One of my favorite ways to test students’ ability to express themselves in English is to ask them to tell a story based on photos or a short video clip. Another way to do this is have them write the story that goes with the photos or video.

Here is a funny scene from the Christmas classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” See if you can tell the story of what happens in the video. There are also a few listening questions below the video. Enjoy! If you’re interested, we’re offering special Christmas pricing until December 25. Click here to learn more.

I told you, you have ____ ____ plugs __ ___ outlet.

Let’s __ __ and finish our dessert.

If ___ ____ had 9 lives, he just ___ ___ all.

If you ____ ____ Clark, I’d like to see if I can fumigate this here chair.