Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Genres: Comedy
Adventure
Crime

Director: Chris Columbus

Running time:
2 hours

iMBD rating:
7.2/10 Macaulay Culkin
as Kevin

Joe Pesci Daniel Stern

as Harry as Marv
Wordlist Scan (click) and
1. sun block - learn new words
2. to tan -
3. freckles -
4. fluid -
5. inflatable -
6. slippers -
7. to bump into -
8. boarding pass -
9. to wreck -
10. to fasten -
11. hilarious -
12. ill-timed -
13. immature -
14. displeasure -
15. jealous -
16. world-renowned -
17. I'm getting toasted -
18. elevator -
19. knees -
20. to smooch -
21. filthy -
22. gun -
23. hold it right there -
24. I'm off my hinges -
25. to get off -
26. to go on -
27. to look for -
28. to get down on your
knees -
29. to get out -
30. Concierge -
31. murder -
32. bushels of fun -

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Learn new words
Scan and practise

sun block to tan inflatable freckles slippers fluid

Exercise 1
Match the words with their definitions

a) a type of soft, comfortable shoe for wearing inside

1. sun block the house
2. to tan b) to become brown, or to make someone's body or
skin, etc. brown, from being in the sun
3. freckles c) a small, pale brown spot on the skin, usually on
4. fluid the face
d) a boat or something similar that must be filled with
5. inflatable air in order to float on the water
6. slippers e) a strong type of sunscreen
f) a substance that flows and is not solid

Exercise 2
Watch and do the test

1.Where is the family going to?

a) California b) Florida c) Kansas
2.One of the boys can't get tanned
because of ...
a) spots b) allergy c) freckles
3.What is the name of grandma?
a) Penelope b) Helen c) Kate
4.What present has granny made?
a) slippers b) inflatable clown
5. What is an important attribute of Christmas?
a) gifts b) decorations c) Christmas tree
6. What piece of advise did mum give son?
a) to decorate a palm b) to buy a small tree c) to be without a tree
7. What is New York's most recognized hotel?
a) Pizza Hotel b) Place Hotel c) Plaza Hotel
Exercise 3
Watch the video and fill in the missing words.

- What's the point of ________ __ Florida if you use sun block?

- I don't care, I'm _______ toasted.
- Great. Now you can be a skag with a slightly darker shade of _____.
- He's jealous because he can't ______. His freckles just connect.
- Hey, hey, easy on the _______! The rubber sheets are packed.
- She wants "Ding".
- Behind "Ding" is 4200 points!
- All right!
- That gives you 300 points! All right!
- Honey, are you packed yet?
- Yes.
- Everything I put ___?
- Yes.
- Oh, ___ ___ ___ what Grandma sent you?
- Let me guess. Donald Duck ________?
- Close.
- Inflatable clown to play with in the pool.
- How exciting.
- Why Florida? There's no Christmas trees in Florida.
- We'll find a ____ _____ silver one. Or decorate a palm tree.

Exercise 4
Watch the video and answer the questions

1. Why was everyone laughing?

2. What happened next?
3. How did Kevin's parents react to this
situation?
4. Did Buzz apologize to Kevin?
5. Do you like Buzz? Describe his
personality traits.

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Exercise 5
Watch the video and fill in the gaps.Underline sentences in Past Simple

- He ________ his boarding pass.

- This happened to me last year and almost
wrecked my __________.
- You sure your family's onboard?
- My dad ran in right before I bumped into
this lady.
- Board him. Make _____ he locates his
family before you leave him.
- Okay. Come on.
- Do you see your _______?
- There's my dad.
- Find an ________ seat. Merry Christmas.
- You too.
- In order to push back from the gate ... all passengers _______ have their seat
belts fastened.
- So have you ever ______ to Florida?
- Welcome aboard American Airlines flight __________ to New York.
- I didn't think we'd make it.
- Something _______?
- ________?
- I have that feeling.
- We forgot something?
- No, I don't think we did, but I just have that feeling.

sure / non-stop / dropped / empty / honey / must / Christmas / family / wrong / been

a) close or do up securely
1. to bump into
b) a pass for boarding an aircraft, given to passengers when
2. boarding pass
checking in
3. to wreck
c) destroy or severely damage
4. to fasten
d) to meet someone unexpectedly

Exercise 6
Watch the video and write the summary. Use Past Simple and Continuous.
Exercise 7
Put the missing letters and translate

ill-t_m_d
h_l_rio_s
imm_t_re
displ_as_re
j_al_us
w_rld-ren_wn_d
I'm g_tting t_asted

Exercise 8
Watch and put in the order

Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of

fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells
ring
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin'
feet
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell
rock
Jingle around the clock That's the jingle bell rock
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up That's the jingle bell
your feet That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell rock

Exercise 9
Transform into Reported Speech

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elevator knees to smooch filthy gun

Exercise 10
Find 8 words and divide in parts of speech

Nouns

Verbs

Adjective

Exercise 11
Match with a right meaning

a) to leave place immediately, escape

1. hold it right there b) to stop what you're doing; stay still, don't
2. I'm off my hinges move!
3. to get off c) to continue doing after a pause
4. to go on d) to leave a place, usually a kind of a
5. to look for vehicle
6. to get down on e) to try to notice someone or something
your knees f) to be in a state of disorder or irregularity;
7. to get out to have lost proper adjustment
g) to beg desperately for something

Do you know some synonym to a phrase "to be off smb's hinges"?

