Shadowing Practice: Birdy's Treasure Hunt - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Birdies treasure hunt.
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Hello and welcome to Story Nori.
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You're listening to Jhanna and I'm back with a brand new birdie story.
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It was a lovely hot dry summer.
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Jake and his family packed their bags and drove to a scenic part of Britain called Wales
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where there are castles and rolling hills and long sandy beaches.
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Some people say there are even dragons there,
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but Jake didn't see any.
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They rented a barn on a farm.
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When I say a barn,
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it had been converted into a comfortable cottage.
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But there was also a real barn full of hay and a stable with horses and ponies.
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Hens pecked in their pen behind a wire fence to keep out the fox.
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ducks paddled on the pond while two geese ruled a little island in the middle.
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It was the sort of farm that seemed to have everything a storybook farm should.
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The farmer took Jake and his little sister Elle for a ride on his tractor to see his prized pigs,
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who lived on a small pointy hill.
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They were Berkshire pigs, black with white feet and faces.
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See that magnificent fellow over there?
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We call him the Emperor because he's in charge of all the others.
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Last May he won first prize as the finest pig in all of Wales.
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He's clever, no doubt about it,
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and he knows he's special.
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He's as proud of himself as we are of him.
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Explain the farmer.
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Jake saw that the Emperor really was a proud pig.
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He listened to the farmer's praise,
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as if he understood every word.
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Are you going to make him into sausages? asked El.
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No, never, said the farmer.
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He's so smart he could be a straight A student if he went to school.
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Oh, you're joking, smiled El.
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But Jake believed the farmer.
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After all, Jake knew a black crow,
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who was one of the wisest creatures you could ever meet.
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So why shouldn't a pig be clever too?
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After watching the pigs root around with their snouts for a while,
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the farmer turned the engine back on and they started chugging back down the track to the farmhouse.
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On the way, they passed a man swooping the ground with a long stick.
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What's he doing? asked El.
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Oh, he's a treasure hunter looking for gold.
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That pole he's using is a metal detector.
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If he finds any metal,
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it will start beeping like crazy, said the farmer.
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Cool! exclaimed Jake Has he found any gold yet?
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Not yet, said the farmer But if he finds any on my land,
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we have a deal 50-50,
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half his, half mine
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And will you give me the same deal if I find some treasure on your farm? asked Jake Yeah,
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why not, said the farmer Fair's fair The next day,
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they went pony trekking Everyone in the family loved riding a horse for the first time until mum's pony suddenly galloped off,
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giving her the fright of her life.
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So the next day they decided to do something more relaxing and go to the beach instead.
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That was lovely too.
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It was an idyllic holiday but one thing was missing.
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Birdie.
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Jake wished he would come to the farm so he could tell him all about the buried treasure.
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He was sure Birdie would know where to find it.
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And very early the next morning,
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there was a little tap on his window pane.
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Just loud enough to wake Jake out of his dream,
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he opened his eyes and saw his friend on the sill.
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Birdie!
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He shouted.
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How's your holiday?
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Asked Birdie.
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Fantastic, said Jake.
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Well, all except for when the pony ran off with mum.
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But she was okay, just a bit shaken.
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And do you know what?
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The farmer says there's buried treasure on the farm.
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If we find it, we can keep half.
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But there's a man looking for it with a metal detector.
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Can you help me find the treasure first,
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so I can be rich and never have to go to school again?
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Well, said Birdie, I might be able to assist you in this matter.
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Many years ago, about 2,000 years or so,
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I came here to visit my friend, a Welsh Druid.
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He had all sorts of swords,
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goblets, chains and the like.
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But the Romans were coming, led by General Agricola.
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So I said to him,
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Them Godden, that was his name,
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Them Godden, I think you'd better bury your gold in case the Romans steal it.
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And so he did, and his treasure might still be here for all I know.
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I bet it is, said Jake,
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but it's a big farm.
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It could be anywhere.
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Do you have a map?
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Nah, said Birdie, but I do have my brain.
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As I remember, he used to perform all his druid ceremonies on top of a pointy hill,
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and he buried his treasure thereabouts.
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Oh, I know, said Jake.
