1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:01,395 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,395 --> 00:00:02,215 Welcome back. 3 00:00:02,215 --> 00:00:05,281 It is your English reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:05,281 --> 00:00:09,283 Today, we are diving into Mercy Watson to the Rescue, Part Five. 5 00:00:09,283 --> 00:00:17,838 Put on your movie director hats, because today we are looking at a very exciting, very funny scene through three different camera angles! 6 00:00:17,838 --> 00:00:21,964 Let's start by looking at our movie scenes from a bird's-eye view. 7 00:00:21,964 --> 00:00:25,030 In Scene One, the camera zooms in on the bedroom. 8 00:00:25,030 --> 00:00:28,533 The bed is about to crash all the way through the floor. 9 00:00:28,533 --> 00:00:29,104 But wait! 10 00:00:29,104 --> 00:00:34,228 The brave firefighters arrive just in time and pull Mr. and Mrs. Watson to safety. 11 00:00:34,228 --> 00:00:37,169 In Scene Two, we pan outside to the front yard. 12 00:00:37,169 --> 00:00:41,857 The Watsons are hugging Mercy, crying tears of joy, and calling her a hero. 13 00:00:41,857 --> 00:00:45,921 In Scene Three, the camera turns to the grumpy neighbor, Eugenia. 14 00:00:45,921 --> 00:00:50,297 She is pointing her finger and complaining that Mercy was on her lawn. 15 00:00:50,297 --> 00:00:53,488 Three different angles, and one big, chaotic event! 16 00:00:53,488 --> 00:00:57,677 Now, let's do a close reading and look at the characters' feelings. 17 00:00:57,677 --> 00:01:00,244 Let's look closely at the Watsons' faces. 18 00:01:00,244 --> 00:01:02,250 They are so grateful to be safe. 19 00:01:02,250 --> 00:01:05,316 They look at Mercy and call her a porcine wonder. 20 00:01:05,316 --> 00:01:06,947 That is a very fancy name! 21 00:01:06,947 --> 00:01:10,637 Porcine means pig-like, and wonder means something amazing. 22 00:01:10,637 --> 00:01:13,266 So to them, she is not just a regular pig. 23 00:01:13,266 --> 00:01:15,147 She is an amazing, heroic pig. 24 00:01:15,147 --> 00:01:18,088 But now, let's turn our camera to Mercy's face. 25 00:01:18,088 --> 00:01:20,593 Is she thinking about her heroic rescue? 26 00:01:20,593 --> 00:01:21,538 No, not at all! 27 00:01:21,538 --> 00:01:26,662 Her eyes are probably looking around for those delicious sugar cookies she wanted. 28 00:01:26,662 --> 00:01:32,847 She has no idea why everyone is hugging her, but she is happy to get the attention and the cuddles! 29 00:01:32,847 --> 00:01:36,849 This brings us to a cool storytelling secret called comic irony. 30 00:01:36,849 --> 00:01:38,480 Let's explain this simply. 31 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:44,540 Comic irony is when we, the audience, know a secret that the characters in the story do not know. 32 00:01:44,540 --> 00:01:47,294 The Watsons think Mercy ran out to get help. 33 00:01:47,294 --> 00:01:48,676 But we know the truth. 34 00:01:48,676 --> 00:01:52,553 Mercy only ran out because her tummy was rumbling for cookies! 35 00:01:52,553 --> 00:01:57,178 It is like accidentally leaning against a wall and hitting a light switch. 36 00:01:57,178 --> 00:02:03,425 You did not mean to turn on the lights, but hey, now the whole room is bright and everyone is happy! 37 00:02:03,425 --> 00:02:08,487 Mercy did not plan to save anyone, but her hungry adventure saved the day anyway. 38 00:02:08,487 --> 00:02:12,676 Both things are true: she wanted cookies, and she saved her family. 39 00:02:12,676 --> 00:02:16,116 Let's learn five useful words from our movie set today. 40 00:02:16,116 --> 00:02:17,623 Our first word is alert. 41 00:02:17,623 --> 00:02:21,874 To alert means to warn someone or give them a heads-up about danger. 42 00:02:21,874 --> 00:02:26,562 You can think of a loud alarm clock alerting you to wake up in the morning. 43 00:02:26,562 --> 00:02:29,815 The Watsons think Mercy went to alert the neighbors. 44 00:02:29,815 --> 00:02:31,322 Our second word is hero. 45 00:02:31,322 --> 00:02:34,076 A hero is someone who helps or saves others. 46 00:02:34,076 --> 00:02:39,138 Think of a superhero with a cape, or in this case, a pig with a very round belly! 47 00:02:39,138 --> 00:02:41,268 The Watsons call Mercy their hero. 48 00:02:41,268 --> 00:02:42,962 Our third word is property. 49 00:02:42,962 --> 00:02:46,340 Property is the land or things that belong to someone. 50 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:52,213 Grumpy Eugenia is angry because Mercy stepped onto her property, which means her private yard. 51 00:02:52,213 --> 00:02:54,281 She wants Mercy off her property! 52 00:02:54,281 --> 00:02:55,912 Our fourth word is prefer. 53 00:02:55,912 --> 00:02:59,165 To prefer means to like one thing more than another. 54 00:02:59,165 --> 00:03:03,666 If you like chocolate ice cream more than vanilla, you prefer chocolate. 55 00:03:03,666 --> 00:03:08,790 The Watsons prefer to call Mercy a porcine wonder instead of just a plain old pig. 56 00:03:08,790 --> 00:03:10,671 And our fifth word is porcine. 57 00:03:10,671 --> 00:03:14,111 This is a grand, fancy word that means related to pigs. 58 00:03:14,111 --> 00:03:17,738 It sounds much more elegant than saying piggy, doesn't it? 59 00:03:17,738 --> 00:03:21,553 Now, let's practice our director's voice with some shadowing. 60 00:03:21,553 --> 00:03:26,615 I will say a sentence, and I want you to repeat it after me with lots of feeling. 61 00:03:26,615 --> 00:03:27,124 Ready? 62 00:03:27,124 --> 00:03:29,379 The firefighters rescue the Watsons. 63 00:03:29,379 --> 00:03:30,698 Mercy becomes a hero. 64 00:03:30,698 --> 00:03:32,142 Eugenia is still upset. 65 00:03:32,142 --> 00:03:33,898 A hero can help by accident. 66 00:03:33,898 --> 00:03:36,590 Different characters see Mercy differently. 67 00:03:36,590 --> 00:03:37,473 Fantastic job! 68 00:03:37,473 --> 00:03:40,352 Your pronunciation and rhythm sound wonderful. 69 00:03:40,352 --> 00:03:44,354 To wrap up our lesson today, let's think about one big question. 70 00:03:44,354 --> 00:03:47,607 Do you think someone can be a true hero by accident? 71 00:03:47,607 --> 00:03:51,172 Or do you have to plan to help someone to be a real hero? 72 00:03:51,172 --> 00:03:54,487 Think about it, and tell me what you think next time. 73 00:03:54,487 --> 00:03:56,742 Thank you for reading with me today. 74 00:03:56,742 --> 00:03:58,410 See you in our next class!