Learn English with FROZEN — Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

追加: 2026-05-28

[00:00:02]Elsa? Shh.

[00:00:05]Elsa!

[00:00:07]Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. Anna, go back to sleep.

[00:00:13]I just can't. The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play. Go play by yourself.

[00:00:29]Do you want to build a snowman?

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[00:01:13]Click the link in the description to get the premium Frozen lesson for free. So, after that first clip we watched, we see Elsa and Anna laughing and playing together in the great hall, filling it with magical snow. But then, Elsa loses control of her powers and accidentally hits Anna in the head with an icy blast.

[00:01:36]She cries for her mom and dad, the king and queen, and they run off to find help. And that's where our first scene starts with a very surprising visit to some mysterious creatures in the forest.

[00:01:53]Please, help.

[00:01:56]My daughter.

[00:02:02]It's the king.

[00:02:05]King, your majesty.

[00:02:07]Born with the powers or cursed? Uh born, and they're getting stronger.

[00:02:15]You are lucky it wasn't her heart.

[00:02:18]The heart is not so easily changed, but the head can be persuaded. Do what you must.

[00:02:25]I recommend we remove all magic, even memories of magic, to be safe.

[00:02:33]But don't worry.

[00:02:35]I leave the fun.

[00:02:42]She will be okay.

[00:02:43]But she won't remember I have powers?

[00:02:46]It's for the best. Listen to me, Elsa.

[00:02:49]Your power will only grow.

[00:02:54]There is beauty in it, but also great danger.

[00:03:00]You must learn to control it.

[00:03:03]Fear will be your enemy.

[00:03:07]No.

[00:03:09]We'll protect her.

[00:03:10]She can learn to control it, I'm sure.

[00:03:12]Till then, lock the gates.

[00:03:16]We'll reduce the staff.

[00:03:18]We will limit her contact with people, and keep her powers hidden from everyone, including Anna.

[00:03:33]The head troll, Pabbie, pops up and immediately asks the king a very important question.

[00:03:39]Your majesty, born with the powers or cursed? Uh born, and they're getting stronger.

[00:03:46]When something or someone is cursed, it means it's under a dark magical spell that causes bad things to happen. Being cursed in fairy tales usually means you're doomed to suffer, whether it's a beast ugly form, 100 years of sleep, or in Elsa's case, uncontrollable icy powers.

[00:04:03]Moving on, Grand Pabbie shares some wise words about how to help Anna.

[00:04:11]You are lucky it wasn't her heart.

[00:04:13]The heart is not so easily changed, but the head can be persuaded. What does it mean when Grand Pabbie says the head can be persuaded? Take a guess. The brain can be physically damaged, someone can be convinced to change their thinking, a person can be forced to obey.

[00:04:37]That's right. If someone persuades you, they use words, reasons, or arguments to get you to change your mind or to do something. Grand Pabbie is making a beautiful observation here. It's much easier to change what someone thinks than what they feel. Check out these examples.

[00:04:53]Listen, I can explain everything to them. I can persuade them to take me to the island and wait, will you still be there?

[00:05:02]I may be a persuaded to surrender the hat.

[00:05:06]But the pearls were a gift from my husband on the birth of our twins.

[00:05:10]Next, the king asks Pabbie to help Anna and after he works his magic, Elsa asks, But she won't remember I have powers?

[00:05:19]It's for the best. This is a really common English expression and it's used to comfort someone when having to make a difficult or painful decision.

[00:05:28]It means that even though that something is hard or sad right now, it will lead to a better outcome in the long run.

[00:05:35]People say it when they've had to make a tough call. Maybe ending a relationship, turning down a job offer, or in this case, removing Anna's memories of Elsa's powers.

[00:05:44]Listen to these.

[00:05:45]Look, guys.

[00:05:47]It's for the best.

[00:05:50]Yeah, so uh I'm going to head back to the training center.

[00:05:54]I think we both know it's for the best.

[00:05:58]Now, after this heartbreaking moment, King Agnarr makes a big decision to protect Elsa.

[00:06:04]No.

