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English Adventure Level 6 Do you know why Mulan dresses as a soldier?? Do you know who Woody is?Unit 1 The Emperor's New Groove
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.
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.
A great misunderstanding has spread in the world of children. Children everywhere believe that the monsters hiding in their rooms are there, waiting to hurt them. In fact, the monsters only visit children at night because it’s their job! Monsters Inc., a huge factory in the monster world, hires monsters called Scarers to process children’s screams, which are turned into needed energy. Sulley—a big, furry blue monster—is one of the best Scarers around. He is assisted by Mike, a green one-eyed monster. The monsters believe the children are the real danger and must never be allowed into their monster world. The monsters are in fact scared of the children! Sulley opens a closet door and accidentally allows into the monster world a little human girl named Boo. Mike and Sulley keep Boo hidden from the Child Detection Agency, but they repeatedly fail to return her to the human world. Sulley actually grows to like the little girl very much, and gives up his job as a Scarer. A suspicious monster named Randall looks for evidence of a child loose in the factory. He frightens Mike into confessing, and Randall and the factory boss Waternoose plan to trick Sulley and Boo. But Sulley and Boo defeat Randall, and Waternoose is arrested by Roz, an undercover CDA agent. Roz allows Sulley and Mike five minutes to say goodbye to Boo forever. Boo’s door is shredded so that no monster can ever go through it again. Missing Boo, Sulley explains how Boo’s laughter generates energy, just like screams. Sulley becomes president of the company, which retools to collect energy from laughter, and profits soar. Mike reconstructs Boo’s shredded door, and Sulley and Boo are happily reunited.
Based on true events, Pocahontas tells of the conflict between English settlers in Jamestown, Virginia, and a local tribe of Native Americans, the Powhatan. Pocahontas, an adventurous Powhatan girl, goes everywhere with her two friends, Meeko the raccoon and Flit the hummingbird. She visits the tree spirit, Grandmother Willow, to learn about her future. Soon she meets John Smith, a brave English captain. As Pocahontas teaches Smith to understand and respect the natural world, the two of them fall in love. The English settlers are led by the greedy Governor Ratcliffe, who is determined to find gold in this new homeland. He is convinced that the Powhatan are hiding their gold. One day, Kocoum, a Powhatan brave, is killed by the inexperienced Englishman, Thomas. To protect him, John Smith allows the Powhatan to believe that he was the one responsible for the brave’s death. Smith is sentenced to die. Pocahontas begs her father, Chief Powhatan, to let Smith live. She feels that her future lies in keeping the peace between her tribe and the English settlers. Her father relents, and in this way, Pocahontas saves John Smith’s life. At that moment, the furious Ratcliffe fires his weapon at Chief Powhatan. John Smith bravely throws himself in the path of the bullet, saving the chief. Wounded, Smith must return to England. But his love for Pocahontas is forever.
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.
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 the 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.
One day, a greedy toy collector named Al grabs Woody and takes him to his Toy Barn. There, Woody meets some new toys, including Jessie, Bullseye, and the Prospector. Woody finds out that he was the star of a TV show called Woody’s Roundup!, along with Jessie, Bullseye, and the Prospector. Woody is the missing last piece in a valuable toy collection, and Al is going to sell him. Woody’s loyal friends come to rescue him, but Al puts Woody into a suitcase and heads to the airport. The toys follow and see Al’s suitcase on a conveyor belt. Woody and Bullseye escape from the suitcase, but Jessie is trapped inside. Woody bravely rescues her just as the plane is about to take off. Things end happily, and Jessie and Bullseye join the other toys in Andy’s room. |
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