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English Adventure Level 5 Do you know how Flik saves his ant colony? Do you know the story of Mulan?Unit 1 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Long ago, an enormous wave overwhelmed the city of Atlantis. The inhabitants of Atlantis were saved by the protective power of a mysterious crystal. Many centuries later, a young worker in a Washington museum named Milo Thatch becomes convinced that the legends of the lost city of Atlantis are true. Milo meets the mysterious Helga Sinclair, who takes him to meet Preston Whitmore, a rich old man who also believes in Atlantis. Whitmore assembles an expedition crew, and Milo soon finds himself on board the submarine Ulysses, under the command of Captain Rourke and Helga. After many adventures, Milo helps the crew find the underwater city. There are still people living in the ruins of Atlantis, ruled by King Kashekim Nedakh. Milo makes friends with Princess Kida, now the owner of the Atlantean life-source crystal, which Rourke and Helga are planning to steal. They do so by kidnapping Kida and escaping in a hot air balloon, leaving the people of Atlantis to their fate. The dying king gives his own crystal to Milo so that he can save Princess Kida. With the crystal, Milo summons a mechanical army. He defeats the two villains, and returns the crystal and the Shepherd’s Journal to the city. Milo, a hero now, decides to stay in Atlantis with Princess Kida. The remaining submarine crew go back to the normal world, and agree to keep the location of Atlantis a secret forever.
A colony of hardworking ants is visited every year by a gang of bullying grasshoppers. Their leader Hopper demands most of the ants’ harvest of food as a tribute. Princess Atta, soon to take over leadership from the Queen, is anxious to appease the terrifying grasshoppers. However, the real problems begin when Flik, a young inventor, ruins the food tribute for the grasshoppers. To save the ant colony, Flik goes in search of tough warrior bugs to stand up to Hopper and his gang. Unfortunately, Flik mistakenly enlists a troupe of unemployed circus bugs. The troupe save the little Princess Dot from a huge bird, and briefly become the heroes of the colony. However, the ants soon discover that the warrior bugs are simply entertainers. Flik and his friends leave the colony in disgrace. Soon the grasshoppers arrive. Finding no food offering, they threaten to squash the Queen and make the ants their slaves. Flik and his friends return to save the colony. Now the colony is safe from the grasshopper menace. Flik is everybody’s hero.
Lilo is a lonely little girl who has lived with her big sister, Nani, ever since their parents died. She lives in Hawaii and dreams of finding her own special friend. Stitch is an alien—the result of a dangerous experiment by a mad scientist named Jumba Jukiba, who calls his creation “Experiment 626.” Stitch has been sent to Earth, which is an environmentally protected planet. Lilo adopts Stitch as a pet, thinking he is a playful, mischievous dog that will keep her company. Neither Lilo nor Nani realize that the small, six-legged Stitch was created to be an indestructible fighting machine, programmed to destroy. The aliens, Jumba and Pleakley, come to Earth to capture Stitch and take him to a distant asteroid prison. Stitch believes that as long as he pretends to be Lilo’s family pet, he will not be caught. The problem is that Stitch has no idea of how a pet behaves. He causes all kinds of trouble by destroying everything he finds. However, over time, Stitch grows to love Lilo because she gives him something that he has never known before: a family and the ability to truly care for someone else.
In this futuristic version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Jim Hawkins is a rebellious fifteen-year-old living on the rocky planet Montresor with his mother Sarah, who runs the Benbow Inn. Jim’s life changes forever when he meets an old alien, Billy Bones, who gives him an ancient treasure map. The map shows the location of Treasure Planet and of the greatest pirate treasure: the lost riches of Captain Nathaniel Flint. Space pirates destroy the Inn, but Jim, Sarah, and her friend Dr. Doppler escape. Jim works as a cabin boy on Dr. Doppler’s space ship Legacy. Jim makes friends with the ship’s cook, the cyborg John Silver--part human and part machine-- and secretly a ruthless pirate leader also in search Captain Flint’s riches. Jim, however, discovers that Silver is planning to take over the ship just as it reaches Treasure Planet. Jim, feeling betrayed by Silver, escapes and meets B.E.N., a robot missing his memory chip, who belonged to Captain Flint. They are captured by Silver and the space pirates, and they use the map to find Flint’s hidden treasure. Surrounded by riches, Jim sees B.E.N.’s missing memory chip and reinstalls it. B.E.N. now remembers that Flint set a trap for anyone discovering his treasure. The planet is going to explode! As the ground shakes, Jim falls. Silver is faced with a decision: He can save either Jim or the treasure. Silver does the right thing and rescues Jim. Together they watch the treasure disappear. Before Silver runs away, he gives Jim a handful of treasure he had managed to grab. Jim uses the treasure to rebuild the Benbow Inn and has a celebration. The only person missing from the party is Jim’s friend, John Silver.
