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Puppets

Learn English with this puppets English lesson

Date: Dec 20 2017

Intro

Today’s puppets can be very detailed and sophisticated. Learning how to make a puppet can be a long process, especially if you’re making its costume, too. There aren’t a lot of people who know how to do it. It really is an unusual and wonderful art form.

Take a break from reality to learn about who is volunteering to work with puppets in this English lesson.

Vocab

sophisticated adj.

Definition

Example My new computer is a very sophisticated piece of machinery.

costume n.

Definition

Example Heidi is going to wear her Cher costume this Halloween. She really looks like Cher when she wears it!

art form n.

Definition

Example My favorite art form is painting, and my sister loves ballet.

volunteering v.

Definition

Example Volunteering makes you feel good because you are helping people.

Example Max was volunteering for the Red Cross when he gave blood last week.

reality n.

Definition

Example You need to work if you want money. That's reality.

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Discussion

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Did you play with puppets when you were a kid? Have you seen a puppet show as an adult? What did you think?

Comments

ola3

Ukraine

Puppets… can’t say has ever been interested too much unless you tell a story to a kid and want some characters help you to make the story more interesting. The morden word of electronics, I think, put the puppets into history creating its own virtual “puppets” in the game where we can control, train, put into a battle… Well, some people criticize it but it’s a theraputic escape from the reality, sometimes a mind-numbing tour and I will tell it’s not that bad:)

mahbubeh92

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

when i was in elementary school i used to use a hand puppet for a puppet show in our class,though i was so much shy and was stressed to do that .i did it and gave it my best shot and made funny and interesting show for my teacher and classmates

Staisy

Russian Federation

On reading this lesson I remembered about Petгushka, a famous personage of puppet street show in Russia. He was dressed in a brightly colored shirt and had a strange cap on his head. Although Petгushka was not a good personage ( he was very devious and agressive) , he stayed a favorite of public for almost three centurys and people laughed a lot at his devilments. Even now Petгushka is still popular as one of the symbols of Russian folk art, although his image is different from that it was at the beginning, he is very nice and inoffensive now.

leilahavaneh

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i used to play with puppets when i was a kid .good memories.

Linn89

Singapore

I did not play puppets when I was a kid. I have never seen a puppet show as an adult. It’s true that some puppet shows are creepy if you don’t see it as an art form.

julito

Argentina

Puppets’ show attract large audiences on TV , it is true that they are largely produced to childrens who really have a blast viewing this kind of entertainment. I totally disagree with Amanda`s statement that they are creepy ,actually ,it is an art form and it could be very funny and to adults , we might have a break from the real world and the daily grind. In my country we had a ventriloquist that was amazing ,we could only see his puppet talking , the ventriloquist lips didn´t move. How could he had accomplished this art ? only few in the world reach such a perfection. Marni, don`t pay attention to Amanda , follow your dream .

omar saidi

Tanzania, United Republic Of

Hmmm…...........(When I was Child) my Mam used to breasting me a lot especialy while I was crying instad of give me a Pappets for playing with couse she knew that I might get afraid those Puppets ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Jasonlongo

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

I used to play with puppets but now I’m not interested in playing with cos I’m already a grown and I can spent my time with businesses and not puppets. English baby

modaher

Iraq

Beautiful. Why Anaml has playing with young children.

DanielBorges

Portugal

Yes, I played with puppets during my childhood. Even recently, I gave as a gift a theater of puppets to one of my nieces. The characters were from the piece The Sleeping Beauty. Then, I helped her to build the scenario and represent the history.
I have also seen a puppet show with a ventriloquist, it was a comedy, so I laughed a lot! I like the interaction between a man and fake animated personages, where only one artist make-believe that they are two or more personages interacting in the stage. I don’t think that it is creepy at all. It allows us to enter in the imaginary, which is good once in a while!