Shadowing Practice: Peppa Pig Tales - Festive Dinner | WildBrain Holidays - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Ha -ha -ha!
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Splash!
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Splash!
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Ha -ha -ha!
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Dinosaur!
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Today, Peppa and George are helping to make Christmas lunch.
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They are giving the vegetables a bath.
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Quack!
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Quack!
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Ha -ha -ha!
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Yes!
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They need bath toys!
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There you go, vegetables!
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Ha -ha!
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That's not quite what I meant when I said wash the vegetables.
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I've finished cooking the potatoes.
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Why don't you and George mash them?
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Yes, yes.
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Potatoes!
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Not with your hands, with these.
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Okay, Daddy.
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Now, what's next, Mummy Pig?
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Done.
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That was quick.
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Ho, ho, ho.
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You've made an igloo out of potato.
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What fun.
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You can help me ice the cake now.
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Yes, please.
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With a few bits of green icing and some splodges of white icing, it looks like mistletoe.
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Mistletoe!
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Hooray!
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Our turn, our turn.
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Here you go, Peppa.
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You do the leaves, and George, you do the...
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Like this?
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Well, not quite, but this is much more fun than mistletoe.
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It looks like a snowman.
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Snowman!
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Granny and Grandpa Pig are arriving for Christmas lunch.
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Happy Christmas, Ev...
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Oh!
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Oh, my!
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Peppa and George's Christmas lunch looks messier than Grandma Pig expected.
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Peppa and George have been helping us make the Christmas lunch.
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It's not how we'd normally do it.
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No, but it's much more fun.
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Peppa and her family enjoy a lovely Christmas lunch together.
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It's filled with lots of laughter and some fun new traditions, too.
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Happy Christmas, everyone.
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Happy Christmas!
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Peppa's family are having a New Year's Eve party and all the guests are arriving.
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Hello, Peppa.
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Are you excited to stay up until midnight?
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I'm going to have a nap, so I'm really awake for the fireworks.
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Looks like George needs a nap too.
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Would you like a nap, Peppa?
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No, Mummy.
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We're big, so we're going to stay up until midnight.
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Let's go and play in my room.
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What's that sound?
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Wake up, Peppa.
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You fell asleep.
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No, I didn't.
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I'm big, so I don't need a nap.
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How are we going to stay awake?
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Oh, let's make each other jump.
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Then we'll be really awake.
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Let's try it.
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I know what will keep us awake.
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Hide and seek.
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I'll be it.
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One, two, three.
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Here I come.
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Oh, found you.
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Ouch.
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Found you.
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I'm not sleeping.
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Huh?
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Found you, Peppa.
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What?
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I wasn't sleeping.
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Peppa and her friends are trying to think of another way.
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Let's have something to eat.
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These are yummy.
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Now I'm so full.
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I'm not tired anymore.
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Emily, wake up.
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Wake up, it's almost midnight
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We almost missed it
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Maybe you should have taken a nap like us
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It's time for the fireworks
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Fireworks Five, four, three, two, one
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Happy New Year!
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Everyone loves staying up late on New Year's Eve It is Christmas Eve
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and Daddy Pig is putting the Christmas tree on the car so it can be decorated at home.
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Peppa is helping.
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Whee!
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Phew!
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Peppa?
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Oh!
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We've got all the new decorations.
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Daddy!
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Perfect.
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Now let's head home.
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Hooray!
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Everyone is very excited to decorate the tree.
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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, Oh, I fall, it is too high, I don't know what they say.
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Why have we stopped, Daddy?
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I'm not sure we're going to fit in the tunnel with this tree.
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Let's try going slowly.
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Snowing!
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Oh, no!
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Bits of the tree are falling off.
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Hmm.
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We'll have to go the long way round.
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Wish you a Merry Christmas!
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We wish you a Merry Christmas!
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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Why is the car so bumpy?
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Whee!
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The trees on the road are brushing against the tree on our car.
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Oh, no!
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Maybe this road with no trees will be better.
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This road has no trees so the wind is blowing the Christmas tree.
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Oh, dear.
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All the pines must have fallen off on the way.
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But we need a tree for Christmas.
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Betty!
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George has given Peppa an idea.
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We can still decorate the tree and make it really fun and Christmassy.
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That's a wonderful idea, Peppa.
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Peppa and her family get to work decorating their new, special kind of Christmas tree.
