"Zombies in Plain English" is a video created to celebrate Halloween and help protect your brain. It focuses on how to survive a zombie attack. . Here’s the script of the video, but it’s not completely accurate. The words in bold are my words, and you have to listen and figure out what’s really being said. You’ll find every phrase you’ll hear on the right. Danger may be 1. waiting for you ………………………… where you least expect it. You may find a relative, friend or neighbor 2. wanting ………………………… one thing. Your brain. This Halloween is forecasted to be a high season for zombie attacks and we're going to help you get through it 3. without brain damage ………………………… This is 'Zombies in Plain English' The first step is identifying a zombie. Let's take your uncle Dan. Here's Dan as we all know him, a normal guy. Now let’s look at Dan 4. after he became ………………………… a zombie. Notice the unnatural mouth position and dark eyes. The shoulders will be 5. sideways ………………………… , arms reaching, grabbing, legs 6. not walking right ………………………… Skin pale, This is a Zombie. Be careful this Halloween you may see people that 7. look like ………………………… zombies. Remember zombies don't eat candy, only brains. You may also see them dancing with Michael Jackson. These are actors, zombies don't dance. When you 8. meet ………………………… a real zombie it's time to have a plan. 9. Let us tell you ………………………… how to 'Survive an Attack'. Your first reaction may be to 10. escape …………………….… to a home or business. This is only a short term solution because they will never stop. Ever. Instead consider 11. going ………………………… to a Costco. Don't plan to wait out an attack without the 12. necessary amount of food supplies ………………………… Now, 13. don’t panic …………………………. Remember that zombies may move quickly in the early stages of 14. illness ………………………… Don't 15. think they are slow ……………………..…… Also consider a retreat to 16. a mountain ………………………… Studies have shown that zombies react poorly to cold weather, causing them to become 17. easy to break ………………………… and slow. Lastly zombies can't swim so a retreat 18. using a ………………… boat could help, and remember those rations. If your not the retreating type, the obvious next move is 19. to attack back ………………………… This brings us to our last step: 'How to Kill the Undead' The simple idea is kill the brain, stop the zombie. This is generally done through head trauma or 20. cutting off their head ………………………… But any method that removes the zombie brain's ability to direct the undead body will work. http://commoncraft.com/zombies As starting points we suggest large caliber bullets to the head or decapitation via machete, axe or chainsaw. Now chainsaws are 21. serious ………………………… tools that should be used carefully. Napalm or grenades can also be effective, but be careful. A flaming zombie can be even more dangerous than a normal one. If your friend has a zombie bite, unfortunately there is only one 22. result ………………………… Infection 23. cannot be changed back ………………………… Don't 24. waste your time ………………………… 25. infection treatment ………………………… or band-aids. Your friend is not your friend anymore. 26. Accept what cannot be changed …………….……………………...…… and save your brain. Kill them with dignity before they become undead too. Remember be prepared. Plan your route and rations, be 27. alert ……………………… and when they.... Whoa! This just in! We've received a unconfirmed report that zombies have been 28. seen ………………………… in southern British Colombia. They maybe heading south. Repeat: Heading south. Sachi?... what the... Did you hear that... Oh!... awwwaaa.... The question is, are you prepared? Have a fun safe and zombie free Halloween, from your friends at Common Craft. VOCAB EXERCISE. Insert the words from the right into the sentences below. After days at sea, the sailors finally ……………………………. land. ……………………………. is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection. 1. lurk As you get older your bones become increasingly …………………………….. 2. come after 3. intact 4. off kilter Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to ……………………………. from the city. Bandage (=put a band aid on) the wound to reduce the risk of …………………………….. 5. limpy During the war, no one was allowed more than their ……………………………. of food. 6. resemble Eventually ……………………………. happened and he had a heart attack. 7. encounter He walked with ……………………………. legs, because he sprained his ankle. 8. Here's how ……………………………. you can build a sand castle in three simple steps. First you need to … 9. retreat I know she upsets you, but just …………………………….. All she wants is to see you upset. 10. head I was ……………………………. out of the room when she called me back. 11. rations I'm always ……………………………. for interesting new recipes. In Iraq danger is ……………………………. around every bend. 12. keep your cool 13. infection 14. underestimate It's too early to predict the ……………………………. of the race. 15. high altitudes Mountain climbers use oxygen when they reach …………………………….. 16. brittle My dad used a …………………………….to chop up the wood. 17. via On their way home they ……………………………. a woman selling flowers. 18. counter attack One of the poles was …………………………….. It was leaning toward the road. 19. decapitation Reports are coming in ……………………………. satellite. 20. chainsaw Smoking has caused ……………………………. damage to his lungs. The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar remained ………………………. 21. advanced 22. outcome 23. irreversible The murderer was sentenced to death by …………………………….. 24. bother The police ……………………………. the bank robber with large forces. 25. antiseptic The Republicans have launched a strong …………………………. against the Democrats. 26. face the inevitable This is the most ……………………………. type of engine available in the world today. 27. on the lookout You could have phoned us but you just didn't …………………………….. 