Mind Your Language Episode 1 Questions The First Lesson

What is Miss Courtneys problem with Jeremy as a teacher?

What happened to Mr. Warburton?

What are some problems with Alis English? List three.
1)
2)
3)

What jobs do these students have?
Max: Jamila:
Anna: Ali:
Giovanni: Ranjeet:
Taro: Juan:

How much do the students have to pay for their lessons?

Why do Giovanni and Max want to fight?

What other students have problems with each other? Why?

What is the students homework assignment for the next class?

This programme is from the 1970s, and there are many stereotypes shown with the
students from different countries. What are some of them?

Mind Your Language Episode 2 Questions An Inspector Calls

Whats Miss Courtneys message for Mr. Brown? Who is able to understand her?

How does Ranjeet describe Miss Courtney?

What does Anna say about her job? Why didnt she do her homework?

What did Su Lee write about in her homework?

What happens when the education inspector enters the classroom? What does he do?

Is Mr. Brown a good teacher? Why? What does he do right? What does he do wrong?

What does Ali say when Mr. Brown calls his name? Why?

What does Mr. Brown think about the inspector?

What does the inspector think of Mr. Browns teaching?

Mind Your Language Episode 3 Questions A Fate Worse Than Death

What is Danielles problem? What is Giovannis solution?

Who did the homework for Giovanni?

What word does Miss Courtney ask the students to use in a sentence? What mistake does
Juan make?

What does Mr. Brown bring in for his students to use in class?

Why is Ali late to class? What is his new job?

What mistake does Max make with his pronunciation while reading?

What is Ranjeets problem? Why does he have to marry Surinder?

How does Ranjeet try to escape?

How does Mr. Brown try to help Ranjeet?

Mind Your Language Episode 4 Questions All Through the Night
Why are Giovanni and Max talking to Sid at the beginning of the episode?

Why dont they understand him?

What is a Cockney? What do these things mean in rhyming slang?
mince pies -
plates of meat -
Uncle Dick
What is the topic of tonights class?

What joke does Juan make about milk?

How does Mr. Brown feel about the classs progress?

What happens to the class on Friday night?

What is Giovannis joke?

What is Alis joke?

What is Danielles joke?

How does the class pass the time?

How are they rescued?

Mind Your Language Episode 5 Questions The Best Things in Life
What good luck has Ali had?

What really happened to Ali?

What dialogue does Mr. Brown practice:
with Taro?
with Danielle?
with Juan?
with Ranjeet?
What happened to Jamila?

How does Mr. Brown try to get Jamila out of prison?

Why did Jamila take the magazine?

Why has Jamila taken things from the supermarket?

How does Mr. Brown try to resolve the situation? What happens at the supermarket?

What agreement does Mr. Brown make with the policeman?

Mind Your Language Episode 6 Questions Come Back All is Forgiven
What do three students buy for Mr. Browns birthday? How does he feel about the gifts?

What suggestion does he make with the gifts?

What do these students get for Mr. Brown?
Su-Lin: Jamila:
Ali: Anna:
What is the class studying tonight? What problem do they have with it?

What news does Miss Courtney have for Mr. Brown?

Whats Miss Courtneys problem with the new teacher?

What do the students plan to do with the new teacher? Does their plan work?

What is Mr. Browns problem with coming back to work? What does he want from Miss
Courtney?


Mind Your Language Episode 7 Questions The Cheating Game
What is Miss Courtneys problem tonight?

What will the students have to do in a few weeks?

What are the three genders?

What is Giovannis idea?

What happens if the students dont pass the test?

What has Max done?

How does Giovanni plan to get the answers?

Whats the problem with the answers the students took?

What happens in the end? Why do all the students get a perfect score?








Mind Your Language Episode 8 Questions Better to Have Loved and Lost
What did Danielle do last weekend?

What happened to Anna?

What did Taro do last weekend?

What didnt Juan do at the weekend?

What does Miss Courtney announce? Whats the prize?

Why are Ali and Su Lee late to class? Whats happening to Su Lee next week?

What happened in Miss Courtneys love story? When did it happen?

Why does Miss Courtney call for Mr. Brown?

Why does Ali think he can have 2 wives?

Why doesnt Su Lee want to marry Ali?

In the end, what will the students celebrate?


Mind Your Language Episode 9 Questions Kill or Cure


Mind Your Language Episode 10 Questions Hello Sailor
What is Juan doing at the beginning of the episode?

What is Mr. Browns problem tonight?

What happened to Giovannis watch?

What is an aspirant? Who has problems with pronunciation?

Who is Juans friend? Where is he from? What did he want from Juan?

Why is Su Lee angry with Boris?

Why did Boris leave Russia?

Who comes looking for Boris? What does he want?

Why does the captain want to defect?


Mind Your Language Episode 11 Questions A Point of Honour
Whats Max and Giovannis problem?

Why does Ali have a compass with him?

What is going to happen in a few weeks?

Why is Danielle late to class tonight? What did she do to get out of the situation?

What does Gladys think Miss Courtney thinks about Mr. Brown?

