Mortified

Season 1 Episode 1
Taylors DNA

Before watching
Vocabulary

I. Use your dictionary to match the columns.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

jealous
embarrassed
crush
season
because
town
parents

(
(
(
(
(
(
(

) father and mother

) com vergonha
) adj. com cime
) temporada
) cidade
) porque
) gria: estar a fim de algum

II. Read the text.

Mortified is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's

Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia, Disney
Australia and the BBC. The series started on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 2007 with two
seasons and a total of 26 episodes.
Mortified follows the imaginative life of Taylor Fry, a twelve-year-old Australian girl living in a
beachside town in Australia called Sunburn Beach. She is always embarrassed because of her
parents. She is jealous of her neighbour Brittany. Her best friend, Hector, has a crush on her; and
she has a crush on popular Leon.
Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortified accessed on 12/15/2016

III. Complete the sentences according to the text.

a) The TV series Mortified is from __________________________ (country).
b) Mortified started in ______________________ (month, year).
c) Mortified finished on ____________________ (day, month, year).
d) The story happens in ______________________ (name of the city / town).

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IV. Answer the questions.

a) Who is the main character in the TV series?
_______________________________________________________________
b) How old is she / he?
_______________________________________________________________
c) Where does she / he live?
_______________________________________________________________
d) Who is her / his best friend?
_______________________________________________________________
e) Who is her / his crush?
_______________________________________________________________
f) What is Taylors nationality?
_______________________________________________________________
While watching (Episode available on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S--Loe57ZdY)
Meet the characters
V. Match the pictures to the characters.

1.

( ) Taylor
( ) Leon (crush)

2.

3.

( ) Hector (best friend)

( ) Glenda

4.

5.

( ) Brittany

6.

7.

( ) Layla (sister)

( ) Don

After watching
VI. Check the correct answer:

a) Taylor is ______________ of Brittany.

1) ( ) proud

2) ( ) jealous

3) ( ) embarrassed

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b) Taylor is ______________ of her parents.

1) ( ) proud

2) ( ) jealous

3) ( ) embarrassed

c) Hector has a crush on __________________.

1) ( ) Brittany

2) ( ) Taylor

3) ( ) Layla

d) Taylor wants to do a DNA test because her parents want to participate in the school
________________ .
1) ( ) science fair

2) ( ) parent meeting

3) ( ) parent talent show

e) Taylor wants to say to everybody that she is _______________________.

1) ( ) their daughter

2) ( ) their granddaughter

3) ( ) adopted

VII. Complete with can / cant.

a) Taylors mother _______________ write poems.

b) Don _________________ drive a van.
c) Taylors father ___________ play the guitar.
d) Taylors mother ___________ play the piano.
e) Brittanys parents _______________ play the piano.
f) Leons father __________ write poems.
g) Taylors mother ____________ belly dance.

VIII. Complete with on or at.

a) The Parent Talent Show is _______ Saturday.

b) The Parent Talent Show is ________ three oclock.
c) Taylor goes to school _______ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
d) The series started ________ June 2006.

e) The series ended _________ 11th April 2007.

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IX. Match Taylors daily activities.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

Taylor gets
She goes to
She has
She goes
She does
She hangs
She takes
She watches

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

) her homework at 4:00 pm.

) a shower at 7:00 pm.
) TV at 9:00 pm.
) up early.
) out with her friends in the afternoon.
) home in the afternoon.
) lunch at 12:00 pm.
) school at 7:00 am.

X. Look at the picture on the right. What are they wearing?

a) Taylor is wearing a d _ _ s _ and a h _ _.

b) Hector is wearing a T- _ _ _ _ _, s _ _ _ _ _, and a h _ _.
c) Brittany is wearing a s _ _ _ _, a b _ _ _ _ _ , and a h _ _.

XI. Read the dialogue and complete Taylors School Schedule.

Schedule

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

7:25 to
________

Music

History

English

Art

Math

_______ to
________

English

History

Art

English

_______ to
10:15

English

Geography

Computer
Science

Math

10:15 to
10:35

Break

Break

Break

Break

_______ to
________

Math

Computer
Science

Science

P.E.

History

_______ to
12:25

Break
Science

Spanish

Geography

Taylor: What school subject do we have on Monday at eleven thirty?

Brittany: We have Math.
Taylor: Ok. And what do we have on Thursday at ten thirty-five?
Hector: Thats easy! We have P.E.
Taylor: And on Friday at nine twenty?
Brittany: We have Spanish! I love Spanish! Its my favorite school subject.
Taylor: What do we have on Wednesday at eight twenty-five?
Hector: We have Geography.
Taylor: Great! Geography is my favorite subject!

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XI. Write your school schedule at Dohms in 2017. Use your ruler and do it
neatly!

