For Thursday 10 April 2008

LUCY ANALYZES CHARLIE BROWN

Click on the slide show above, view the Peanuts special, then answer the following questions.

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    1. What happens to Charlie Brown sometimes that he can hardly stand it?
    2. What happens the harder he tries?
    3. What does he try to seek?
    4. What does he say happens to everything he does?
    5. What does Lucy recognize in Charlie Brown?
    6. What does Charlie Brown need to point out according to Lucy?
    7. How does Lucy describe her system?
    8. What does Lucy set up after inviting Charlie Brown to her house?
    9. Where did she put all of Charlie's faults?
    10. What does she plan to project on a screen?
    11. What does the first slide show?
    12. What does the second slide show?
    13. What does the third slide show?
    14. What tendency do other slides show?
    15. Which four parts of his body does Lucy say are fat?
    16. The way Lucy sees it, what is Charlie's problem?
    17. According to Lucy, when Charlie has emotional problems what does he usually need?
    18. What does Charlie say Lucy will do when he tries to kick the football?
    19. What does Lucy advise Charlie do with his faults?
    20. What does she advise him to do for this purpose?
    21. What is Lucy's surprise bonus?
    22. What does she want Charlie to analyze?
    23. What does she call erratic?
    24. What stands out clearly in the video?
    25. What look does Lucy see on Charlie's face?
    26. What does she call benign and composed?
    27. Why does she accuse Charlie of clumsiness?
    28. What did Charlie Brown say he never knew?
    29. How does he say he feels at the end?
    30. What does Lucy say he should wait for?

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VOCABULARY

discouraged
Don't feel so discouraged.

hardly stand it
He asked her out and I can hardly stand it!

seek professional help
She sought professional help for her eating disorder.

frailties
Her frailties include a sweet tooth.

faults
He sees faults only in others.

for your own good
I'm taking away your cell phone for your own good.

unique
Her singing is unique.

make yourself at home
Take off your coat and make yourself at home.

equipment
Come, I'll show you my CD equipment.

slides
I'll show you my slides of Paris.

project
He projects his own faults on others.

good grief
Good grief! Did you have to tell me I was fat?

upright
He's upright and honest.
The kitten stood upright as she attacked the hanging ball.

coordination
I lack good coordination and often fall off my bike.

tendency
I have a tendency to smoke too much.

if the truth were known
If the truth were known, she has few friends.

down to business
Let's get down to business: how much are you willing to pay?

batch of slides
The next batch of slides shows me in Palm Beach.

damaging faults
Her only damaging fault is she talks too much.

I can't stand it
It's so hot, I can't stand it.

outlets
I have no outlets for my anger.

emotional outlets
Watching a boxing match is a great emotional outlet.

to sum it (all) up
To sum it up, she broke off the relationship.

flat on my back
I slipped on the ice and fell flat on my back.

kick the habit
I hate smoking but I'm not able to kick the habit.

bonus
I got a ten percent holiday bonus.

psychiatrist
My psychiatrist thinks I'm depressed.

instant replay
Instant replay showed he caught the ball.

slow motion
When I saw it in slow motion I realized I was tagged out.

analyze
I analyze myself before going to bed.

expression
He had an angry expression on his face.

erratic
His behavior is quite erratic; sometimes he's friendly and sometimes not.

personality traits
His personality traits include stinginess and hostile remarks.

determination
She had a determination to pass and did.
She was determined to pass and she did.

benign
The tumor was benign.

composed
He was angry but composed himself for the party.

clumsiness
Her clumsiness got worse with age.

miserable
I feel miserable when it rains.

bill
The dinner bill was two thousand dollars.

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