[00:06:05]We'll protect her.

[00:06:07]She can learn to control it, I'm sure.

[00:06:09]Till then, lock the gates.

[00:06:12]We'll reduce the staff. So, gates are the large doors or entrances to a castle, estate, or wild area.

[00:06:20]Or you might see a gate like this one at the entrance of someone's garden. They can be made of iron, wood, or stone.

[00:06:27]Locking the gates to the kingdom it means nobody gets in. And right after that, the king says they'll do one more thing.

[00:06:34]We'll reduce the staff.

[00:06:36]Now, before I explain this one, what do you think staff means?

[00:06:40]Think carefully because this word has more than one meaning. What do you think staff means?

[00:06:45]The furniture inside the castle?

[00:06:47]The weapons stored in the castle? The people who work in the castle?

[00:06:59]Exactly. Here, staff refers to all the people who work somewhere. Employees, servants, assistants.

[00:07:06]A hospital has medical staff and a school has teaching staff. By the way, staff can also be a long wooden stick or pole. Think of Gandalf's staff in The Lord of the Rings. But that's a different meaning entirely. Moving on, the gates are locked and poor Anna feels pretty bored and lonely. Elsa is scared of hurting her little sister again. But of course, Anna has no memory of what happened and doesn't understand. So next, we hear this touching and iconic song.

[00:07:41]Do you want to build a snowman?

[00:07:44]Come on, let's go and play.

[00:07:47]I never see you anymore. Come out the door. It's like you've gone away.

[00:07:54]We used to be best buddies.

[00:07:56]And now we're not. I wish you would tell me why.

[00:08:02]Do you want to build a snowman?

[00:08:05]It doesn't have to be a snowman. Go away, Anna. Okay, bye.

[00:08:18]The gloves will help.

[00:08:20]See?

[00:08:21]Conceal it. Don't feel it.

[00:08:24]Don't let it show.

[00:08:28]First off, we have the most iconic question from Frozen. Do you want to build a snowman?

[00:08:36]Come on, let's go and play.

[00:08:39]So, let's go and is a casual, energetic way of suggesting doing something together right now. The key thing here is that and connects the action. Let's go and eat.

[00:08:51]Let's go and watch a movie. Let's go and explore. It's more dynamic and spontaneous sounding than just saying let's play.

[00:08:59]Are you hungry?

[00:09:00]Starved.

[00:09:01]Let's go and get some bacon and eggs.

[00:09:03]And then Anna sings, I never see you anymore. Come out the door. It's like you've gone away.

[00:09:11]We used to be best buddies.

[00:09:13]And now we're not. Buddies is a warm, casual word for friends.

[00:09:18]Buzz and Woody in Toy Story are buddies.

[00:09:20]You and your best friend from childhood, buddies.

[00:09:23]It has a slightly playful, affectionate feel. More relaxed than friend, but more personal than colleague. Listen to this.

[00:09:32]We're buddies, aren't we?

[00:09:34]Here's one of the most heartbreaking lines in the whole song, and it gives us a great grammar point to explore. We used to be best buddies.

[00:09:42]And now we're not. I wish you would tell me why.

[00:09:48]The structure I wish you would is used to express frustration or longing for something that someone else isn't doing, but you really want them to. It's not just a simple wish. It carries a sense of sadness or gentle complaint. Here's how to use it. I wish you would listen to me.

[00:10:05]You're frustrated because they're not listening.

[00:10:07]I wish you would call more often. You miss the contact and want it to change.

[00:10:12]I wish they would just be honest. You're tired of the evasion.

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[00:11:35]It doesn't have to be a snowman. Go away, Anna. Okay, bye.

[00:11:43]Go away literally means leave. I want to be alone. And earlier we heard Anna sing gone away. It's like you've gone away.

[00:11:53]So, you would think gone away means the same thing, right?

[00:11:56]Nope. Same words, completely different meanings. Anna means Elsa has disappeared from her life and she's become distant. It's emotional, not literal. So, gone away describes an emotional distance, while go away is a direct command. Context is everything.

[00:12:13]Drew, go away.

