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Hi, yeah! Let’s learn English with the new Lion King movie!

So, if you’re anything like me, the original Lion King was probably quite a highlight of your youth.

And that’s why I thought that with this new version, it would make a perfect lesson for you guys.

We have some interviews with the entire cast, including Beyonce, and some clips from the new movie.

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He lives in you.

The Lion King was story that people knew in timately.

Simba!

The reason the Lion King has endured is because the inspiration that we’re getting from it is universal.

It’s a story that remains true to very body.

The songs are amazing, just felt like everything you want from Disney movie.

Getting to relieve it in a new way is really exciting.

What’s a motto?

No thing! what’s a motto you?

Nice!

Boom!

The Lion King was a story that people knew intimatly.

More literally speaking, being intimate with somebody or something relaptes to having an extremely close relationship with them, or a deeper knowledge about it.

And when I spun it really ,really fast it gave me ability to fly.

Every time I threw it, it would always.

come back to me.

Sounds like you had a pretty special and intimate relationship with this hammer, and then losing it was almost comparable to losing a loved one.

That’s a nice way of putting it.

Here, Jon Favreau, the director of the new Lion King movie, talks about how fans feel deeply connected with the story in the original Lion King movie.

The reason the Lion King has endured is becomes the inspiration that we’re getting from it is universal.

In this case, to endure simply means to continue to exist; to last.

Peole are dying, Alfred.

What would you have me do?

Endure, Master wayne.

Take it.

Well, today I found out what Batman can’t do.

He can’t endure this.

The reason the Lion King has endured.

He’s referring to how the original movie has continued, or remained relevant (important) to people, even though it’s been 25 years since it was released.

It’s a story that remains true to everybody.

Here, again, that talk about how connected to the story the fans still feel, by saying that it remains true to everybody.

This refers to how its message and values are still just as relevant as when it was released.

In other words,we could say that the Lion King is a classic or timeless film.

The songs are amazing, just felt like everything you want from a Disney movie.

When he say’s everything you want from a Disney movie”, we can understand that he’s referring to all the similar elements found in Disney animations, such as great original music, talented voice actors, a fascination story, all while being very impressive visually.

Do you like Disney movies? What is your favorite thing about them?

Share in the comments below and see what other learners have said!

What’s a motto?

No thing! what’s a motto with you?

Nice

Boom!

A motto is a short sentence with a rule on how to behave or think, that is used by a person or institution as to define their wsy of life.

For example:

“Be prepared” is the Motto of teh Boy Scouts.

All my life my motto is has been “aim high”.

Repeat after me.

Hakuna Matata.

what?

Hakuna Matata!

It means “No worries”!

Hakuna Matata.

What a wonderful phrase

Hakuna Matata

Ain’t no passing Craze

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Yeah! It’s our motto!

What’s a motto?

Nothing!

What’s a Motto with you?

You know ,kid

These to words will solve all your problems.

the joke here is that the pronunciation the sentence “ what’s a motto” sounds like he’s saying “what’s the matter”.

It’s very normal considering that with connected speech the sentence

What’s the matter becomes what’s _uh _matta when pronounced in a way in English.

Again ,compare the two, spoken at natural speed:

What’s a motto

what’s the matter

So, as a joke, Timon responds, “what’s a motto with you”.

Which also sounds very similar to “what’s the matter with you?”

By the way, if we ask someone, “what’s the matter with you?”

We are showing that we have detected they have some problem and we want to know what it is.

However, if asked angrily or sarcastically, it’s considered an insult, meaning that you are saying that person is problematic and abnormal.

Joe ,your dad is in love big time (seriously).

And the worst part of it is:

it’s with two differed women.

Oh ,man.

Please, tell me one of them is ma (mom).

Of course one of them is ma!

What’s the matter with you?

I’m entering into Lion King inherting all that I learned on Jungle Book.

There was a tremendous opportunity to retell the story using a new set of tools and a new technology.

John just seems to have it all there.

It’s really impressive how he just sort of holds that all to gather there.

I really admire the vast array of talent that’s been assembled for this film.

It’s a priviledge to be counted among these actors.

Dad ,let me come ,I can help.

No, son ,you stay with the other cubs.

