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#1. The Stable Boy


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Published: 3.27.2026
Level 5   |   Time: 1:27
Accent: British

Dunk arrives at an inn on his way to a tournament and meets a mysterious stable boy who wants to come along.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  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

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  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.

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  2. VER el VIDEO

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  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

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  4. MIRAR Y LEER

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  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

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  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

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  2. 비디오 보기

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  3. 문제에 답하기

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  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

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  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

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  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

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  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

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  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

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  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

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triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a palfrey [n] - a gentle riding horse, not built for battle
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rub down [phv] - brush and dry a horse after riding
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tend to [phv] - take care of, deal with
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a copper [n] - a coin, money, low in value
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a clout [n] - a hard smack or hit
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ see to [phv] - take care of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ run off [phv] - leave without permission, disappear
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ offend [v] - hurt someone's feelings, cause upset
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a war horse [n] - a large, powerful horse trained for battle
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ insolent [adj] - rude and disrespectful, especially to someone of higher rank
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a scabbard [n] - a holder/sheath for a sword
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ enter the lists [exp] - take part in a formal contest or competition
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ it serves [exp] - it works well enough, it does the job
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a tourney [n] - a tournament; a medieval competition between knights
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a squire [n] - a young person who assists and serves a knight
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/o) in [phv] - give (someone) a home and care for them
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ arms [n] - weapons
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I'm off for... [exp] - I am on my way to...

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Dunk Egg
Dunk Egg
  • The story is set in Westeros, roughly 90 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
  • Dunk (Duncan) is a young hedge knight — a poor, wandering knight with no lord or castle.
  • He is travelling to Ashford to compete in a tournament.
  • Egg is a stable boy. He takes care of horses.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Dunk has three horses.
    True
    False

  2. Dunk tells Egg to rub down and feed all of his horses.
    True
    False

  3. Dunk offers Egg a hot meal if he does his job well.
    True
    False

  4. The innkeeper offers Dunk duck or lamb.
    True
    False

  5. Dunk orders both.
    True
    False

  6. Ashford is two days away by horse.
    True
    False

  7. Egg is using Dunk’s sword when he comes back to the stable.
    True
    False

  8. Egg claims he can ride the horse as well as Dunk.
    True
    False

  9. Egg admires Dunk's belt.
    True
    False

  10. Egg wants to be Dunk's squire.
    True
    False

  11. The innkeeper is Dunk's mother.
    True
    False

  12. Egg says that he is an orphan.
    True
    False

  13. Dunk agrees to take Egg as his squire.
    True
    False

Score:



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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.


  1. I want the palfrey [ cleaned and dried ]. And oats for all three. Can you [ take care of ] them?

    [ rubbed down ] [ tend to ]



  2. You'll get a copper if you do well, and a [ hit ] in the ear if not.

    [ clout ]



  3. Is my boy [ taking care of ] your horses, or has he [ left without permission ] again?

    [ seeing to ] [ run off ]



  4. He's a war horse, not a boy's pony. Close your [ rude ] mouth.

    [ insolent ]



  5. So long as it holds my [ sword holder ], it [ is good enough ].

    [ scabbard ] [ serves ]



  6. Till my ser [ gave me a home ]. Taught me [ weapons ] and riding.

    [ took me in ] [ arms ]



  7. Fill me a sack of oats. I [ am going to ] Ashford. Alone.

    [ am off to ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


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.

  • (None) of that. See to the horses. You'll get a copper if you (do) well.
  • There's good lamb or some ducks. (Which) will you have?
  • You're big (enough) for it.
  • How (much) farther to Ashford?
  • I could ride him as (well) as you.
  • Close your insolent mouth. I'm a knight, I'll (have) you know.
  • All knights look (the) same, (do) they?
  • So (long) as it holds my scabbard, it serves.
  • A: Are you going to the tourney, then? (Do) you mean (to) enter the lists?
    B: Yeah, I suppose I (do).
  • A: And (what) might your mother say to that?
    B: (Not) much. She's dead.
  • No, I have (no) need for a squire, lad.
  • And you look (like) you need one more (than) most.

Score:



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo 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



Sentence 1

Dunk / arrive / inn / on / way / tournament


Dunk arrived at an inn on his way to a tournament.



Sentence 2

he / ask / stable / boy / tend / horse


He asks a stable boy to tend to his horses.