Exercise 12
Fill in. Explain words in bold.

- This is the Concierge, sir!

- I knew it was you. I could smell you
getting
off the elevator.. You was ___ ___ ___
too,
wasn't you?
- Yes, sir. I was.
- You was here and you was
smooching ___ __ ______.
- You're mistaken, sir.
- Don't give me that. You've ________ everybody.
- Snuffy, Al, Leo, Little Moe with the gimpy leg ... Cheeks, Boney Bob,
Cliff...
- No! ___ _ ___!
- I could go on forever, baby.
- I'm ________ _____, sir. I'm afraid you're mistaken.
- We're looking for a young man. All right, I believe you... but my Tommy
___ don't. Get down on your knees and ____ __ ___ _____ __.
- On your knees. I love you!
- You gotta do better than that!
- I love you!
- Maybe I'm off my hinges... but _ ______ ___. That's why I'm gonna let
you go. I'm gonna give you till the count of three to get your lousy...lying,
low-down ... four-flushing carcass out my door! One!
- Open the door!
- Two! Three. ______ __________, you filthy animal. And a happy New
year.

Exercise 13
True or False

1. Harry and Mary decided to

break into a sweet shop. T F
2. They were hiding in toy
huts. T F
3. Kevin had to break a
showcase with stone. T F
4. He took a picture of
T F
murders.
5. The alarm didn't work. T F

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Exercise
Exercise147
Who said it?
Who said it?

1. Merry Christmas, Kevin

2. Enough gooey sh...show of emotion.
3. I got something for you.
4. What's this?
5. As long as we each have a turtledove, we'll be
friends forever.
6. Nice family.
7. You spent $967 on room service?!

Exercise 15
Solve the rebuses

i = o,n=k
Exercise 16
Number the pictures in order of actions and describe. What's going on in these pictures?

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Exercise 17
Match the statement with a character

He was hit four times by While preparing for the trip to The personal concierge at
bricks that Kevin throws Florida the following year, He the Plaza Hotel in New
down looked for the batteries for a York City.
camcorder
He waited for the right
moment to hold electric He was a burglar who,
candles behind Kevin's He realized that his family was in along with Marv Murchins
ears, making them glow Florida and he was in New York. forming the "Wet Bandits"

Exercise 18
Translate these quotes. Discuss the situations.
Exercise 19
Open the brackets with the Second Conditional. Match with pictures.

1. If he __________ (not use) aftershave, he __________ (not scream)

now.
2. If he __________ (not be) greedy, he __________ (pay) for pizza.
3. If they __________ (count) their children right, they __________ (not
forget) Kevin.
4. If they __________ (not so stupid), they __________ (not check in) a
child.
5. If he __________ (not ask for) tips, Kevin __________ (not give) him a
chewing gum.
6. If he __________ (not be) afraid of spiders, he __________ (not
scream) like that.

Exercise 20
Transform these quotes into the Reported Speech.

I'm eating junk food and watching rubbish. You better come out and
stop me!

Harry, it's our calling card! All the great ones leave their marks. We're
the wet bandits.

When I grow up and get married, I'm living alone.

Yeah, I had a friend who got nailed because there was a rumor he wore
dinosaur pijamas.

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Exercise 21
Read the comments about the movie. Do you agree/disagree? Share your personal opinion.
Quiz
Choose the right answer.

1.The Wet Bandits are now called?

a) The Sticky Bandits
b) The Wild Bandits
c) The Christmas Bandits

2.Why did Kevin not want to go to Florida for Christmas vacation?

a) Because there was no reindeer
b) Because there are no Christmas trees in Florida
c) Because it’s too warm for hot chocolate

2.Where does Kevin stay?

a) The Astoria
b) The Ritz
c) The Plaza

3.What do Harry and Marv plan on robbing?

a) Toy store
b) Department store
c) Jewellery store

4.Complete the quote: "Don't gimme that! You've been ...' wit everybody!
Snuffy, Al, Leo, Little Moe with the gimpy leg, Cheeks, Boney Bob, Cliff.
a) sleeping
b) figthing
c) smooching

5.When Mr Duncan tells Kevin he can choose one decoration from the tree
to keep, what does he pick?
a) Candy cane
b) Santa ornament
c) Turtle doves

6.What monument do Kevin and his mom reconcile at?

