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Mind Your Language

Season1 Episode2
“An Inspector Calls”

Summary
Juan is looking at the notice board in the corridor. Miss Courtney sees him and asks if he is in Mr.
Brown's class, but Juan is unable to understand her. When Miss Courtney sees Jamila, she asks her if
she's in Mr. Brown's class, but Jamila doesn't understand her either. Then, as Ranjeet passes by, Miss
Courtney asks him if he's in Mr. Brown's class. Pleased that he can understand and speak English better
than the last two students, she gives him a message to relay to Mr. Brown.
When Mr. Brown gets the message, Miss Courtney enters his classroom and tells him that a new student
from Africa will be joining his class. Mr. Brown then asks the class to tell him about their life in
England so far. An inspector named Roger Kenyon, from the local education authority, arrives at the
school to observe the classes, but Mr. Brown mistakes him for a new African foreign student. The
inspector plays along and sits in his class pretending to be a student.

Glossary
1. assist (v) to help someone or something
2. comply (v) to obey a rule or law, or to do what someone asks you to do
3. tardy (adj) arriving late
4. unforgivable (adj) extremely bad and impossible to forgive
5. shan’t (short form) the usual way of saying or writing ‘shall not’. this is not
often used in formal writing.
6. detain (v) to delay someone who has to go somewhere
7. the more the merrier (expression) used for saying that you will be happy if
more people come or take part in what you are doing
8. figure of speech (n) an expression in which the words are used figuratively, not in
their normal literal meaning
9. slave driver (n) someone who makes other people work very hard
10. bitch (n) an insulting word for someone, especially a woman, who is rude or cruel. this
word also refers to a female dog.
11. chat up (phrasal verb) to start a conversation with someone because you want to have
a sexual or romantic relationship with them
12. to drop a clanger means to make an embarrassing mistake
13. present (noun) something that you give to someone as a gift
14. present (adjective) at an event, or in a place/ existing or happening now
15. bosom (noun) a woman’s breast
16. inspector (noun) an official whose job is to check that things are in
the correct condition or that people are doing what they should
 Complete the sentences using the words below;

figure of speech unforgivable bitch chat up

slave driver comply assist tardy
to drop a clanger shan’t detain present
the more the merrier bosom inspector

1. The teacher asked me to _____________ her in grading the papers.

2. All employees are expected to _____________ with the company's policies.

3. John is always _____________ in submitting his reports on time.

4. Cheating during exams is considered an _____________ offense.

5. I _____________ be attending the party tonight.

6. The police can _____________ suspects for questioning.

7. We should invite more people to the party, because _____________.

8. Simile and metaphor are examples of _____________.

9. The supervisor is often called a ________ because of his strict management style.

10.She called her friend a _____________ for not inviting her to the party.

11.Jack tried to _____________ the girl he met at the bar.

12.He accidentally __________ when he said something inappropriate at the meeting.

13.I got a nice _____________ from my friend who went on vacation.

14.The baby snuggled against her mother's _____________.

15.The school recently had an _________ visit to ensure quality education standards.

A simile makes a comparison using the words “like” or “as.”

 The concert was so crowded, it felt like a million people were there.
A metaphor makes the comparison directly, substituting one thing for another.
 That test was a killer.
AFTER WATCHING: Answer the following questions

1. What’s Miss Courtney’s message to Mr. Brown? Who is able to understand her?
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2. How does Ranjeet describe Miss Courtney?
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3. Why didn’t Ana finish her homework?
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4. How many shirts did Mrs. Walker ask Anna to iron the night before?
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5. Mr. Walker asked Ana to prepare the meal for whom?
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6. What pronunciation difficulty does Ana have?
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7. What is Danielle’s telephone number?
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8. In England, what does Danielle like the most? Why?
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9. What pronunciation difficulty does Su Lee have?
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10. Why does Taro run after Su Lee into the women’s restroom?
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11. When the educational inspector enters the classroom, who does Mr. Brown think he is?
Why does Mr. Brown think so?
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12. Why does Giovani join a queue? Does he get what he wants?
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13. What does Ali say when Mr. Brown calls his name? Why?
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14. At the end of the video, there is a black woman appears in Mr. brown’s class. Who is
she? Who does Mr. Brown think she is? Why is she there?
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