Pratica di Shadowing: Caillou and the Lunch Box | Caillou Cartoon - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Caillou had enjoyed a long summer break from school.
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He'd had lots of fun going to water parks, camping in the garden with Daddy and Gilbert, and playing in the park with Rosie and all his friends.
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But now, it was time to go back to school.
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Good morning, Caillou.
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It's time to get up.
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You don't want to be late for your first day back at school.
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Uhhh...
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Do I have to go back to school, Mommy?
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Yes, Caillou.
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You've had a lovely summer, but now it's time to go back and see all your friends.
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And besides, I thought you wanted to show off your new lunchbox.
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Oh yeah!
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I forgot!
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And look, Caillou.
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Here at the end of your bed, your new shoes. And your new backpack.
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Do you need any help getting dressed?
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It's okay.
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I can get dressed all by myself.
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Okay.
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I'm going to go and fill your lunchbox with a special surprise lunch.
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A surprise?
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That's right.
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A special treat for your first day back at school.
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Hey, Caillou, you look great.
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Are you ready for your first day back at school?
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Almost, but I can't tie my laces.
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Come and sit down.
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I'll teach you.
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First, you take one lace and put it under the other to make a cross shape.
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Then, we make a bunny ear out of each lace and cross one bunny ear over the other.
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The bunny then runs around the tree and then down into its hole and you're done!
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Wow!
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Why don't you try the other one?
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First, I make a cross.
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Then the bunny goes in its hole, then around the tree.
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Almost, Caillou.
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Keep practicing and you'll have it in no time.
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Caillou, look at you all dressed by yourself and ready for school.
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Daddy helped me with my laces.
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Is my lunchbox surprise ready?
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Here it is.
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You're not allowed to peek inside before lunchtime.
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Otherwise, it won't be a surprise.
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I promise.
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We should get going, Caillou.
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Have you brushed your teeth yet?
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Nope, I'll go and do it now My, you do look grown up
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Caillou made sure to take extra care brushing his teeth so they were all nice and shiny Well,
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Caillou, have a lovely day at school and enjoy your surprise Bye-bye, Mommy Hey!
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There's Clementine and Leo! And look!
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There's Emma!
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Hey, Emma!
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Dinosaur sandwiches!
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They match your lunchbox, Caillou.
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Wow!
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And a banana with my name on it?
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How did it grow like that?
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Wow!
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I've never seen that before!
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It's my special surprise!
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Today was one of Caillou's favorite days of the year, Valentine's Day.
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But he was nowhere to be found.
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Leo?
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Here!
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Clementine?
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Here!
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Caillou?
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Caillou!
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Happy Valentine's Day!
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Caillou had been chosen to be the class Cupid and deliver all of the Valentine's Day cards.
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Oh, hello, Cupid!
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My, don't you look great!
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My mom made me this costume to wear when I deliver all the cards!
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How lovely!
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Class, who wants to make Valentine's cards for Cupid to deliver?
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Me!
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Me!
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Me!
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Everyone was having lots of fun decorating cards.
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They drew beautiful flowers, stuck heart-shaped pieces of paper to them, and covered them in shiny glitter.
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But Caillou was getting impatient.
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He just wanted to deliver them all now.
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Is everyone done yet?
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Almost, Cupid.
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Don't worry.
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Now, you hold on to these, Caillou.
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You can deliver them after lunch.
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After lunch?
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Caillou ate his lunch as fast as he could.
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He was so excited to be Cupid.
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Finally!
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All right, everyone.
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Tidy your lunchboxes away, please.
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Careful, Caillou.
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There's no rush.
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Caillou just wanted to deliver the Valentine's cards as fast as he could.
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He thought waiting was very boring.
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It was finally time to give everyone their cards, and Caillou could hardly contain himself.
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Caillou felt just like the real Cupid.
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Everyone loved their cards.
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And this one is for...
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Sarah!
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Thanks, Caillou!
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Caillou had had a lot of fun being Cupid for the day and giving everyone their cards.
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But he felt a little sad.
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There were no cards for him.
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What's wrong, Caillou?
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Everyone got Valentine's Day cards except me.
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Oh no, that's a shame.
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But did you enjoy being Cupid and celebrating the special day?
