Shadowing Practice: George Learns to Balance! 🐵 Full Episodes | Curious George - Learn English Speaking with Video
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All winter, George loved playing with Chef Biscetti's mobile.
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But when winter was over...
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It's spring now, Giorgio.
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Time to take this down.
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Huh?
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Oh...
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Springtime seemed like a bad excuse to get rid of something fun.
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Hmm.
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So why not make a new spring mobile?
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What's more spring -like than fresh fruit?
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George thought his mobile had everything a mobile needs.
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Had he forgotten something?
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Balance.
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That's what you need.
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Like this.
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Oh, wow!
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Great!
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For our next demonstration of perfect balance, we need a volunteer from the audience.
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Save it for the show, Claire.
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She means we can fix that.
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Ta -da!
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George wondered who were these incredible fruit balancers?
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Zucchinis!
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Piscati!
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Giorgio, these are my friends, the famous zucchinis.
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We can bite to order food for our rehearsal.
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Our show is tonight.
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I'm gonna deliver it myself.
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Thanks!
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Ciao!
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When he woke up that morning, George had never heard of them.
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But now, all he wanted was to be an amazing balancing zucchini.
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zucchini.
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Being a cat, Gnocchi didn't see what was so tough about balancing.
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But George needed to see how the zucchinis did it.
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You want to deliver this to the zucchinis for me?
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Maybe you'd like to see them again
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Because you want to be a zucchini, eh?
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Oh, I know, I know, I know Because, Giorgio, I too dream that I could be an amazing zucchini.
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Follow your dream, Giorgio.
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But hurry up before the pizza gets cold.
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Steve, come on.
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Work with me here.
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Aw, give it up, Betsy.
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You're too small to move a big brother like me.
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Hi, George!
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Hey, what do you got there?
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Mmm, smells good.
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Hey, what happened?
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You moved closer, and now it's like we weigh the same.
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Thanks, George.
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Ah, food!
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Sustenance!
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That which gives us the strength to perform our amazing feats!
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I think he wants to join us.
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It's not that easy.
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It takes lots of practice to do things like us.
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Balance requires total control.
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I never sneeze unless...
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A cat!
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Leo's allergic to cat hair and sneezing is very bad for his balance.
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It would wreck our show.
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Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
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Gnocchi was determined to go back in there and watch what was going on.
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Or maybe lie in the sun.
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Leo made juggling look easy.
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Hey!
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Okay, George, watch how I do this.
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These poles aid in maintaining balance.
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See?
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George, you're just supposed to watch.
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That's not a balance pole!
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Whoa!
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Hold it closer to the heavy end!
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George, do you want to do something just like we do that you don't have to practice for?
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Hand out these flyers to everyone.
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That's how I started, you know.
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Oh!
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Okay, bye -bye!
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Cats!
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George was proud to be a starter zucchini.
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He gave out every flyer.
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And that night, everyone he knew came to the show.
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Everyone.
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Gnocchi just wanted to watch.
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She found a quiet place where she couldn't possibly bother anyone.
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Woo!
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Ladies and gentlemen, for our first amazing feat, we are going to need a volunteer.
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Hmm.
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What about you, Chef?
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Oh, yes.
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Yes, me.
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Yes, yes.
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Okay, just relax, Chef.
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We'll do everything.
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This is like a dream come true.
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Gnocchi ran to Chef Biscetti whenever she saw him.
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So why should now be any different? Is that a...
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Oh, it's Gnocchi.
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Leo, don't sneeze.
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I...
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I.. can't.. can't.. help...
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Look, they made Gnocchi part of the act too.
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George knew this was a problem.
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Leo, just back up.
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I can't back up!
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Gnocchi couldn't decide who she'd rather go to. So...
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Gnocchi couldn't decide who she'd rather go to.
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She stopped and fought it over.
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I can't last much longer.
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Giorgio, walk out on the wire and take Nuki away, okay?
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On the wire?
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Isn't that the monkey who always knocks us down?
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Oh, no!
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Gnocchi, go with Chio Chio.
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This was just like that mop, so George shifted his hands.
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Now I know where George was all day, practicing to be in the show.
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We made it!
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After a sneeze break, the show went on and was a great success.
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And when it was over...
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Because of their great balance, we voted to make George and Chef Piscetti official zucchinis!
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And you're welcome to practice with us anytime!
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So that was all real?
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Oh, I'm glad I didn't know.
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I would have worried.
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Nothing to worry about.
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George is a natural.
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But maybe he should stick to the high wire.
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When winter began, everything outdoors looked different.
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The days were short, the grass was brown, and the trees were bare.
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George, don't forget your coat.
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It may be sunny, but it's turning really cold out there.
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George had toys for summer and toys for snow.
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But there were no toys for just plain cold.
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There weren't even birds to watch.
