Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Alf - Pennsylvania 6-5000

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Answer the questions:
1. What does Alf want to do with the nuclear weapon?
- nothing
- blow it up
- get rid of it


2. Why did Lynn want her own phone?
- because she needed some privacy
- because Alf’s on the phone all the time
- because the other line was broken


3. What was Alf doing with Willie’s radio?
- he was rebuilding it to call the president
- he was repairing it
- he was rebuilding it to make free phone calls


4. Which of Willie’s personal things did Alf use?
- towel
- toothbrush
- razor


5. Why couldn't Alf talk to the president when he called him for the first time?
- the president’s assistants were suspicious
- the president was indisposed
- he called the wrong place


6. Why did Alf call the president?
- he was just joking
- he wanted to talk about taxes
- he wanted to discuss the nuclear weapon


7. Why is Alf so concerned about the nuclear weapon?
- because his planet was blown up by a nuclear weapon
- because the nuclear weapon is very dangerous
- because he watches too much TV


8. What did president’s assistants do when Alf called?
- they talked to him and took him seriously
- they talked to him, traced his signal and sent some FBI agents to arrest him
- they didn’t want to talk and hung up the phone


9. What did Willie do so that everyone in the family could use the phone?
- he designed a chart showing when each of them could use the phone
- he decided to provide everyone with an individual phone line
- he decided to let the family use the phone only with his permission


10. Who was arrested by the FBI agents?
- Alf
- Brian
- Willie


11. How did Alf decide to free Willie?
- he decided to organize a jailbreak
- he found a very good lawyer
- he decided to call the president again and say that Willie was not guilty


12. What happened when the FBI agents came again?
- they arrested the whole family
- they were told that Brian actually was Alf
- they came to apologize to Willie


13. What was the end of the story?
- Brian received a presidential commendation and Willie was released
- Willie was jailed and sentenced to 10 years in prison
- Willie was jailed and Alf was taken by the military


Put the lines into the correct order to make a dialogue:


Alf: All right, what's the big deal? I'll use Kate's.
Alf: Your's the green one, right?
Willie: You use my toothbrush?
Willie: You're not using anybody's toothbrush.
Alf: Okay, no toothbrush. What about the radio?
Willie: It was.
Willie: All right. Just don't put it in your mouth.


Fill in the gaps with these words:

planet, plane, contact, scrambled, break, disaster, duty, plugged


Alf: As soon as I ___ "Air force one."
Willie: The president's ___? No, you can't do that.
Alf: Willie, it's my ___. I mean, I've been through one nuclear ___, already. It's no picnic.
Willie: Nuclear? You mean, that's how your ___ exploded?
Alf: No, we all ____ our hair driers in at the same time.
Willie: Listen, Alf, even if you could figure out how to call the president, you'd never get through because that signal's ____.
Alf: So?
Willie: So it's illegal to ___ a scrambled signal… and it's immoral.


Who says these lines?


  • They gave us a two week free trial, and they forgot to unhook it.
  • Well tell him it's about the bombs.
  • This is what happens when someone threatens national security.
  • I can't believe Alf actually used your shortwave to call the president?
  • Come on, Brian. Let's go spring daddy.
  • Me? I'm Alf; Alf Tanner.
  • Brian, what did we say about calling the president?


Questions about you:


  • Have you ever wished you could call the president?
  • What problems would you like to discuss with the president? Why?
Learn the words from the video HERE

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