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Hooray!
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It looks lovely!
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This bird thinks the Christmas tree looks lovely too.
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Birdie!
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Wonderful, Peppa.
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Now the birds can have Christmas too.
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The birds love their new Christmas tree.
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Everybody loves the new Christmas tree.
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Ho, ho, ho.
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Baby Alexander and his family have come to say Happy Christmas.
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But Baby Alexander isn't happy at all.
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Why is Baby Alexander crying?
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Christmas is fun.
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Well, this is Baby Alexander's first Christmas.
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He doesn't know how fun it can be yet.
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Then it's got to be extra special.
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I'll show him all my favourite Christmassy things.
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I love Christmas dinner.
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It has carrot, potato, sprouts.
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No, you're supposed to eat it, not throw it
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Let's try something else
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Wrapping presents is really fun
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You can put the bow on top
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No, we need to wrap them up so...
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Other people can open them.
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Baby Alexander thinks unwrapping presents is much more fun than wrapping them.
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I don't think Alexander likes Christmas at all.
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Really?
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He's been having fun with you all day.
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But I wanted it to be extra special for him.
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Spending Christmas with his cousin is extra special, Peppa.
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But he's doing it all wrong.
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Alexander is just a baby.
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Maybe you need to find some simple things he can do right.
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Christmas for babies.
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Oh, I have some ideas.
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Baby Alexander enjoys passing out the Christmas presents.
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Thank you, Alexander.
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This one's for money.
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And he really likes Christmas crafts.
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Well done, Alexander. And music.
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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
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Oh, what fun it is to ride on a one -fled open sleigh.
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Hooray!
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But he enjoys spending Christmas with Peppa most of all.
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Now we'll always remember Alexander's first Christmas.
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Boing!
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Boing!
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Boing!
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Emily Elephant is bouncing on a space hopper.
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Why are you bouncing in the sandpit, Emily?
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It's my New Year's resolution!
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What is that?
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It's a challenge you have to do for the whole year.
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Mine's bouncing!
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Boing!
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Boing!
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I want a New Year's resolution too.
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Peppa and her friends are going to make their own
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New Year's resolutions.
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I'm going to score a gazillion goals.
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One, two.
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I'm going to talk in gobbledygook.
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Bingly bangly, weebly, bobbly, weebly wobbly.
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I'm going to be a tiger
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I think my New Year's resolution will
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be To jump in muddy puddles I just have to find some first
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Six One Nine Four Danny Dog is muddling his numbers and getting very tired.
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Boing!
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Boing!
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Boing!
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Boing!
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Candy Cat's roars have given Emily Elephant a fright.
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Emily Elephant has lost her space hopper.
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Where are you, Muddy Puddles?
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Peppa can't find any Muddy Puddles.
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Um, oh.
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Hmm.
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Can you see any
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Muddy Puddles, Susie?
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No, I can't.
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Um, I mean, muddily, muddily, puddily, puddily.
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Everyone is finding their New Year's resolutions quite hard.
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What are you all doing?
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We're doing our New Year's reservations.
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Eleven to twelve.
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Mine is jumping in muddy puddles, but I can't find any.
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Ho, ho, ho!
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New Year's resolutions aren't about doing these sorts of challenges.
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Aren't they?
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No. They're about choosing nice things to do in the next year.
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Things like helping with the washing up.
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Or tidying your room.
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Oh!
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Phew, that sounds much easier than scoring a gazillion goals
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Peppa Pig Tales - Festive Dinner”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Christmas, Peppa, tree, boing, Alexander. This video has 229 sentences and 1240 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 83 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% 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 |
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| muddy adjective | /ˈmʌdi/ | Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”). |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| bounce verb | /baʊns/ | To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| splash verb | /splæʃ/ | To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| craft noun | /ˈkɹæft/ | Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. | |
| pass out verb | To faint; to become unconscious. | |
| 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:
- I've finished cooking the potatoes.
- You've made an igloo out of potato.
- Are you excited to stay up until midnight?
- How are we going to stay awake?
- What are you all doing?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been helping · He's been having |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've finished · You've made · have we stopped |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | more fun than · messier than · easier than |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | finished cooking · loves staying · enjoys passing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, splash /splæʃ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, gobbledygook /ˈɡɒbəldɪˌɡuːk/
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 muddy, awake, potato.
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.