English Level:
Intermediate
Content Warning:
Physical Disability
Speech is difficult to understand
Vocabulary
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary. Â
Flirting
Swole
Vascular
Gravitate towards someone
Jumping subjects
Spoiled rotten (idiom)
Cray cray
Creep me out
Lion pride
Two peas in a pod
Naughty
Pre-Listening
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- What is Majewski Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism?
- How tall is 35 inches in centimeters?
- How would your life be different if you were only 35 inches tall?
Listening
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- What does Nick think when he sees himself?
- Who does he flirt with?
- How does he describe his mother?
- What does he text to Patty?
- What movie does he like?
- What kind of surgeries has he had?
- Does he like that people are crazy?
- How does he process information?
- What makes him sad?
- Does he like dog kisses?
- How old is Nick?
Video
Post-Listening
Reflect on what you have learned.
- Describe Nick’s personality.
- Nick teases his mother about being fat. Should we allow people with disabilities to act like that?
- He seems to make people feel happy. How do you make people feel happy?
- According to Nick’s mother, he is living between real life and fantasy life (Lion King / Spiderman). Which fictional universe would you like to live in?
- People with Nick’s condition usually have the brain capacity of a 3 year old. Would you like to live your whole life with a 3 year old’s brain?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.