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Today, you’ll watch and discuss three amusing videos and have fun learning new vocabulary.

Lots of animals have become an inseparable part of our daily life. Cats and dogs are family members for many people. What about more exotic species as our pets?

Look at the pictures and answer the questions

otter_Light Light Upper-Int L6an otter


pigeon_Light Light Upper-Int L6an albino pigeon


skunk_Light Light Upper-Int L6a skunk


beagle_Light Light Upper-Int L6a beagle


toucan_Light Light Upper-Int L6a toucan


parrot_Light Light Upper-Int L6a parrot


— Which of these animals would you like to have as pets?

• An otter

• An albino pigeon

• A skunk

• A beagle

• A toucan

• A parrot

— How easy might it be to have all these pets together if you live in a tiny flat?

— What problems may occur?

Now we’re going to watch a video where an expert analyses one movie episode about a man who lived with all these and many other animals in his small flat. Let’s listen to him and find out how realistic it is.

Let’s watch the video and find out if it’s possible to have so many animals in a tiny flat or if it’s just a fantasy. Then, we’ll complete the task.

Watch the video (0:00–3:13) and complete the sentences with the missing information. There are three extra options

*Click on the subtitles (CC) in the video.


1. People living in the city are used to seeing everywhere.

2. The idea that all animals hide in this tiny flat is quite .

3. An otter hiding in a toilet is the most moment in the scene.

4. The scene with the animals popping out of different places be filmed in one day.

5. In theory, all these animals can live together in .

harmony
realistic
couldn't
white pigeons
unrealistic

 

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Complete the definitions with the correct words

1. hilarious — extremely
2. to rescue — to save someone or something from a dangerous, harmful, or situation
3. ridiculous — foolish or unreasonable and deserving to be
4. inquisitive — interested in a lot of different things and wanting to find out about them
5. mischievous — causing or tending to cause annoyance or harm or damage

The adjectives ridiculous and hilarious may seem similar at the first sight, but there is a difference between them. While hilarious means something just funny, ridiculous emphasizes the fact that something is absurd or stupid and may be funny because of it.


Complete the sentences with the given words

1. My brother never stops studying something new. He's so .

2. Your story sounds just ! It can't be true!

3. I used to be a child: every day I made fun of my younger siblings and got into some sort of trouble.

4. Your brother has an amazing sense of humour! He always tells me such stories that it's impossible to stop laughing.

5. Last year I found a helpless beagle in the street and decided to him. Now I can't imagine my life without him.

inquisitive
ridiculous
mischievous
rescue
hilarious

Read the task, complete the sentences with your ideas and support them

Imagine that you return home and see lots of exotic animals in your flat. Your roomie’s decided to rescue them! What are your actions?
1. When entering the room, I would feel .
2. I’d say to my roomie that .
3. The maximum number of animals I could handle is .
4. I’d be happy to have as pets.
5. I think we would have several problems, for example, .

How close do you think your guess was? Let’s watch the video, complete the task and then compare it with your ideas.

Watch the video and complete the sentences with the missing words

*Click on the subtitles (CC) in the video.


1. There was a special to wake people up.
2. Knocker-uppers appeared when people started working at .
3. Most people didn’t have enough money to afford an at home.
4. Knocker-uppers worked in big cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester.
5. Shouting wasn’t a way out because of .

Match the words to the definitions

1. - to work for the lowest amount of money that an employee can get

2. - a long slender usually cylindrical object (such as a length of wood)

3. - a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling

4. - a specific period of time that people spend at work

5. - to adjust something to make it more suitable and appropriate

a hook
a shift
to attune
to be on minimum wage
a pole

Complete the sentences with the words from the list

pole, shift, on minimum wage, hook, attune
1. Mike was at that job, so he decided to find a more profitable one.
2. After a night , I always feel exhausted and need a day off.
3. I cut my hand with a metal when I was tidying up my fishing tools.
4. To make tomorrow’s party perfect, you need to the program to a younger audience.
5. The ball has got stuck in the tree. I need to bring a to get it.

We’ve already watched how the expert analysed a scene from an Ace Ventura film. Now let’s watch an episode from Anaconda.

Watch the video (3:13–06:56) and mark the sentences as True or False

*Click on the subtitles (CC) in the video.


1. An anaconda is able to hold a major part of its body in the air.
2. There are three types of anacondas: green, red and yellow.
3. Anaconda’s eyes look similar to human ones.
4. Anacondas always wrap their victims leading with their heads.
5. Hissing is the only sound that anacondas can produce.
6. An anaconda continues its attack only when it is not in danger.

