1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:01,394 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,394 --> 00:00:03,771 Welcome back to our reading adventure. 3 00:00:03,771 --> 00:00:06,771 I am your English reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:06,771 --> 00:00:10,456 I am so excited to explore a wonderful book with you today. 5 00:00:10,456 --> 00:00:16,945 We are starting a brand-new story called Mercy Watson to the Rescue, and today we will look at Part One. 6 00:00:16,945 --> 00:00:19,634 Let's pretend we are movie directors today. 7 00:00:19,634 --> 00:00:25,874 When we read a book, we want to see the story happen in our minds just like a movie on a big screen. 8 00:00:25,874 --> 00:00:30,307 Let's look through our camera lens at the very first part of our story. 9 00:00:30,307 --> 00:00:33,432 In our first scene, we see a cute pig named Mercy. 10 00:00:33,432 --> 00:00:34,314 It is bedtime. 11 00:00:34,314 --> 00:00:37,688 Mr. and Mrs. Watson are singing a sweet song to Mercy. 12 00:00:37,688 --> 00:00:41,872 Mercy is tucked into her own bed, and she feels so happy and loved. 13 00:00:41,872 --> 00:00:44,311 In the second scene, the lights go out. 14 00:00:44,311 --> 00:00:46,003 The room becomes very dark. 15 00:00:46,003 --> 00:00:48,131 Suddenly, Mercy is all by herself. 16 00:00:48,131 --> 00:00:52,003 The warm feelings disappear, and Mercy feels afraid and alone. 17 00:00:52,003 --> 00:00:55,439 In the third scene, Mercy decides to solve her problem. 18 00:00:55,439 --> 00:00:59,934 She gets out of her bed and climbs right into Mr. and Mrs. Watson's bed. 19 00:00:59,934 --> 00:01:02,436 She squeezes herself right between them. 20 00:01:02,436 --> 00:01:05,997 Now she feels safe again, and everyone falls fast asleep. 21 00:01:05,997 --> 00:01:08,561 Let's zoom in closer on Mercy's feelings. 22 00:01:08,561 --> 00:01:10,564 Why did Mercy leave her own bed? 23 00:01:10,564 --> 00:01:14,125 When the bedroom gets dark, Mercy feels small and scared. 24 00:01:14,125 --> 00:01:18,994 The author uses a very special phrase to show us what Mercy is thinking about. 25 00:01:18,994 --> 00:01:22,430 She thinks about hot toast with a great deal of butter. 26 00:01:22,430 --> 00:01:25,991 Now, why does a pig think about buttery toast at bedtime? 27 00:01:25,991 --> 00:01:28,493 Let's explain this in a very simple way. 28 00:01:28,493 --> 00:01:32,552 When the world is dark and quiet, we all get a little bit scared. 29 00:01:32,552 --> 00:01:34,991 We need something to make us feel safe. 30 00:01:34,991 --> 00:01:38,801 Some children have a favorite soft blanket they like to hold. 31 00:01:38,801 --> 00:01:42,050 Some children like to hear their mom or dad's voice. 32 00:01:42,050 --> 00:01:48,788 For Mercy, her safety comes from being close to Mr. and Mrs. Watson, and thinking about warm, buttery toast. 33 00:01:48,788 --> 00:01:50,854 Toast is not just food for Mercy. 34 00:01:50,854 --> 00:01:52,421 It is her comfort object. 35 00:01:52,421 --> 00:01:56,418 When she thinks of warm toast, she feels the love of her family. 36 00:01:56,418 --> 00:01:59,605 Warm toast means safety, and warm toast means home. 37 00:01:59,605 --> 00:02:05,471 Let's look at five useful words from our director's notebook to help us talk about this scene. 38 00:02:05,471 --> 00:02:06,914 Our first word is dark. 39 00:02:06,914 --> 00:02:09,353 Dark means there is little or no light. 40 00:02:09,353 --> 00:02:14,534 Think about what happens when you turn off all the lights in your bedroom at night. 41 00:02:14,534 --> 00:02:15,852 It becomes very dark. 42 00:02:15,852 --> 00:02:17,481 Our second word is afraid. 43 00:02:17,481 --> 00:02:19,235 Afraid means feeling scared. 44 00:02:19,235 --> 00:02:24,104 If you hear a strange noise in the middle of the night, you might feel afraid. 45 00:02:24,104 --> 00:02:26,730 Mercy feels afraid when the lights go out. 46 00:02:26,730 --> 00:02:28,235 Our third word is alone. 47 00:02:28,235 --> 00:02:31,547 Alone means by yourself, with no other people around. 48 00:02:31,547 --> 00:02:34,485 Mercy does not like sleeping alone in her room. 49 00:02:34,485 --> 00:02:36,177 Our fourth word is snuggle. 50 00:02:36,177 --> 00:02:38,305 Snuggle is a wonderful, cozy word. 51 00:02:38,305 --> 00:02:42,489 It means to get very close to someone to feel warm and comfortable. 52 00:02:42,489 --> 00:02:45,551 Imagine a tiny puppy curling up in a soft basket. 53 00:02:45,551 --> 00:02:46,682 That is snuggling. 54 00:02:46,682 --> 00:02:49,371 Mercy snuggles between Mr. and Mrs. Watson. 55 00:02:49,371 --> 00:02:51,374 Our fifth phrase is warm inside. 56 00:02:51,374 --> 00:02:54,250 This does not mean you drank a cup of hot tea. 57 00:02:54,250 --> 00:02:57,686 It means you feel happy, safe, and loved in your heart. 58 00:02:57,686 --> 00:03:01,558 When Mr. and Mrs. Watson sing to Mercy, she feels warm inside. 59 00:03:01,558 --> 00:03:04,434 Now, let's practice speaking like real actors. 60 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:10,549 I will say a sentence, and then I want you to repeat it right after me with a strong, clear voice. 61 00:03:10,549 --> 00:03:11,431 Are you ready? 62 00:03:11,431 --> 00:03:12,064 Let's try. 63 00:03:12,064 --> 00:03:14,005 Mercy feels afraid in the dark. 64 00:03:14,005 --> 00:03:15,448 She wants to feel safe. 65 00:03:15,448 --> 00:03:17,638 Toast makes Mercy feel warm inside. 66 00:03:17,638 --> 00:03:19,579 A song can comfort a character. 67 00:03:19,579 --> 00:03:21,395 Comfort can be a small thing. 68 00:03:21,395 --> 00:03:24,457 You did an amazing job repeating those sentences! 69 00:03:24,457 --> 00:03:30,697 Before we finish our lesson today, I want to leave you with one interesting question to think about. 70 00:03:30,697 --> 00:03:34,819 Mercy needs her family and the thought of warm toast to feel safe. 71 00:03:34,819 --> 00:03:35,763 What about you? 72 00:03:35,763 --> 00:03:41,691 What favorite object, toy, or routine makes you feel safe and warm inside when you feel afraid? 73 00:03:41,691 --> 00:03:50,548 Think about your answer, and next time we will see what happens when the Watson house starts making strange noises in the middle of the night. 74 00:03:50,548 --> 00:03:52,800 Thank you for reading with me today. 75 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,735 You did a wonderful job, and I will see you in our next lesson. 76 00:03:56,735 --> 00:03:57,282 Bye-bye!