28. sight You ……………………………. your mother very closely. First the builders gave me a price of £200, but now they say they …………………...……. and it's gonna be £300. Vocabulary List 1. lurk to wait or move in secret so that you’re not seen, especially ‘cuz you’re about to attack sy 2. come after to try to get sg 3. intact unhurt 4. off kilter sideways, unstraight 5. limpy legs are limpy when you are limping (walking in a wobbly way, as if your legs are injured) 6. resemble to look like 7. encounter to meet 8. Here's how Let me tell you how … 9. retreat to escape 10. head to go somewhere 11. proper rations the right amount of supplies 12. keep your cool to stay calm 13. infection a disease 14. underestimate to think that sg is less or worse than what it actually is 15. high altitudes high places 16. brittle fragile, easy to break 17. via through, by means of 18. counter attack attacking back 19. decapitation cutting off the head 20. chainsaw an electric saw 21. advanced serious, sophisticated 22. outcome results 23. irreversible cannot be changed back 24. bother with to worry about sg 25. antiseptic a substance to treat an infection 26. face the inevitable accept what cannot be changed or avoided 27. on the lookout alert, to search for sg 28. sight to suddenly see sg Solutions Danger may be lurking where you least expect it. You may find a relative, friend or neighbor coming after one thing. Your brain. This Halloween is forecasted to be a high season for zombie attacks and we're going to help you get through it brain intact. This is 'Zombies in Plain English' The first step is identifying a zombie. Let's take your uncle Dan. Here's Dan as we all know him, a normal guy. Now let’s look at Dan as a zombie. Notice the unnatural mouth position and dark eyes. The shoulders will be off kilter, arms reaching, grabbing, legs limpy. Skin pale, This is a Zombie. Be careful this Halloween you may see people that resemble zombies. Remember zombies don't eat candy, only brains. You may also see them dancing with Michael Jackson. These are actors, zombies don't dance. When you encounter a real zombie it's time to have a plan. Here's how to 'Survive an Attack'. Your first reaction may be to retreat to a home or business. This is only a short term solution because they will never stop. Ever. Instead consider heading to a Costco. Don't plan to wait out an attack without proper rations. Now, keep your cool. Remember that zombies may move quickly in the early stages of infection. Don't underestimate their speed. Also consider a retreat to high altitudes. Studies have shown that zombies react poorly to cold weather, causing them to become brittle and slow. Lastly zombies can't swim so a retreat via boat could help, and remember those rations. If your not the retreating type, the obvious next move is counter attack. This brings us to our last step: 'How to Kill the Undead' The simple idea is kill the brain, stop the zombie. This is generally done through head trauma or decapitation. But any method that removes the zombie brain's ability to direct the undead body will work. As starting points we suggest large caliber bullets to the head or decapitation via machete, axe or chainsaw. Now chainsaws are advanced tools that should be used carefully. Napalm or grenades can also be effective, but be careful. A flaming zombie can be even more dangerous than a normal one. If your friend has a zombie bite, unfortunately there is only one outcome. Infection is absolutely irreversible. Don't bother with antiseptic or band-aids. Your friend is not your friend anymore. Face the inevitable and save your brain. Kill them with dignity before they become undead too. Remember be prepared. Plan your route and rations, be on the lookout and when they.... Whoa! This just in! We've received a unconfirmed report that zombies have been sighted in southern British Colombia. They maybe heading south. Repeat: Heading south. Sachi?... what the... Did you hear that... Oh!... awwwaaa.... The question is, are you prepared? Have a fun safe and zombie free Halloween, from your friends at Common Craft. VOCAB EXERCISE. After days at sea, the sailors finally sighted land. Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection. As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle. Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat from the city. Bandage (=put a band aid on) the wound to reduce the risk of infection. During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food. Eventually the inevitable happened and he had a heart attack. He walked with limpy legs, because he sprained his ankle. Here's how you can build a sand castle in three simple steps. First you need to … I know she upsets you, but just keep your cool. All she wants is to see you upset. I was heading out of the room when she called me back. I'm always on the lookout for interesting new recipes. In Iraq danger is lurking around every bend. It's too early to predict the outcome of the race. Mountain climbers use oxygen when they reach high altitudes. My dad used a chainsaw to chop up the wood. On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers. One of the poles was off kilter. It was leaning toward the road. Reports are coming in via satellite. Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs. The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar remained intact. The murderer was sentenced to death by decapitation. The police came after the bank robber with large forces. The Republicans have launched a strong counterattack against the Democrats. This is the most advanced type of engine available in the world today. You could have phoned us but you just didn't bother. You resemble your mother very closely. Originally the builders gave me a price of £200, but now they say they underestimated and it's gonna be £300.