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Yeah, everyone really liked my Cupid costume.
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Oh, I'm sure they did.
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The important thing is that you all had fun.
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I guess.
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Caillou was still a bit sad that he hadn't received a Valentine's card.
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But the day wasn't over yet.
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This one is for you, Caillou. For me?
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It must have gotten delivered here instead of at school.
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Look, Mommy!
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It's from Isabelle!
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Caillou had enjoyed being Cupid for Valentine's Day and delivering the cards to everyone, but he really enjoyed receiving one too.
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Caillou was chasing Leo round the jungle gym.
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They were pirates, and Leo had stolen his ship.
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Caillou was determined to get it back.
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Arrr!
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You can run, but you can't hide!
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It was show and tell at school.
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Caillou was excited, but nervous to speak in front of his class.
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Okay, Caillou.
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Ready when you are.
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What have you got to show us today?
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This rope was my grandpa's.
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He gave it to me for my birthday.
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He loves to fish.
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At weekends, he takes me with him and we catch all kinds.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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Careful, Caillou.
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Don't go overboard.
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If you want to catch a fish, you need three things.
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A rod, some bait, and a strong knot. And some patience.
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What's that?
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It's waiting even when you don't want to.
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Now, what you want to do is have a strong knot
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so that the bait doesn't fall away or get bitten off by the fish you're trying to catch.
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All we need to do now is wait.
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Once Caillou had thought back to those fun weekends, he stopped feeling so scared.
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He taught me how to fish, how to put a worm on the line, even how to steer the boat.
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And best of all, he showed me how to tie this cool knot.
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See, you pass the end over itself like this.
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Then under and around the standing end like this.
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It's called a figure eight.
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Real sailors use it for all kinds of things! That was excellent, Caillou!
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I think we all learned something! That was awesome!
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Thanks!
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At recess, I'll show you how to...
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Caillou, listen up!
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I want to go outside and show Leo my figure eight!
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Well, you need to be patient.
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You might learn something new.
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My daddy took me sailing this summer.
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He bought me this model sailing boat so that I can always remember.
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If you want to go slow, you need to pull the sail out like this.
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And when you want to go really, really fast, you need the wind to hit the sail right here.
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One day, I'm going to sail around the whole world.
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That was just excellent, class!
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See, Caillou?
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There's always something new to learn, and anyone can be a great teacher.
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Now, recess!
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All the kids were out playing in the sunshine.
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Mrs. Martin looked around, smiling.
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As she looked, she spotted Caillou and Jessie in a shaded corner by the jungle gym.
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A storm's coming, Jessie!
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We need to get out of here!
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We need to move fast!
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Push that sail out, Caillou!
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Mrs. Martin had no doubt about what game they were playing as Caillou and Jesse sailed their model boat through the air.
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Caillou was going swimming with mommy and daddy.
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Here we are, Caillou.
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Are you ready to practice your swimming?
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Caillou checked that he was wearing both his armbands.
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They would help him stay afloat.
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Yup!
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Caillou looked around and was very excited to see a slide leading right into the pool.
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Look, Mommy!
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A slide!
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Wait, Caillou!
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Caillou, you mustn't run at the pool.
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It can be very wet and you could slip and fall down.
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Look here.
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See?
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Rule number one.
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No running.
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Caillou wanted to be safe at the pool.
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Sorry, I just wanted to see the slide.
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It's okay, Caillou.
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Now, let's take a look.
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Caillou climbed up the ladder and sat at the top of the slide.
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Come on, Caillou!
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I'll be right here to catch you when you land in the pool!
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Caillou looked down at Mommy in the pool, but now he was up here, it looked an awfully long way to the bottom.
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I got too scared.
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It was a lot higher than I thought it would be.
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Never mind, Caillou.
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Let's go into the pool from the shallow end.
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Caillou climbed down the ladder into the pool to join Daddy.
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That water was just the right height for him to stand on the bottom.
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Better?
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Much better.
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Look, Mommy!
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I'm swimming!
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Very good, Caillou!
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How about you try to swim to Daddy?
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Caillou swam towards Daddy.
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That's it, Caillou!
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Just a little further!
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I made it!
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All by myself!
