Shadowing Practice: Caillou and the April Fools Prank | Caillou - WildBrain | Learning for Children - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Caillou was in the garden, waiting for his friends Leo and Sarah to come over and play.
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Look who's here, Caillou.
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Hi, Leo.
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Hi, Sarah.
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What are those, Leo?
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These?
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They're donut seeds.
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Donut seeds?
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How do they work?
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It's easy.
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All you have to do is plant them in the ground, and they'll grow into giant donut trees.
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Why, you hadn't heard of donut trees before.
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Wow!
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That's amazing!
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I can have donuts whenever I want!
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What happens now?
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Now we have to water them,
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of course What are you doing, Caillou?
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I need to water the donut seeds So they'll grow into donut trees Donut seeds?
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Yeah, Leo gave me these donut seeds, see?
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Oh, Caillou, I'm afraid your friends might be playing a little April Fool's Day prank on you.
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What's April Fool's?
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It's a day when friends play tricks on each other for fun.
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Those donut seeds are just breakfast cereal.
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April Fools, we tricked you, Caillou!
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Caillou was very disappointed.
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He was really looking forward to having his own donut tree.
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I don't like being tricked.
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It's okay, Caillou.
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Everyone gets tricked on April Fools' Day.
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Why don't you try and play a trick on somebody?
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Okay, I guess I could!
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Caillou phoned Rosie in the living room, playing with her building blocks.
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Hey, maybe I can trick Rosie.
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Look out, Rosie!
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There's a spider after you!
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Run, Rosie!
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It's going to get you!
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What's all the racket?
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I was playing an April Fool's Day prank on Rosie!
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Caillou, that wasn't very nice.
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Rosie is too small to understand that you were tricking her.
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Caillou felt sad that he'd upset Rosie.
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He was only trying to play a prank like Leo and Sarah did.
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Sorry, Rosie.
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I didn't mean to upset you.
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How about you all go into the kitchen?
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I think Mommy has made you all some special treats. Who wants a lollipop?
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I do!
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I do!
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Wait a minute.
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This isn't a lollipop.
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April Fool's.
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Hey, you tricked us, Mommy.
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Would you like a lollipop too, Rosie?
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Yay, carrot!
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Caillou had lots of fun learning about April Fool's Day,
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and he hoped that maybe his donut seeds would grow into a donut tree after all.
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It was a beautiful sunny day, so Mommy and Daddy had taken Caillou to the park to enjoy a picnic with his friends.
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This looks like a good spot to have our picnic.
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Here I come!
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Choo-choo!
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Oh, sorry, Caillou.
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I didn't see your train coming through.
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All aboard!
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Come on, Rosie!
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Hop on the train!
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Choo-choo!
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Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-choo-choo!
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Oh, no!
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Look out!
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Uh-oh.
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Where's Rosie gone?
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Again!
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I know.
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How about we all play a game of hide-and-seek?
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Yay!
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I love hide-and-seek!
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Let's play in pairs.
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I'll hide with Rosie.
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And Clementine, you can hide with Leo.
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Then, Caillou and Daddy can come and find us.
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Great idea!
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Come on, Leo.
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I know a great place we can hide.
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Let's go and find a good hiding spot, Rosie.
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Leo, Clementine, Mommy, and Rosie all hurried off to hide from Daddy and Caillou.
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Okay, Caillou.
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Close your eyes and count to ten.
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One, two, three, four...
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Caillou opened his fingers a little.
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He wanted to see where everyone was hiding.
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No peeking, Caillou.
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Sorry.
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I just wanted to see where they were going.
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I know, but if we peek, it spoils the game.
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Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
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Okay, we're coming.
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Ready or not.
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Daddy, I think I saw someone behind that tree.
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I found you!
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Well done, Caillou!
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Have you found Leo and Clementine yet?
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No, not yet!
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Well, let's keep looking.
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I'm sure they're close by.
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Caillou thought he could see something moving behind a park bench.
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I found you!
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Aw, you found us!
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After all this hiding and seeking, you must be hungry.
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I think we should go and have our picnic.
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Caillou was sitting on the picnic blanket, enjoying his picnic.
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Here you go, Caillou.
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Wow!
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Look how big it is!
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Mmm!
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I love watermelon!
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Oh, no!
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Oops, don't worry, Rosie.
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I'll get you another juice box.
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Daddy looked in the picnic basket for another juice box, but they were all gone.
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Oh, no. There's none left.
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It's okay, Rosie.
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You can share mine.
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What a good brother you are, Caillou.
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Oh, no. Ants!
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They're on me!
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They're on me!
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Me too!
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It's okay, Caillou.
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They're just after Rosie's spilled juice.
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Look!
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Let's move to another spot.
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We don't want ants in our sandwiches.
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Look, Rosie.
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Your juice wasn't wasted.
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Now it's a yummy treat for the ants.
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Caillou thought that the ants would be good at playing hide-and-seek, especially if they were looking for yummy treats.
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Caillou is 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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Yep!
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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?
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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, no running.
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Caillou wanted to be safe at the pool.
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Sorry.
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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.
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What's your name?
