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| - Beau Handsome: Hello! I'm Beau Handsome, and this is... Audience: May I Have a Word! Beau Handsome: As usual, the player who correctly defines today's featured word will win a fabulous prize! Let's play... Audience: May I Have a Word! Beau Handsome: Yes, you may! Today's featured word is PETRIFIED. To give you a clue, here are some clips from WordGirl that show the meaning of the word. Beau Handsome: Phil! Phil: (acting scared) Uh-huh? Beau Handsome: You buzzed in, do you want to answer it? Phil: Uh-huh... Beau Handsome: Uh, I- I'm going to need you to answer. I- have a feeling the definition is right on the tip of your tongue! Beau Handsome: Tommy! Tommy: All the clips show people almost frozen from fear. So petrified must mean so scared you can't move. (pointing at Phil) They were almost as petrified as him! Beau Handsome: That is correct, Tommy! Petrified means so scared you can't move, and Phil is indeed petrified! Phil: Uh-huh! Beau Handsome: Congratulations, you are today's winner! Huggy, show him what he's won. Beau: (offscreen) It's an official WordGirl microphone! Beau Handsome: Phil, what's the matter now? Phil: I'm scared of public speaking! Beau Handsome: But, you speak into a microphone every time you're ON this show! Phil: Oh, my goodness-- you're RIGHT! Beau Handsome: That's it for today's episode, see you next time on-- Audience: May I have a Word!
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