Movie & Vocabulary: The Smurfs

My student Angus suggested a nice topic for my blog today. At first, he would like to know the name of a Smurf which I was unable to answer, then he got back to me with his own finding, so here I share his good work with you and believe that it will definitely assist those of you who are planning to watch the 3D movie -- The Smurfs, which is to be released in Hong Kong on the 4th August. And of course, to learn some adjectives.

Papa Smurf	Poet Smurf	Painter Smurf	Baker Smurf
Clockwork Smurf	Reporter Smurf	Tailor Smurf	Farmer Smurf
Dreamy Smurf	Harmony Smurf	Clumsy Smurf	Tracker Smurf
Vanity Smurf	Jokey Smurf	Grouchy Smurf	Hefty Smurf
Handy Smurf	Lazy Smurf	Greedy Smurf	Wild Smurf
Brainy Smurf	Smurfette	Gutsy
Nat Smurfling	Sassette Smurfling	Slouchy Smurfling	Snappy Smurfling
Baby Smurf	Puppy	Nanny Smurf	Smoogle
Gargamel	Azrael

From a French comic created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (Pierre Culliford) on the October 23, 1958, The Smurfs (a Dutch word which was adopted in English) is heading for its 53rd years of success.

Vocabulary:
harmony -- (n) [C or U] a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same time
clumsy -- (adj) describes someone who often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way
vanity -- (n) [U] disapproving when you are too interested in your appearance or achievements
grouchy -- (adj)  informal easily annoyed and complaining
hefty - (adj) large in amount, size, force, etc
handy -- (adj) [after verb] able to use something skilfully
brainy -- (adj) informal clever
gutsy -- (adj) informal brave and determined
-ette -- (suffix) female or small
slouchy -- (adj) from slouch (vb)  [I] to stand, sit or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored
snappy -- (adj) from snap (vb) [I or T] to say something suddenly in an angry way



Resources:
SMURFS 101
http://bluebuddies.com/help/smurf_names_and_list_of_the_smurfs.htm

List of The Smurfs characters @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_The_Smurfs

The Smurfs @ IMDb.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472181/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/harmony_1?q=harmony+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/clumsy?q=clumsy+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/vanity_1?q=vanity+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/grouchy?q=grouchy+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/hefty?q=hefty+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/handy_2
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/brainy?q=brainy+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/gutsy?q=gutsy+
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ette
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/slouch_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/snap_4