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The Simpsons 5
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- Click on the video below.
- Watch the video and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
- Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
- Check your answers.
QUESTIONS:
1. Ned threatens to _________________ the cable guy's ears, which is a colloquial expression meaning "to hit someone on both ears using the palms of your hands".
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2. Why is Ned so angry?
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3. How much does the cable guy charge for an illegal hook-up?
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4. According the pamphlet that Homer gets, it is OK to steal cable because cable corporations are _________________.
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5. At the end, Homer cries ___________________.
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The Springfield family's speech represents a remarkably broad slice of American English registers — Homer's informal working-class speech, Lisa's academic vocabulary, Bart's slang, and Marge's measured conversational tone all appear in the same episode. That variety in a single show is genuinely unusual and valuable for learners.
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