a) Times Square
b) Central Park
c) Rockefeller Center

7.How much is Kevin's room service bill?

a) $927
b) $967
c) $1037

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Keys
1. 1. e
2. b
3. c
2. 1. b
2. c
3. a
3. Watch
in
scripts
5. Watch
in
scripts
7. ill-timed
hilarious
4. f 4. b 1.
d immature
5. d 5. c 2. b displeasure
6. a 6. a 3. c
7. c 4. a jealous

8. 9. 10.
world-renowned
Watch 1. Kevin said that he
had made his family I'm getting toasted
in
disappear.
11.
scripts
2. Kevin asked to make 1. b
that three. He wasn't

12.
2. f
Watch driving. 3. d
in 3. He said that he really 4. c
scripts hadn't been too good 5. e
that year. 6. g
7. a

13. 1. False
2. True 14. 1. Buzz
2. Buzz

15. 17.
3. True 3. Kevin
4. Pidgeon Lady 1. Christmas 1. Marv
4. True
5. Kevin 2. freckles 2. Peter
5. False
6. Cedric 3. inflatable 3. Hector

16.
7. Peter 4. smooch 4. Buzz
2 5. look for 5. Kevin
6. go on 6. Harry

19. 1. If he used aftershave, he wouldn't scream now.

2. If he wasn't greedy, he would pay for pizza.
1 3. If they counted their children right, they wouldn't forget
Kevin.
4. If they weren't so stupid, they wouldn't check in a child.
5. If he didn't ask for tips, Kevin wouldn't give him a
chewing gum.
5 6. If he wasn't afraid of spiders, he wouldn't scream like
that.

4
20. 1. Kevin said that he was eating junk food and watching
rubbish. He asked someone to come and stop him.
2. Marv said that that was their calling card! He added that
all the great ones left their remarks. He said that they
were wet bandits.
3. Kevin said that when he grew up and got married, he was
living alone.
3 4. Kevin said that he had had a friend who had got nailed
because there had been rumor he had wore dinosaur
pijamas.

Quiz 1.a, 2.b, 3.a, 4.c, 5.c, 6.c, 7.b

Scripts
Exercise 3
- What's the point of going to Florida if you use sun block?
- I don't care, I'm getting toasted.
- Great. Now you can be a skag with a slightly darker shade of skin.
- He's jealous because he can't tan. His freckles just connect.
- Hey, hey, easy on the fluids! The rubber sheets are packed.
- She wants "Ding".
- Behind "Ding" is 4200 points!
- All right!
- That gives you 300 points! All right!
- Honey, are you packed yet?
- Yes.
- Everything I put out?
- Yes.
- Oh, did you see what Grandma sent you?
- Let me guess. Donald Duck slippers?
- Close.
- Inflatable clown to play with in the pool.
- How exciting.
- Why Florida? There's no Christmas trees in Florida.
- We'll find a nice fake silver one. Or decorate a palm tree.

Exercise 5
- He dropped his boarding pass.
- This happened to me last year and almost wrecked my Christmas.
- You sure your family's onboard?
- My dad ran in right before I bumped into this lady.
- Board him. Make sure he locates his family before you leave him.
- Okay. Come on.
- Do you see your family?
- There's my dad.
- Find an empty seat. Merry Christmas.
- You too.
- In order to push back from the gate ... all passengers must have their seat belts
fastened.

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 - So have you ever been to Florida?
- Welcome aboard American Airlines flight 176 non-stop to New York.
- I didn't think we'd make it.
- Something wrong?
- Honey?
- I have that feeling.
- We forgot something?
- No, I don't think we did, but I just have that feeling.

Exercise 8
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring That's the jingle bell rock
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun That's the jingle bell rock
Now the jingle hop has begun That's the jingle bell
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet That's the jingle bell
Jingle around the clock That's the jingle bell rock

Exercise 12
- This is the Concierge, sir!
- I knew it was you. I could smell you getting off the elevator.. You was
here last night too, wasn't you?
- Yes, sir. I was.
- You was here and you was smooching with my brother.
- You're mistaken, sir.
- Don't give me that. You've smooching everybody.
- Snuffy, Al, Leo, Little Moe with the gimpy leg ... Cheeks, Boney Bob,
Cliff...
- No! It's a lie!
- I could go on forever, baby.
- I'm terribly sorry, sir. I'm afraid you're mistaken.
- We're looking for a young man. All right, I believe you... but my Tommy
gun don't. Get down on your knees and tell me you love me.
- On your knees. I love you!
- You gotta do better than that!
- I love you!
- Maybe I'm off my hinges... but I believe you. That's why I'm gonna let you
go. I'm gonna give you till the count of three to get your lousy...lying, low-
down ... four-flushing carcass out my door! One!
- Open the door!
- Two! Three.Merry Christmas, you filthy animal. And a happy New year.