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#5. Moana Decides


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Published: 1.29.2025
Level 4   |   Time: 3:00
Accent: Polynesian, Māori
Source: Moana

Moana tries to convince her father that she must travel beyond the reef to find Maui.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

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  2. 비디오 보기

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  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

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  5. 액티비티 하기

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  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

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  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

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  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ crops [n] - plants grown for food
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ settle down [phv] - calm down, stop being upset
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ dig [v] - move soil or dirt to make a hole
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cavern [n] - a large cave [image] ESL Vocab - A cavern
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ voyagers [n] - people who travel long distances
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ restore [v] - bring something back to its original condition
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a fish hook [n] - a curved tool used to catch fish [image] ESL Vocab - A fish hook
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ board [v] - get on (a boat or airplane)

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Moana Chief Tui Grandma Tala Maui
Moana Chief Tui Gramma Tala Maui
  • There are problems on Moana's island with fishing and crops.
  • Moana wants to travel beyond the reef to look for more fish.
  • Gramma Tala just showed Moana a cavern full of large boats.
  • Chief Tui, Moana's father, doesn't want her to travel beyond the reef.
  • Gramma Tala just gave the Heart of Te Fiti (a small green stone) to Moana.
  • She told Moana that she can find Maui by following the stars in the sky shaped like a fish hook.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Why are the villagers upset at the beginning of the scene?
    Chief Tui refuses to let them leave the island.
    Maui has stolen the Heart of Te Fiti.
    The boats have been burned.
    The crops are failing.

  2. What does Moana want to do?
    Move to another island where they can start over.
    Find Maui and restore the Heart of Te Fiti.
    Dig new fields and plant more crops.
    Build more boats.

  3. What does Chief Tui plan to do next?
    Find new fishing grounds.
    Take Moana to the cave.
    Travel beyond the reef.
    Burn the boats.

  4. What is Chief Tui's opinion of the Heart of Te Fiti?
    It is has the power to solve all of their problems.
    It is too dangerous for Moana to use.
    It is causing the crops to fail.
    It is just a rock.

  5. What did Gramma Tala see the ocean do?
    Choose Moana to restore the Heart of Te Fiti.
    Protect the boats in the cavern.
    Protect Moana from a shark.
    Show her how to find Maui.

  6. What does Gramma Tala tell Moana to do?
    Restore the Heart of Te Fiti.
    Listen to her father.
    Leave the island.
    Find Maui.

  7. What does Gramma Tala tell Moana to say to Maui?
    "Follow me and restore balance to the ocean."
    "The island of Motunui needs your help."
    "You must give me the Heart of Te Fiti."
    "You will board my boat."



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. The [ food plants ] are turning black.

    [ crops ]



  2. Please, please. [ Be calm ].

    [ Settle down ]



  3. There is a [ large cave ] of boats. Huge canoes. We can take them.

    [ cavern ]



  4. I should have [ set fire to ] those boats a long time ago.

    [ burned ]



  5. You will [ get on ] my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the Heart of Te Fiti.

    [ board ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

  • This (is) happening all (over) the island.
  • (What) are you going to do?
  • We can stop (the) darkness. Save our island.
  • There (is) a cavern of boats. Huge canoes. We can take them.
  • You told (me) to help our people. This is how we help our people.
  • I should (have) burned those boats a long (time) ago.
  • No! Don't! We have (to) find Maui. We have (to) restore the Heart.
  • What can (be) done?
  • And when you find Maui, you grab him (by) the ear.
  • There (is) nowhere you could go (that) I won't be with you.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.



Sentence 1

at / village / meeting / villager / want / know / what / chief / Tui / going / do / about / failing / crop


At a village meeting, the villagers want to know what Chief Tui is going to do about the failing crops.



Sentence 2

chief / Tui / suggest / they / just / dig / new / field


Chief Tui suggests (that) they (should/can/could) just dig new fields.



Sentence 3

Moana / run / in / and / insist / they / can / save / island / by / use / boat / cavern / find / Maui / and / restore / heart / Te / Fiti


Moana runs in and insists (that) they can save the island by using the boats in the cavern (in order) to find Maui and restore the Heart of Te Fiti.



Sentence 4

after / angrily / lead / Moana / out / meeting / chief / Tui / tell / Moana / he / going / burn / boat / cavern


After angrily leading Moana out of the meeting, Chief Tui tells Moana (that) he is going to burn the boats in the cavern.
After he angrily leads Moana out of the meeting, Chief Tui tells Moana (that) he is going to burn the boats in the cavern.



Sentence 5

he / then / grab / heart / Te / Fiti / Moana / and / throw / it / jungle / tell / her / it / just / rock


He then grabs the Heart of Te Fiti from Moana and throws it into the jungle, telling her (that) it is just a rock.



Sentence 6

sudden / villager / appear / and / tell / them / gramma / Tala / close / death


Suddenly a villager appears and tells them (that) Gramma Tala is close to death.
All of a sudden, a villager appears and tells them (that) Gramma Tala is close to death.



Sentence 7

they / enter / tent / and / see / her / lie / mat


They enter [her/a] tent and see her lying on [her/a] mat.



Sentence 8

before / pass / away / gramma / Tala / encourage / Moana / find / Maui / one / last / time


Before passing away, Gramma Tala encourages Moana to find Maui one last time.
Before she passes away, Gramma Tala encourages Moana to find Maui one last time.



Sentence 9

she / tell / Moana / grab / Maui / by / ear / and / demand / he / restore / heart / Te / Fiti


She tells Moana to grab Maui by the ear and demand (that) he restore the Heart of Te Fiti.



Sentence 10

she / *reassure / Moana / by / tell / her / she / will / with / her / wherever / she / go


She reassures Moana by telling her (that) she will be with her wherever she goes.


* reassure (v): comfort, make someone feel less worried



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Moana is being pushed in two different directions by her father and her grandmother. What does each person want her to do?
  2. Why do you think Gramma Tala and Chief Tui seem to have such different perspectives?
  3. Have you ever been pushed in opposite directions by two family members? If so, what happened? Tell the story. How did you decide who to follow?
  4. Among your family members, whose opinion do/did you value the most? Why?
  5. The video shows both faith and skepticism. Which character(s) have faith? Which character(s) are more skeptical? Which side are you closer to? Can you give an example?
  6. Gramma Tala says, "There is nowhere you could go that I won't be with you." Do you believe that the people we love stay with us in some way, even after they're gone?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Villager: The crops are turning black.

Villager: What about the fish?

Villager: This is happening all over the island.

Chief Tui: Please, please. Settle down.

Villager: What are you going to do?

Chief Tui: We will dig new fields. We'll find a way...

Moana: We can stop the darkness. Save our island. There is a cavern of boats. Huge canoes. We can take them, find Maui, make him restore the heart. We were voyagers. We can voyage again.

Moana: You told me to help our people. This is how we help our people. Dad? What are you doing?

Chief Tui: I should have burned those boats a long time ago.

Moana: No! Don't! We have to find Maui. We have to restore the Heart.

Chief Tui: There is no Heart. This, this is just a rock.

Moana: No!


Villager: Chief! It's your mother!

Chief Tui: Mother.

Villager: What can be done?

Gramma Tala: Go.

Moana: Gramma?

Gramma Tala: Go.

Moana: Not now. I can't.

Gramma Tala: You must. The ocean chose you. Follow the fish hook.

Moana: Gramma.

Gramma Tala: And when you find Maui, you grab him by the ear. You say, "I am Moana of Motunui. You will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the Heart of Te Fiti."

Moana: I... I can't leave you.

Gramma Tala: There is nowhere you could go that I won't be with you. Go.

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