Video Activity. Movie worksheet (on the basis of episode ''Nanny McPhee: They’ve eaten the baby'').

Nanny McPhee: They’ve eaten the baby (HD CLIP)
https://youtu.be/V6i8ssu3064?si=XgidFx8neh8pJJLy

Exercise 1. Match the words with the definitions.

1. ____ Fearless
2. ____ Funeral
3. ____ Parlour
4. _____ Unconfident
5. ____ Furious
6. ____ Cabbagy
7. ____ Neglect
8. ____ Predecessor
9. ____ Drive away
10. ____ Resign

1. induce someone to leave a place.
2. free from fear: brave.
3. a ceremony or ritual for a deceased person, focused on honouring their life and managing the body.
4. to formally give up a job, position, or office.
5. someone who held a job before you, or something that came before another in a series.
6. lacking self-assurance, feeling unsure or hesitant about one's abilities or decisions.
7. an old-fashioned term for a sitting room for guests or, more commonly today, a shop offering specific services like a beauty parlour or funeral parlour.
8. failing to give proper care, attention, or duty to someone/something, or the state of lacking care.
9. something that tastes, smells, or looks like cabbage.
10. extremely angry.

Exercise 2. Watch the episode. Write TRUE, FALSE or NO INFORMATION.

1. Mr Brown had hired nanny Whetstone to look after his children.
2. She was the toughest and the most fearless nanny in all the land.
3. Mr Brown went to work that morning at the local funeral parlour.
4.  He was unconfident in the knowledge that there was nothing, absolutely nothing that his children could do to upset her.
5. Nanny informed Mr Brown that his kids had eaten the baby.
6. Mr Brown neglected Nanny’s words, didn’t rush to his house but stayed at his work.
7. Mr Brown’s children were furious when he entered the house.
8. The kids played tricks on their dad.
9.  Aggie was all cabbagy.
10. Nanny Whetstone informed Mr Brown resigning from her post.
11. Mr Brown is going to the agency this afternoon to hire a new nanny.
12. Mr Brown warns them of not driving a new nanny away as they have done with nanny Whetstone and her predecessors.
13. Mr Brown has accidentally slipped on the staircase and fallen down.

Exercise 3. Fill in the missing words from Exercise 1.

1. He was ________________ with himself for forgetting the anniversary.
2. She was a ________________ advocate for human rights, speaking truth to power.
3. The store's high prices are _______________ customers.
4. This updated phone is faster and has a better camera than its __________________.
5. A large crowd gathered for the _______________ of the war hero.
6. The manager _________________ from her position as head of marketing last week.
7. Visiting the funeral ______________ helped the family make arrangements.
8. The old park had been ________________ for years, with overgrown weeds and broken benches.
9. After the feast, their simple dinner of potatoes and greens seemed almost ______________, but satisfying.
10. I was _________________ about my exam results, but I passed!

KEYS

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2.

1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. F
7. F
8. T
9. T
10. NI
11. F
12. T
13. T

EXERCISE 3.

1. He was furious with himself for forgetting the anniversary.

2. She was a fearless advocate for human rights, speaking truth to power.

3. The store's high prices are driving away customers.

4. This updated phone is faster and has a better camera than its predecessor.

5. A large crowd gathered for the funeral of the war hero.

6. The manager resigned from her position as head of marketing last week.

7. Visiting the funeral parlour helped the family make arrangements.

8. The old park had been neglected for years, with overgrown weeds and broken benches.

9. After the feast, their simple dinner of potatoes and greens seemed almost cabbagy, but satisfying.

10. I was unconfident about my exam results, but I passed!