Martha Speaks

Martha Speaks/Martha Gives Advice

Season 1, Episode 1 of 40

Martha Speaks* (*book based) - When Martha eats alphabet soup, the letters go to her brain and she develops the ability to talk. And boy, does she talk. After her family complains that she talks too much, she clams up and stops eating her soup. Then a cat burglar breaks into her house, and Martha finds herself speechless. Can she get help in time? Vocabulary - (E) express, discuss(ion), mumble, exclaim, shout (I) speak(ing), jabber(ing), talk, whisper(ing), communicate. Martha Gives Advice - Helen's cousin Carolina is a little bit older but a lot more fashion-conscious. Helen tries to take her advice, even though she's pretty happy with how she looks already. Then Martha becomes the new host of a radio advice show, and people start doing some pretty strange things. Will Helen learn whose opinion really matters? Vocabulary - (E) persuade, defend, encourage, groan(ed), advice (I) (dis)agree, suggest, offer(ing), plead, sigh, opinion.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
9/1/2008
9:30 a.m.
9/1/2008
7:30 p.m.
9/1/2008
11:30 p.m.
9/22/2008
9:30 a.m.
9/22/2008
7:30 p.m.
9/22/2008
11:30 p.m.
10/16/2008
9:30 a.m.
10/16/2008
7:30 p.m.
10/16/2008
11:30 p.m.
10/18/2008
7:30 p.m.
10/18/2008
11:30 p.m.
10/19/2008
2:30 a.m.
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