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Lost Custody – Mini-Story Lesson

Okay, it’s time for the mini-story for the Lost Custody lesson. Let’s get started right away. Here we go.

Yuriko is unfit to be a student. Every day she comes to school late. Then she belittles the other students. When another student makes a mistake, Yuriko yells, “Are you stupid? Do you have a mental disability? What’s wrong with you, you idiot?” One day, another student named Jenwah complains to A.J., the teacher. She says, “I’m frightened by Yuriko. I’m going to quit this class.” The teacher says, “Stick it out, Jenwah. Don’t worry. I will get rid of Yuriko. Then we will all be better off.”

The next day, A.J., the teacher, brings a gun to school. He points the gun at Yuriko and threatens her. He says, “Yuriko, if you come to my class again, I will kill you. Then I will take custody of your son, and I will beat him every day. So leave now!” Yuriko is frightened by A.J.’s threat. She starts crying, and then she runs out of the class. The other students cheer, “Yea!” and everybody’s happy.

Okay, let’s go again. Back to the beginning. This time with questions.

Yuriko is unfit to be a student.

Is Yuriko good enough to be a student?

No, of course not. She’s not. She’s unfit to be a student. She cannot be a student.

Why is she unfit to be a student?

Well, because she comes late every day; and she says bad, terrible things to other students. That’s why she’s unfit to be a student.

Is Jenwah unfit to be a student?

No, no, no, Jenwah is a very good student. She’s fit to be a student, but Yuriko is unfit to be a student.

Is Yuriko unfit to be a business person?

Well, I don’t know; but maybe she’s okay. Maybe she can be a business person, but she’s unfit to be a student. She might be fit to be a business person, but she’s unfit to be a student.

Who is unfit to be a student, Yuriko or Jenwah?

Well, Yuriko is unfit to be a student.

Who is unfit to be a student?

Jen – I mean Yuriko is unfit to be a student, right? She can’t be a student, because she’s a very mean, terrible person. Every day she comes to school late. Then she belittles the other students.

Does she insult the other students and say bad things?

Yes, that’s right. Exactly. She belittles the other students. She says terrible things to them. “You’re stupid. You’re ugly. I don’t like you. You’re a horrible person.” She says these things. She belittles the other students.

Who belittles the other students?

Well, Yuriko belittles the other students.

Who does Yuriko belittle?

Well, Yuriko belittles the other students.

Does Yuriko belittle the teacher?

No, no, no, she does not belittle the teacher. She does not insult him. She does not say terrible things to the teacher. She belittles the students.

Does the teacher, A.J., does he belittle the students?

No, no, A.J. does not belittle the students.

Who belittles the students?

Well, Yuriko belittles the students, right?

How does she belittle the students?

Well, when another student makes a mistake, Yuriko yells, “Are you stupid? Do you have a mental disability? What’s wrong with you, you idiot?”

Does she ask the students if they are damaged, if their brain is damaged, something’s wrong with their brain?

Yeah, that’s right, exactly. She says, “Do you have a mental disability?” It means is your brain broken? Is your mind broken? Right? She says, “Do you have a mental disability?”

Does she ask if they have a physical disability?

No, she doesn’t ask if they have a physical disability. Physical disability, maybe their legs don’t work, maybe their eyes don’t work well. They can’t see. That’s not what she’s asking. She asks if they have a mental disability. Right? A brain disability because they’re so stupid.

Does she ask other students if they have a mental disability?

Yeah, that’s right. She asks the other students if they have a mental disability.

Does she ask the teacher if he has a mental disability?

No, no, remember, she does not belittle the teacher; so she never asks the teacher if he has a mental disability.

Who does she ask, “Do you have a mental disability?”

Well, she asks that, she says that to other students when they make a mistake. So it’s very strong, right? “Do you have a brain problem? A brain – something broken in your brain? A mental disability?” She says, “What’s wrong with you, you idiot?”

Well, the students feel very bad. One day, another student named Jenwah complains to A.J., the teacher. She says, “A.J., I’m frightened by Yuriko.”

