Shadowing Practice: Listen Carefully! 🐵 Full Episodes | Curious George - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The End The End The End The End The End One thing George liked about Lake Wannesink Lake
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was that he never felt alone, even when he couldn't see other animals.
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He could tell they were out there animals.
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He could tell they were out there.
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George, hi,
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how about a hand?
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Yeah, I'm preparing an exhibit on local wildlife for the town nature society
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and the baby alligator lizard I was studying just disappeared.
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Oh, thanks.
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Have fun at the lake?
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Wow!
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You saw all those animals?
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You only heard them?
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Hey!
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Animal sounds would be great in the exhibit.
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You wanna help me again?
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Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo!
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Ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Okay, just point the microphone toward the sound till you hear it nice and loud in the headphones.
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Then, push this red button to record it.
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Remember, the closer you are to an animal, the louder it gets.
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Don't get too close.
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This was simple for a smart monkey.
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All he had to do was follow the sound as it got louder and...
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He tracked one woodpecker and thought he heard a second one.
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But maybe sounds aren't as simple as they sound.
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George was collecting pictures of all the sounds he had heard outside.
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Then he heard a new one, inside.
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Ah George knew how to track a sound This was different.
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It got louder Then went sound Then it was far away again This called for a second opinion 151 152 wait.
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Oh Hi, George.
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Yeah, can you wait till I'm done with the moth senses?
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Okay, I'm coming.
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Oh, that's just a smoke detector, George.
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It needs a new battery.
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George wasn't sure this was the same sound he'd heard before.
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And now, back to my moths.
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There it was again.
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And it didn't come from the smoke detector.
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That thing was here somewhere.
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And he knew he could find it.
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Of course, it must have gone out the window.
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It was loud, it was soft, it was here, it was gone.
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Only one room had an echo like that.
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Ha ha!
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He thought he had it.
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But all he found was a tiny insect that couldn't possibly make such a big sound.
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Outside, the man with the yellow hat and green night vision goggles was having his own problems with elusive creatures.
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Let's see, where are those rascals?
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I'm trying to study the nocturnal feeding habits of raccoons, but I can't find any around here.
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Oh, that's a nice recording of a cricket.
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Was it one of these?
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You know, hundreds of crickets chirping together can make a soothing, peaceful sound.
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But one little cricket in a quiet house can drive you bananas.
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Is there one in our house?
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Well, he probably wants to get out and go home.
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Here, catch him and free him outside.
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And here's a tip, George.
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Crickets are attracted to light.
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Now that the mystery was solved and George knew what he was looking for, this was gonna be easy.
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Ha ha ha ha!
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George was already smarter than a cricket, and he knew how to be faster.
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Let's go.
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I can't believe it.
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Then, a strange new sound.
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And then George set the cricket free to happily hop back to his cricket home.
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Did you free that cricket?
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Good work!
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I am sure that's one happy cricket.
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Okay, that cricket left us some clean-up work, don't you think, George?
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Whew!
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All done.
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Sleep tight, George.
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Oh no!
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Ah!
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Are you sure you put it outside? outside.
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You know George, if we don't catch that cricket, we'll never get any sleep.
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I've got it!
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The man with the yellow hat didn't have the cricket.
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But he did have a solution.
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Watching for the man with the yellow hat to come home was easy.
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Easy for a sharp-eyed monkey like George.
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Because nobody else was that yellow.
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Well, almost no one.
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Seeing the man was great But seeing him with a present was even better Well hello,
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how was your morning?
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Were you a good little monkey?
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That's my monkey No!
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Hold on, George.
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That present's not for you.
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It's for Professor Wiseman's birthday.
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You can see what's inside when she opens it.
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Tonight at dinner.
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Dinner was years away.
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Maybe just one peek now.
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If you really want to unwrap something, come in the kitchen.
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Here, you can pretend the orange peel is gift wrap.
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You'll be helping me in unwrapping too.
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Oh!
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Ha ha ha!
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Orange skin didn't feel like gift wrap.
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But there was something good inside.
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Ooh!
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Maybe that thick skin was there to hold back squirts.
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Now, the onion head skin that felt like gift wrap.
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But it didn't smell like any present.
