Shadowing Practice: LITTLE FOX - SINGLE STORIES 24 to 46 - LEVEL1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I share my books.
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I share my games.
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I share my blocks.
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I share my toys.
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I share my computer.
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I share my crayons.
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I share my cookies.
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I don't share my mommy.
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Big and small.
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My hat is small.
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Your hat is big.
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My bag is light.
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Your bag is heavy.
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My train is short.
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Your train is long.
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My book is open.
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Your book is closed.
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Ball I have a ball.
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This is my ball.
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Laura has a bat.
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This is her bat.
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Mike has a glove.
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This is his glove.
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Dad is our coach.
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Let's play baseball.
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Spring is here.
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Spring is here.
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Winter is gone.
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The birds are here.
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The snow is gone.
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The flowers are here.
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The old coats are gone.
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The new coats are here.
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Spring is here. On the hill.
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A table An apple The apple is on the table.
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A pot
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A flower The flower is in the pot A box
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An egg.
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The egg is in the box.
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A hill.
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A cow.
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The cow is on the hill The apple is on the box On the cow On the table On the hill
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Whoa! Who is working?
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The firefighter is working.
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The nurse is working.
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The sailor is working.
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The police officer is working.
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The engineer is working
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The chef is working
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The baseball player is working Have a nice day or sink
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The toy duck floats.
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My shoe sinks.
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The ball floats.
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My towel sinks.
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The cup floats.
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My spoon sinks.
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Uh-oh.
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Here comes Mama.
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I sink.
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I see a pattern.
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I see a pattern on the school.
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I see a pattern in the parking lot.
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I see a pattern on the sidewalk.
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I see a pattern on my shirt.
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The best.
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Here they come!
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This one is too fat.
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This one is too skinny.
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This one is the best.
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This one is too hairy.
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This one is too bald.
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This one is the best.
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He is the best dog.
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New home.
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Look at the elephant.
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Look at the tiger.
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Look at the camel.
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Look at the giraffe.
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Look at the monkeys.
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Look at the zebra.
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Look at the Rhino! Where are you going?
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We are going to our new home!
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Go go go!
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I will take my car!
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I Will take my bus
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I will
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take my truck
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I will take my train.
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I will take my skateboard.
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I will take my motorcycle
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I will take my bicycle
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I will take my broom I
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Like ice cream The
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Dad likes ice cream.
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Mmm.
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Mom likes ice cream.
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Mmm.
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Uncle Ted likes ice cream.
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Mmm.
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My baby sister likes ice cream.
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Yummy.
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My brother likes ice cream Yummy I like ice cream too Yummy Into the pot
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Green beans go into the pot White onions go into the pot Orange carrots go into the pot
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Brown potatoes go into the pot Yellow corn goes into the pot Purple cabbages goes into the pot.
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Red tomatoes go into the pot.
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Silver spoons go into the pot.
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I can walk.
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I can walk.
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I can climb.
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I can hug.
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I can jump.
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I can swim.
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I can hop.
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I can crawl.
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I can fly.
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At the Beach The sun is hot.
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The water is cold.
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My swim ring floats.
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My shoe sinks.
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I throw the ball.
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I catch the ball.
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It is sunny.
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It is rainy. At the zoo.
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We go here.
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We go there.
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Animals are everywhere.
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We look at this.
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We look at that.
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There's so much to look at.
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We hear these.
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We hear those.
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Those must be the hippos.
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My team.
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She is first.
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Alright!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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He is second.
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She is third.
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He is fourth.
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He is fifth.
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She is sixth.
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He is seventh.
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She is eighth.
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She is ninth.
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I am tenth.
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My team is great!
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Dressing up I put on Mommy's dress.
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I put on Daddy's shirt.
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I put on Mommy's scarf.
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I put on Daddy's tie.
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I put on Mommy's shoes.
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I put on Daddy's boots.
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I put on Mommy's jewelry.
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I put on Daddy's watch.
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I put on Mommy's hat.
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I put on daddy's hat.
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We are going out.
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Fanny and Felix.
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Freddy hops in yellow.
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Freddy hops in red.
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Freddy is orange Fanny hops in red Fanny hops in blue Fanny is purple
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Felix hops in blue Felix hops in yellow Felix is green I missed you.
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Now they are all brown.
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Oh no!
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My paint!
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We smile.
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We run on the track.
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We climb up and down.
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We turn around.
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We blow bubbles.
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We go through the tunnel.
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We touch the pole.
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We shoot the ball.
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We wave our hands We smile Sad,
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sadder, saddest Timmy is sad
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Aunt Tara is sadder Mr. Tan is saddest
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Mr. Tan needs a hug.
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Stan's shoes are old.
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Sarah's shoes are older.
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Sam's shoes are oldest.
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Sam needs new shoes.
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Mr. Shapey.
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My head is a circle.
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My hat is a triangle.
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My body is a square.
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My arms are rectangles.
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My legs are rectangles too.
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My hands are diamonds.
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My feet are ovals.
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Mr. Shapey is my name.
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Don't be sad, be happy It's a sunny day Don't play inside Play outside
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It's her bike Don't be mean Be nice
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It's an accident.
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Don't fight Be friends Surprise!
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Surprise!
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It's your birthday Don't be sad. Be happy.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LITTLE FOX - SINGLE STORIES 24 to 46 - LEVEL1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pot, share, shoe, hop, cream. This video has 198 sentences and 896 words to shadow. The speech runs for 26:13. 75% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
shoe noun/ˈʃu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
hop noun/hɒp/A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
sink verb/ˈsɪŋk/To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
float verb/fləʊt/To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
sunny adjective/ˈsʌni/Featuring a lot of sunshine.
spoon noun/spuːn/An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
glove noun/ɡlʌv/An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
uncle noun/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
diamond noun/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
nurse noun/nɝs/Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
dress up verbTo put on special or fancy clothes.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.
turn around verbTo physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I don't share my mommy.
  • Where are you going?
  • I put on daddy's hat.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupThe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis working · are you going · are going
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill take

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: sixth /sɪksθ/, seventh /ˈsɛvənθ/, eighth /eɪtθ/, ninth /naɪnθ/, tenth /tɛnθ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, chef /ʃɛf/
  • Long words — get the stress right: motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

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 shoe, hop, sink.

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