Shadowing Practice: Daniel Changes his Baby Sisters Diaper! | Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Daniel, Tiger's Neighborhood.
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Baby Margaret, this is the living room.
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And this is the trolley track.
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And this is the kitchen, with the cozy breakfast nook.
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And the fishies.
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Blub, blub, blub.
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And this is the door to Jungle Beach, where we play sometimes.
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And here's my bedroom.
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We're home, baby Margaret.
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This is your home.
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Doggy kisses.
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Daniel, I have your present for baby Margaret.
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Thanks, Grandpere.
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I can give baby Margaret the Margaret's music book now.
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Here's a present for you, baby Margaret.
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She's crying again.
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I guess I can't give her the present now, either.
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Dad, why do babies cry so much?
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Well, babies cry to tell us something.
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Like right now.
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I think she needs her diaper changed.
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You know, Daniel, babies can't use their words to tell us what they want.
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Like Big Brother tigers can.
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I'll change Baby Margaret's diaper.
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Can I help?
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Sure, Big Brother.
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Let's change her in a room and you can bring me a diaper.
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Come on.
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This is your room, Baby Margaret.
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Okay, easy.
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Shh.
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There, there.
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Okay.
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Off with the old diaper.
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Good girl.
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Yes.
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Oh, that's good.
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Oh, yes, it's good.
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Here's a diaper, Mom.
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Thank you, Big Brother Helper.
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And on with the new.
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Ta-da!
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That's my girl.
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Is the baby happy now?
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Yep.
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One fresh diaper did the trick.
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Yes, it did.
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Okay, baby Margaret, ready to hear my story?
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I was an adventure tiger in the jungle, climbing to the top of the mountain when I heard...
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That's right!
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The baby dinosaur said...
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She wants to be just like her big brother.
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Baby Margaret is in our family now, and she needs
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Mom and Dad to help her.
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But Mom and Dad still have time for me, and that makes me feel special.
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Ugga-mugga!
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Hi, neighbor!
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It's me, Daniel Tiger.
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I just had breakfast, but I'm still in my pajamas.
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Want to play?
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Let's play Super Daniel!
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Zoom with me, Super Neighbor.
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Zoom!
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Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!
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Super Daniel to the rescue!
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Let's go save Tigey.
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Zoom!
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We got you, Tigey!
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Zoom!
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Let's pretend Tigey needs to be saved again.
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Okay, Tigey, Super Daniel and Super Neighbor are coming to save you.
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Again.
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Ready?
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Let's save Tygie!
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Hey!
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That's my Tygie!
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Baby Margaret has my Tygie!
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And she's chewing on his tail!
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We have to save Tygie!
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Super Daniel and Super Neighbor are going to save you, Tygie!
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We saved you, Tygie!
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Hey!
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Tygie is all wet and slobbery!
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Baby Margaret.
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Oh, dear.
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There, there, Margaret.
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It's okay.
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What about me?
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I'm sad, too.
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Will you help me feel better?
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I see that you're sad too, but right now I'm helping Margaret.
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As soon as the baby stops crying, it'll be your time for a feel-better cuddle.
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Okay?
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There's time for you and baby too.
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There's time for you and baby too.
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Okay, I guess I can wait.
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It's okay, baby Margaret.
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Thank you for waiting, my big tiger.
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Now it's time for you.
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Come here and let me give you a nice hug.
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There's time for you and baby too.
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There's time for you and baby too.
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I like my time.
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I'm glad.
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Want to tell me what happened with your sister?
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Well, maybe Margaret took Tygie and she slobbered all over him.
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Oh, poor Tygie.
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All wet, huh?
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Uh-huh.
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Next time, maybe you could give her another toy to play with instead of Tygie.
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Okay, I can try that.
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Is Tygie all dry now?
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Yeah, I guess he's all better now.
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Right, Tygie?
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Tygie does say grr.
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I taught her that.
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Isn't she funny?
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Grrr!
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Mom!
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I told Baby Margaret that Tiggy says grrr.
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You are such a helpful big brother, Daniel Tiger.
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I love how you found a way to play together.
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Okay, my little tigers.
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I think it's time to brush teeth and get dressed.
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Come on, super neighbor.
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No, no, Margaret.
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These cups are not for you.
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Okay.
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More milk for Tiggy, please.
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I'll go help-o.
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Here you...
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Oh!
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Oh, no!
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Margaret, we're playing with those.