I’m entering in to Lion King inheriting all that I learned on jungle Book.

Literally , to inherit is to receive money, property, from someone after they have died.

For example:

She inherited a for tune from her father.

What is this , a brand new fur coat?

Look at this thing .

Ah ,yeah . I inherited some money from a dead nncle of mine.

Is that right?

I didn’t even know you had an unde.

Well, I did.

And he was rich as hell too ,bade.

So in a way ,we can say that figuratively the Lion King is inheriting Jon’s experience from the Jungle Book.

The Jungle Book is a fantasy adventure movie also produced by Jon Favreau, which similarly was are make of a classic Disney animation.

There was a tremendous opportunity to retell the story using a new set of tools and a new technology

There was a tremendous opportunity to retell the story using a new set of tools and a new technology

Tremendous means very great in amount ,scale ,or intensity, mostly used to also emphasize how positive or negative something is to a context .

Rage, and ,uh.

vengeance, anger, loss, regret, they’re all tremendous motivators.

They really clear the mind, so I’m good to go.

A set of ‘things’ is a group or a collection of related things.

So, what do you say, Joey?

You get the whole set of Excyclopedias for just $1200.

That works out to just 50 bucks a book.

$1200 ?

There was a tremendous opportunity to retell the story using a new set of tolls and a new if technology

He’s saying that this was a great opportunity to tell the story once again with this new movie, now that we have access to more resources and more so phisiticated technologies, 25 years after the first movie came out .

John just seems to have it all there.

It’s really impressive now he just sort of holds that all together there.

By saying that Jon “has it all”, he means that he is very talented, and capable of doing everything that is necessary.

To hold it all together means to be able to keep all different parts of a larger whole running are working together.

It’s really impressive.

how he just sort of holds that all together there.

how he just_ sor_duv holds that_ dall together there.

it’s really impressive how he just sort of holds that all together there.

I really admire that vast array of Talent

that’s been assembled for this film.

an anrry is a large groupe of things or people organized together .

Vast deseribes something that is very great in size amount ,degree, intensity.

To assemble is come together in a single Place or bring parts together in a single group for a common purpose.

When used with objects ,it refers to putting together different pieces .

So to mount or manufacture a larger ,more complex object.

In this factory, they can completely assemble a new car every 2 hours.

when talking about people, to assemble them is a simply to get all of them in one place or to work on one project together.

Nice Fury assembled the Avengers to save the world.

So here, he’s talking about how he admires

the large quantity of talented professionals working together in this film.

I really admire the vast array of talent

that’s been a ssembled for this film .

It’s a privilege to be counted among these actors.

_Dad, let me come, I can help.

_No, son, you stay with the other cubs.

A cub is a young carnivorous mammal(animal).

Bears, tigers, and lions are a few

examples of animals that have cubs.

And then the music, there was such a rich tradition surrounding the songs that Hans, and Elton,and Tim Rice, and now Pharrell worked on.

Also, it’s nice to have actors who are both the performers and the singers.

With Bey once’ and Donald , they present

something totally new and exciting.

_You have to take your place as king .

These are real musicians bringing

their creative voice to this.

Hakuna Matata, Hakuna Matata, Hakuna.

_It’s a problem _free philosophy, Hakuna Matata!

You guys sounded great!

Also, it’s nice to have actors who are both the performers and the singers.

Here, he means that it’s nice to have the performers who can work both as actors and singers, instead of having to include other people just to sing the different musical parts in the movie, as was the case with the original Lion King.

Hakuna matata ,Hakuna Matata, Hakuna.

_It’s a problem_free philosophy, Hakuna Matata !

If something is problem _free, you cannot find any problem in it, or it doesn’t create any problems for you .

So far ,the trip has been trouble_ free (problem_free).

This has been a really incredible experience.

I’ve never seen anything made this way before.

The level of care where every body knows how

much it means, and everybody is that invested.

_ seeing you again ,you don’t know

what this will mean to everyone.

I Love the idea of what is .

rediscovering something.

You know that it’s going to be very compelling and exciting.

We wanted to capture what people’s memory

was of this, with both the music and the imagery.

And I think when you can capture the spirit.

but, showing something new and surprising , it’s sort of the best combo.

_It is time .

This has been a really incredible perience.