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You certainly did!
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Caillou watched as Mommy swam under the water.
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He was very impressed!
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Ta-da!
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Caillou wanted to try and swim underwater too, but his armbands wouldn't let him sink.
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Caillou, you can't go underwater with your armbands on.
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Shall I hold onto them for you?
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Caillou wasn't ready to take off his armbands just yet.
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It's okay.
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I'll go under the water another day.
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Hey!
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No running!
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Hi there, what's your name?
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Caillou!
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Hi Caillou, I'm the lifeguard.
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My job is to make sure everyone is safe at the pool.
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If I see anyone being unsafe, I blow this whistle.
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I saw those children running over there.
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That's against the rules.
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That's right, and thank you for calling out to them.
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Caillou remembered what Daddy told him about running at the pool.
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If you run at the pool you could slip and fall over!
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Exactly!
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Here!
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Now you can be a lifeguard too!
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But only blow it if you see someone breaking the rules, okay?
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Caillou felt very proud to be a lifeguard.
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Say, have you tried the water slide yet?
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It's lots of fun!
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I tried, but I got scared!
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It's okay to be scared, but a brave lifeguard like you has nothing to worry about.
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Well, I guess I could have another try.
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Great!
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And don't worry, I'll be watching to make sure nothing unexpected happens.
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Caillou climbed up the ladder once more.
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It still looked a long way down.
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I'm here, Caillou.
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Caillou was ready.
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He counted to three and then pushed himself down the slide.
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One.. two.. three!
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Oh, Caillou, you did it!
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What a brave lifeguard you are!
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That was amazing!
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Did you see the big splash I made?
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Can I do it again?
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Daddy, the pool rules said no grown-ups on the slide.
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Caillou was very happy.
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He would never be scared to go down the slide at the pool again.
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Perché praticare la conversazione con questo video?
Il video "Caillou e il pranzo" offre un contesto ideale per praticare l'inglese parlato, specialmente per i giovani apprendisti. Caillou, un personaggio amato, affronta situazioni quotidiane come il ritorno a scuola e l'interazione con i suoi amici, il che rende il contenuto relatable e coinvolgente. Praticare con questo video aiuta gli studenti a migliorare la pronuncia inglese e a costruire la fiducia nel parlare. Utilizzando tecniche di shadow speech, gli utenti possono ascoltare e ripetere frasi in modo dinamico, aumentando le loro competenze linguistiche.
Grammatica & Espressioni nel Contesto
Nel video, possiamo notare alcune strutture grammaticali importanti che offrono spunti per l'apprendimento:
- Domande dirette: Caillou chiede: "Do I have to go back to school, Mommy?" Questo tipo di domanda aiuta a capire le forme interrogative in inglese.
- Frasi imperativa: La madre di Caillou dice: "You should get going, Caillou." Le frasi imperativi sono utili per dare istruzioni e suggerimenti.
- Forme progressive: "Caillou made sure to take extra care brushing his teeth" illustra l'uso del present continuous per descrivere azioni in corso.
- Uso di "going to": "I'm going to go and fill your lunchbox." Questa struttura è fondamentale per esprimere intenzioni future.
Imparare e praticare queste espressioni attraverso il shadowing in inglese rafforza la comprensione e l'abilità di conversazione.
Trappole di Pronuncia Comuni
Alcune parole e frasi nel video presentano difficoltà di pronuncia. È importante prestare attenzione ai seguenti aspetti:
- "Lunchbox": Può risultare difficile a causa della combinazione di suoni. Si consiglia di esercitarsi a ripetere lentamente per padroneggiarlo.
- "Brush your teeth": Fai attenzione al suono "th", che può essere problematico per molti apprendisti. Praticare ripetendo questa frase attraverso shadow speak può aiutare a chiarire la pronuncia corretta.
- "Special surprise": La rapidità della frase può creare confusione. Pronunciare le parole separatamente e poi ripeterle insieme può essere utile.
Incorporare queste pratiche nel tuo allenamento quotidiano, utilizzando il video come guida, ti permetterà di migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese e diventare più sicuro nel parlare. La chiave è la ripetizione e la costanza, unendo le tecniche di shadowing per ottenere risultati tangibili.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.