Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Bravery comes in many shapes and sizes. It takes courage to do something daring or risky, like bungee jumping or sky diving. It takes a different kind of everyday courage to be a single mom or care for people in need. Police officers, fire fighters, and soldiers have to be brave all the time; it’s part of their job.
Which of these examples is the true meaning of the word “brave”? We all have our own ideas about what it means to be brave, and our own examples of people who we believe are truly brave.
The latest Pixar movie is about a fiery young princess who has to learn about the true meaning of bravery in order to save her kingdom from being destroyed. Hear Marni and Devan talk about this fun new movie, and about what being Brave means to them.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Marni: Devan, have you heard about that new film Brave? It’s about this rebellious young princess and this weird eccentric old witch. And apparently they join forces to save a kingdom.
Devan: That’s very brave of them.
Marni: Exactly. I think it’s kind of an interesting concept, because it seems like the princess has to discover what the true meaning of bravery is. And it’s just sort of been making me think about, yeah, what is the true meaning of bravery?
Devan: There’s different types of bravery. Like, in a moment, someone skydiving, to me that’s very brave because I’m afraid of heights.
Marni: As am I. So yeah that definitely takes bravery.
Devan: But I think that you’re very brave by being a teacher, because every day you have to come there, and children are depending on you for so much. So that takes a lot of internal bravery.
Marni: Well, thanks! You know, I think you’re brave because you’re packing up and moving across the country, and that takes a lot of guts, too. And I know you’re going to be great and make new friends, but that takes bravery as well.
Devan: What do you think is the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?
Marni: Wow. I don’t think I’ve done it yet. Or I guess I’d like to think that I haven’t done it yet, because when I look back on my life, I don’t know that I’ve done anything really courageous.
Devan: Well, I’m sure when the time comes, you’ll rise to the challenge.
Marni: Thanks.
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Discussion
Marni tells Devan about Brave, a new film. The movie has gotten Marni thinking about the true meaning of bravery. Devan mentions an activity that she finds scary: skydiving. Because Devan is afraid of heights, she thinks that people who skydive are brave.
However, Devan also realizes that some types of bravery are smaller, or more internal. She thinks the fact that Marni is a teacher is very brave. And Marni thinks it’s brave that Devan is planning to move all the way across the country. In the end, Marni doesn’t think she’s done anything truly courageous in her life…yet.
How would you describe the true meaning of bravery? What are some brave things you’ve done? And if you’ve seen the new film, Brave, what did you think?
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