But when the dreaded Huns and their ruthless leader Shan-Yu invade China, the Emperor decrees that one male in every family must go into military service. Mulan’s aged father, though he has physical disabilities, wants to fight for the honor of his country and family. Mulan knows that her father cannot survive the war, and she takes his place, disguising herself as a man. She cuts her long hair, dresses as a soldier, and calls herself Ping. Mulan prays to her ancestors for protection. But they disapprove of her venture and send a disgraced little dragon named Mushu to discourage her from her plan. Mushu, however, supports Mulan, and during her military training under the handsome Li Shang, Mushu helps her gain the respect of her fellow warriors, while keeping her true identity secret. Mulan faces execution if it becomes known that she is a female in disguise. When the enemy attacks, Mulan demonstrates her determination and courage in battle. Amid charging armies and village ruins in flames, she fights bravely and resourcefully, impressing her captain Li Shang. In the end, the fearsome Shan-Yu is defeated, China is saved, Mulan finds her match in Li Shang, and she returns home to her honored father.
Andy’s toys are always worried about being replaced in his affections. When Andy’s birthday comes, his favorite cowboy doll Woody learns that Andy has received a new toy: Buzz Lightyear, the latest space action figure. With his winged jet pack and built-in laser, Buzz quickly becomes popular with the other toys, and Woody is jealous. Buzz and Woody fight, and Buzz accidentally falls out of the window. The other toys think that Woody has pushed him, and so Woody sets off into the outside world to retrieve Buzz. The two rivals face many problems, and at one point they fall into the hands of Sid, Andy’s cruel neighbor, who destroys his toys for fun. Sid announces he plans to send Buzz into infinity and beyond by tying him to a firecracker rocket the next day. Woody realizes he must rescue Buzz, and enlists Sid’s mutant toys to help. Woody and Buzz manage to escape and hurry home, only to find that it’s moving day and Andy’s family is driving away. After more dangerous close calls with a dog, a moving car, and Buzz’s exploding rocket, the toys manage to drop down through the sun rood of the family car and reunite with Andy. Everyone lives together happily, until Christmas comes and the toys start to worry again about Andy’s next new favorite toy. The good news? Andy’s new gift isn’t a toy. The bad news? It’s a puppy!
Kuzco is a rude and spoiled young emperor who thinks only of himself. When he fires his devious chief adviser Yzma, she gives him a potion to drink that turns him into a llama. Yzma orders her dim-witted assistant, Kronk, to get rid of Kuzco. Kronk puts Kuzco into a sack, but Kuzco escapes in a cart belonging to Pacha, a peasant. Pacha, a simple man, is surprised to find a llama in the sack. He soon realizes that the llama is actually Kuzco. Pacha wants to help his new friend but, at the same time, he wants to prevent Kuzco from building his dream home in Pacha’s mountain village. The two set out for the palace. At Yzma’s lab, Yzma shows Kuzco the potion he needs to become human again. Kuzco tries to grab it, but it falls among many identical bottles. Palace soldiers attack, and Kuzco and Pacha throw the bottles at them. They all turn into many kinds of animals, as Kuzco tries to find the right potion. When there are only two potions left, Yzma falls on top of one bottle and turns into a cute cat. The last bottle returns Kuzco to his human form. Kuzco realizes he has been selfish, and he gives up the dream home he planned to build in Pacha’s village. Instead, he builds a modest hut to be near Pacha, so that he can spend time with his true friend..
In the ancient city of Agrabah lives a clever boy named Aladdin. He is very poor and lives off food that he finds in the marketplace. He promises his pet monkey Abu that things will be different one day. And they are! One day, he meets and falls in love with Jasmine, the beautiful daughter of the Sultan. Jasmine wants to escape from life in her father’s palace. Evil Jafar, the Sultan’s adviser, tricks Aladdin into stealing the magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Jafar plans to use the lamp to seize the throne from the Sultan. But Aladdin keeps the lamp—with the Genie inside it. Upon release from the lamp, the fast-talking Genie gives Aladdin three wishes. For his first wish, Aladdin becomes “Prince Ali Ababwa” to impress Jasmine. However, Jasmine thinks Ali Ababwa is just another self-important prince, and she is not interested. It takes a moonlight ride on a magic carpet with Aladdin for Jasmine to realize that she is falling in love. Jafar has his guards capture Prince Ali and throw him off a cliff into the sea. Aladdin uses his second wish to save himself from drowning. Aladdin abandons his disguise and, with the help of the Genie, battles courageously to defeat Jafar’s evil plans. As a reward for his bravery, Aladdin receives the title of prince, and Jasmine confesses her love for him. Aladdin uses his last wish to free the Genie. |
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