Shadowing Practice: Maisy's First Adventures 🤩 | My Friend Maisy - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Night -night garden, night -night moon Panda,
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let's do one more thing before we go to bed Let's go to the moon Whoa,
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moon, I'm gonna do And me And me Okay,
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five, four, three, two, one,
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two, one, two, one, two,
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one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two,
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one Wow, it's just like this.
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Get ready for landing. That was quick.
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Wow.
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Hello, moon.
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We're here for a little visit.
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Wow, I'm very happy on the moon. Where did Charlie go?
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Here I am.
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Queen!
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That's what you did!
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Queen!
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Queen!
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Queen!
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Queen!
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Oh, thank you I did!
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Queen!
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Queen!
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Oh, come on Robin I see vegetables on the hill,
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panda Three, two, one, go!
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Whee!
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Whoa!
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Yay!
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Woohoo!
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Let's do it again Crunch, crunch Crunch, Crunchy, Crunch!
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Hello, Navy!
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I love the snow!
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Crunch, Crunch, Crunch!
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Hello, Charlie!
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Would you like a ride on my sled?
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Yep, please!
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I've never been on a sled before!
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Oh, uh, does it go really far?
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Hmm, it's so sick, huh?
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But it's so fun!
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Uh, me and Candice can go down with you!
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Ready, Charlie?
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Three, two, wait!
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Okay, ready, let's go!
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Oh, are you alright, Charlie?
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That was amazing!
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Let's go again!
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Let's go again!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Oh, what an amazing one!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Oh, hello, Ray!
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It's not very rainy, though.
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For a month, a month, a month, a month, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish,
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Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Swish, Sw
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Hello, Edie!
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Hey!
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Hi, Cyril!
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Five of us are on the bus!
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Hello, flowers!
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Hello, tree!
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Five of us are on the bus!
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Hello, town!
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Hello, Kiki!
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Hello!
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Hi, Otis!
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Hello!
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Hello, Joseph!
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Hello!
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Five of us are on the bus!
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Hello!
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Hello!
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Hooray!
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Hmm.
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Where are we going, Maisie?
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We're going to pick up...
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Tallulah!
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Maisie, let's go, go, go!
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Woo -hoo!
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Tallulah!
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Yeah, woo -hoo!
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Oh, we stopped.
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We have to stop.
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It's a red light.
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Green!
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Go, go, go!
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Woo!
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Good luck!
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Stop!
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Go!
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Six of us are on the bus Bump,
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bump, bump, bump, bump I love the bumpy bit Six of us are on the bus Bump,
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bump, bump, hooray!
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Yay!
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All aboard the beach, boss!
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Beach day!
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I got sunscreen!
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Let's go, Mayday!
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Yeah!
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I can't wait to play at the beach today!
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Beach day!
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Hello, everyone!
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Hello, boys!
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Good catch!
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Thank you!
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Oh, what a sunshiny day!
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We need our hats!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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Woo -hoo!
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It's so splashy in here!
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It's rocky over here!
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Hello, anemonees!
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Hello, Starfish!
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My name is Cyril!
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Oh, it's so splashy in here!
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It's rocky over here!
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Hello, anemonees!
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Hello, Starfish!
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Yes, Eddie!
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Time to make a sandcastle!
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Sandcastle, here I come!
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Let's build it together!
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Yes!
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And big and fill and patch and tap!
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And big and fill and patch and tap!
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Yay!
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Blub, blub, blub.
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Beautiful.
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Let's make it massive!
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So we can play in it.
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Tip -top turrets.
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Yay!
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Hooray!
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Phew!
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Some water in the moat, please, Eddie.
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Oh, amazing!
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La -la -la -la -la!
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Oh, Taloola!
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Floaty, floaty, on my boaty!
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Da -da -da!
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Maisie's the king of the castle.
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Woo -hoo!
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I'll just lean the chair back so I can see better.
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OK, open wide.
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Say, ah, Charlie.
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Ah, Charlie!
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Um, can you see my wobbly tooth yet, Maisie?
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Not yet, Charlie.
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Open wide.
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How about now?
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Can you keep your mouth open really wide so I can have a look?
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Oh, okay.
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But how long will that take?
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Uh, as long as it takes me to...
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Hmm, sing my dentist song.
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Ooh, dentist song.
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I can do that.
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Open your mouth, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
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Open your mouth, ah, ah, ah, ah.
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Open it wide, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
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Let's see inside.
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Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
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Ooh, I can see your wobbly tooth, Charlie.
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It's very wobbly.
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Yay!
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Now, let's clean.
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Yay!
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I'm up for that.
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Whee!
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Ah.
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Ah.
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Prushing your teeth.
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Prushing your teeth.
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Prushing your teeth.
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Prushing your teeth.
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Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh,
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shh, shh, shh, shh, shh
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All done!
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Time for a washi -rinse!
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Okay!
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Whee!
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Well done, Charlie, for keeping your mouth open all the time.
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Thanks, Maisie!
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Oh, I've got something special for you.
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Now where is it?
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You can take a new toothbrush home if you like.
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Wowee!
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Yes, please!
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I'm happy you saw my wobbly tooth wiggling around in there.
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Yes!
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And when it falls out, a new one will grow.
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That's so cool!
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I can't wait!
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Thank you, Dentist Maisie.
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Bye, Charlie.
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Now who's next?
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You are so lucky to have kittens, Kiki.
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I think she really likes you, Maisie.
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I really like her too.
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But it's time for me to go home now.
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Don't worry, though.
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I'll come and play.
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Bye Kiki!
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Bye kittens!
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Bye Maisie!
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Oh!
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Goodbye Little Black Kitten!
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Oh!
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Hello again!
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You're not supposed to be outside!
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Here you go!
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Hmmmm… What if… Little Black Kitten lived with you Maisie?
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What do you think, Little Black Kitten?
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You'd need to feed her every day and play with her a lot.
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I'd love that.
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Thank you, Kiki.
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Welcome to our home.
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A little bit of dinner. And a nice bath.
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This is Panda, keeping your bed nice and warm.
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Panda, you must be very gentle.
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Because kittens are only tiny.
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Funny Panda.
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It's my bedtime now too.
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Good night, Panda.
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Good night, little black kitten.
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Mmm.
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Sleep well.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Maisy's First Adventures 🤩”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shh, Swish, woo, Charlie, Maisie. This video has 254 sentences and 1207 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 69% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| crunch verb | /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ | To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound. |
| kitten noun | /ˈkɪtən̩/ | A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. |
| panda noun | /ˈpɑndə/ | A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual. |
| tooth noun | /tuθ/ | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food. |
| dentist noun | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. |
| patch noun | /pæt͡ʃ/ | A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a… |
| rocky adjective | /ˈɹɑki/ | Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks. |
| castle noun | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or… |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| gentle adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. |
| aboard adverb | /əˈbɔɹd/ | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. |
| lean verb | /ˈliːn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall out verb | To come out of something by falling. |
| go down with verb | To catch or contract (an illness). |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We're here for a little visit.
- Wow, I'm very happy on the moon.
- Would you like a ride on my sled?
- I've never been on a sled before!
- We're going to pick up...
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll just lean · will that · will grow |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna do · We're going to pick |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to stop · need to feed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: tooth /tuθ/, bath /bɑːθ/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: splashy /ˈsplæʃi/, sunshiny /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪ.ni/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/
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 bump, crunch, kitten.
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.