1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,000 Welcome back. 3 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,000 It is your English reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,000 Today, we are diving into Mercy Watson to the Rescue, Part Five. 5 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Put on your movie director hats, because today we are looking at 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,000 a very exciting, very funny scene through three different camera 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,000 angles! 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Let's start by looking at our movie scenes from a bird's-eye 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,000 view. 10 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,000 In Scene One, the camera zooms in on the bedroom. 11 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,000 The bed is about to crash all the way through the floor. 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,000 But wait! 13 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,000 The brave firefighters arrive just in time and pull Mr. 14 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,000 and Mrs. 15 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Watson to safety. 16 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,000 In Scene Two, we pan outside to the front yard. 17 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,000 The Watsons are hugging Mercy, crying tears of joy, and calling 18 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,000 her a hero. 19 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,000 In Scene Three, the camera turns to the grumpy neighbor, 20 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Eugenia. 21 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,000 She is pointing her finger and complaining that Mercy was on her 22 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,000 lawn. 23 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Three different angles, and one big, chaotic event! 24 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Now, let's do a close reading and look at the characters' 25 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,000 feelings. 26 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,000 Let's look closely at the Watsons' faces. 27 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,000 They are so grateful to be safe. 28 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 They look at Mercy and call her a porcine wonder. 29 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,000 That is a very fancy name! 30 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Porcine means pig-like, and wonder means something amazing. 31 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 So to them, she is not just a regular pig. 32 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,000 She is an amazing, heroic pig. 33 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,000 But now, let's turn our camera to Mercy's face. 34 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 Is she thinking about her heroic rescue? 35 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 No, not at all! 36 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,000 Her eyes are probably looking around for those delicious sugar 37 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,000 cookies she wanted. 38 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,000 She has no idea why everyone is hugging her, but she is happy to 39 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,000 get the attention and the cuddles! 40 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,000 This brings us to a cool storytelling secret called comic irony. 41 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Let's explain this simply. 42 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,000 Comic irony is when we, the audience, know a secret that the 43 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,000 characters in the story do not know. 44 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 The Watsons think Mercy ran out to get help. 45 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,000 But we know the truth. 46 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,000 Mercy only ran out because her tummy was rumbling for cookies! 47 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,000 It is like accidentally leaning against a wall and hitting a 48 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,000 light switch. 49 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,000 You did not mean to turn on the lights, but hey, now the whole 50 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 room is bright and everyone is happy! 51 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 Mercy did not plan to save anyone, but her hungry adventure 52 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,000 saved the day anyway. 53 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,000 Both things are true: she wanted cookies, and she saved her 54 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,000 family. 55 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Let's learn five useful words from our movie set today. 56 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Our first word is alert. 57 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,000 To alert means to warn someone or give them a heads-up about 58 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,000 danger. 59 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,000 You can think of a loud alarm clock alerting you to wake up in 60 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,000 the morning. 61 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,000 The Watsons think Mercy went to alert the neighbors. 62 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Our second word is hero. 63 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,000 A hero is someone who helps or saves others. 64 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Think of a superhero with a cape, or in this case, a pig with a 65 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,000 very round belly! 66 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,000 The Watsons call Mercy their hero. 67 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Our third word is property. 68 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Property is the land or things that belong to someone. 69 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,000 Grumpy Eugenia is angry because Mercy stepped onto her property, 70 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,000 which means her private yard. 71 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,000 She wants Mercy off her property! 72 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,000 Our fourth word is prefer. 73 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,000 To prefer means to like one thing more than another. 74 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 If you like chocolate ice cream more than vanilla, you prefer 75 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,000 chocolate. 76 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,000 The Watsons prefer to call Mercy a porcine wonder instead of 77 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,000 just a plain old pig. 78 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,000 And our fifth word is porcine. 79 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,000 This is a grand, fancy word that means related to pigs. 80 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 It sounds much more elegant than saying piggy, doesn't it? 81 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Now, let's practice our director's voice with some shadowing. 82 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,000 I will say a sentence, and I want you to repeat it after me with 83 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,000 lots of feeling. 84 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Ready? 85 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,000 The firefighters rescue the Watsons. 86 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,000 Mercy becomes a hero. 87 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Eugenia is still upset. 88 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,000 A hero can help by accident. 89 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,000 Different characters see Mercy differently. 90 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,000 Fantastic job! 91 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 Your pronunciation and rhythm sound wonderful. 92 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,000 To wrap up our lesson today, let's think about one big question. 93 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Do you think someone can be a true hero by accident? 94 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Or do you have to plan to help someone to be a real hero? 95 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Think about it, and tell me what you think next time. 96 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Thank you for reading with me today. 97 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,000 See you in our next class!