Sentence 3

innkeeper / offer / roast / lamb / duck / but / Dunk / ask / both


The innkeeper offers him roasted lamb or duck, but Dunk asks for both.



Sentence 4

Dunk / learn / Ashford / one / day / ride / away


Dunk learns (that) Ashford is [a/one] day's ride away.



Sentence 5

when / he / go / back / stable / he / find / Egg / wear / armor / and / sit / war / horse


When he goes back to the stable, he finds Egg wearing his armor and sitting on his war horse.



Sentence 6

Dunk / get / angry / tell / Egg / take / off / armor / immediate


Dunk gets angry and tells Egg to take off his armor immediately.



Sentence 7

Egg / rude / state / Dunk / not / look / knight / noting / belt / make / rope


Egg rudely states (that) Dunk doesn't look like a knight, noting (that) his belt is made of rope.



Sentence 8

Egg / then / ask / come / tournament / as / Dunk / squire


Egg then asks to come to the tournament as Dunk's squire.



Sentence 9

Dunk / refuse / say / he / have / no / need / squire


Dunk refuses, saying (that) he has no need [of/for] a squire.

Dunk refuses and says (that) he has no need [of/for] a squire.



Sentence 10

Egg / argue / every / knight / need / squire / Dunk / more / most


Egg argues (that) every knight needs a squire, Dunk more than most.



Sentence 11

still / Dunk / refuse / take / Egg / him


Still, Dunk refuses to take Egg with him.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

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


Clip 1

Hello there. Are you the stable boy?



Clip 2

You'll get a copper if you do well, and a clout in the ear if not.



Clip 3

Which will you have?



Clip 4

Is my boy seeing to your horses, or has he run off again?



Clip 5

I did not mean to offend you.



Clip 6

I could ride him as well as you.



Clip 7

What? All knights look the same, do they?



Clip 8

So long as it holds my scabbard, it serves.



Clip 9

And what might your mother say to that?



Clip 10

He taught me everything, really. Best he could.



Clip 11

If you could bring me to Ashford, I could squire for you, ser.



Clip 12

You look like you need one more than most.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What do we learn about Dunk?
  2. What does Dunk assume about Egg? What does Egg actually say about himself?
  3. Dunk was once an orphan, taken in by a knight who taught him everything. How do you think this affects the way he sees Egg?
  4. What is your image of a knight? In what ways does Dunk fit your image? In what ways does he not fit your image?
  5. What do you think will happen next?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Dunk: Hello there. Are you the stable boy? I want the palfrey rubbed down. And oats for all three. Can you tend to them?

Egg: I could, if I wanted.

Dunk: None of that. See to the horses. You'll get a copper if you do well, and a clout in the ear if not.


Innkeeper: Sit where you like. There's good lamb roasted with a crust of herbs, and some ducks my son shot down. Which will you have?

Dunk: Both.

Innkeeper: You're big enough for it.

Dunk: How much farther to Ashford?

Innkeeper: A day's ride. Is my boy seeing to your horses or has he run off again?

Dunk: No, he's there.


Egg: Hiya! Take that! Yah!

Dunk: Oi!

Egg: My lord.

Dunk: You thief!

Egg: I did not mean to offend you.

Dunk: Take that armor off you. Now! And be glad Thunder didn't kick you in that fool head of yours. He's a war horse, not a boy's pony.

Egg: I could ride him as well as you.

Dunk: Close your insolent mouth. I'm a knight, I'll have you know.

Egg: You don't look to be a knight.

Dunk: What? All knights look the same, do they?

Egg: No. But they don't look like you either. Your belt is made of rope.

Dunk: So long as it holds my scabbard, it serves.

Egg: Are you going to the tourney, then? Do you mean to enter the lists?

Dunk: Yeah, I suppose I do.

Egg: Take me with you, ser. Please.

Dunk: And what might your mother say to that?

Egg: Not much. She's dead.

Dunk: Is the innkeeper not your... Are you an orphan boy.

Egg: Are you?

Dunk: I was, once. Till my ser took me in. Taught me arms and riding. He taught me everything, really. Best he could.

Egg: If you could bring me to Ashford, I could squire for you, ser. And you can teach me best you can.

Dunk: No, I have no need for a squire, lad.

Egg: Every knight needs a squire. And you look like you need one more than most.

Dunk: And you look like you need a good clout in the ear. Fill me a sack of oats. I'm off for Ashford. Alone.

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