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The Simpsons: "Bart the General"

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In this freely adapted learning dialogue inspired by The Simpsons, instead of fighting, Bart and his friends make a plan, train together, and use teamwork. A fun and inspiring story about courage and learning to stand up for yourself.

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Nelson / ˈnɛlsən /noun

A male given name

Nelson is a common name.

name

fight / faɪt /verb

To engage in a physical contest or battle

Fight for your rights.

battlestrugglecontend

looks / lʊks /verb

To have a particular appearance or to seem to be in a certain state

Bart looks angry.

appearseemgive the impression of

Bart / bɑːrt /noun

A male given name, diminutive of Bartholomew

Bart is eating lunch.

take / teɪk /verb

To get possession of something

Then I'll take it!

grabseizecapture

a bully / ə ˈbʊli /noun

A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable

Nelson is a bully.

intimidatortormentor

stop / stɑːp /verb

To cease doing something; to discontinue an action or activity

I'm going to stop bothering Nelson.

haltpausediscontinue

to cheer / tuː tʃɪr /verb

To applaud or encourage someone or something by shouting

The crowd cheered when the home team scored.

applaudrootyell

grabs / ɡræbz /verb

To take hold of something suddenly and firmly

He grabs his hat and runs out the door.

snatchseize

over / ˈoʊvər /adverb

To move from one place to another, typically by walking

Nelson walks over to the park.

acrossthrougharound

picking / ˈpɪkɪŋ /verb

To harass, persecute, or intimidate someone

A bully is picking on me.

teasingbullyingharassing

suggest / səˈdʒest /verb

To put forward for consideration

What did the boy suggest doing with the other kids?

recommendpropose

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