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[English]

We thought we'd play a little game, it's called Does Daddy Really Know Best?

You two will be a team.

Let's bring out our other contestant.

From A.E. Wright Middle School, please welcome 11-year-old Zachary Rifkin.

>> Boo!

>> [APPLAUSE]

[MUSIC]

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Hey, man.

>> You're going down.

>> We're watching you, boy.

>> You're going down. >> We're watching you.

>> Back off, back off, back off.

>> Don't play no games, boy.

>> He is not joking.

>> Hi, Zachary.

>> [LAUGH] And you guys think you're funny.

That's funny.

>> All right, sit.

>> Come here, Zachary.

>> Hi, Zachary, how are you doing? >> Good, how are you?

>> I'm good.

Okay, leave the money in your pocket.

>> [LAUGH] >> So, do you know these guys?

You know their movies?

>> Yeah.

>> What movies do you know?

>> I know Daddy's Home, I know Elf.

>> Right.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> I know-

>> Boogie Nights?

>> Boogie Nights?

>> [LAUGH] Boogie Nights?

>> Yeah, I know that one.

No, I don't, I don't know that one.

>> [LAUGH] >> You sure?

>> Yeah. >> No, that's all I know.

>> All right, well, that's all right.

And do think you're gonna win?

You think you're smarter than them?

Okay.

>> [LAUGH] >> All right.

>> You look smarter than us, that's for sure.

>> How do you do in school, pretty well? >> I do pretty well, yeah.

I'm a straight-A student.

>> Good, that's good.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> All right,

you can get behind your podiums- >> There we go, okay.

>> And I will ask the questions.

>> [LAUGH] >> All right, now,

you can see you might have to write something down, you may not.

>> Okay, well, that's your department.

[CROSSTALK] >> I won't be buzzing anything.

>> Two of the biggest stars on the planet are Will and Mark.

What is the seventh planet from the sun?

[SOUND] >> Yes, Zachary?

>> Neptune.

>> Uranus.

>> Yes, it is!

>> Hey, yours.

[SOUND] >> [APPLAUSE]

>> You hear what he said about you?

He said up your anus.

>> [LAUGH] >> Man, this kid is a.

>> Here we go, it's 1 to 0.

Here we go.

>> Wow.

>> How many legs does a butterfly have?

>> That- [SOUND] >> Yes, Will?

>> Dude, you scared me, man!

>> [LAUGH] >> How many legs does a butterfly have?

>> Can you repeat the question?

>> [LAUGH] >> You know, when I hit a shot and

it lands real soft on the green, just a little spin back,

I say it landed like a butterfly with sore feet.

>> How many- >> Four.

>> No.

[SOUND] >> Zachary?

>> Six.

>> That's right.

[SOUND] >> [APPLAUSE]

>> Yeah, keep that fired up.

>> Are you looking stuff up?

>> I'm asking Siri a couple of questions.

>> [LAUGH] >> Okay, let's see if Siri is as fast.

Here we go.

A heptagon is a shape with how many sides?

[SOUND] >> Seven.

>> That's right.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Yes, you got a heptagon!

>> Enjoy it while you can, that's the only one you get.

>> Hey, we got a heptagon, boy.

>> All right.

>> [LAUGH] Boy.

>> Zachary's getting cocky.

>> You got a heptagon?

>> You got a heptagon?

>> I got one!

>> I'm gonna turn you into a heptagon after this is over.

>> [LAUGH] >> How many bones are in a typical adult

human's body?

[SOUND] >> Zachary.

>> 206.

>> That's right.

[SOUND] >> [APPLAUSE]

>> As Gwen Stefani once said,

this blank is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

[SOUND].

So spell bananas backwards.

>> [LAUGH] >> I thought you said the word [BLEEP].

>> That's the lyrics to the song.

>> Yeah, but I didn't want to say [BLEEP] cuz there's a kid here.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> But you just said [BLEEP].

>> You said [BLEEP]. >> You said [BLEEP].

>> I said [BLEEP]. >> Now you said [BLEEP] how many times?

Four.

>> My mom talks like a truck driver and I have a 15-year-old sister.

>> Really?

So you're fine.

>> [LAUGH] >> You're cool.

>> Yeah. >> Mom talks like a truck driver-

>> All right,

spell bananas backwards, Will.

>> Aerospace engineers are foul-mouthed.

>> [LAUGH] >> Write it out, then, just so they know.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

>> S-A-N-A-N-A-B.

>> That's right!

[SOUND] >> [APPLAUSE]

>> 3 to 2.

Who starred in the movie The Other Guys?

[SOUND] >> Sam Jackson, Dwayne Johnson.

And Will Ferrell.

>> And Mark Wahlberg >> Yeah, Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell.

[SOUND].

All right.

>> It's all tied up >> All right, here we go.

>> Here we go. >> We're back on track.

>> Okay.

>> What is 4/7 plus 1/16?

>> [LAUGH] >> [LAUGH]

[SOUND]

>> [LAUGH] Zachary?

>> 112, something 112.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> 112.

>> It's 71/112.

>> That's right [LAUGH].

[SOUND] >> [APPLAUSE]

>> Hey, I gotta give it to you

on that one, man.

I'm on your team now.

[SOUND] >> Yeah, yeah.

>> I'm gonna come on your team.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Daddy's Home 2 is in theaters November

10th.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
contestant /kənˈtɛstənt/ B2	noun - a person who takes part in a competition
applause /əˈplɔːz/ B2	noun - the sound of clapping to show appreciation
heptagon /ˈhɛptəˌɡɒn/ C1	noun - a polygon with seven sides and seven angles
butterfly /ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ/ B1	noun - an insect with large, often colorful wings
planet /ˈplænɪt/ B1	noun - a large celestial body that orbits a star
Neptune /ˈnɛptjuːn/ C1	noun - the eighth planet from the Sun
Uranus /jʊˈreɪnəs/ C1	noun - the seventh planet from the Sun
question /ˈkwɛsʧən/ B1	noun - a sentence or phrase used to find out information
smarter /ˈsmɑːrtər/ B1	adjective - more intelligent or clever
straight‑A /ˈstreɪt eɪ/ C1	adjective - having only the highest grade (A) in all subjects
department /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/ B1	noun - a distinct part of a larger organization or body of work
buzzing /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ B2	verb - to make a low humming sound; to be full of activity
aerospace /ˈeərəˌseɪs/ C1	noun - the branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space travel
engineers /ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪərz/ B2	noun - people who design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems
foul‑mouthed /faʊl ˈmaʊðd/ C1	adjective - using offensive or vulgar language
bananas /bəˈnɑːnz/ B1	adjective - crazy or insane (slang)
backwards /ˈbækwərdz/ B1	adverb - in the direction behind; reversed
fraction /ˈfrækʃən/ B2	noun - a numerical quantity that is not a whole number, expressed as one number over another

Key Grammar Structures

• We thought we'd play a little game,

  ➔ Use of 'would' for habitual past action or a polite request/suggestion.

  ➔ The phrase 'we thought we'd play' uses the conditional 'would' to express a past intention or a polite suggestion. The contraction 'we'd' is a common feature of spoken English.

• You two will be a team.

  ➔ Future with 'will' expressing a prediction or a firm intention.

  ➔ The sentence uses 'will' to state a future fact – that the two people will work together as a team. It's a declarative statement about a future arrangement.

• Let's bring out our other contestant.

  ➔ Use of 'let's' for making suggestions, followed by the base form of the verb.

  ➔ The phrase 'Let's bring out...' is a common way to make a suggestion involving the speaker and others. 'Bring out' means to introduce or reveal someone.