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Scarers

Monsters University (2013)

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Characters
A cartoon blue monster with spiky white shoulders and a toothy grin, wearing a purple baseball cap.

Blue Scarer

A fuzzy purple-pink cartoon monster with two hair buns on top of her head and large round glasses, smiling.

Teacher

A group of cartoon monsters standing close together, including a blue monster with three eyes and horns, a pink horned monster, and others in teal and purple.

Classmates

A tall, thin, light blue cartoon monster with three eyes, wearing a white hard hat and a white vest.

Tour Guide

A large, round, lumpy lime-green cartoon monster with two small eyes on stalks on top of its head.

Green Scarer

A round, green, one-eyed cartoon monster wearing a dark cap. He has one hand on the cap and is standing in front of a door with yellow and black stripes.

Mike Wazowski

Transcript

[Teacher]

Okay, we're missing one. Who are we missing? Oh, Mike Wazowski.


[Mike Wazowski]

Thanks, Joe. Good luck finishing your crossword puzzle.


[Teacher]

Sorry, Michael. I didn't see you.


[Mike Wazowski]

That's okay. When I was on the bus, I found a nickel! I wish I had pockets.


[Teacher]

Okay, everyone, partner up. Get your field trip, buddy.


[Mike Wazowski] 

Jeremy, you and me? Okay, no biggie. Haley? No. Pairing up with Claire. Great choice. She's a good egg. Russell... Mike? Wazowski? We carpool. We're cousins! Hey. Okay. Good catching up.


[Teacher] 

Well, Michael, it looks like it's you and me again.


[Mike Wazowski] 

Come on, Karen. We're falling behind.


[Teacher] 

Please don't call me Karen.


[Tour Guide] 

Now stay close together. We're entering a very dangerous area. Welcome to the scare floor. This is where we collect the scream energy to power our whole world. And can anyone tell me whose job it is to go get that scream?


[Classmates] 

Scarers.


[Tour Guide] 

That's right. Now, which one of you can give me the scariest roar?


[Classmates] 

Me, me, me, me—


[Mike Wazowski] 

Sir, right here. Blue-green guy at 2 o'clock.


[Classmate] 

It's like this.


[Mike Wazowski] 

Hey guys, watch this one.


[Classmates] 

Roar!


[Mike Wazowski] 

Hey, I got a really good—


[Blue scarer] 

Well, hey there kids. Are you on a tour with your school?


[Classmates] 

Yeah!


[Teacher] 

Yes. We're here to learn about Scream Energy and what it takes to be a scarer.


[Blue scarer] 

Well, hey, you're in luck because I just happen to be a scarer. I learned everything I know from my school, Monsters University. It's the best scaring school there is.


[Green scarer] 

You wish. Fear Tech's the best.


[Blue scarer] 

Okay, you guys watch us and tell me which school's the best. All right? MU is. Let's go everybody.


[Tour Guide] 

Oops. Stop right there. Don't cross over that safety line. Human children are extremely toxic.


[Classmates] 

Look at that!


[Mike Wazowski] 

Hey guys, watch the eye.


[Classmates] 

I know.


[Mike Wazowski] 

Excuse me. Fellas. How about we do tallest in the back?


[Classmates] 

Did you see that? Look, he's going to do a real scare!


[Classmate] 

Cool. I want to be a scarer.


[Classmate] 

Yeah, me too.


[Mike Wazowski] 

Come on, guys. I want to see.


[Classmate] 

Out of the way, Wazowski. You don't belong on a scare floor.


[Teacher] 

Brian, do not step over the line.


[Classmate] 

Mrs. Graves, Michael went over the line.


[Teacher] 

Michael!


[Mom] 

See, I told you he's fine.


[Dad] 

I thought I heard something.


[Blue scarer] 

What? That was real dangerous, kid. I didn't even know you were in there. Wow... I didn't even know you were in there. Not bad, kid.


[Teacher] 

Michael, what do you have to say for yourself?


[Mike Wazowski] 

How do I become a [scarer?]

Clip Context

Mike Wazowski and his classmates are taking a tour of the 'scare floor.' This is where the energy that powers their town is collected, called 'scream energy.' It's created by scaring children, then it is collected and used as energy.

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Vocabulary

Read each word out loud.

toxic

/ˈtɑksɪk/

adjective

harmful or dangerous to a persons health

Example:

I had to wear a mask because the room was full of toxic smoke.

A person in a gas mask and light sweater stands in orange smoke.
scare

/skɛɹ/

verb

to make someone feel frightened or worried

Example:

Spiders scare me.

In a dark, foggy black-and-white scene, a giant spider looms over a tiny standing figure.
scream

/skɹim/

noun

to make a sudden, loud cry

Example:

The loud scream from inside of the haunted house made everyone jump.

A woman with her hair tied back screams with her eyes shut and her mouth wide open.
tour

/tʊɹ/

noun

visiting or seeing several places for pleasure or education

Example:

We went on a tour of the historic city center during our vacation.

A man in a gray sweater and lanyard gestures as he leads a group of people along a city street.
collect

/kəˈlɛkt/

verb

to gather things/people together in one place

Example:

We need to collect all the books from the library for the event.

A girl in a pink sweater stands on a stool to reach a high shelf of a large bookcase filled with books.

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Conversation Practice

Working with a tutor? Try asking or answering these questions out loud with them.
Working alone? Try speaking your answers out loud or write them in the lesson discussion below.
1. Do you enjoy taking tours while on vacation?

2. Can you scream very loudly?

3. What is something that scares you?

4. Do you collect anything for fun?

5. Can you name one toxic thing?

Lesson updated:

September 11, 2026

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