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That's where the pigs live.
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Nobody would ever think of looking for treasure in a pigsty.
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At breakfast, when Mum asked,
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What shall we do today then, kids?
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Jake enthused.
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Let's look for buried treasure.
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But Elle pulled a face and said,
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That's boring, and Jake always gets his way.
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I want to go to the beach, Mummy.
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After some arguing, they agreed to go to the beach first and look for treasure afterwards in the evening.
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After a lazy day at the beach,
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Jake was still bouncing with energy and in a hurry to go treasure hunting.
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Come on!
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He said to a relaxed and nicely tired Dad.
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If you want us to be rich,
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we've got to find the buried treasure before the man with the metal detector.
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Dad insisted on a cup of tea first
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and then he pulled on his boots and followed Jake up the path to the hill where the pigs lived.
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High overhead, a black crow led the way.
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When they reached the top of the hill,
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they saw the porkers on the other side,
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rooting around for grubs before the sun went down.
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But that wasn't all they saw.
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The man with a metal detector was also there, sweeping the ground.
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Oh no! said Jake.
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I told you we should have come this morning.
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He must have heard us saying that the treasure is buried on this hill.
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Jake, why don't we leave it to the professionals? said Dad.
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The treasure could be anywhere.
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Without a metal detector, we've got no chance of finding it.
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But we don't need a metal detector because we've got Birdie, protested Jake.
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They stood and watched as the metal detector man dug in the ground with a trowel
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and dusted something off with a brush.
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Jake ran down to him.
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What did you find?
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Or just an old shilling coin?
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Jake ran back and told Dad.
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What's a shilling, Dad?
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Is it valuable?
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No, it's just old money from Grandad's time.
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About five pence if that.
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Come on, let's head back for supper.
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Hang on, said Jake.
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There's Birdie.
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He's chatting to the pig.
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He pointed towards the proud pig who rejoiced in the name of the Emperor.
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Birdie was standing on his head and squawking loudly.
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Quw!
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Quw!
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I bet he's asking the emperor to help us find the treasure, said Jake.
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And it seemed he was right,
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because the pig started to trot up the hill,
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with Birdie still perched on his head.
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Jake and Dad followed and were soon halfway down the other side.
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The magnificent pig was now rooting in the ground and digging with his trotter,
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while Birdie hopped around flapping his wings.
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Look, Dad! exclaimed Jake.
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He's found something!
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There was a glint of silver in the evening light
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and before long the round rim of what looked like a goblet came into sight.
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Jake began to jump up and down singing.
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We found it!
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We found it!
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We found the treasure!
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But he soon wished he had kept his mouth shut,
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because the metal detector man came to see what the noise was about.
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Did I just dream that that pig has found something silver in the ground?
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No, it's real life true, said Jake.
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The Emperor Pig and my friend Birdie are both super intelligent
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and know where the Druids buried their treasure to hide it from the Romans
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All we had to do was to ask the pig politely to help us
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and now he's digging it up for us The metal detector man went down on his knees alongside the pig
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and started to dig with his trowel It was starting to get dark when he finally pulled up a goblet
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It glowed a little red in the sinking sunlight,
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but the man said it was silver and probably very old.
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He turned it around and they saw an emblem of a crow engraved on it.
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That's my friend Birdie, said Jake proudly.
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And as they walked back,
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he chatted all about his crow friend and how many clever things he knew.
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They visited the farmhouse to show their discovery to the farmer,
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who was as amazed as they were.
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Well, I never, he said.
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So my granddaddy was right when he told me their druids left gold on this land.
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Well done for detecting it with that buzzing contraption of yours.
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I'll call the museum in the morning and I'll keep my word.
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We'll go 50-50 if it's worth a few quid.
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Well, actually, said Jake, we found it.
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The metal detector man argued that actually the Emperor Pig had found it.
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Jake nodded in agreement.
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Yeah, the Emperor dug it up with his snout,
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but my best friend Birdie the Crow told him where to look,
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because I asked him to help.
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You know, he was friends with one of the Druids in Roman times, said Jake proudly.
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The farmer wiped his brow.
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Well, that is quite a tale, he said.
