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THE CHARACTERS
Choose the adjectives that best describe each character and write them. Then, make comparisons:
CONSIDERATE EFFICIENT GOOD- NATURED ENERGETIC SELF-CONFIDENT HARD WORKING SENSIBLE SENSITIVE HELPFUL GENEROUS POLITE FUNNY IMAGINATIVE OUTGOING PATIENT CHEERFUL CRAFTY FRIENDLY DIPLOMATIC SELFISH RATIONAL ANNOYING WEIRD
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG CRANKY
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Nancy Kendricks
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Mrs. Connelly
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Alex Rose
Alex
MRS. CONNELLY’S TOP 5
In pairs, decide the five nastiest things Mrs. Connelly did to Nancy and Alex:
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Watch the scene, read the sentences and write TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false ones.
1. While Nancy and Alex were having a walk in the park, they decided to buy Mrs. Connelly a gift….
2. Mrs. Connelly accused Nancy and Alex of trying to kill her ……
3. While Nancy was hammering in a nail on one of the steps, she threw Mrs. Connelly down the stairs. …………………..
4. When they came back home, Mrs. Connelly was shouting because there was a rat in her apartment. ………………………
5. Mrs. Connelly threw Alex’s purse at the mouse and it fell into the fire. …………….
6. Alex dropped his notebook in the street and a tow truck ran over it………………..
Who said what? To whom? Where?
“Mr. Rose, Would you sprinkle some salt on the steps? They terribly icy.”……………………………………………………
“A giant tow truck runs it over, followed an SUV that was dragging”………………………………………………………
“We’re canceling every contract that’s in breach”
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“Like I’m knocking on death’s door”
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“I adore popcorn. So does Little Dick. “
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Tick what Nancy and Alex did at Mrs. Connelly’s apartment:
❖ They took out Mrs. Connelly’s trash.
❖ Alex put some salt in the sugar bowl.
❖ Alex moved the rug so that Mrs. Connelly trip over it.
❖ Alex put a bomb in the tv set.
❖ Nancy changed the wires of the lamp in the living room.
❖ Alex blew out the pilots and turned on the gas.
❖ Nancy threw some nails on the floor.
❖ Alex put acid in the ceiling of their apartment.
❖ Nancy put some rat poison in the teapot.
Watch, listen and fill in the blanks.
In the park….
A: I can’t believe it.
N: She was so …………………………………………..
A: I mean, for all our differences, that …………………………..had a lot of spunk.
N: ………………………… Do you think she’s up in heaven?
A: I’ll tell you something. Wherever she is, she’s ……………………………………….…………
At Mrs. Connelly’s apartment…
K: You have seen their faces ……………………………………………she was a goner. I thought they were gonna faint.
D: So cheap, though I wish I could have been there.
MC: Trust me, …………………………………………………..holding me breath all that long. Next time, I want a ……………………………..of your commission Kenny.
K: …………………………………………………..? We give you everything, Ma. There’s barely enough left for Danny and I to have a cruise to the………….
MC: I’m the one putting me a caboose ……………………………………..
K: Oh! Come on. ………………………………..with Alex and Nancy.
MC: They were nice couple. I do hope they’ll be all right.
K: Oh! They’ll be fine. He’s …………………………………..They thrive on adversity.
MC: I hope his …………………………………………………the last one. May be this time he’ll write about something he knows.
NARRATOR: Alex and Nancy’s …………………………………….may have been too good to be true. But …………………………………….ever after?Well, ……………………………………………….!
WRITING ACTIVITY: Finally, Alex writes his book called “Duplex”. Continue the summary of the story.
Alex Rose and Nancy Kendricks are a young good natured couple who were looking for their dream home. They finally bought a grand duplex in Brooklyn, where a crafty little old Irish lady named Mrs. Connelly was living upstairs.
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