Does Yuriko scare her?

Yes, that’s exactly right. She’s frightened by Yuriko. She’s scared of Yuriko. She feels afraid.

Does Jenwah feel very, very scared and afraid?

Oh, exactly right. She feels frightened, right? She’s frightened by Yuriko.

Is Jenwah frightened by A.J.?

No, no, no, she’s not frightened by A.J.

Who is she frightened by?

Well, she’s frightened by Yuriko.

Why is she frightened by Yuriko?

Well, she’s scared of Yuriko – she’s frightened by Yuriko; because Yuriko says mean, terrible things. Yuriko belittles Jenwah every day. That’s why she’s frightened by Yuriko.

Does Yuriko frighten all the students in the class?

Well, yeah, that’s right. Actually, she does. All the students are frightened by Yuriko. They’re all frightened by Yuriko.

Does Yuriko frighten the teacher?

No, no, A.J.’s not afraid of Yuriko. He’s not frightened by Yuriko, but Yuriko frightens everybody else.

And, anyway, Jenwah tells A.J., “I’m frightened by Yuriko, and I’m going to quit this class.” A.J. says, “Jenwah, stick it out.”

Does A.J. want Jenwah to quit the class?

No, no, no, he wants her to continue with the class. He says, “Stick it out, Jenwah. Continue with the class, Jenwah.”

Does A.J. want Jenwah to stick it out in English class?

Yeah, that’s right. He wants her to continue with English class. He wants her to stick it out in English class.

Does he want her to stick it out in science class?

No, no, no, this is not a science class. He doesn’t want her stick it out in science class. He doesn’t want her to continue in science. He wants her to stick it out in English class.

Does AJ want Yuriko to stick it out?

No, no, no, no, the opposite, actually. He does not want Yuriko to continue with the class.

Who does he want to stick it out in class?

Well, he wants Jenwah to stick it out, right? He likes Jenwah. He wants Jenwah to stick it out in class. He wants her to continue. He does not want Yuriko to stick it out. So he tells Jenwah, “Stick it out, Jenwah. Don’t worry. I will get rid of Yuriko. Then we will all be better off.”

Is he going to make Yuriko leave the class?

Yeah, that’s right. He’s going to get rid of Yuriko. He’s going to make her leave. He’s going to throw her away. He’s going to push her out. Right? That’s get rid of. Get rid of means to eliminate, to delete, to throw away. So he’s going to get rid of Yuriko.

Will he get rid of Jenwah?

No, no, no, he wants Jenwah to stick it out. He will get rid of Yuriko.

Why will he get rid of Yuriko?

Well, because Yuriko is frightening the other students, right? That’s why. After Yuriko leaves, he says, “Then we will all be better off.”

Will all the students have a better situation after Yuriko leaves?

Yeah, that’s exactly right. They’ll be better off. They will have a better situation.

Will the class improve after Yuriko leaves?

Yes, that’s exactly right. The class will be better off. The class will improve. Everyone will feel better. Everything will be better. They will be better off. They will improve and be happier after Yuriko leaves.

Will the class be better off if Jenwah leaves?

No, no, no, they won’t be better off if Jenwah leaves. Jenwah’s a great student. She’s very nice. They’ll be better off if Yuriko leaves.

Will the class be better off if A.J. leaves?

Well, maybe. You know, if they – maybe they need a better teacher. A.J.’s maybe not a good teacher; but, you know, in general, no, they won’t be better off if A.J. leaves. They’ll be better off if Yuriko leaves.

Okay, so A.J. says, “We’ll all be better off after Yuriko leaves.” The next day, A.J., the teacher, brings a gun to class (shooting sound); because he’s American; and we all have guns. He points the gun at Yuriko; and he says to Yuriko, he threatens her; and he says, “Yuriko, if you come to my class again, I will kill you. Then I will take custody of your son and beat him every day.”

Does A.J. threaten Yuriko?

Yeah, that’s exactly right. A.J. says he’s going to hurt her, so he threatens her. He threatens Yuriko.

