Unit 5 Time to Watch: Up profile and vocabulary
Meet Carl and Russell, follow the journey’s purpose, and learn six words for discussing the story.
Up is a computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Its printed profile introduces Carl Fredricksen, an elderly man, and Russell, a young boy. Carl is 78 years old. He ties thousands of balloons to his home and sets out to see Paradise Falls in South America. The journey connects two motives: Carl wants to realise a lifelong dream and keep a promise to his late wife, Ellie. The lesson also introduces six words. Wilderness is wild land without residents, crops, or buildings. Assist means help. A badge is a marked piece that can show achievement. To howl is to make a long, loud call like a dog or wolf. A prisoner is a person arrested for a crime. A collar is a band worn around an animal’s neck, often carrying identification; it can be made from different materials.
Key terms
| Question | Profile detail |
|---|---|
| What kind of film? | A computer-animated comedy-drama adventure produced by Pixar Animation Studios |
| Who? | 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen and young Russell |
| What action? | Carl ties thousands of balloons to his home |
| Where? | Paradise Falls in South America |
| Why? | A lifelong dream and a promise to his late wife, Ellie |
| Type | Words | Meaning clue |
|---|---|---|
| Place | wilderness | wild land without settlement or buildings |
| Person | prisoner | someone arrested for a crime |
| Objects | badge; collar | achievement marker; neck band |
| Actions | assist; howl | help; make a long, loud call |
- 1Person: Carl is 78 years old.
- 2Action: He ties thousands of balloons to his home.
- 3Purpose: He wants to reach Paradise Falls and fulfil a promise to Ellie.
- 1Context: A dog makes a long, loud call.
- 2Clues: The subject is an animal, and the sentence describes a sound.
- 3Word: Use howl.
Paradise Falls is the destination; the balloons are attached to the house.
Badge and collar are objects, prisoner is a person, and assist and howl are actions.
A collar is a neck band and is not universally made of metal.
Rules
- 1Track profile details by asking who, what, where, and why.
- 2Keep Carl’s age, action, destination, and motives as separate pieces of information.
- 3Connect the balloons with the house and Paradise Falls with South America.
- 4Use context clues to decide whether a vocabulary word names a place, person, object, action, or sound.
- 5Distinguish assist, which means help, from howl, which names a long, loud animal call.
- 6Define collar by where and how it is used rather than assuming it must be one material.
Practice
4 easy · 4 medium · 4 hard
Up to 10 random questions per test