Saturday, November 23, 2013

Alf - Keepin' the Faith

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Answer the questions:
1. Why was there a family meeting?
- they discussed Alf’s behavior
- they discussed Willie’s job
- they discussed family budget


2. Why did Alf make a call to Munich?
- to talk to his friend
- because the vacuum cleaner was broken
- to order some German food


3. What was the main problem of Tanner’s family budget?
- the electric bills
- the grocery bills
- the phone bills


4. What did Alf do to entertain himself at night?
- turned on the dryer
- talked to his imaginary friend
- turned on the TV


5. What musical instrument did Alf play?
- the piano
- the guitar
- the harmonica


6. What did Alf decide to do to help the family with their budget problem?
- to eat less food
- to find a job
- to stop using the bathroom


7. What job did Alf find?
- a cosmetics seller
- a programmer
- he just decided to help around the house


8. How did Alf test the cosmetics he was selling?
- he used them on himself
- he used them on stray animals
- he used them on the whole family


9. Why did Kate buy some cosmetics from Alf?
- that was really good cosmetics
- he made a significant discount
- he  paid her a lot of compliments


10. How did Alf order so much cosmetics?
- he used Willie’s credit card
- he used his own savings
- he borrowed it


11. How did Alf plan to sell all the cosmetics he ordered?
- he decided to open a shop
- he decided to organize a garage sale
- he invited all the customers to the Tanner’s home


12. Did any of the customers see Alf?
- yes, he was selling in person
- no, he was selling by post
- Willie and Kate sold all the cosmetics


13. Did he succeed in selling the cosmetics?
- no, he didn’t make a profit
- yes, he sold all the cosmetics and made a profit
- he sold all the cosmetics but didn’t make a profit


14. What else did they get from selling the cosmetics?
- they won a set of luggage and a small trip
- they won more cosmetics
- nothing


Fill in the gaps with these words:
fine, believe, vacuum-cleaner, mistake, explain, job, called, repair


Alf: No chance of you getting a better ___, I suppose?
Willie: I like my job. The money's ___. Who made this call to Munich… Munich, Germany?
Kate: Munich? That has to be a ___.
Alf: No, it's not.
Kate: You ___ Munich. Why?
Alf: Remember the ___ I broke?
Kate: Yeah.
Alf: Well, the ___ place said that they couldn't get the chicken salad out of impaler blades, and they had to send it to Germany, for an overall.
Willie: That doesn't ___ why you called Germany.
Alf: Hey, I ___ in following things through.


Who says these lines?


  • The fingers are being pointed in the direction of furry visitor.
  • I didn't know you could play the piano.
  • I've got to get a job.
  • I'm a "Terry Faith" girl.
  • Why are you carrying our towels through the dent?
  • If I play my cards right, I could bring home twice what this civil servant here does.
  • No, let him talk.
  • Hold it, wait just a minute, I'm not signing anything.
  • Alf! Alf! What are you doing when the stuff turns green?
  • We don't even have an espresso machine.


Questions about you:


  • Who does accounts in your family?
  • Have you ever tried to help your family with financial problems/finding a new job or selling something? What happened?
Learn the words from the video HERE

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