Script:
Effie: Now, the time has come for us to select one courageous young man and woman for the honor of representing District 12 in the 74th Annual Hunger Games. As usual, ladies first.
Primrose Everdeen! Where are you? Come on up. Well, come on up!
Katniss: Prim! Prim! No! I volunteer! I volunteer! I volunteer as Tribute.
Effie: I believe we have a volunteer.
Katniss: You need to get out of here. You need to get out of here.
Prim: No!
Katniss: Go find mom!
Prim: No!
Katniss: Prim, go find mom right now!
Prim: No!
Katniss: I’m so sorry!
Prim: No! No! No! No! No!
Effie: A mad of turn of events here on District 12. Yes, well, District 12’s very first volunteer. Big breath. Come on dear. What’s your name?
Katniss: Katniss Everdeen.
Effie: Well, I bet my hat that was your sister, wasn’t it?
Katniss: Yes.
Effie:Let’s have a big hand for our very first volunteer, Katniss Everdeen. And now, for the boys.
Peeta Mellark. Here we are. Our Tributes from District 12. Well, go on you two. Shake hands. Happy Hunger Games. And may the odds be ever in your favor.
Vocabulary:
Select: To choose someone or something. 選ぶ.
Example Sentence: We’ve selected three candidates.
Courageous: Brave; Showing no fear. 勇ましい.
Example Sentence: He was a courageous fighter.
Honor: To show great respect to someone or something. 名誉.
Example Sentence: She wanted to honor her parents.
Represent: To be a sign or symbol of something. 代表する.
Example Sentence: The crosses on the map represent churches.
Usual: Normal and happening most often. 普通.
Example Sentence: I went to bed at my usual time.
Volunteer: To offer to do something without being asked. ボランティア.
Example Sentence: Rob volunteered to look after the kids.
Tribute:
Example Sentence:
Event: 出来事.
Example Sentence:
Breath: 呼吸, 息.
Example Sentence:
Shake: 振り.
Example Sentence:
Vocabulary Exercise:
Select Represent Volunteer Courageous
Shake Event Usual Honor
Fill in the blanks with the most correct word from the list above. Note that some of the words will need to be conjugated to make the sentence correct.
- She ______________________ her parents through her actions.
- As ______________________, that student came late to class.
- The mother ______________________ to help out with the bake sale.
- He has a ______________________ heart and is very brave.
- I ______________________ what to wear on my wedding day.
- The student President______________________ the student body.
- The wedding was a very happy ______________________.
- The two businessmen ______________________ hands to start the meeting.
Grammar:
Time to {verb}
- It’s time to select one courageous young man and woman.
- It’s time to eat dinner.
- Time to go!
- When is it going to be time to leave?
Go {verb}
- Go find mom!
- Could you please go away?
- Go jump off a cliff.
- I have to go do my homework.
{Noun} needs to {Verb}
- You need to get out of here.
- You need to sleep.
- I need to study for my English test.
- He needs to go home right now.