Wedding Bell Blues

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1.  Are the following statements true or false? (00:00 – 01:35)

1) Alf liked the picture on the stamp.

2) Alf ate Willie’s veal.

3) Alf wanted to use Willie’s credit card.

4) Willie brought Alf a present.

5) Alf wanted to send money to the nuns.

2. Fill in the gaps. (01:35 – 03:47)

- Hold still. I don't want to .... you.
- You look ..... Sort of like the pope's son.
- I'm ... a play at ...... I'm Friar Tuck - one of Robin Hood's merry men.
- No ....! We had a Robin Hood on Melmac.
- Did he take from the ... and give to the ....?
- No, he just .... the hoods off people's cars.
- Oh! Brian, please. Alf, would you .... us alone?
- Fine! I'll go .... Lynn. What's all this stuff?
- It's a .... for my sociology class. I'm putting together our .... tree.
- Who .... it down? Was it .... again?
- Alf, why don't you....  a family tree?
- Yeah, it's really a fun way to....  your ancestors.
- Well, I don't remember much. My father was always .... things, and my mother sat around .... all day.
- It's .... you turned out so well.
- Thanks, but .... I do blow my nose on the .... towel.

3. Answer the questions. (03:47 – 06:30)

1) Where did Alf find the dice?

2) What pictures does Alf collect?

3) What happened at Alf’s parents’ wedding?

4) What did Alf find out about his parents?

4. Choose the correct variant. (06:30 – 10:00)

1) Alf recommended Willie and Kate to sleep in:

a) the car;

b) the laundry basket;

c) the attic;

2) Alf saw … in the window.

a) Mrs. Ochmonec dancing;

b) Mrs. Ochmonec doing exercises;

c) Mrs. Ochmonec undressing.

3) Kate decided to cook … for breakfast.

a) sandwiches;

b) eggs;

c) pancakes.

4) Alf recorded his message over Willie’s:

a) Doctor Faust tape;

b) Tosca tape;

c) Carmen tape.

5) What does Kate still do for Alf?

a) makes his bad;

b) puts the toilet seat up;

c) washes his clothes.

5. Answer the questions. (10:00 – 14:30)

1) Where did Alf go?

2) How did Lynn find out what this place was?

3) What was Alf doing when Willie came?

4) What questions did Willie ask the monk?

5) How did Alf get to the dominion?

6. Fill in the blanks. (14:30 – 17:45)

- I did a lot of ….  on the drive up here. I've never told another …. soul what I'm about to tell you. And you. And you. And, … ….., you. I know you're not … about my stories, but I think you'll find this one….; and not without a certain relevance.
- Brace yourself, boys. The sermon's …. early this week.
- When I was …. up, I thought my mother was the most …. woman that ever lived. I guess every boy … that way about his mom, but I wasn't the only one who … that about my mother. Look here.
- Huh? Who's the goofy-…  kid?

- That's me.
- The years have been … to you, Willie. Very kind.
- May I … with my story?

- Please… And put that….
- One…, when I was about six, or so, I was walking by my …'s room. I saw her sitting at her … table. I saw her reach up and take off her…. I was…. Not because she wore a wig – I didn't … that. It was … she didn't tell me. This brings me to the … part.
- And not a moment too soon. It's … time for vespers. I hope that means "…".

- Alf, I'm … to explain why your parents didn't tell you they were … before you were born.
- Continue, my….
- I … they didn't want their son to think that they were … less than perfect. That's the way … are. I know I feel that … about Brian and Lynn. Someday, when you have kids of your .…

- Uh uh uh uh, I won't be having kids. … give up more than talking, you know. Right, Eddie?

7. Choose the correct variant. (17:45 – 20:50)

1) Which of the seven deadly sins did Ald mention?

a) pride;

b) sloth;

c) lust.

2) That night it was Alf’s turn to:

a) choose dishes for dinner;

b) bang the gong;

c) say a prayer before dinner.

3) Why did Kate find purple footprints in the bathroom?

a) Alf had made eggplant juice;

b) Alf had stomped grapes;

c) Alf had painted a portrait with his feet.

4) Who did not take the cookies?

a) Kate;

b) Lynn;

c) Willie.

8. Make nouns out of the verbs below and translate them.

Example: to hitch-hike – hitch-hiker.

a) to record;

b) to chop;

c) to pray;

d) to rob;

e) to collect.

9. Match the words and the definitions.

ancestor	calmness, stillness
poignant	a small remaining part of something
tranquility	someone who is related to you who lived a long time ago
remnant	to show that you remember someone/something by having a special ceremony
to commemorate	giving you feelings of sadness

10. Match the opposites:

rich	honorable
effiminate	boring
amazing	pleasant
disgraceful	poor
painful	manly

11. Learn the words HERE