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[C] Inside Edition: How Ruby the Unwanted Shelter Dog Became Hero and Movie Star

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

depict

[ dih-'pikt ]

verb

- to represent or show something in a picture or story

In the film, she's depicted as a very cold and mean person.

rambunctious

[ ram-'buhngk-shuhs ]

adjective

- full of energy and difficult to control

Their rambunctious son always got into trouble.

chronicle

[ 'kron-i-kuhl ]

verb

- to make a record or tell the history of something

They chronicled all the remarkable happenings of the Second World War.

intervene

[ in-ter-'veen ]

verb

- to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse

The President intervened personally in the crisis.

housebroken

[ 'hous-broh-kuhn ]

adjective

- (of a pet) trained to pee and poop outside the house or only in a special place.

The puppy is still not housebroken.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]

What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.


1. A corporal who became a hero.

2. A shelter dog who became a hero.

3. The shelter volunteer was looking for someone to adopt Ruby.

4. The corporal adopted a dog to join the K-9 unit.

LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.

⏱ 00:00 - 0:47

  1. "You're looking at an movie star."

  2. "... about a shelter dog who became a hero."

  3. "The did what she could to make O'Neill adopt Ruby."

  4. "As smart as she was, Ruby was also ."

  5. "She'd been adopted five times and returned every time because of ."

LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.

⏱ 00:58 - 01:47

  1. "It came to be that Ruby was "

  2. "One day, fate intervened in a "

  3. "For two days, police and volunteers searched the "

  4. "We found out that that was that worked at the shelter."

  5. "I guess you just never know how certain animals or people are going to in your life again."

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP

Direction: Answer the following questions based on the video and let's check your comprehension.

⏱ 00:00 - 02:06

  1. Why did O'Neill adopt Ruby?

  2. How did the shelter volunteer describe Ruby?

  3. Why was Ruby returned every time she was adopted?

  4. What was the condition of the missing teen when Ruby found him?

  5. What do you feel while watching this video? Why?

LET'S RECAP!

Active-Listening Let-s-Recap-2

1. Which new words/phrases were easiest to remember? Give three.

どの語句/文が覚えやすかったですか?3つ挙げてください。


2. Which words/phrases were you having a hard time to speak/understand? Give three.

どの語句/文が話したり理解するのに難しかったですか?3つ挙げてください。

depict

[ dih-'pikt ]

verb

- to represent or show something in a picture or story

In the film, she's depicted as a very cold and mean.

rambunctious

[ ram-'buhngk-shuhs ]

adjective

- full of energy and difficult to control

Their rambunctious son always got into trouble.

chronicle

[ 'kron-i-kuhl ]

verb

- to make a record or tell the history of something

They chronicled all the remarkable happenings of the Second World War.

intervene

[ in-ter-'veen ]

verb

- to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse

The President intervened personally in the crisis.

housebroken

[ 'hous-broh-kuhn ]

adjective

- (of a pet) trained to pee and poop outside the house or only in a special place.

I had a really bizarre dream last night.