The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs, Dutch: De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic and television franchise centered on a fictional colony of small blue creatures that live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs were first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958. The word “Smurf” is the original Dutch translation of the French "Schtroumpf", which, according to Peyo, is a word invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin, when he could not remember the word salt. There are more than one hundred Smurfs, whose names are based on adjectives that emphasize their characteristics.

Papa Smurf is the leader of the Smurf community, and can be easily distinguished by his red clothes and bushy white beard. Papa Smurf is skilled in making magical spells and potions. He is much older than the other Smurfs except Grandpa and Nanny.

Smurfette is a female Smurf who was created by Gargamel. She originally had black hair, though this turned blonde when Papa Smurf worked all night to make her a real Smurf.

Hefty Smurf has incredible strength and often is seen doing a lot of the heavy work in the village. He also has a tattoo on his right or sometimes both of his arms of a red heart with an arrow through it.

Brainy Smurf considers himself the most intelligent Smurf in the village and an expert on everything, although his actual knowledge is questionable at best; often, his attempts to help in a given situation lead to more problems. He can be distinguished from the others by the large glasses he wears.

Grouchy Smurf is the misanthropic grouch of the Smurf village. His catchphrase is "I hate (something somebody else mentions)". Grouchy usually has a scowl on his face. Despite his grouchiness, he has a soft spot for Baby Smurf and the Smurflings, plus he does have a love for fresh Smurf-berries and Smurf Berry Crunch cereal (the latter was the only time he ever actually said he "loved" something).

Clumsy Smurf is a somewhat dimwitted but amiable Smurf. He is distinguished in the cartoon series by his baggy clothing, which adds to his clumsy appearance (his clothing is normal in the comics).

Vanity Smurf is the epitome of a Narcissist. He has a flower in his hat, and he often holds a hand mirror, staring into his own reflection, which he kisses often. Vanity speaks in an effeminate voice.

Harmony Smurf is a musician who especially loves to play the trumpet, although his musical ability shows a total lack of harmony. Harmony is usually asked to stop playing his trumpet as soon as he gets started.

Painter Smurf is a brilliant artist and is active in most visual arts. He often wears a red jacket with a black tie, and is often seen either making a painting or a sculpture. In the cartoon series, he speaks with a French accent and refers to his paintings as "masterpizzas."

Vocab

Creature /kri:čr/ stvoření

Pen name /pen neim/ umělecké jméno

Fellow /felou/ kamarád, společník

Emphasize /mepfsaiz/ zdůraznit

Leader /li:dr/ vedoucí

Distinguish /distingwiš/ rozeznat, rozpoznat

Beard /bi:rd/ vousy

Skilled /skild/ zkušený, kvalifikovaný

Spell /spel/ kouzlo

Potion /poušn/ lektvar

Create /krieit/ vytvořit, stvořit

Hefty /hefty/ silný, statný

Strength /strenf/ síla

Arrow /erou/ šíp

Brainy /breiny/ chytrý

Consider /konsidr/ považovat

Actual /ekčl/ skutečný

Attempt /etempt/ pokus

Grouchy /grauči/ mrzutý

Scowl /skouwl/ zamřačení

Soft spot /so:ft spot/ slabost

Latter /letr/ druhé jmenované

Clumsy /klamzy/ nešika

Dimwitted /dimwitit/ zabedněný

Amiable /amiebl/ laskavý

Baggy /begy/ pytlovitý, neforemný

Add /ed/ dodat

Epitome /epitmi/ prototyp

Stare /ste:r/ zírat

Effeminate /efeminet/ zženštilý

Lack / lek/ nedostatek

Sculpture /skalpčr/ socha

Refer /rifr/ označit, odkazovat

 

Task 1

English Name	Czech Name
Papa Smurf	Taťka Šmoula
Smurfette	Šmoulinka
Hefty Smurf	Silák
Brainy Smurf	Koumák
Grouchy Smurf	Mrzout
Clumsy Smurf	Nešika
Vanity Smurf	Fešák
Harmony Smurf	Trumpetka
Painter Smurf	Malíř

Task 2

Devide the expressions into positive and negative:

skilled hefty brainy grouchy intelligent amiable clumsy vanity harmony

Positive:

skilled, intelligent, harmony, brainy, hefty, amiable

Negative:

grouchy, clumsy, vanity

Task 3

Match the smurfs to their typical items:

Typical Item	Smurf
Red clothes	Papa Smurf
White dress	Smurfette
Large glasses	Brainy Smurf
Flower	Vanity Smurf
Black tie	Painter Smurf
Tattoo	Hefty Smurf

 

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