1. 03:38 — It’s said that an anaconda can hold about ⅓ of its body up, not more.
2. 03:56 — It’s said that there are only two species of anacondas: green and yellow.
3. 04:19 — The expert says that the anaconda’s eyes look too humanoid in the film. In reality, they look more peaceful.
4. 04:57 — It’s said that anacondas always wrap their prey leading with their heads, not their tails.
5. 05:45 — It’s said that snakes are capable of releasing air from their bodies and produce a hissing sound, but they can’t growl or scream.
6. 06:30 — It’s said that when animals are under stress, they don’t continue to attack or eat. The only thing they try to do is to get away.

 

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Complete the definitions with the words from the list

1) to be capable of — having the skill or or strength to do something

2) to asphyxiate — to cause someone to be unable to , usually resulting in that person's death

3) to coil — to around and around

4) prey — a that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

5) a grip — a hold on something or someone

6) to be trapped — to be caught and unable to move or

escape
wind
breathe
tight
creature
ability

Complete the sentences with the correct words from the list

capable, asphyxiate, coil, prey, grip, trapped
1. I’m of doing it better. Just give me more time.
2. Snakes firstly around their , and only after that, consume it.
3. If you don’t want to us here, open the window, please.
4. Look! A fly is in a spider’s net.
5. I wouldn’t trust him to hold the rope. He has a weak .

Are you ready to get to know even more about the tricks that were used in the film? Let’s watch the second part and complete the task.

Watch the video (06:56–12:22) and tick the correct characteristics of the anaconda

*Click on the subtitles (CC) in the video


The anaconda:

is very fast throughout its life;
lives long;
doesn’t stop growing;
grows up to 60-foot long;
often bites its prey to kill it;
eats only dead (almost dead) prey;
is able to eat something bigger than its head;
has stretchy skin.

 

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Match the words to the definitions. Study the examples if necessary

• The woman noticed that a snake slithered into the bushes.

• If something disrupts a snake right after it has gulped prey, the snake can regurgitate it immediately.

• Pythons are capable of interlocking their teeth, so you’ll get stuck within them and won’t be able to escape.

1) — to move by twisting or sliding

2) — to connect or be connected so that neither part can be operated independently

3) — to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly

4) — to stop or interrupt an activity

5) — to bring food that you have already swallowed, back into your mouth

to interlock
to disrupt
to gulp
to slither
to regurgitate

Read the description and do the task

Imagine that you have to order a CGI model* of an anaconda for different types of films, what snake’s characteristics would you save or change?
Choose the type of film you’d like to start with and think about the following aspects:
• the anaconda’s appearance and size;
the anaconda’s physical abilities;
sounds that the anaconda can produce;
the procedure of killing and consuming the anaconda’s prey.
Don’t forget that Anaconda is a 1997 horror film, and you can use much more modern special effects 🤩
*CGI is an abbreviation for computer-generated imagery. It is a type of computer technology that is used to make special effects in cinema and on television.

I need to order a CGI anaconda for:

  • a cartoon;
  • a sci-fi film;
  • a documentary;
  • a horror film;
  • a comedy;
  • a fantasy film.

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Complete the sentences with the correct words

1. Your friend tells such stories: I can't stop laughing for several hours!

2. I used to be an child: I asked my parents hundreds of questions every day.

3. Now my puppy is about 2 months old, and he's very . I can't leave him for a long time. Otherwise, he'll ruin my whole flat.

4. Last year I about ten cats from the streets and found new owners for them. This year I'm going to save even more.

5. What a situation! How could you take it seriously?

rescued
inquisitive
mischievous
hilarious
ridiculous

Complete the sentences with the correct words from the list

pole, hook, attune, minimum, shift, wage
1. After moving to this busy and noisy city, I had to my lifestyle to new realities.
2. Colin injured his eye with a long wooden while he was playing with other boys.
3. How can you afford to travel every month if you get a at your job?
4. Don’t be shy! Hang your coat on the and come in.
5. I have to have a good rest after a tough night .

Complete the sentences with the correct words

1. Last night my husband quietly into our bedroom — I didn't even hear when he came.

2. Do you know that birds food to feed their nestlings? Isn't it cute?

3. You've me in the middle of my rehearsal! Now I can't concentrate on my lines.

4. Crocodiles their teeth with such force that it's very difficult to open their mouth.

5. I was so starving after work that I all my dinner in five minutes.

regurgitate
slithered
disrupted
gulped
interlock
  • How are you?
  • Ready, steady, go
  • A flat for pets
  • New words
  • Knocker-uppers
  • Word challenge
  • The anaconda (part 1)
  • Pit stop for words
  • The anaconda (part 2)
  • A new portion of words
  • Homework