Do you know Sainsbury’s supermarket in the UK? It’s their 150th anniversary and they have celebrated it with a heartwarming advert.
I. Before watching the advert check out these words and match them with their definition:
| maggot | a. extra things that complete or improve the appearance of something | |
| trimmings | b. a dark, underground prison | |
| gotcha | c. a small insect with a soft body and no legs that often lives in decaying food | |
| chuck | d. to send someone away from a place as a punishment | |
| dungeon | e. short word for “I got you” | |
| fair | f. a person who behaves in a way that is not honest or moral | |
| trial | g. to throw something | |
| banish | h. a legal process to decide if someone has committed a crime | |
| rotten to the core | i. treating everyone in the same way |
II. Watch the advert and answer the following questions:
- Who does Nick the Sweep remind you of? (Tip: a character from a Charles Dickens’ novel)
- Why do you think everybody gets silent when the man asks for a “fair trial”?
- When Nick is banished, three ghosts appear. Who are these ghosts?
- Who is Nick at the end of the story?
- Why do you think his name is Nicholas?
III. Did you like the video? Why/why not?