Does A.J. threaten Jenwah?

No, A.J. does not threaten Jenwah. A.J. threatens Yuriko.

Why does A.J. threaten Yuriko?

Well, he threatens her because he wants her to leave the class, right? He wants to frighten her. He wants her to leave the class. That’s why he threatens her, and I’m using threaten as a verb here, right? This is a verb – to threaten.

Does A.J. threaten other students?

No, no, he only threatens Yuriko. He only says he will hurt Yuriko. He says, “Yuriko, if you come to my class again, I will kill you. Then I will take custody of your son and beat him every day.”

When A.J. threatens Yuriko, what does he say?

Well, he says he’s going to kill her and take her son, take custody of her son and then beat him every day.

Will A.J. take her son? Will he own her son?

Yeah, that’s right. He will take custody of her son. He will become the owner of her son. The government will say, “A.J., you are now the official father, the legal father.” So A.J. will take custody of her son after Yuriko is killed.

Why will A.J. take custody of her son?

Well, he will take her son. He will take custody of her son so he can beat him every day. Oh, A.J.’s such a nice guy. He says, “I will take custody of your son and beat him every day.”

Will he take custody of her daughter?

No, no, he will not take custody of her daughter. He will take custody of her son.

Who’s son will he take custody of?

Well, he will take custody of Yuriko’s son.

Why will he take custody of Yuriko’s son?

Well, so he can beat him; and so he can threaten her.

Okay, so he says, “Leave now or I will take custody of your son and kill you! Leave the class now and never come back!” Yuriko is frightened by AJ’s threat.

Is Yuriko scared by what A.J. says?

Yes, she is. She’s very frightened by A.J.’s threat.

Is Yuriko frightened by A.J.’s compliment?

No, no, of course not. A.J. did not say something nice to her. That’s a compliment. She’s frightened by A.J.’s threat.

What was A.J.’s threat? Now, it’s a noun, right? Threat this time is a noun.

Well, A.J’.s threat was he said he would kill her and take her son. That was A.J.’s threat. That’s the dangerous thing A.J. said he will do.

Okay, A.J.’s threat, was it frightening? Was it scary? Now, I’m using frightening as an adjective.

Yeah, A.J.’s threat was frightening; so Yuriko was frightened. Right? A.J.’s threat was frightening; so Yuriko felt frightened. Frightened is a feeling. Frightening describes a situation or a thing. So A.J.’s threat was very frightening, very scary.

Okay, so after A.J.’s threat, what does Yuriko do?

Well, after A.J.’s threat, after she hears A.J.’s threat, Yuriko starts to cry, “Oh, ohhhhh, no, please, don’t hurt me.” Then she runs out of the class, and all the other students cheer, “Yea! We’re happy.”

All right, good. One more time. This time I’ll pause after the key phrases.

Yuriko is unfit to be a student. Good. Yuriko is unfit to be a student.

Every day she comes to school. Then she belittles the other students. Then she belittles the other students.

When another student makes a mistake, Yuriko yells, “Are you stupid? Do you have a mental disability? Do you have a mental disability? What’s wrong with you, you idiot?”

One day, another student named Jenwah complains to A.J., the teacher. She says, “I’m frightened by Yuriko. I’m frightened by Yuriko. I’m going to quit this class.” The teacher says, “Stick it out, Jenwah. Stick it out, Jenwah. Don’t worry. I will get rid of Yuriko. Then we will all be better off.” Then we will all be better off.

The next day, AJ brings a gun to school. He points the gun at Yuriko and threatens her. He points the gun at Yuriko and threatens her. “Yuriko, if you come to my class again, I will kill you; and then I’ll take custody of your son. And then I’ll take custody of your son, and I will beat him every day. So leave now!” Yuriko is frightened by A.J.’s threat. Yuriko is frightened by A.J.’s threat. She starts crying, and then she runs out of the class. The other students cheer, “Yea!”

Okay, that is the end of the mini-story. Please stop now and tell all of this story yourself using the correct phrases. Okay, bye-bye.