Learn English with an ESL Lesson from Frozen

#9. Olaf


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Published: 22 Aug 2024
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 3:42
Accent: American
Source: Frozen

Anna and Kristoff meet Olaf, the friendly snowman.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ crimson [n/adj] - deep red color [image] ESL Vocab - Crimson
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ chartreuse [n/adj] - yellow-green color [image] ESL Vocab - Chartreuse
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a no-go n. - something that is not allowed or not a good idea
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ creepy adj. - strange, scary, and uncomfortable
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get off to phv. - begin
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ upside down adj. - with the top part turned to the bottom
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a head rush n. - a sudden feeling of dizziness or light-headedness after standing up quickly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a unicorn n. - a magical horse with a single horn [image] ESL Vocab - Unicorn
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ start (s/t) over phv. - start doing (something) again from the beginning
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ funky-looking adj. - having a strange appearance
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a donkey n. - an animal like a small horse with long ears [image] ESL Vocab - A donkey
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a reindeer n. - a type of deer that lives in cold regions [image] ESL Vocab - A reindeer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fascinating adj. - very interesting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ buzz v. - the sound bees make
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ dandelion fuzz n. - the soft, white, fluffy parts of a dandelion (flower) [image] ESL Vocab - Dandelion fuzz
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ gorgeously adv. - beautifully
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tanned adj. - having skin that is brown from the sun
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Don't you dare! exp. - Don't do it!

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Anna from Frozen Kristoff from Frozen Sven from Frozen Olaf from Frozen
Anna Kristoff Sven Olaf
  • Anna is searching for her older sister Elsa.
  • Elsa is the Queen of Arendelle. Anna is a princess.
  • It is summer, but Elsa's magic brought a huge snow storm.
  • Anna hired Kristoff and Sven to help her find her sister.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Olaf wants to add _______ to the snow.
    crimson
    yellow

  2. Kristoff thinks that Olaf is _______.
    cheerful
    creepy
    funky

  3. Olaf prefers a ______ nose.
    small
    big

  4. Olaf thinks that ______ looks like a donkey.
    Kristoff
    Anna
    Sven

  5. Sven tries to ______ Olaf's nose.
    kiss
    eat

  6. Olaf ______ where Elsa is.
    knows
    doesn't know

  7. Olaf is ______ summer.
    excited about
    scared of

  8. Olaf ______ what happens to snow in summer.
    knows
    doesn't know

  9. ______ wants to warn Olaf about the dangers of summer.
    Kristoff
    Anna

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. How about a little color? I'm thinking like maybe some [ red ] , or chartreuse.

    [ crimson ]



  2. All right, let's start this thing [ from the beginning ] .

    [ over ]



  3. It was like my whole life got [ inverted ] .

    [ turned upside down ]



  4. And who's the [ strange-looking ] donkey over there?

    [ funky-looking ]



  5. Bees will [ make bee sound ]. Kids will blow dandelion fuzz. And I’ll be doing whatever snow does in summer.

    [ buzz ]



  6. A drink in my hand, my snow up against the burning sand, probably getting [ beautifully ] tanned in summer.

    [ gorgeously ]



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


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.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = 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. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково



Sentence 1

as / Anna / Kristoff / Sven / walk / up / mountain / they / meet / Olaf / talk / snowman

As Anna, Kristoff, and Sven are walking up the mountain, they meet Olaf, (who is) a talking snowman.



Sentence 2

Olaf / want / add / color / snow / but / he / decide / yellow / no / go

Olaf wants to add color to the snow, but he decides (that) yellow is a no-go.



Sentence 3

Kristoff / find / Olaf / bit / creepy / first

Kristoff finds Olaf a bit creepy at first.



Sentence 4

Anna / help / Olaf / reassemble / body / and / give / him / new / nose

Anna helps Olaf (to) reassemble his body and gives him a new nose.



Sentence 5

Olaf / reveal / Elsa / create / him

Olaf reveals (that) Elsa created him.



Sentence 6

they / ask / Olaf / help / them / find / Elsa / so / she / can / bring / back / summer

They ask Olaf to help them (to) find Elsa so (that) she can bring back summer.



Sentence 7

Olaf / excited / sing / song / how / much / he / would / love / summer

Olaf excitedly sings a song about how much he would love summer.

Olaf gets excited and sings a song about how much he would love summer.



Sentence 8

Anna / stop / Kristoff / tell / Olaf / how / danger / summer / would / him

Anna stops Kristoff from telling Olaf how dangerous summer would be for him.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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.


Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

It really is beautiful, isn't it? But it's so white.



Clip 2
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All right, we got off to a bad start.



Clip 3
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Wait. What am I looking at right now?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

All right. Wait one second.



Clip 5
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It was like my whole life got turned upside down.



Clip 6
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Hi everyone. I'm Olaf, and I like warm hugs.



Clip 7
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And who's the funky-looking donkey over there?



Clip 8
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Ahhh, look at him try to kiss my nose. I like you, too!



Clip 9
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Do you think you could show us the way?



Clip 10
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I'll tell you why. We need Elsa to bring back summer.



Clip 11
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I'm guessing you don't have much experience with heat.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

I'm going to tell him.



Clip 13
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Somebody has got to tell him.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Why does Olaf say that yellow snow is a "no-go"? What is he referring to?
  2. Kristoff initially describes Olaf as creepy. Do you agree? How would you describe Olaf–his appearance and personality?
  3. Why does Olaf think that Kristoff's name is Sven? Can you explain the joke?
  4. Why do you think Olaf, a snowman, is so fascinated by the idea of summer and heat?
  5. What are some experiences or activities that people often romanticize* despite never having tried them? In your opinion, why do people romanticize these activities?
    * romanticize: think of in an overly positive way, often ignoring its flaws or dangers
  6. How about you? Have you romanticized anything that you have never tried?
  7. Anna stops Kristoff from telling Olaf what happens to snow in summer. Why do you think she does this? Do you agree with her reasoning?
  8. What "truths" do parents often hide from their children? In your opinion, is this a good idea? Why?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Anna: So beautiful.

Olaf: Yeah! It really is beautiful, isn't it? But it's so white. How about a little color? I'm thinking like maybe some crimson, chartreuse. How about yellow? No, not yellow. Yellow and snow? Brrrr...no-go! Am I right?

Olaf: Hi!

Kristoff: You're creepy.

Anna: I don't want it!

Kristoff: Woh! Back at ya!

Olaf: Please, don't drop me.

Kristoff: Come on, it's just a head.

Anna: No!

Olaf: All right, we got off to a bad start.

Anna: Ew, ew, the body!

Olaf: Wait. What am I looking at right now? Why are you hanging off the earth like a bat?

Anna: All right. Wait one second.

Olaf: Oh! Thank you!

Anna: You're welcome.

Olaf: Now I'm perfect.

Anna: Well, almost.

Olaf: It was like my whole life got turned upside down.

Anna: Oh! Too hard. I'm sorry! I was just...

Olaf: Head rush!

Anna: Are you okay?

Olaf: Are you kidding me? I am wonderful! I've always wanted a nose. So cute. It's like a little baby unicorn.

Anna: What? Hey! Woh!

Olaf: Oh, I love it even more! Hah. All right, let's start this thing over. Hi everyone. I'm Olaf. And I like warm hugs.

Anna: Olaf? That's right, Olaf!

Olaf: And you are?

Anna: Oh, I'm Anna.

Olaf: And who's the funky-looking donkey over there?

Anna: That's Sven.

Olaf: Uh-huh. And who's the reindeer?

Anna: Sven?

Olaf: Oh, okay. Makes things easier for me. Look at him try to kiss my nose. I like you, too!

Anna: Olaf, did Elsa build you?

Olaf: Yeah. Why?

Anna: Do you know where she is?

Kristoff: Fascinating.

Olaf: Yeah. Why?

Anna: Do you think you could show us the way?

Olaf: Yeah. Why?

Kristoff: How does this work? Ow!

Olaf: Stop it, Sven. Try and focus here. Yeah, why?

Kristoff: I'll tell you why. We need Elsa to bring back summer.

Olaf: Summer?

Anna: Mm-hmm.

Olaf: Oh, I don't know why, but I've always loved the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot!

Kristoff: Really? I'm guessing you don't have much experience with heat.

Olaf: Nope! But sometimes I like to close my eyes and imagine what it would be like when summer does come.


🎵 Bees’ll buzz. Kids’ll blow dandelion fuzz. And I’ll be doing whatever snow does in summer.

🎵 A drink in my hand, my snow up against the burning sand, probably getting gorgeously tanned in summer.

🎵 Oh the sky would be blue, and you guys will be there too, when I finally do what frozen things do in summer.


Kristoff: I'm going to tell him.

Anna: Don't you dare.

Olaf: In summer!!! So, come on! Elsa, this way. Let's go bring back summer!

Anna: I'm coming!

Kristoff: Somebody has got to tell him.

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