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But even the dullest monkey day could be saved by a visit with bunnies.
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The hutch was empty.
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There must have been a big bunny breakout.
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What's wrong, George?
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Oh, are you looking for the bunnies?
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Uh -huh.
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Ah, don't worry.
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I brought them in out of the cold.
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Oh!
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Phew!
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I'm glad you're here.
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We have to go to my grandmother's.
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Can you do me a favor while I'm gone?
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George knew Bill was going to ask him to take care of the bunnies.
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It's something he'd dreamed about.
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Ah!
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George would pick only videos that bunnies liked.
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and games they could win, and show them his best bunny picture books.
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I'm taking the bunnies to stay at my grandmother's house for the rest of the winter.
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Well, it's too cold out, and my folks won't let me keep them in the house.
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Grandma has a warm place they can spend the entire winter.
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So, could you do me a favor and put out some nuts and seeds for that jumpy squirrel every day?
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I don't want him to go hungry if the ground gets too cold and hard and he can't find food.
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See you later, George!
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George remembered how it was not too long ago.
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Why did all fun things have to be taken away just because of some old season?
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He wasn't going to let winter ruin his.. well, ruin his winter.
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This little monkey was going to prove that winter couldn't stop him from doing whatever he wanted.
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Really cold water can change a monkey's plans just like that.
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George, I'm back.
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I bought some of that really good hot cocoa.
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Uh, what are you doing?
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Soaking your feet in warm water because you gotta chill?
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Well, when it's too cold to play outside, it's hot.
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Coco to the rescue!
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The next day felt like the coldest day of the year.
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Don't forget your scarf!
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But George was not about to let it stop him from having fun the way he wanted to.
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Time for fun!
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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George had won.
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He was having fun like winter had never come.
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The bubble froze.
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It was pretty interesting.
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But it wasn't what George wanted it to do.
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He knew his dolphin couldn't freeze.
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He could play with that any way he wanted.
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Yesterday's summer fun had turned into today's humongous ice cube.
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At that moment, Jumpy Squirrel remembered why he stayed in trees.
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There!
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That'll warm you up.
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George was thinking two things.
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Hello?
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Boy, was this Coco good.
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And that he was giving up.
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How can a monkey have any fun when his stuff all freezes up?
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Then he knew exactly how.
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Oh, my God.
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I'm afraid it's going to be even colder tomorrow.
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Sorry.
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You can still have warm dreams, though.
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Good night.
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Colder tomorrow?
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George couldn't wait.
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Don't forget your hat!
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Ah!
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He -he -he!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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George's plan was working.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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George had made an ice bowling set.
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He was finally having fun.
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Then, Chumpy did something unexpected.
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At first, George thought squirrels must really hate bowling.
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But Jumpy only wanted to get the frozen nuts.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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I'm not sure what's going on.
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George and Jumpy played nut hockey till the sun went down.
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Then he set up for the next day.
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In the morning, George bundled up.
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You're not gonna need that hat and scarf.
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It's warmer today.
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It was a perfect day.
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It turned out winter could be fun.
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Except now, it wasn't cold enough to freeze anything solid.
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All that work inventing fun stuff, and it was all for nothing.
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Winter.
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It was like a roller coaster of blah.
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It started already?
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We're supposed to get a ton of snow tonight.
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Well, good thing I bought a new shovel.
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Maybe inventing stuff wasn't all for nothing.
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It helped him survive the dull of winter till the first snow.
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George, it's snowing in the house.
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Yeah, winter is a roller coaster.
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And monkeys love roller coasters.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “George Learns to Balance! 🐵 Full Episodes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: George, winter, zucchini, Gnocchi, cold. This video has 247 sentences and 1525 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:18. The speaker talks slowly, about 68 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bunny noun | /ˈbʌni/ | A rabbit, especially a juvenile one. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| wire noun | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| roller noun | /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ | Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure. |
| coaster noun | /ˈkoʊ̯s.tɚ/ | A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist. |
| squirrel noun | /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/ | Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| pole noun | /pəʊl/ | Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. |
| dull adjective | /dʌl/ | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| scarf noun | /skɑːf/ | A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. |
| invent verb | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| rescue verb | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | To save from any violence, danger or evil. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| back up verb | To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. | |
| give out verb | To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. | |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| hand out verb | To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively). | |
| put out verb | To blind (eyes). | |
| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's more spring -like than fresh fruit?
- Because you want to be a zucchini, eh?
- Hey, what do you got there?
- Isn't that the monkey who always knocks us down?
- Can you do me a favor while I'm gone?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | could be saved · be taken |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was going · was having · was thinking |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the dullest · his best · the coldest |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should now be · should stick |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, couldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, shovel /ˈʃʌv.əl/
- Long words — get the stress right: unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bunny, freeze, monkey.
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.