Learn English with Minions

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a minion n. - an unimportant follower or helper of a powerful person
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go by a name exp. - use a name
• ☐ ☐ ☐ despicable adj. - evil, terrible
• ☐ ☐ ☐ their reason for existence exp. - their main purpose in life
• ☐ ☐ ☐ other passions exp. - other interests
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Therein lies the rub. exp. - That is the difficult part.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emergence n. - becoming important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Man n. - humans
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Stone Age exp. - 3.5 million years ago to 3000 years ago
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take a liking to exp. - start to like
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fragile adj. - breaks easily
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a quest n. - a long or difficult search for something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ front and center exp. - in the middle, very involved
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hold great promise exp. - have a lot of potential
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Dark Ages n. - about 500 A.D to 1000 A.D. in Europe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ have a tendency to exp. - behave or act in a similar way to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bounce from one to another exp. - move or change again and again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take something badly exp. - get angry about something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hope is lost exp. - hopeless
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sanctuary n. - a safe place

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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a Minion	the T-Rex	Dracula	Napoleon

• Minions are small yellow creatures that have a unique language and childlike behavior.
• They always want to serve an evil leader.

1. How long have the Minions been on this planet?
   Longer than Man
   Longer than mammals
   Longer than dinosaurs
   
   
2. What names does the narrator mention?
   Aaron
   Carl
   Dave
   Mark
   Mike
   Norbert
   Paul
   Tyrone
   
   
3. What does the narrator say about Norbert?
   He is the strongest.
   He is the smartest.
   He is an idiot.
   
   
4. What is the goal of the Minions?
   They want to kill their boss.
   They want to find a new boss.
   They want to make their boss happy.
   
   
5. What other passions do the Minions have?
   Food
   Music
   Sports
   
   
6. What is difficult for the Minions?
   Finding a boss
   Killing their boss
   Keeping their boss
   
   
7. What new species came during the Stone Age?
   Humans
   Vampires
   Dinosaurs
   
   
8. How was Man different from dinosaurs?
   Man was stronger.
   Man was smarter.
   Man was taller.
   Man was hairier.
   
   
9. According to the narrator, what problems did Man have?
   He was fragile.
   He was stupid.
   He was trusting.
   He was delicious.
   
   
10. What mistake did the Minions make in Egypt?
    They served the wrong boss.
    They built the pyramid sideways.
    They spent too much time in the sun.
    
    
11. Who was the Minions' boss in the Dark Ages?
    Napoleon
    Dracula
    T-Rex
    
    
12. What was unusual about this boss?
    He slept all day.
    He didn't like cake.
    He wore strange clothes.
    
    
13. How did the Minions fail this boss?
    They served him the wrong food.
    They exposed him to sunlight.
    They forgot his birthday.
    
    
14. Why did the Minions have to run away?
    They were too cold.
    They killed Dracula.
    They failed Napoleon.
    
    

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Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.

• Minions --- go after go by go on (go by) many different names.
• The Minions' --- reason for exist reason existing reason for existence (reason for existence) is to make their master happy.
• The Minions can find a boss. However, they can't keep a boss. That is the --- punch rub strike (rub) .
• The Minions --- took a liking to took alike to took liking to (took a liking to) Man right away.
• The Minions were --- front and center front centered the front of center (front and center) for many of the important moments in history.
• Serving Napoleon --- had a promise held great promise hoped to promise (held great promise) for the Minions.
• The Minions --- give a tendency have a tendency make a tendency (have a tendency) to fail their masters.
• When the Minions failed Napoleon, he --- took it angry took it badly took it sadly (took it badly) .
• When the Minions --- broke hope lost hope missed hope (lost hope) , they found a new home.

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

Інструкції: Виберіть найбільш природне слово (лише одне слово) для кожного пропуску.

• Minions (have) been on this planet far longer than we (have).
• They (go) by many names: Dave, Carl, Paul, Mike.
• They're all different, but they all share (the) same goal.
• But that's not (to) say that they didn't have other passions.
• Nope, it wasn't easy (for) these guys, but they never gave up.
• Man was very different (from) the dinosaur.
• Their quest for a boss put the Minions front and (center) for some of civilization's most historic moments.
• Ancient Egypt held great promise, but it didn't (last) long.
• Their new master had a tendency (to) party all night and sleep all day.
• They bounced from one evil boss to (another), but they never seemed to find their perfect fit.
• One particular employer (took) their failure very, very badly.
• The Minions had no other choice (but) to keep moving.

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instruções:: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.

minion / exist / Earth / much / long / than / human

Minions have existed on Earth for much longer than humans.

their / primary / goal / serve / most / despicable / master / they / can / find

Their primary goal is to serve the most despicable master (that) they can find.

despite / their / different / name / personality / they / all / share / this / common / purpose

Despite their different names and personalities, they all share this common purpose.

although / find / master / easy / keep / one / prove / difficult

Although finding a master was easy, keeping one proved difficult.

throughout / history / they / serve / various / master / but / their / effort / always / end / failure

Throughout history, they served various masters, but their efforts always ended (up) in failure.

they / cause / dinosaur / fall / off / cliff / and / caveman / be / eat / bear

They caused a dinosaur to fall off a cliff and a caveman to be eaten by a bear.

they / accident / crush / Egypt / Pharoah / by / build / pyramid / sideways

They accidentally crushed an Egyptian Pharoah by building a pyramid sideways.

they / expose / vampire / sunlight / birthday / turn / him / stone

They exposed a vampire to sunlight on his birthday, turning him [to/into] stone.

They exposed a vampire to sunlight on his birthday, which turned him [to/into] stone.

They exposed a vampire to sunlight on his birthday and turned him [to/into] stone.

they / accident / shoot / Napoleon / cannon

They accidentally shot Napoleon with a cannon.

but / when / all / hope / seem / lost / Minion / find / sanctuary

But when all hope seemed lost, the Minions found sanctuary.

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

Minions have been on this planet far longer than we have.

They go by many names.

They're all different, but they all share the same goal.

To serve the most despicable master they could find.

Making their master happy was the tribe's very reason for existence.

But that's not to say that they didn't have other passions.

With the emergence of the Stone Age came the rise of a new species.

Man was very different from the dinosaur. He was shorter, hairier, and way, way smarter.

Poor man. So trusting. So fragile. So, so delicious!

Their quest for a boss put the Minions front and center for some of civilization's most historic moments.

Ancient Egypt held great promise, but it didn't last long.

Their new master had a tendency to party all night and sleep all day.

But they never seemed to find their perfect fit.

One particular employer took their failure very, very badly.

The Minions had no other choice but to keep moving.

And then, when all hope seemed lost, they found sanctuary.

1. Imagine you are talking to someone who has never seen a minion. How would you describe a minion—both appearance and personality?
2. In this clip, the minions killed four of their masters. How did they kill each one?
3. Why do you think Minions became so popular?
4. Who is cuter - the Minions or Grogu (Baby Yoda)? Why or how?
   
   
5. Do you think Minions is a movie made for adults or children? Explain your opinion.
6. We see the Minions serve a dinosaur, a caveman, an Egyptian pharaoh, a vampire, and a French general (Napoleon)? Which story would make the most interesting full movie? Why? What would happen in that movie?
7. What are the three most important moments in the history of your country? How would Minions have made these moments worse?
8. What is your favorite animated movie? Why?