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Caillou!
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Hi, Caillou.
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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.
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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, and don't worry.
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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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It was summer vacation, so Mommy and Daddy had taken Caillou and Rosie camping in the forest.
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Daddy had found them a beautiful spot right next to a lake.
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Here we are! Can I help?
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Sure, Caillou.
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With your help, we'll have the tent up in no time.
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Caillou was very excited.
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He really wanted to go and splash around in the lake.
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Look at the lake!
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Can we go and play in it?
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Soon, Caillou.
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First, we need to put our tent up.
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Caillou helped Daddy with the tent.
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It was his job to hand Daddy pegs so that the tent didn't blow away.
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Almost done.
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Just a few more pegs should do it.
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Here you go!
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Hey!
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Go away, you!
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Help!
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These bugs are after me, Daddy!
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Slow down, Caillou.
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You need to be careful around the tent.
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You could trip.
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Don't worry, Caillou.
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I think the bugs have gone now.
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Oops!
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How about you guys go and play by the lake while I put the tent back up?
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Caillou watched as Mommy skipped a stone across the lake.
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It bounced along the top of the water a few times before falling into the lake with a little plop.
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Wow!
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Magic!
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Caillou wanted to skip a stone, too.
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He picked up a stone and threw it as hard as he could at the lake.
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It didn't work.
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How did you make it bounce, Mommy?
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Here, let me show you.
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First, we need to find a nice, flat stone.
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Like this one?
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That's perfect.
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Now, try and throw it low and straight.
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I did it!
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Great job, Caillou.
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Froggy!
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Oh, look!
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Rosie's found a frog.
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We're frogs, Rosie!
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Ribbit!
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Ribbit!
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The frog likes the lake, too!
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Bye-bye, Froggy!
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What are you two doing?
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We're frogs!
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Ribbit!
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Wow, that sounds like fun.
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The tent is back up.
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Do you guys want to come to collect some firewood?
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Okay.
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Caillou found lots of good sticks in the forest.
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He counted each one as he walked along.
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One stick, two sticks, three sticks, four!
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Look!
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I found four already!
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That's a lot, Caillou.
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Great job, team.
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Let's head back to camp.
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It'll be getting dark soon.
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Caillou was nice and warm by the campfire.
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Daddy was busy making them all some tasty roasted marshmallows.
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Are they ready yet?
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Not yet.
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The outside will turn light brown.
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Then you know it's ready.
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Not so close, Caillou.
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We have to be careful around the campfire.
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Otherwise, someone might get hurt.
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Sorry, Mommy.
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I wanted to see my marshmallow.
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Caillou saw that the marshmallow was turning a light brown color.
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They're ready now, Daddy!
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Don't eat it!
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It's mine!
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I'm not going to eat it, Caillou.
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I'm just cooling it down a little.
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It's all gooey inside.
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Wow!
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What was that?
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Was it a spaceship?
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That was a shooting star, Caillou.
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If you see a shooting star, it means you can make a wish.
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You have to keep your wish a secret, though.
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Otherwise, it might not come true.
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Caillou closed his eyes tight and made a wish.
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I did it!
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I made a secret wish!
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Well, I'm sure it'll come true, Caillou.
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Caillou didn't tell Mommy or Daddy, but Caillou had secretly wished for more marshmallows.
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His wish had come true already.
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Context & Background
In the animated video "Caillou and the April Fools Prank," we follow Caillou, a curious young boy excitedly waiting for his friends Leo and Sarah to join him in the garden. The dialogue revolves around an imaginative concept of "donut seeds" that supposedly grow into donut trees. However, as the story unfolds, Caillou learns about the lighthearted nature of April Fool's Day, where friends play harmless tricks on each other. This setting offers a playful and engaging context for learners to practice English, focusing on humor and social interaction.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- What do you have there? - A great way to inquire about someone’s belongings or interests.
- How do they work? - Useful for asking for explanations or clarifications.
- Everyone gets tricked! - A phrase that emphasizes the commonality of being fooled.
- Look out! - An expression to alert someone about a possible surprise or danger.
- I didn't mean to upset you. - A polite way to apologize when one realizes they have hurt someone’s feelings.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
To maximize your learning from this episode using the shadowing technique, follow these steps:
- Watch the Video First: Familiarize yourself with the context. Listen to the dialogues to understand the tone and emotion behind the conversation.
- Transcribe Key Dialogues: Write down crucial phrases or sentences that resonate with you, like those listed above. This will enhance your active engagement.
- Use a Shadowing App: Incorporate a shadowing app to help you with pronunciation and intonation. Play segments of the video, and repeat immediately after the speakers.
- Focus on Flow: Don’t just mimic the words; pay attention to the rhythm and flow of natural speech. Note how Caillou and his friends express emotions, such as surprise and disappointment.
- Practice Regularly: Consistent practice will aid in improving your fluency. Set aside time for IELTS speaking practice using these phrases, and monitor your progress over time.
Utilizing the shadow speech method not only sharpens your listening skills but also boosts your confidence in speaking. Enjoy your journey with Caillou as you learn to express yourself in English more effectively!
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.