Video Script — Unit 7

The Lion King

Subject: English | Class: 2 | Series: Leeds (SNC 2020)

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Hello, children! Welcome to today's lesson. Today we are going to read a very important story called "The Lion King."

In this story, the lion himself is telling us what happened to his forest. Let us listen to what he has to say.

The lion says: "I am the king of the forest. My kingdom had once been very beautiful. The forest had been full of tall trees, taller than your tallest buildings. There had been climbers, bushes, shrubs, and grass too. The forest looked beautiful with water springs, pools, hills, valleys, and many wonderful scenery."

Many animals lived in his kingdom — deer, tigers, elephants, bears, monkeys, crocodiles, wolves, peacocks, foxes, jackals, owls, eagles, and many more. They had enough food to eat and plenty of water to drink. The birds sang the sweetest songs. The baby animals — cubs, lambs, and chicks — moved about freely without fear. Everyone lived happily.

The hill tribes also lived near the forest. They were happy with what the forest gave them. They enjoyed the fresh air and respected the animals' freedom. They loved the forest.

But then, the lion says, everything changed. Civilized people entered his kingdom. They were greedy and unkind. They cut trees for their selfish wants. They hunted animals for flesh, skin, tusks, and claws. Many animals died. The number of animals decreased. Most of the trees were cut and the forest became bare.

Hunters and smugglers attacked the forest again and again. They killed or captured animals and birds. They robbed the forest of its resources. The lion says they were merciless — they destroyed the forest despite its many benefits.

The lion asks us: "Are you not responsible for this? Think well! Please find a solution to this problem."

Now let us learn some vocabulary. The word "resources" means natural wealth — things like trees, water, and animals that nature provides. "Benefits" means uses — the forest gives us clean air, wood, and water. "Subjects" in this story means the animals that are ruled by the lion.

In this unit, we also learned about consonant clusters that have three letters. For example, "shr" as in shrimp, "spl" as in splash, "str" as in straw, and "thr" as in throne. We also have "spr" as in spring, "scr" as in screen, and "sch" as in school. These three consonants blend together at the beginning of a word.

We also learned about alphabetical order. Alphabetical order means arranging words in the order of A, B, C. For example, the words camel, deer, fish, lion, zebra are in alphabetical order. When two words start with the same letter, we look at the second letter. For example, cat comes before city because "a" comes before "i" in the alphabet.

Another important topic is masculine and feminine nouns. Masculine nouns are words for males — men, boys, and male animals. Feminine nouns are words for females — women, girls, and female animals. For example, father and mother, brother and sister, king and queen, fox and vixen, nephew and niece, drake and duck.

Let us quickly review. We read the story of the Lion King, who told us how humans destroyed his beautiful forest by cutting trees and hunting animals. We learned three vocabulary words: resources, benefits, and subjects. We practised three-letter consonant clusters. We learned to arrange words in alphabetical order. And we learned about masculine and feminine nouns.

The most important lesson is this: forests are precious. They give us clean air, wood, water, and a home for animals. We must protect our forests and the animals that live in them.

Thank you for watching, and see you in the next lesson!