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#5. The Puppet Painter


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Published: 6.XX.2026
Level 5   |   Time: 0:00
Accent: British

Dunk asks a puppet painter to design a new sigil for his shield, and awkwardly tries to introduce himself.


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

    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.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a puppet [n] - a figure moved by strings or hands to perform a show
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a coin [n] - a piece of metal money
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a chalice [n] - a large decorative cup or goblet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ drab [adj] - dull in colour; not bright or interesting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a field [n] - the background colour of a heraldic shield
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a shooting star [n] - a meteor that appears as a bright streak across the sky
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a device [n] - a heraldic symbol or emblem on a shield
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ that would serve [exp] - that would work well enough; that would do
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ well-handled [adj] - managed skilfully and with the right approach
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Florian the Fool [n] - a legendary figure in this world — a fool who became a great knight for love

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Dunk Egg
(Ser) Dunk Egg
  • Dunk has just been given permission to enter the tournament but learned that by law he must create his own new sigil.
  • His old shield carried the chalice of his late master, Ser Arlan — which he can no longer use.
  • Tanselle is a young woman who paints the puppets for a travelling puppet show.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Egg has seen giant puppets before.
    True
    False

  2. Tanselle builds the puppets herself.
    True
    False

  3. Dunk wants to paint something over the chalice on his shield.
    True
    False

  4. Dunk knows exactly what he wants painted on the shield.
    True
    False

  5. Dunk says the field should be the colour of sunset.
    True
    False

  6. Egg suggests putting an elm tree on the shield.
    True
    False

  7. The boys used to tease Tanselle about her height.
    True
    False

  8. Dunk thinks he handled the conversation with Tanselle well.
    True
    False

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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. Could you paint something for me? I just need to paint something over the [ decorative cup ].

    [ chalice ]



  2. The [ background colour ] is a bit [ dull ].

    [ field ] [ drab ]



  3. An elm tree. [ That would work well enough ]. But with a [ bright streak of light in the sky ] above.

    [ That would serve ] [ shooting star ]



  4. Was that [ skilfully managed ]?

    [ well-handled ]



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.

  • I've never seen (such) giant puppets.
  • My uncle builds them, (but) I paint.
  • I have the coin (to) pay.
  • I just need to paint something (over) the chalice.
  • The field should be the colour (of) sunset because the old man always liked sunsets.
  • A big one. Like the one (by) the river with the brown trunk and the green branches.
  • An elm tree. That would serve. But (with) a shooting star above.
  • The boys (used) to call me Tanselle TooTall.
  • You're not too tall. I mean, you're just right (for)
  • Was that (ill)-handled?

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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 / Egg / watch / puppet / show / Dunk / pay / performer


Dunk and Egg watch a puppet show, and Dunk pays the performer.



Sentence 2

Egg / admire / giant / puppet / say / he / never / see / any / before


Egg admires the giant puppets, saying (that) he has never seen any before.



Sentence 3

Dunk / ask / Tanselle / paint / new / device / over / chalice / shield / offer / pay


Dunk asks Tanselle to paint a new device over the chalice on his shield, and offers to pay.



Sentence 4

Tanselle / point / out / field / drab / but / Dunk / not / know / what / he / want


Tanselle points out (that) the field is drab, but Dunk doesn't know what he wants.



Sentence 5

Dunk / say / field / should / colour / sunset / because / old / man / always / love / sunset


Dunk says (that) the field should be the colour of sunset because the old man always loved sunsets.



Sentence 6

Egg / suggest / elm / tree / Dunk / agree / add / shooting / star / above


Egg suggests an elm tree, and Dunk agrees, adding a shooting star above.



Sentence 7

Dunk / introduce / himself / say / name / Ser Duncan / Tall


Dunk introduces himself, saying his name is Ser Duncan the Tall.



Sentence 8

Tanselle / say / boys / use / call / her / TooTall / Dunk / say / she / not / too / tall


Tanselle says (that) the boys used to call her TooTall, but Dunk says she is not too tall.



Sentence 9

Dunk / almost / leave / without / shield / Tanselle / have / remind / him


Dunk almost leaves without his shield — Tanselle has to remind him.



Sentence 10

afterward / Dunk / ask / Egg / he / handle / it / well / Egg / say / she / paint / shield


Afterward, Dunk asks Egg [if/whether] he handled it well. Egg just says (that) she is painting his shield.



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.


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triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What design does Dunk choose for his shield, and what are the reasons behind each element?
  2. Dunk is clearly attracted to Tanselle. How can you tell? What does he do and say that gives it away?
  3. Egg rescues Dunk from an awkward moment more than once in this scene. What does this say about their relationship?
  4. A sigil or personal symbol represents who you are. What symbol would you choose for yourself, and why?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Tanselle: You are Florian the Fool.

Actor: I am, my lady. As great a fool as ever lived. And as great a knight as well!


Dunk: Hello there.

Dunk: And, uh, one for last night.

Egg: That was great. I've never seen such giant puppets. Do you make them yourself?

Tanselle: My uncle builds them, but I paint.

Dunk: Could you paint something for me? I-I have the coin to pay. I, um, just, I need to paint something over the chalice.

Tanselle: Well, what would you want?

Dunk: I don't, I don't actually know.

Tanselle: The gray is a bit drab.

Dunk: Aye. Yeah, the field should be the color of sunset because the old man always liked sunsets and...

Egg: An elm tree. A big one. Like the one by the river with the brown trunk and the green branches.

Dunk: Aye. An elm tree. That would serve. But with a shooting star above. Could you do that?

Tanselle: Mmhmm.

Dunk: Thank you. I'm Ser Duncan the Tall.

Tanselle: I'm Tanselle. The boys used to call me Tanselle TooTall.

Dunk: You're not too tall. I mean, you're just right for...

Tanselle: For?

Egg: Puppets!

Dunk: Yeah, puppets.

Dunk: Okay, I'll...

Tanselle: Wait. The shield.

Dunk: Yes, sorry. Yes, the shield.


Dunk: Was that ill-handled?

Egg: Hm?

Dunk: The puppet girl.

Egg: Oh.

Dunk: It just, it didn't feel well-handled.

Egg: She is painting your shield.

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