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Stop throwing them.
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This is my cup, Daniel's cup.
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Uh-oh!
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Our restaurant!
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It's on the floor!
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Plates on the floor, cups on the floor.
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Gah!
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Gah, gah, gah, gah, gah, gah!
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Ooh, ooh!
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Margaret!
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Mom!
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What is it, Daniel?
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Look, we were playing restaurant and Margaret messed it all up.
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Ah, I see.
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That is so frustrating.
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But Margaret's just trying to play with you.
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She is?
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Mm-hmm.
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Babies like to be around people that they love.
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And she loves her big brother.
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She wants to be with you and play what you're playing.
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But it makes it hard to play with O and Katarina when Margaret's messing things up.
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We want to have fun.
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I know.
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It's different that Margaret wants to play with you.
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But I wonder if we could think of a way to make it fun.
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When a baby makes things different, find a way to make things fun.
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When a baby makes things different, find a way to make things fun.
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Do you think you guys can play together now?
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Yep.
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Roar, hoot, or meow if you need me.
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Hmm.
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How could all of this restaurant stuff on the floor be fun?
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Yeah, we can't eat on the floor or drink on the floor.
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Yeah, that would be a floor restaurant.
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A floor restaurant?
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That actually sounds kind of fun.
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Like a picnic.
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When a baby makes things different, Find a way to make things fun.
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A picnic restaurant could be really fun.
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Ooh, ooh!
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Meow, meow, this is our picnic basket for our picnic restaurant.
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And in our picnic basket, we have sandwiches and oranges and...
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Gah!
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That's not a hat.
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That's a picnic basket.
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Okay, now this is a picnic restaurant where everything is on your head.
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Cup on my head.
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Napkin on my head, meow meow.
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On your head?
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Woo-hoo.
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Played on my head.
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Kids, it's almost time for us to go home.
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Okay, Dad.
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Okay, Mr. Tiger.
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Wait, wait, wait.
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We can't leave yet.
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It's time for the circus parade.
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A parade?
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No one told me about a parade.
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It's parade time.
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Come on, march in the parade with us.
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Presenting...
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The Circus Parade! with Prince Wednesday and Daniel Tiger!
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And Miss Elena!
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Which is me.
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We're in a parade.
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Doo-doo-doo-doo.
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We're all having fun.
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We're in a parade.
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Mm-hmm.
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Yay!
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And we're all marching together.
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Oh!
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Margaret, no!
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This parade is only for big kids.
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Look at us.
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We're in the parade!
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Margaret, stop following us!
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Mom!
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What's the matter, Daniel?
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Margaret can't be in the parade.
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She's too little.
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Hmm.
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I wonder if we could find a way to make room for everybody in the parade, even little tigers.
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But then it will be different.
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It will be different, but...
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When a baby makes things different, find a way to make things fun.
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When a baby makes things different, find a way to make things fun.
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How can I make Margaret being in our parade fun?
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Margaret, you're so funny.
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Really funny.
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I know.
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Margaret can be a clown.
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Every circus needs a clown, Toots.
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Even a baby clown.
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A clown is really fun.
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Do you want to be a silly clown in our parade, Margaret?
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Okay, you're a silly, silly clown.
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And now, presenting the circus parade with amazing
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Miss Elena, Prince Wednesday the Wonderful, Daniel the Griffith, and Baby Margaret the Magnificent.
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Let the parade begin!
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We're in a parade together.
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Mom, Dad, you were right.
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Margaret made things different, but together we made it fun.
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Huh.
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Huh?
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Do you like my car, Margaret?
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Do you like it when it goes vroom?
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Beep, beep.
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Hey, even if Prince Wednesday doesn't want to play with me, I can still play cards with Margaret.
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When a friend doesn't want to play with you, you can find something else to do.
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Vroom!
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Vroom!
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Vroom!
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Vroom!
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Hey, Margaret, watch this.
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I'm driving over Margaret Mountain.
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Beep!
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Beep!
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Beep!
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Beep!
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Margaret, you really sound like a card.
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A Margaret card.
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Uh-oh.
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Now you've got to go over another mountain.
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Uh, make that two mountains.
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Come on, Margaret Cart.
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Let's go over the mountains!
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Beep, beep!
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Okay, here we go.
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Vroom, vroom, vroom!
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Vroom, vroom!
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There you go.
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Okay.
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Who's up high?
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Hey, Margaret Cart.