What happens between Mr. Brown and Miss Courtney?

Whats going to happen to Mr. Brown after class tonight?

Why do the students want Mr. Brown to fight?

How does Miss Courtney suggest Mr. Brown and Mr. Jarvis settle their problem?

How does Mr. Brown win the fight?

What happens with Ali at the end of the episode?




Mind Your Language Episode 12 Questions Hows Your Father?

Mind Your Language Episode 13 Questions The Examination
Whats Giovannis pick-up line with the bartender?

Why do Ali and Ranjeet fight in the bar?

What mistake doe the woman at the table make?

What is Mr. Browns explanation for his lateness?

Does Mr. Brown think the students will pass the exam? Which students do YOU think will
pass the exam?

Whose English has improved the most in the class?

Who is the man whos going to watch the exam for Mr. Browns class?

Who is going to cheat on the exam? How? Who isnt going to cheat?

How does Sid feel about his wife?

Who is Josephine?

How does the bartender feel about Mr. Brown?


Mind Your Language Episode 14 Questions All Present if Not Correct
Where did Miss Courtney go on holiday? How was her trip?

Where is the first new student from? How is his English level? What words does he know?
What does he use to communicate?

Where is the second new student from? How does Danielle feel about her?

How is Mr. Brown going to improve his students English this semester?

What did these students do during their holidays?
Jamila
Taro
Ali
Giovanni

What help does Zoltan ask for from Mr. Brown?

How does Giovanni communicate with Zoltan?

What does Mr. Brown think has happened? What does he do after he thinks hes won?

What mistake has he made?

What does Miss Courtney think of her letter?

Mind Your Language Episode 15 Questions Queen for a Day
What is Max and Giovannis excuse for being late? Where were they really?

What does He saw you coming mean?

Whats wrong with Alis watch?

Who has come to visit Miss Courtney? Why is he at the school? Whats going to happen next
week?

How does Miss Courtney feel about the visit?

Why does Miss Courtney have a flag for Sid?

What does Mr. Brown imagine happening?

What do the students do for the Queens visit? Is there a national dress of your country?
What is it?


Mind Your Language Episode 16 Questions Brief Re-Encounter
What is Miss Courtney going to do this weekend? What does she need?

Who is coming to visit Miss Courtney? How does she feel about it?

What happened to Miss Courtney with her fianc?

Why are Giovanni and Max fighting today?

Why doesnt Juan like doctors?

What problem does Mr. Brown help Anna with?

Where does Ali get his aspirin?

How does Mr. Brown feel about the things the students are reading?

What does Miss Courtneys fianc want? How does she feel about his idea?

According to Sid, who is Albert?

What does Mr. Brown do for Miss Courtney?


Mind Your Language Episode 17 Questions Many Happy Returns
Why doesnt Sid pay for his tea?

What is Sids problem? How does Sid try to get some money?

What are Ranjeets 3 jobs? Why is he working so much? Where is Ranjeet going to go?

What is the class going to do today?

According to Mr. Brown, how does a debate work? What topic does he want to discuss?

What are the following students opinions about television?
Taro
Danielle
Ali

Whats Jamilas problem with television? What doesnt she have?

What happens with Ranjeets money?

What did Sid do with 100 pounds of the money?

How do the different students try to get the money for Ranjeet?

In the end, what happens?

Mind Your Language Episode 18 Questions Dont Forget the Driver
Why are Ali and Ranjeet fighting this time?

What is a rudiment?

What is happening next Sunday?

What problem happens on Sunday morning? What does Sid offer to do?

Why do the students go back to the class after Sids bus arrives?

How does Mr. Brown suggest that the students decide where to sit?

What happens after the bus gets lost?

What happens when the students arrive at the manor? What do they do in response to
what the Earl says?


Mind Your Language Episode 19 Questions A Hard Days Night
Why is Mr. Brown going to be late to class tonight?

What does Miss Courtney think of the progress of the students?

Whats happening at Mr. Browns apartment? Why cant he stay there?

Why did Giovanni have to leave his last apartment?

What happens to Mr. Brown after he is locked on the balcony?

Why doesnt the policeman believe Mr. Browns name?

Why is Sid at the police station?

What happens when Mr. Brown returns from the police station?

Where are Jamila and Ali going? What about Ingrid and Ranjeet?

Why does Mr. Brown end up staying in prison for the night?






Mind Your Language Episode 20 Questions Take Your Partners
What is a truce?

What did Ali do at the weekend?

Why is Mr. Brown angry with Juan?

What did Anna do at the weekend? What about Ranjeet and Jamila?

What is Miss Courtney trying to sell? Why cant she sell them?

How does Miss Courtney get Mr. Brown to buy the tickets?

What happens at the end of the story the students tell?

Who do you think Mr. Brown should take to the dance?

How does he decide who to take?

Why does Miss Courtney want Mr. Brown to take her to the dance?

How does Mr. Brown try to get out of going to the dance?




Mind Your Language Episode 21 Questions After Three
What is happening next week at the school?

