Shadowing Practice: Presents 🎁 | NEW EPISODE | Bing Full Episodes | Bing English - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Come on, Flop!
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Coming, Bing!
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Coco!
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Hi, Bing!
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Hello, Charlie!
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Hello, Bing!
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Hello, Molly!
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Hi, Bobbidrum!
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Hi, Bing!
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Hello, Pando!
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Hello, Pando!
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Oh, hello, Bing!
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Hi, Nicky!
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Someone's coming, are you?
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Bing!
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Are you all right, Bing?
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Yeah, he's OK.
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Presents Round the corner, not far away It's Christmas Day today Which is my present, Flop?
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Is it this one?
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No, Bing, that's for Amma Oh This is your present here Is it Hobbities Rocket Sledge?
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When everyone gets here, you can open it and find out I really, really do want a hopperty rocket sledge.
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I know, Bing.
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You sit on it and you really go...
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Indeed.
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Oh, they're here, Flop.
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Hello, Sula.
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Oh, happy Christmas.
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Merry Christmas, Alma.
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Merry Christmas, Flop.
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Hello, Bing.
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Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas, Flop.
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Merry Christmas.
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Hello, everyone.
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Merry Christmas.
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Hello, Nicky I've got you a present
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Thank you And your favourite Christmas Carrot -y bake And my special Banana trifle Banana trifle Look at all these presents Oh,
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presents Can we open them now, please?
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Look, Nicky presents Who's going to give out the presents?
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Me, me, me Well, we'll need to take turns I know who these presents are all for That one's for Flop Oh,
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yes This one's for Sula Thank you, Bing Well, you'll need the present hat, Bing Come on, Bing The present hat Oh,
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this is for me We need to make sure that everyone has a present, Bing Oh, okay This is for you,
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Sula Oh, thank you, Bing. Is it orange?
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Yes, I painted it.
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Oh.
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I love it, Bing.
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Bing, it's lovely.
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Me now.
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Panda.
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Oh, that one's for Flop, Pando.
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Oh.
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Merry Christmas, Flop.
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I made it for you.
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Lovely, Bing.
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Yes, that's you, Flop. And Hopperty.
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Oh, yes.
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Happy Christmas, Flop.
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Oh, Bing.
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Your turn, Nicky.
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Ah, hat.
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Here, you have to give someone a present, Nicky.
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Nicky present.
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Oh, Nicky.
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That's my present.
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Can I open it now?
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Can I, Flop?
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Please?
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Yes.
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Yay!
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Give Bing his present, Nicky.
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Bing present.
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It's a skateboard.
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No, it isn't, Pando.
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Oh, yes.
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Oh, yay.
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It's a proper sleigh.
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Thank you, Bluff.
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Thank you.
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Nicky's sleigh.
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Let's go, Bing.
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Sleigh.
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Yay.
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There's no snow, Bing.
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You can't do sledging with no snow, Bing.
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Never mind, Bing.
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It's still a lovely sledge.
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Woo!
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Time for my present!
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My turn for the present hat.
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There isn't any snow, Flop.
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Come on, Fando.
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No, not yet, Bing.
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Pirate ship!
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But is it going to snow today?
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I'm afraid.
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I don't know, Bing.
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Bing, come and play with us.
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I'm waiting for snow.
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I don't think it's going to snow, Bing.
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Oh.
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Blah, we're ready for your roast potatoes. Of course.
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Come on, Bing.
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Yes, everything's set.
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We've got plates, napkins.
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You nearly ready for Christmas lunch, Bing?
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Yes.
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Why don't you tell everybody it's time for lunch?
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I'll get that!
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Hello, Jilly Hello, Dr Molly Merry Christmas It's Jilly Hi, Jilly Popsy says Merry Christmas,
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Bing Popsy I've got a hopper to see Rocky's sledge But there's no snow Oh,
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well Hello, Popsy Here's my special mango ice cream Oh, thank you, Jilly Come on,
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my little Christmas crackers Let's wash your hands.
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Oh, yes.
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Okay.
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Now, who's ready for Christmas Carrotty Bake and Christmas Pudding?
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A banana triple.
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Oh, Christmas, yeah, banana triple.
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Yum, yum, yum.
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I'm so hungry.
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But someone's in my chair.
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It's just as well that you've got your new Hoppity Vooch rocket sledge.
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Isn't it, Bing?
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Oh, can I flop?
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Yay!
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You can booze and have your lunch on your sledge, Bing!
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I'm boozing on my hopperty rocket sledge to lunch!
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Oh, that is a good idea.
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Oh, good.
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Oh, yummy, yummy, yummy.
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Oh, good drama.
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Yum.
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Oh, that sounds nice.
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Oh, yummy.
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Hello!
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He's snowing!
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Oh, no!
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Hi!
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It's Christmas!
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And I got a hopper to rocket sledge!
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But then there wasn't any snow and I was sad.
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But then Flop said I can voosh on my hopper to rocket sledge for lunch!
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And now the snow is here, and we are going to Vooosh!
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Christmas!
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It's definitely a Bing thing!
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Merry Christmas!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Bing, Christmas, present, flop, Merry. This video has 145 sentences and 691 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 70% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
flop verb/flɑp/To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
rocket noun/ˈɹɑk.ɪt/A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light…
banana noun/bəˈnænə/An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
yummy adjective/ˈjʌm.i/Delicious.
triple adjective/ˈtɹɪp.əl/Made up of three related elements, often matching
bake verb/beɪk/To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
booze noun/buz/Any alcoholic beverage.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
potato noun/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
pirate noun/ˈpaɪɹət/A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
roast verb/ɹoʊst/To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
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.
mango noun/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
sledge noun/slɛd͡ʒ/An instance of sledging.
grasshopper noun/ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
give out verbTo utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Someone's coming, are you?
  • Can I open it now?
  • Blah, we're ready for your roast potatoes.
  • Why don't you tell everybody it's time for lunch?
  • I'm boozing on my hopperty rocket sledge to lunch!

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingWho's going to give · is it going to snow · it's going to snow
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwe'll need · you'll need · I'll get
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryneed to take · need to make · have to give
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm waiting · I'm boozing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 flop, rocket, banana.

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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