Shadowing Practice: LITTLE FOX - SINGLE STORIES 47 to 68 - LEVEL1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Dig a little hole.
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Dig a little hole.
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Plant a little seed.
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Pour a little water.
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Pull a little weed.
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Chase a little bug.
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Hey-ho!
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There he goes!
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Give a little sunshine.
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Grow a little bean.
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Snowman Three little snowballs.
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Roll, roll, roll.
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Big, bigger, biggest.
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Stack them up.
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Two eyes and a nose.
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Two arms and a mouth.
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Red mittens and a scarf. And now a hat.
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A snowman!
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Seasons are fun!
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Wintertime, wintertime.
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Cold winds, cold winds.
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Brr, brr.
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Winter is cold.
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Springtime, springtime.
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Chirping birds, chirping birds.
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Chirp, chirp, twink, twink.
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Spring is warm.
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Summertime, summertime.
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Hot sun, hot sun.
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Water, water.
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Summer is hot.
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Now it's fall, now it's fall.
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Falling leaves, falling leaves.
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Fall is cool. On a rainy day. On a rainy day.
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I wear my raincoat.
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I wear my boots.
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I dress my dog too.
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I jump in the puddles.
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My dog jumps too.
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I sing and dance.
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My dog sings and dances too.
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I take a shower.
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My dog takes a shower too.
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We have cookies and hot chocolate.
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Pop the popcorn.
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Put a pan on the stove.
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Turn on the stove Pour the oil in the pan
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Add some corn Put the lid on Wait, wait, wait.
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Pop, pop, pop.
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Shake, shake, shake the salt.
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Popcorn is everywhere.
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Lift and look with Maxie.
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Open the car.
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Grandma has one box.
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Open the gate.
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Two pets.
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Open the door.
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Three friends.
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Open the window.
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Ah, four flowers.
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Open the book.
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Five butterflies.
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Open the box.
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Six toys.
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Open the closet.
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Seven hats.
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Open the refrigerator.
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Eight bottles.
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Open the oven.
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Nine cookies.
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Open the lid.
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Ten candles on a cake.
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What do you see?
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What do you see?
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I see a starfish.
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What do you see?
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I see a turtle.
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What do you see?
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I see an octopus.
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What do you see?
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I see a shark.
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What do you see?
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I see a crab.
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What do you see?
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I see a clam.
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What do you see?
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I see a seal.
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What do you see?
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I see a dolphin.
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Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs This one has a small head.
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This one has a big mouth.
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This one has a long tail.
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This one has large wings.
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This one has sharp horns.
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This one has a long neck.
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This one has tiny arms.
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But it has huge teeth.
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Grandpa's Farm Cock-a-doodle-doo!
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It is morning on Grandpa's farm.
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Cluck-cluck, pee-pee.
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I'm hungry.
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Fed the chicken.
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Baa!
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Baa!
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I'm hungry!
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Sit the sheep!
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Quack quack!
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I am hungry!
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Sit the ducks!
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Neigh!
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Neigh!
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I am hungry!
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Sit the horse!
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Moo!
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Moo!
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I am hungry, said the cow.
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Oink, oink.
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I am hungry, said the pig.
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Bark, bark, bark, said my dog.
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Oh, you are hungry too.
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Costume Party Sally is a princess.
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Jack is a pirate.
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Jane is an astronaut.
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Tommy is a clown.
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Lisa is an angel.
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Jason is a cowboy.
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Julie is a wizard.
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I am a ghost.
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Boo!
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what is missing the eye is missing
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what is missing the door is missing what is missing
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The handle is missing What is missing?
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The button is missing What is missing?
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The lid is missing What is missing?
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The mouse is missing What is missing?
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The wheel is missing What is missing?
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My tooth is missing On the stage.
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I want to play the violin.
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I want to play the guitar.
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I want to play the harp.