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And no wonder they keep cheese wrapped up.
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These coverings were all different, but they hid the same thing.
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Something smelly.
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But that couldn't be the same reason the present was wrapped, could it?
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George, could you please peel me one apple?
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This was much better.
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The apple smelled good.
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Oh!
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Whoa!
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George, after you've done one apple, leave the bowl of unpeeled fruit out, okay?
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Ooh!
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Huh?
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Ooh, ooh, ooh!
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Those are Professor Wiseman's favorites that I bought especially for her birthday.
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Ooh!
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Um, George, could you pick up my pants for me?
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They're being altered at the department store.
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Don't worry, we won't open it without you.
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Phew! Have a seat.
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I'll be back in one moment with the pants.
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The man with the yellow hat was right.
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This errand had completely taken George's mind off the...
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The...
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Fancy, beautiful wrapped present.
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Nothing to eat.
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Nothing to smell.
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Nothing.
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All George uncovered was a mystery.
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I just wrapped empty boxes.
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Give me your honest opinion!
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I'm very proud of this display.
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This is not a display, it's.. it's a story!
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Remains of the birthday!
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Brilliant!
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I love it!
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Why, I.. well, I.. um.. thank you!
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Wrapping always hid surprises.
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So why wrap these if everyone could see right through it?
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George decided that some wrapping was there just to keep monkeys out.
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Oh!
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What?
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Oh!
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Ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
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People sure are buying a lot of coffee makers.
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I just wrapped 15 in a row!
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There you are!
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I've been looking all over for you.
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George wanted to play with the wrapper people some more.
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But he had to get these pants home.
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George hadn't been gone very long, but when he got back, the present had disappeared.
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Oh, thanks for picking up my pants, George.
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Oh, I know how curious a little monkey can be, so I put the present away.
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That should take your mind off of it.
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But hiding the present only made George more curious.
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This was the first time George noticed the walls were wrapped.
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It looked like wrapping on top of more wrapping.
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Maybe there were a hundred layers of wallpaper under here. Or not.
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Since he reached the end, George tried to put it all back put it all back.
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But it didn't want to go.
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Then he thought of a way to make this the perfect bathroom for the professor's birthday.
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Uh, is that you George?
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Make sure you wash up before Professor Wiseman gets here.
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And would you make sure that bowl of her favorite fresh fruit is out where she'll see it?
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mmmm You can't get away with that Huh?
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You didn't wash.
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This hand is all sticky Okay, now Waw...
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What happened in here?
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Professor Wiseman Help me hide this mess Ooh, ooh, ooh!
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Hello, George.
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Everything okay?
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Oh!
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I'll be right out.
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I got your favorite fruit.
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Help yourself. Is this a.. benangarine?
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You can't put skins on fruit, George.
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Only nature can do that.
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On the other hand, nature doesn't make bonangerines.
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Uh, sorry, I'm...
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Happy birthday!
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From George and me.
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Oh, you didn't have to.
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Would you like to help me open it, George?
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Woo!
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Woo hoo hoo!
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Hee hee!
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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I never would have guessed that's what was in this big box.
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That's uh, that's why it was wrapped that way.
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Oh, my favorite symphony.
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You remembered!
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Thanks.
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Let's listen to it during dinner.
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Oh, here, I'll get that.
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George figured he'd better eat something.
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Because this was gonna take a while.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Listen Carefully! 🐵 Full Episodes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: George, cricket, sound, wrapped, present. This video has 209 sentences and 1426 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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 |
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| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| cricket noun | /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ | An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. |
| 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… |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| exhibit verb | /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ | To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| peel verb | /piːl/ | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| detector noun | /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/ | A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning. |
| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| covering noun | /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ | That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another. |
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| get away with verb | To get away, or escape, taking (something) with one. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| hold back verb | To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power. |
| wash up verb | To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You saw all those animals?
- You wanna help me again?
- Let's see, where are those rascals?
- Is there one in our house?
- Did you free that cricket?
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 | are attracted · was solved · was wrapped |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was studying · was collecting · was having |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll never get · You'll be · won't open |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm preparing · I'm coming · I'm trying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 44 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, moth /mɔθ/, soothe /suːð/
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 wrap, cricket, 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.