This _iz been a really incredible experience .

This has been a really incredible

experience.

I’ve never seen anything made this way before .

The level of care where everybody knows how much it means, and everybody is that invested .

As an odjective, to be invested in something is to have an interest in something as a result of a commitment to it or an investment

in it of resources such as time, effort and mony.

She is deeply invested in this project and wants it to succeed.

I Love the idea of what is. rediscovering something .

you know that it’s going to be very compelling and exiting.

If you describe something such as a film or

book ,or someone’s appearance

as compelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting.

His eves were strangely compelling.

Another, common meaning to this adjective is found when collocated with the word”argument”.

A compelling argument is one that effectively

convinces you that something is ture

or that something should be done.

You could often hear this in a legal contexet.

_Hello ?

_Miss Botwin.

Judge Franklin in Oakland.

Let me get right to the point.

Your lawyerhas , uh .present me

with a compelling argument.

We wanted to capture what peopel’s memory was of this ,with both the music and the imagery.

To capture literelly means to trap

or take something by force.

Learning how to capture rabbits and other small animals helped him survive.

However ,here he is referring to accurately

representing peopel’s memory of the movie.

She hopes that the photos she takes will capture the excitement of hear trip through Europe.

He become obsessed with this painting

of this woman who had a blue scarf on, holding a body.

And Hannah said ,”that painting captured the essence of that woman better than any photograhph.”

And I think when you can capture the spirit but showing something new and surprising, it’s sort of the best combo .

ih _ sorda the best combo.

REPEAT

And I think when you can capture the spirit but showing something new and surprising , it’s sort of the best conbo.

A combo is a combination of different things, normally also implying the fact

that it’s a good combination.

This place server a great ‘burger +milkshake ‘ combo.

Now, let’s take a look at recent short

interview Beyonce’ did

about her part in the new Lion King movie.

The WACO gala for me is exciting

because it’s one of the only red carpets

thay I do with my family.

My daughter gets to dress up

and my husband and .

this year, it’s Lion King , wich obviously I play Nala, so it’s the first time I’m doing any appearance

as a person that stars in the Lion King , which is something I grew up watching and I’m so excited for my kids to see it .

But , it means even more to share this experience

and this culture of the Lion King

with my mother and my family.

The WACO gala for me is exciting because it’s one of the only red carpets that I do with my family .

A carpet is a soft type of flooring , po pu lar in homes in the United states (instead of tile).

In Western culture ,the red carpet is a long , red carpet that is put down

for an important guest to walk on when he or she visits some where and receives a special official welcome .

In the case of social events with

celebritise , like the WACO gala, “red carpet” refers to the time and place where the celebrities arrive
,which normally in cludes an actual red carpet .

because it’s one of the only red carpets

that I do with my family.

My daughter gets to dress up and my hus band ,and .

To dress up is to wear particularly elegant clothing , for example for a special event, or to wear costumes, like on hallo ween.

_ Hi

_ Wait , you’re supposed to wear a costume!

I am !

I am a woman who spent

a lot of money on a dress

and she wants to wear it because soon she won’t beable to fit into it,

_ Hi

_You didn’t dress up either!

Yes , I did !

I’m chandler!

. this year , it’s Lion King , which obviously I play Nala, so it’s the first time

I’m doing any appearance as a person that stars in the Lion King

REPEAT

. it’s the first time I’m doing any appearance

as a person that stars in the Lion King .

We say that an actor plays a part

in a movie or theatrical performance.

As we’ve already seen,

Beyonce play’s the lion Nala.

Similarly , you have probably

heard a celebrity called a star.

Well we can say that the

Lion King stars Beyonce’, meaning that she is one of the

principal actors in the movie, and we can also say that she stars in the Lion King .

Emma Watson starred in the Harry Potter movies.

If someone does or makes an appearance, it just means that they went to

a place, especially briefly.

This usually is used for celebrites

or other important people.

Obama is making an appearance

at the charity Fundraiser.

.person that stars in the Lion King , which is something I grew up watching

and I’m so exited for my kids to see it .

Finally , if you want to say that you did omething often or habitually as a child, you can say you grew up doing that thing.

I grew up camping a lot during that summer.

Now watch the clips without subtitles!