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Answers:
Before watching
Vocabulary
I. Use your dictionaries to match the columns.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

jealous
embarrassed
crush
season
because
town
parents

( g) father and mother

( b ) com vergonha
( a ) com cime
( d ) temporada
( f ) cidade
( e ) porque
( c ) gria: estar a fim de algum

II. Read the text.

Mortified is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for
the Nine Network Australia, Disney Australia and the BBC. The series started on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 2007 with two seasons and a
total of 26 episodes.
Mortified follows the imaginative life of Taylor Fry, a twelve-year-old Australian girl living in a beachside town in Australia called Sunburn Beach. She is
always embarrassed because of her parents. She is jealous of her neighbour Brittany. Her best friend, Hector, has a crush on her; and she has a
crush on popular Leon.
Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortified accessed on 12/15/2016
III. Complete the sentences.
e)

The TV series Mortified is from _______Australia____ (country).

f)

Mortified started in ____June 2006______ (month, year).

g)

Mortified finished on ____11 April 2007_____ (day, month, year).

IV. Answer the questions.

a) Who is the main character in the TV series?
________Taylor___________________________________________
b) How old is she?
________12___________________________________________
c) Where does she live?
______________ Sunburn Beach ________________________________
d) Who is her best friend?
________Hector________________________________________
e) Who is her crush?
______Leon____________________________________________
f) What is Taylors nationality?
_______Australian__________________________________________
While watching
Meet the characters
V. Match the pictures and the characters.

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1.

2.

( 4 ) Taylor

3.

( 5 ) Hector (best friend)

( 3 ) Leon (crush)

( 6 ) Glenda

4.
( 2 ) Brittany

5.

6.

7.

( 7 ) Layla (sister)

( 1 ) Don

After watching
VI. Check the correct answer:
a) Taylor is ______________ of Brittany.
1) ( ) proud

2) ( x ) jealous

3) ( ) embarrassed

b) Taylor is ______________ of her parents.

1) ( ) proud

2) ( ) jealous

3) ( x ) embarrassed

c) Hector has a crush on __________________.

1) ( ) Brittany

2) ( x ) Taylor

3) ( ) Layla

d) Taylor wants to do a DNA test because her parents want to participate in the school ________________ .
1) ( ) science fair

2) ( ) parent meeting

3) ( x ) parent talent show

e) Taylor wants to say to everybody that she is _______________________.

1) ( ) their daughter

2) ( ) their granddaughter

3) ( X ) adopted

VII. Complete with can / cant.

h)

Taylors mother ____cant____ write poems.

i)

Don ____can______ drive a van.

j)

Taylors father ____can__ play the guitar.

k)

Taylors mother ___cant___ play the piano.

l)

Brittanys parents ______can____ play the piano.

m)

Leons father __can____ write poems.

n)

Taylors mother ___can___ belly dance.

VIII. Complete with on or at.

a)

The Parent Talent Show is ___on__ Saturday.

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b)

The Parent Talent Show is ____at_ three oclock.

c)

Taylor goes to school _on____ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

d)

The series started __in___ June 2006.

e)

The series ended ___on__ 11th April 2007.

IX. Match Taylors daily activities.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

Taylor gets
She goes to
She has
She goes
She does
She hangs
She takes
She watches

( e ) her homework at 4:00 pm.

( g ) a shower at 7:00 pm.
( h ) TV at 9:00 pm.
( a ) up early.
( f ) out with her friends in the afternoon.
( d ) home in the afternoon.
( c ) lunch at 12:00 pm.
(b ) school at 7:00 am.

X. Look at the picture on the right. What are they wearing?

h)

Taylor is wearing a d r e s s and a h a t.

i)

Hector is wearing a T- s h i r t, s h o r t s, and a h a t.

j)

Brittany is wearing a s k i r t, a b l o u s e, and a h a t.

k)

XI. Read the dialogue and complete Taylors School Schedule.

Schedule

MONDAY

TUESDAY

7:25 to 8:25

Music

History

8:25 to 9:20

English

9:20 to
10:15

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

English

Art

Math

History

___GEOGRAPHY___

Art

English

English

Geography

Computer Science

Math

___Spanish____

Break

Break

Break

Break

Break

Break

10:35 to
11:30

Math

Computer
Science

Science

____PE___

Science

11:30 to
12:25

_____math_____

P.E.

History

Spanish

Geography

Taylor: What school subject do we have on Monday at eleven thirty?

Brittany: We have Math.
Taylor: Ok. And what do we have on Thursday at ten thirty-five?
Hector: Thats easy! We have P.E.
Taylor: And on Friday at nine twenty?
Brittany: We have Spanish! I love Spanish!
Taylor: What do we have on Wednesday at eight twenty-five?
Hector: We have Geography.
Taylor: Great! Geography is my favorite subject!

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