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Look here, I don't mean to put the kid down,
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said the detector man.
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He's got a real imagination,
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but I have been walking up and down this land for three weeks.
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Now I've earned the reward.
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Well, no point in arguing here this evening, said the farmer.
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Let's see if it's worth anything.
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Let's ask what the museum says, shall we?
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They went back to their cosy barn for supper.
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Jake found it hard to sleep that night,
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as he was so full of excitement.
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Things got even more exciting the next day,
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when they went back up the hill with the farmer and found that the Emperor had dug up a silver tray.
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To their amazement, it was engraved with the emblem of a wild boar.
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The boar looked just like the Emperor, only with fierce tusks.
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The metal detector man was sweeping all over the hill and found a bronze sword studded with some sort of stone.
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Over the next few days,
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more and more gold, silver and bronze turned up,
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many pieces carrying the sign of the wild boar.
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The Emperor was finding treasure three times as fast as the metal detector.
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At the end of the week,
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Jake and his family returned home.
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Jake had to wait about six weeks for any news of the treasure.
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He had almost given up waiting when a parcel arrived by special delivery.
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A well-packed box containing a goblet with the sign of a crow on it.
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Apparently, the museum had bought all the treasure with the sign of the wild boar.
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It was a very special collection dating back to the times of the Welsh,
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who lived before the Roman times.
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But the bird goblet did not seem to fit in,
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and they had given it back to the farmer.
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I'd like you to have it, he wrote.
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Fair's fair.
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Even if the Emperor did dig it up,
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you were the first to spot what he found.
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Mum put the goblet on the mantelpiece.
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Oh, it must be worth something.
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Shall we sell it at the auction house? she asked.
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Oh no, I don't want to sell it.
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It's Birdie's Goblet.
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It's really special and it's probably magic.
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And so they kept the silver goblet
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that the emperor pig had found with the help of a very wise and extremely old black crow.
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It was, said Dad, quite an exceptional holiday souvenir.
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And that was Birdie's Treasure Hunt.
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Read by me, Jana, for Story Nori.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Birdy's Treasure Hunt”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Jake, treasure, pig, birdie, farmer. Este vídeo tiene 242 frases y 2140 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:57. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 143 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| treasure sustantivo | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | tesoro |
| farmer sustantivo | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | granjero, granjera |
| emperor sustantivo | /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/ | emperador |
| bury verbo | /ˈbɛɹi/ | enterrar |
| crow sustantivo | /kɹoʊ/ | corneja, cuervo |
| pig sustantivo | /ˈpɪɡ/ | cerdo, chancho |
| barn sustantivo | [ˈbɑɹn] | galpón, pósito |
| pony sustantivo | /ˈpoʊni/ | poni, caballito |
| argue verbo | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | argüir, argumentar |
| clever adjetivo | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | hábil, listo |
| sword sustantivo | /soɹd/ | espada, tizona |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
| dig verbo | /dɪɡ/ | ahondar, cavar |
| bronze sustantivo | /bɹɑnz/ | bronce |
| magnificent adjetivo | /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ | magnífico, macanudo |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| back down verbo | recular, echarse atrás |
| give up verbo | rendirse, entregar |
| go down on verbo | bajar al pilón |
| keep out verbo | no entrar, quedarse afuera |
| turn up verbo | aparecer |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Are you going to make him into sausages?
- Do you have a map?
- What shall we do today then, kids?
- Jake, why don't we leave it to the professionals?
- Let's ask what the museum says, shall we?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | had been converted · is buried · was engraved |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has found · I've earned |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was missing · were coming · was still bouncing |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | started chugging · start beeping · loved riding |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we've, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: enthuse /ɛnˈθjuːz/, thereabouts /ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊts/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, auction /ˈɔkʃən/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/, ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sweep /swiːp/, stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/, steal /stiːl/, stud /stʌd/, squawk /skwɔːk/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: clever /ˈklɛv.ɚ/, discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/, convert /kənˈvɝt/, overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/, engrave /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: bronze /bɹɑnz/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, praise /pɹeɪz/, lazy /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/, buzz /bʌz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como treasure, farmer, emperor.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.