Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Phineas & Ferb. Rollercoaster. Part II

Answer the questions:
  • Who is Phineas?
  • Who is Ferb?
  • Who is Perry?
  • Who is Candace?
  • Who is Dr Doofenshmirtz?

Watch the video HERE

Multiple choice questions:    00.00-02.28
1. Candace is going to tell mom and when she sees what the boys are doing, they're going
  • up
  • away
  • down

2. Phineas says they need ______ for building the rollercoaster.

  • blowtorch
  • jam
  • peanut butter

3. Isabella thinks it’s ________ to build a rollercoaster in your backyard.

  • exciting
  • impossible
  • amazing

4. According to Phineas his step-brother is:
  • a man of action
  • a man of few words
  • a man of his word

5. Perry is
  • a mindless domestic pet
  • an agent
  • a detective

6. Evil Dr Doofenshmirtz bought up to ____ of the country’s tin foil.
  • 18%
  • 28%
  • 80%


Fill in the gaps: 02.28-02.54
Candace: Mom! You gotta come home, right now.
Linda: Did a _________ crash into the house?
Candace: No, no no. You gotta see what Phineas and Ferb are doing.
Linda: _________  like we've had this conversation before.
Candace: What do you mean?
Linda: I seem to recall you telling me that the boys were training monkeys to juggle bicycles. And when I come home, there was a stunning lack of monkeys.
Candace: I still don't know how they cleaned that up so fast.
Linda: So, what's the _________ this time?
Candace: They're building a _________ !
Linda: Candace, seriously, isn't Phineas a little young to be a roller coaster engineer?

Answer the questions:      02.54-04.02

  • Does the Factory Manager think Phineas is a little young to be a roller coaster engineer?
  • Is he impressed by Phineas’s work?
  • What does Phineas want to borrow?

Are these sentences true or false?          04.02-the end

  • Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz is surprised to see Perry.
  • Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz has covered the entire planet in tin foil.
  • He wants to reverse the rotation of the earth.
  • He doesn’t know why he is doing it.
  • Tin foil was cheap to buy.

Listen and repeat, answer the questions in italics:
Isabella: Hey, Phineas.
Phineas: Hey, Isabella.
Isabella: Whatcha doin'? Does Isabella like Phineas?
Phineas: Building a roller coaster.
Isabella: In your backyard? Does Isabella sound surprised?
Phineas: Some of it.
Isabella: Wow. Isn't that kind of impossible? Does Isabella sound impressed?
Phineas: Some might say.
Isabella: Hey, Ferb.
Isabella: Does your step-brother ever talk? Does Isabella sound annoyed?
Phineas: Ferb? He's more of a man of action.

Merlin. Valliant. Part I.

Read the summary:
In this episode King Uther Pendragon holds an annual tournament, where Prince Arthur Pendragon is to defend his title against other knights of the realm. Sir Valiant comes with a magic secret weapon: a shield from which the painted poisonous serpents can come to life and attack (Sir Valiant also murdered it's creator).

Vocabulary:
1. mucking out - убирать навоз/ removing manure and soiled straw from a horse's loose box.
2. (n) shield
3. (n) swordcraft / (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the art of using a sword
4. (v) guarantee / give surety or assume responsibility
5. (v) compete / compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
6. (n) tournament / a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
7. (adj) paralyzed /  unable to move or act on something
8. (v) command /  to give orders to
9. (adj) brave /  someone who is fearless
10. mace work; mace - булава
11. (n) clanging /  a loud repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
12. (n)  etiquette / rules for correct or polite behaviour between people, or within certain professions
13. (n) glory / слава/ a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
14. (n) pressure / an urgent claim or demand or series of urgent claims or demands
15. helmet
16. armour
17. (n) realm / kingdom: "the peers of the realm".
19. (n) warrior / A brave or experienced soldier or fighter.
20. (n) champion / A person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, esp. in sports.
21. (n) combat / Fighting between armed forces.
22. (n) coward / A person who lacks the courage to do dangerous or unpleasant things
23. (n) victory / to win a game or competition
24. (n) creep / someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
25. (n) opponent / Someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument.

Watch the video HERE

Answer the questions:

  1. What can a shield do?
  2. Why does Valliant need this shield?
  3. What does Valiant tell the snakes to do?
  4. Why is Arthur and Merlin fighting?
  5. Does Merlin seem happy to be Arthur’s servant? Why?
  6. Is Arthur nervous about the tournament?
  7. What does Merlin forget to give Arthur at the tournament?
  8. Who is currently the reigning champion?
  9. What will they win?
  10. What does Merlin think of the Knight Valiant?
  11. How does Merlin clean Arthur’s armour?

Fill in the missing words:
1. With this swordcraft and this shield, I _________ you will win.
2. When you’re competing in the _________
3. Snakes strikes. Your _________ will be _________ .
4. Body, shield, body, _________ , shield, head.
5. you’re _________ than you look, most servants collapse after the first blow.
6. How’s you _________  work coming along?
7. Do you hear _________ ?
8. You think _________ out Arthur's horses is going to be fun?
9. I know pretty much everything there is to know about _________
10. Only one can have the _________ of being crowned

Missing words:
1. opponent
2. tournament
3. paralyzed
4. guarantee
5. mace
6. mucking
7. braver
8. honour
9. clanging
10. champion
11. armour
12. shield

Listen and repeat, answer the questions in italics:
1. So how’s your first day as Arthur’s servant?
2. Do you hear clanging?
3. It was horrible. Does Author sound exhausted?
4. Ahh and I've still got to learn about tournament etiquette by the morning.
5. Oi, what have told you about using magic like this? Does Gaius sound irritated?
6. If I could actually feel my arms I’d pick up the book myself
7. Never mind your arms what do I do if you get caught?
8. What would you do? Does Merlin sound scared?
9. Well, you just make sure it doesn’t happen for both our sakes.


Learn the words here