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Try and catch me.
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Beep, beep. Whom, whom.
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Nope, you can't catch me.
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Beep, beep. Whom, whom.
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Come on. So close.
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Whoa.
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Margaret, you caught me.
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Ew.
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Margaret is so fast.
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And so am I.
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Hey, do you want to make believe with me?
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Let's make believe that Margaret and I are race car drivers!
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Ready, set, go, go, go.
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Around the track we go.
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Who will win, soon we'll know.
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We're speeding fast.
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Whee!
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To the finish line, quick as can be.
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Vroom, vroom, vroom.
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Zoom, zoom, zoom.
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Vroom, vroom, vroom.
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Zoom, zoom, zoom.
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Yeah!
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Here comes the finish line.
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Oh, man, this race is tight.
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What a finish.
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It's a tie.
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We're gonna have to race one more time.
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Zoom, zoom, zoom.
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Vroom!
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Wasn't that griffic?
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You know what?
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It's okay that
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Prince Wednesday didn't want to play with me.
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I found something else to do.
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Brother and sister time with you, Margaret.
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Hi, neighbor.
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Today, we get to go to Prince Wednesday's castle while Mom goes to the store.
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Come in and help us get ready.
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Ready, Daniel?
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Okay, okay, Margaret.
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Ready, it's time to go.
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Here you go, Mom.
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Thanks.
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We're going to see Prince Wednesday.
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Come on.
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Oh, here's my girl.
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We're going to ride strongly.
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Will you ride alone with me?
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Trolley, please take us to...
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Oh, Daniel, we're not going to ride trolley today.
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What?
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We're not riding trolley?
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No, we need to walk to Prince Wednesday's castle today.
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Why?
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Well, it's Margaret's nap time, and riding in the stroller helps her fall asleep.
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But I want to ride trolley.
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I wanted to ride trolley, didn't you?
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I'm sorry, Daniel.
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I know you want to ride trolley, but Margaret needs to rest.
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Thanks, trolley.
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We'll ride along another day.
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Bye-bye.
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No!
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I want to ride trolley.
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Come on, Daniel.
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Let's walk to Prince Wednesday's.
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Margaret will nap and we'll get some exercise.
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I don't want to.
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I want to ride trolley.
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Daniel, I know that you want to ride trolley, but you can't always get what you want.
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But, but I don't like that.
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Well, when you can't get what you want, stomp three times to help yourself feel better.
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Stomp and I'll feel better?
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Uh-huh.
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Give it a try.
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Will you do it with me?
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When you can't get what you want, stomp three times to help yourself feel better.
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Hey, I do feel a little better.
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I'm glad to hear it.
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Ready to walk to Prince Wednesday's?
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Yes.
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Wanna help me push the stroller?
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Okay.
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Da-dum-da-da-dum-da-dum-da-dum-da-dum-da-da-da-da.
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Won't you walk along with me?
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Walk along!
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Hey!
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I made the trolley song.
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A walking song!
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We're walking to Prince Wednesdays to laugh and run and play.
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Won't you walk along with me?
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Walk along!
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Oops!
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Margaret fell asleep.
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Let's sing quieter.
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Shh!
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Won't you walk along with me?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Daniel Changes his Baby Sisters Diaper!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Margaret, baby, Daniel, vroom, zoom. This video has 372 sentences and 1896 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:59. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
parade noun/pəˈrɑd/Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
zoom verb/zuːm/To move fast with a humming noise.
tiger noun/ˈtaɪɡə/Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
picnic noun/ˈpɪknɪk/An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
clown noun/ˈklaʊ̯n/A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly…
neighbour noun/ˈneɪbɚ/A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
circus noun/ˈsɜːkəs/A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
silly adjective/ˈsɪl.i/Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
basket noun/ˈbæskɪt/A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
castle noun/ˈkɑːsəl/A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
jungle noun/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.
rescue verb/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/To save from any violence, danger or evil.
trick noun/ˈtɹɪk/Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go over verbTo look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Will you help me feel better?
  • Want to tell me what happened with your sister?
  • I wanted to ride trolley, didn't you?
  • Stomp and I'll feel better?
  • Won't you walk along with me?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formstops crying · Stop throwing · stop following
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll change · Will you help · it'll be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around noware coming · I'm helping · we're playing
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingare going to save · gonna have · We're going to see

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 56 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, fishy /ˈfɪʃi/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like parade, zoom, tiger.

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