The Snow Queen, two

 
 
 
 

Vocabulary

skate	remote	anymore
hate	queen	take her life
warm	stranger	fall in love
air	look at	see/saw/see
heat	abduct	each other
ice	antler	disappear
joy	foolish	romance
snow	selfish	know/knew/known
quest	seduce	as fast as
stay	beyond	take/took/taken
die	suppose	like the back of my hand
live	worth it	find/found/found
way	lovely	imagination
await	terror	come to an end
fear	broach	get/got/gotten

 
 
 
 
 

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Transcript

Gerda: “I don’t skate anymore.”
Kai: “Why not?”
Gerda: “I don’t like winter.”

In a remote, northern hotel.

Kai: “Why is it that Gerda hates winter so much?”
Grandmother: “It took her mother’s life. And her father’s joy. All in one night.”

Kai to Gerda: “There you are: winter’s finished.”

Two strangers will fall in love.

Grandmother: “Haven’t you seen the way he and Gerda look at each other? He’s a nice young man.”

Romance warms the air . . .

But an ice terror awaits.

Gerda: “Who are the people that have disappeared?”
Grandmother: “Young men abducted.”
Gerda: “By whom?”
Grandmother: “The Snow Queen.”

Uncle: “He’s a foolish, selfish boy.”
Gerda: “You don’t know him at all.”

She will seduce you.

Snow Queen: “How old are you?”
Kai: “Eighteen.”
Snow Queen: “You’ve got lovely eyes.”

Her kiss will enthrall you . . .

And she will take you to a place

Snow Queen: “How fast would you like to go?”
Kai: “As fast as you can go!”

Beyond our world.

Kai: “Where am I?”
Snow Queen: “You’re home.”
Kai: “I can’t stay here.”
Snow Queen: “Well, then I suppose you’ll die.”

Now, the quest for true love.

Gerda: “I must find him.”
Grandmother: “Why is he worth it?”
Gerda: “Because he made me want to live again.”

Will take you to a world beyond your imagination.

Gerda: “Do you know the way to Lapland?”
Reindeer: “Like the back of my anthers.”

Old Lady: “If she doesn’t fall in love, summer will come to an end.”

Little Robber Girl: “There’s heat in this broach. That’s what she fears, you know.”
Gerda: “What who fears?”
Little Robber Girl: “The one who’s got your man.”

SNOW QUEEN

 

 

Questions

1. Gerda likes snow and subzero (below 0) temperatures. True or false?

2. Are Gerda and Kai only friends?

3. Is the Snow Queen good, bad or evil?

4. In the beginning, the Snow Queen was very friendly to Kai. Is this right or wrong?

5. Did the Snow Queen stay in Kai’s town?

6. Gerda found another boyfriend. Is this correct or incorrect? What did she do?

7. Did she meet many different people? Did they help her?

 

A. I have seen the cartoon or movie “The Snow Queen”. Yes or no?

B. I love winter, snow and Christmas!

C. Have you traveled far from your home?

D. Have you met many different people (during your travels)?

E. What will happen to Gerda and Kai?