[00:12:16]I don't want to talk to you.

[00:12:18]Go away, I'm not home.

[00:12:20]>> Uh yes, you are. By the time I got to her, she'd gone away inside.

[00:12:27]Never let me get close.

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[00:12:52]Then the scene ends with a glimpse of Elsa on the other side of the door.

[00:12:57]The gloves will help.

[00:12:59]See? Conceal it. Don't feel it. Don't >> Don't let it show.

[00:13:04]Okay, this is awful advice for a child.

[00:13:07]But we'll get to that in a minute.

[00:13:09]First, these are gloves. We might wear them in the winter to protect our hands from the cold. But there are other kinds, like the latex gloves surgeons wear or boxing gloves.

[00:13:20]Elsa's gloves dampen her powers, keeping the ice inside. What do you think conceal means?

[00:13:26]To share something openly others, to destroy something completely, to hide something so others can't see or know about it.

[00:13:39]Great. We can use this figuratively or literally. You can conceal a secret, an object, an emotion, or even an identity.

[00:13:48]Like in these.

[00:13:49]They'll reach the river by midnight.

[00:13:51]We'll be concealed along this road waiting for his caravan. A renowned makeup artist who traveled the world with Henry creating fantastic disguises to conceal his identity.

[00:14:02]If I had more shallow feelings, I could perhaps conceal them as you do.

[00:14:05]See?

[00:14:06]Conceal it. Don't feel it. Don't let it show.

[00:14:11]Conceal it. Don't feel it. Don't let it show.

[00:14:14]It's a heartbreaking little mantra. One that takes Elsa the entire film to overcome.

[00:14:19]You've done awesome so far.

[00:14:22]Now, let's go and test everything that you learned today by watching the scenes again without subtitles and answering some quiz questions.

[00:14:34]Elsa.

[00:14:38]Elsa.

[00:14:40]Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. Anna, go back to sleep.

[00:14:46]I just can't. The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play. She moved to a new city and started her new life completely and started her new life completely by herself.

[00:15:06]Go play by yourself.

[00:15:15]Do you want to build a snowman?

[00:15:21]Please, help.

[00:15:24]My daughter.

[00:15:31]It's the king.

[00:15:33]King, your majesty.

[00:15:36]Born with the powers or cursed? Uh born, and they're getting stronger.

[00:15:44]You are lucky it wasn't her heart.

[00:15:46]The heart is not so easily changed. But, the head can be persuaded. Do what you must.

[00:15:54]I recommend we remove all magic. Even memories of magic.

[00:15:59]To be safe.

[00:16:02]But, don't worry.

[00:16:04]I leave the fun.

[00:16:10]She will be okay.

[00:16:12]But, she won't remember I have powers?

[00:16:15]It's for the best.

[00:16:16]Listen to me, Elsa.

[00:16:18]Your power will only grow.

[00:16:22]There is beauty in it.

[00:16:26]But, also great danger.

[00:16:29]You must learn to control it.

[00:16:31]Fear will be your enemy.

[00:16:36]No.

[00:16:37]We'll protect her.

[00:16:39]She can learn to control it, I'm sure.

[00:16:41]Till then, lock the gates.

[00:16:44]We'll reduce the staff.

[00:16:46]We will limit her contact with people.

[00:16:49]Keep her powers hidden from everyone.

[00:16:55]Including Anna.

[00:16:59]Elsa?

[00:17:03]Do you want to build a snowman?

[00:17:06]Come on, let's go and play.

[00:17:09]I never see you anymore. Come out the door. It's like you've gone away.

[00:17:16]We used to be best buddies.

[00:17:18]And now we're not. I wish you would tell me why.

[00:17:24]Do you want to build a snowman?

[00:17:27]It doesn't have to be a snowman. Go away, Anna.

[00:17:32]Which of these are gloves?

[00:17:42]Okay, bye.

[00:17:51]Match each expression on the left with its correct meaning on the right.

[00:18:11]The gloves will help.

[00:18:13]See? Conceal it. Don't feel it. Don't let it show.

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