no other boarding Morticia
school. It's a
magical place. Wednesday
2.Wednesday is certainly a unique
name. Gomez
3.I believe what our daughter is trying
to say is that she greatly appreciates the Principal Weems
opportunity.
4.Ophelia's the one who Enid
kills herself after being driven mad by
her family, correct?
I have no interest in following in your
footsteps.
5.“Howdy, roomie? Not a hugger? Got
it!”

Put characters’ quotes in the right order

___Wednesday is certainly a unique name. I'm guessing it was the day of the week
you were born?
____Why? Because it was the perfect school for you? I have no interest in
following in your footsteps.
____Darling, how long do you intend on giving us the cold shoulder?
____Should we go meet your new roommate?
____They haven't built one strong enough to hold me. I bet this place won't be any
different.
_____Nevermore is like no other boarding school. It's a magical place. It's where I
met your mother. And we fell in love.

Matching
give us the cold shoulder 1.to ignore or snub someone you know
following in your footsteps 2.to do the same things that another
mid-term person has done before
be driven mad 3.the exact middle of a semester
sanity intact 4.to annoy or bother (someone) very
a dorm much
a boarding school 5. the state of having a healthy mind and
a peer not being mentally ill
refresh my memory 6. a place where college or university
back in the day students live
an outcast 7. a school where students live and study
freak 8.a person or thing of the same rank,
marginalized group value, quality, ability
an adolescent 9. to help someone remember something
a twisted idea 10. used for talking about a time in the
pull yourself together past, usually when you are remembering
nice things about that time
11.a person who has been rejected by
their society or social group
12. a person who has withdrawn from
normal, rational behavior and activities
to pursue one interest or obsession
13. peoples or populations are groups
and communities that experience
discrimination and exclusion
14. to regain control of your emotions
and behavior, especially in a difficult
situation.
15. a young person who is no longer a
child but not yet an adult, typically
 between the ages of 13 and 19.
16. a strange or distorted thought that is
not logical or rational.

Grammar
Darling, how long do you intend on giving us the cold shoulder?
(to intend to do something' or 'to be intent on doing something)
I have no interest in following in your footsteps.
("[Someone] is interested in [something]." "[Someone] is interested [to do
something].")
I merely meant that finally you will be among peers who understand you.
(Between is used when specific elements are named, while among is used when the
elements are parts of a group or groups, or if they are not explicitly named or
identified)
She's allergic to color.
Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change
the word form or add words. Use a present time tense.
Sentence 1
Wednesday / give / parent / cold / shoulder / because / she / not / want / go /
Nevermore
Sentence 2
Wednesday / not / want / follow / mother / footstep
Sentence 3
Morticia / hope / Wednesday / will / able / make / friend / Nevermore
Sentence 4
Gomez / Morticia / meet / fall / love / Nevermore
Sentence 5
Wednesday / name / come / Morticia / favorite / nursery / rhyme
Sentence 6
principal / Weems / Morticia / roommate / back / day
Sentence 7
Wednesday / attend / eight / school / past / five / year
Sentence 8
Nevermore / not / usually / allow / student / enroll / middle / semester
Sentence 9
however / Principal / Weems / make / exception / Wednesday / base / perfect /
grade / and / family / history
Sentence 10
Wednesday / will / live / same / dorm / mother / once / live
Enid / worried / Wednesday / because / she / look / so / pale
Enid / realize / Wednesday / not / hugger

1. How did Wednesday call a situation where hundreds of adolescents were put in
underfunded schools? ________________________________________________
2. Who admires sadism?
________________________________________________
3. Who had to pull himself together? Why?
_________________________________
4. What is “Nevermore”?
_______________________________________________
5. How many schools had Wednesday changed in 5 years?
____________________
6. What’s the name of Wednesday’s dorm?
__________________________________________________________________
7. What was Wednesday’s reaction on her vivid room?
_______________________
8. Who studies at Nevermore?
Discussion
1.What two adjectives would you use to describe Wednesday? Morticia? Gomez?
Principal Weems?
2.How are Morticia and Wednesday similar? How are they different?
3.Wednesday does not want to follow in her mother's footsteps. Do (or did) you
want to follow in your parents' footsteps? How? Why?
4.Nevermore is a boarding school. (Students live there.) What are the pros and
cons of attending a boarding school? Would you consider sending your children to
a boarding school?
5. Compare Wednesday and Enid. What can you tell about them and their room?
How do they express themselves?