Intro
In Wallace & Gromit’s neighhorhood, the residents are having a vegetable growing contest. But, rabbits keep eating up the gigantic vegetables. Gromit starts a business to catch the rabbits, and business is booming until something creepy starts to happen.
Listen to Didi tell me about the movie
Dialogue
Dave: Didi, have you seen any movies recently?
Didi: Yes, I did. I saw Wallace & Gromit and the, the …. Oh, shoot, what was it called? The,”The case of the Werewolf Bunny” Is that what it’s called?
Dave: Something like that. How was it?
Didi: It was good. It wasn’t as good as his other ones
Dave: No? so, What’s it about?
Didi: Well, it is about a guy and his dog. The dog doesn’t talk, but is super smart. And the owner is kind of dumber, but he’s an inventor and he invents all this stuff.
Dave: They have some sort of business, right, in the movie?
Didi: Oh yes, they are pest controls. There’s a big vegetable, um, contest going on in the, in the community, and, um, the rabbits keep coming and eating their vegetables. Gromit invents these bunny traps.
Dave: Oh, so he’s really, he’s cashing in on bunny traps.
Didi: Yes.
Discussion
Wallace& Gromit is a claymation movie where the characters are molded out of clay material. The movie is a spin-off of a series of three shorter episodes.
Vocab
Inventor
Definition
n. a person who imagines and creates things
Examples
Benjamin Franklin was an inventor. He invented bifocal glasses and lots of other stuff.
Pest
Definition
n. small or annoying animals or creatures, such as rats, cockroaches, termites, etc.; someone who is annoying or bothersome
Examples
It’s an old house that has a few pests. But just put out some mousetraps and you will get rid of them.
Contest
Definition
n. competition or challenge
Examples
Takeru Kobayashi won the hot dog eating contest in New Jersy. He at 49 hotdogs in twelve minutes
Cashing in on
Definition
Expr. Making money or earning a profit; capitalizing on or benefiting from
Examples
A lot of companies are cashing in on the low carb diet fad
Residents
Definition
n. people who live in a certain area
Examples
Residents of San Francisco are used to earthquakes
Gigantic
Definition
Adj. Very big, extremely large or huge
Examples
That sofa is gigantic. Do you think it’ll fit in the truck?
Business is booming
Definition
Expr. Sales are very good; the company is doing very well; the business is making a lot of money
Examples
Ever since we started selling fried grasshoppers, business has been booming.
Spin-off
Definition
n. something that imitates or is related to an earlier version
Examples
The Batman movies are a spin-off of the comic book series.
Creepy
Definition
Adj. Scary; strange
Examples
Be careful when you leave because there are a lot of creepy people in this area.
Shoot
Definition
Expr. Similar to ‘darn it,’’dang it,’or ‘um’
Examples
I ran into…. Shoot, what was his name?oh yeah, David, I ran into David yesterday.