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I want to play the flute.
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I want to play the xylophone.
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I want to play the piano.
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I want to play the drums.
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We want to play music together.
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Sledding Snow, snow, snow everywhere!
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Put on a coat!
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Put on a scarf!
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Put on mittens Put on boots Go out Pull the sled up,
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up, up Down, down, down we go!
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Whee!
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Surprise Teacher Surprise Are they pencils? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they erasers? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they rulers? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they scissors? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they colored markers? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they notebooks? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they pencil cases? said the teacher.
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No, said the children.
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Are they rubber stamps? said the teacher.
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Yes, they are.
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Happy birthday, teacher!
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Dark Cloud Here come the dark clouds.
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Here comes the wind.
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Here comes the lightning.
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Here comes the thunder.
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Here comes the rain.
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The horse goes to the barn.
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The farmer goes to the house.
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The ants go to the anthill.
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Our faces.
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Let's draw our faces.
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Ms. White said.
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Okay, said the class.
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I have a round face, Tom said.
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I have brown eyes, Gina said.
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I have a little nose, Bob said.
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I have a big mouth, Jenny said.
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I have two ears, Roy said.
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I have long hair, Lisa said.
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Great job, class, Ms. White said.
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What nice faces!
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This is my body.
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See my legs?
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I can run!
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See my hand?
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I can wave!
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See my head?
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I can think.
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See my arm?
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I can throw.
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See my feet?
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I can kick.
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See my neck?
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I can look up.
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See my shoulder?
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I can carry my bag.
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This is my body.
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I can do many things.
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My piggy bank.
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Look!
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A penny!
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That's one cent.
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Oh, a nickel.
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That's five cents.
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Cool, a dime.
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That's ten cents.
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Oh, a quarter.
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That's 25 cents.
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Wow, a dollar.
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That's 100 cents.
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A penny.
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A nickel.
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A dime.
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A quarter.
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A dollar.
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My piggy bank is full.
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Happy Father's Day!
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Ouch!
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I have a sore throat.
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I have a broken leg.
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I have a toothache.
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I have a stomachache.
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I have an earache.
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I have a bruised tail I have a stuffy nose
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I have a headache Who is it?
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Who is playing in the bushes?
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A bird!
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Who is hiding in the tree?
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A squirrel.
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Who is sleeping in the rocks?
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A snake.
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Who is swimming in the river?
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A duck.
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A duck.
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Who is in the tent?
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Me!
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Pick up a leaf.
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It is autumn.
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The leaves are falling.
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Red, orange, yellow, and brown.
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Pick up a leaf.
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Pick up a leaf.
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Crayons and paper.
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Color.
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What do you see?
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It's a leaf print.
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Merry Christmas!
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Dad puts up the tree.
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I put on the candy canes.
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Dad puts on the lights
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I put on
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the ornaments Dad puts on the angel
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I put on the star.
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Santa puts the presents under the tree.
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Merry Christmas!
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Ho, ho, ho!
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LITTLE FOX - SINGLE STORIES 47 to 68 - LEVEL1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: missing, teacher, hungry, cent, dog. This video has 264 sentences and 1100 words to shadow. The speech runs for 28:45. 69% 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
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
leaf noun/lif/The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
shake verb/ˈʃeɪk/To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
duck noun/dʌk/Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
bark noun/bɑɹk/The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree or of various other woody plants.
angel noun/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
tail noun/ˈteɪ̯l/An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
cookie noun/ˈkʊki/A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
penny noun/ˈpɛni/In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
pencil noun/ˈpɛnsəl/A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
merry adjective/ˈmɛ.ɹi/Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
nickel noun/ˈnɪk.əl/A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
rainy adjective/ˈɹeɪni/Pouring with rain; wet; showery
popcorn noun/ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
pick up verbTo lift; to grasp and raise.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
look up verb/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/To have better prospects.
put up verbTo place in a high location.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, tooth /tuθ/, toothache /ˈtuθˌeɪk/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, starfish /ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/

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 hungry, leaf, shake.

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.

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