What happened in the movie Jamila saw?

What was Taros homework?

What did Ali read?

Why didnt Su Lee like the market?

What talents do these students have?
Zoltan:
Giovanni:
Danielle:
Taro:
Anna:
Su Lee:
Ali and Ranjeet:
Jamila:
Juan:
Max and Ingrid:

In the end, what do the students do at the talent show?

Mind Your Language Episode 22 Questions I Belong to Glasgow
What do Max and Giovanni want Gladys to do?

What is Danielles problem?

What is Annas problem?

How was taro able to understand Oliver Twist?

What do the following expressions mean:
a bird
the pennys dropped
straight from the horses mouth
shut your gob
get nutted

Why is Juan confident about the horse hes bet on?

What happened to Zoltan?

Why does Miss Courtney say the Sheikhs chauffeur cant join the class? Where is the
chauffeur from?

Why cant the sheikh get a new chauffeur?

What is a dialect? Are the many different dialects in your country?

What is Miss Courtneys solution to the problems Jock is causing?
Mind Your Language Episode 23 Questions Who Loves Ya Baby?
Why are all the students in the cafeteria early tonight?

Why does Danielle have a baby? Why cant she bring the baby to class?

What does Gladys offer to do?

How does Mr. Brown feel about the students working together?

What word sounds like horse?

What are the other words that Max uses for poor?

What happened to the baby? When did it happen?

What spelling rules does Mr. Brown teach the class?

Where does Miss Courtney think the baby came from?

Why does Miss Courtney think Danielle left the baby?

What do Sid and Mr. Brown think happened to the baby?




Mind Your Language Episode 24 Questions No Flowers By Request
Whats happened to Juan? What symptoms does he have?

What is the class studying tonight? Which questions do you think are most difficult?
Is it important to know the history of the country you are living in? Why/Why not?

How do we pronounce isle?

What is Hobsons Choice?

What are some of the unique British customs Mr. Brown mentions?
What are some unique customs here in Australia?

What caused the pain in Juans stomach?

What happened to Mr. Brown in the hospital?

Whats the difference between berth and birth?

Why does Miss Courtney say the class are philistines?

What misunderstanding does Juan have on the phone with the hospital?

What do Sidney and Miss Courtney think when they see Mr. Brown?

How does Mr. Brown end up in a grave?

Mind Your Language Episode 25 Questions Just the Job
What is Max and Giovannis plan to make money?

Why does Su Lee get angry with Juan? What does she want to talk about?

What does Mr. English want to discuss with Mr. Brown? Why did Mr. English choose Mr.
Brown?

What happens when Mr. Brown goes to Mr. Englishs school to accept the job?

What happens when Mr. Brown starts searching for jobs? What type of job does Sid offer
Mr. Brown?

Whats the plan the students make with the new teacher?

How does the new teacher feel about the class on the first night?

What new job has Mr. Brown been doing?

What is the condition that Miss Courtney gives Mr. Brown when he returns?

What did the students tell Mr. English when he came looking for Mr. Brown?

What other news do the students have for Mr. Brown?



Mind Your Language Episode 26 Questions Guilty or Not Guilty
What has Miss Courtney been doing recently? What is a J.P.?

Why are the students in court? What did they do? What charge is against these students?
Su Lee and Taro -
Giovanni and Danielle
Ranjeet and Jamila -
Ali and Ana -
Max and Juan
What was the classs assignment last Friday?

What happened to Su Lee and Taro in the park?

What was Giovanni and Danielles assignment?

What happened to Ranjeet and Jamila?

Where did Juan and Max go?

What did Ali and Ana want to do at the zoo? What happened?

What decision does Miss Courtney make at the end of the trial?

What warning does she give to Mr. Brown?



Mind Your Language Episode 27 Questions Repent at Leisure
What gift does Miss Courtney have for Mr. Brown?

Who do Sid and Mr. Brown say that they were talking about?

Why has Ranjeet drawn a picture of Ali on the board?

What is the class going to practice tonight?

Why is Ali surprised at his recording?

Have you ever recorded yourself in English? How did you sound?

What is Anas problem tonight? What does she have to do?

What do the students plan to do to help Ana?

How does Mr. Brown feel about marrying Ana? What does he tell her and the class?

In the end, why will Ana be able to stay in the country? And who does she introduce to Mr.
Brown?

What would you do to stay in a country where you didnt have a visa? What wouldnt you
do? Do you think its ok to marry for reasons other than love?



Mind Your Language Episode 28 Questions The School Fete
What is Mr. Brown preparing for?

What is the celebrity who is coming to the school famous for?

What does Juan want to tell Mr. Brown? What is his problem?

Who does Max know?

What are Ana and Jamila doing to earn money for the fete?
What about Ranjeet and Ali?
Danielle and Juan?

What happened to the celebrity guest who was coming to the fete?

Does Max really know his celebrity friend?

What favour does Max ask of Sid?

What does Sid do when he calls Miss Courtney?

What do Max and Giovanni offer Arthur to speak at the fete?

What happened to Miss Courtneys coat?