Shadowing Practice: School Holidays with JoJo & Gran Gran ☀️😎 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Come on, Pendle!
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This looks like the perfect spot.
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Here?
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Yes.
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The tide's quite far out.
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And the sand is wet enough to build our sandcastle.
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Bucket?
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Uh-huh.
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Spade?
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Uh-huh.
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Let's get building!
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Huh?
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Oops.
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Sorry, Panda.
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Huh?
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Oops.
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Sorry, Panda.
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Finished!
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It's the best sandcastle ever!
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This can be your sandcastle, Panda.
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Look out!
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Our sandcastle!
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Sorry!
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It's okay, Jojo.
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We can build another sandcastle.
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And this one will be even bigger and better.
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This is the biggest, bestest sandcastle ever!
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Nothing is going to knock this one down.
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Hello, Monty!
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Monty!
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Monty!
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Oh!
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Sorry!
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Our biggest, bestest sandcastle ever is all ruined!
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Again!
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But it's okay, Panda.
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You will get your sandcastle.
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And this time it will be the biggest, bestest, most amazing sandcastle ever!
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Now, before we can leave for our holiday, we need to pack our suitcase.
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A suitcase should carry all the things we need...
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To have fun!
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I'm
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going to
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go ahead and put it in the middle of the room. So heavy!
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Oh, another photo from Cynthia.
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Ooh, yummy.
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Can we have snacks on our holiday, Gran-Gran?
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Ooh, good idea, Jojo.
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I think we need to make some of my famous sandwiches.
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We'll need three sandwiches.
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Three sandwiches?
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One, two, three.
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Oh, of course.
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How could I forget Panda?
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A slice for this sandwich, a slice for that sandwich, and...
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Finished!
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Here we are!
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Adventure holiday!
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Our first adventure is...
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Crossing the ropey rope bridge over the deep lagoon.
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The deep lagoon!
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Whoa!
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The wind!
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The wind!
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Hold on!
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Whoa!
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Don't lock down!
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Ah!
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Woo-hoo!
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Ready for our next holiday adventure?
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Ummm...
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Ready.
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Hold tight on the sippy-sip line, you two.
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Weeeee!
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Hee hee hee!
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Hmm.
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Huh.
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Riding the whoopingly waves!
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Whoosh!
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Whoosh!
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Watch for the waves!
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And now, a place to...
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Relax.
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Thanks.
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Gran Gran, can we take a photo of our adventure holiday and send it to Cynthia?
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Oh, great idea Jojo.
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Best adventure holiday ever!
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Wow, is that Captain Galactic?
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I love that toy.
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Thank you Jojo.
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Hey Jojo.
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Is that my old magazine?
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Oh, thank you.
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Oh, my old CD!
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Cheers!
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Welcome back, Nature Club.
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What's everybody chosen to put in the time capsule?
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I chose the Captain Chloe toy.
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I chose my favourite magazine.
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And I've done a drawing of Panda!
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Great choices everyone.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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And look at this.
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Oh, I recognise this handwriting.
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JoJo's Grandad wrote this.
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Can you read it, Gran-Gran?
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It says, hello to the new Nature Club.
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We hope you enjoy the items we have left behind for you to discover.
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Hopefully you can see what life was like for us 20 years ago.
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What a legend.
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I remember Grandad writing that.
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Jared!
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We thought it would be good for the old Nature Club to come and meet the new one.
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And you can see what we're going to put in our time capsule.
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I think we need a photo to celebrate.
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Say, time capsule!
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Time capsule!
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Mmm, smell that sea air.
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Okay, beachcombers, where shall we start?
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Hmm...
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Where's Seagon?
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Ah, it's out there.
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But we can't see it because the tide is so far out.
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Which means there's lots more beach for us to explore.
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Yes!
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...and keep going.
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Oh!
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Ah!
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His head!
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Your turn, Panda!
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Your turn, Panda!
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This way I can't change my mind.
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You can't turn the panda.
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No, this is a change.
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A little bit bigger.
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I like beachcombing.
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There are so many things to see.
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Like earring shells, splashy seaweed, Where shall we explore next?
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Oh, up there!
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I'm going
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to go to the next video.
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These are spices.
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This one is cinnamon.
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Can you remember what this is called?
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Star anise.
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Aha.
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They'll help give the sorrel extra flavor.
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Which one do you want to add?
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Cinnamon.
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Okay, in goes the cinnamon.
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I think your sorrel is ready.
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Yay!
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Here you are, Jojo.
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It's not too hot.
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Oh, this is really yummy, Jojo.
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It's even yummier than raspberry juice.
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Mmm.
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Can we call Great Gran Gran now? Of course.
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Jojo, my little sunshine.
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Great Gran Gran, we made Sorrel with my own recipe.
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I added raspberries and cinnamon.
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In fact, it tastes better than our Sorrel.
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Oh, really?
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Well, you'll have to send me the recipe.
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Delicious!
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This is an announcement for all passengers to St Lucia.
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The flight is now boarding at Gate 32.
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Yay!
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Gate 32.
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Oh, that's quite a long way to walk.
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Come on, everyone. Are you okay, Jojo?
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My feet are a bit tired.
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Hmm.
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I think it's time for a great break.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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Mmm, I think it's time for a grand-grand plan.
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You can ride in a buggy!
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Whee!
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This is fun, Panda!
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Oh, gate 32!
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We made it!
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Is that our airplane?
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I think so.
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I can't wait to sit by the window.
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Panda wants to see the clouds.
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Goodbye, airport.
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And hello, Santa Lisa!
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Yay!
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Delicious picnic!
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Ah, so nice.
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Now let's get set up for family cricket.
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Yes!
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When it's your turn to bat, you stand here in front of the wicket.
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You can have the ball Lexi.
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Thank you!
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And Jojo, you can have the bat.
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Yay!
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And we mustn't forget the...
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Um...
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No. No. Urgh!
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I think I left the wicket at Gran Gran's house.
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Aw, T.D.
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Oh, does that mean we can't play family cricket?
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Oh, we can still play, Jojo.
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We've got our bat and a ball.
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But it won't be the same game without all the parts.
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Don't worry, Jojo.
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What's important is we all have fun together.
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Exactly.
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Hmm.
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Ah!
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This gives me an idea for a Gran-Gran plan.
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We can find things to make our own wicket with bits that are on the beach.
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Great idea!
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Ooh!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Great swing, Jojo!
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Joe okay I'll bowl first for uncle Tyrell
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It's a beautiful day!
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How's that?
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Nice bowling!
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You sure?
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You sure?
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I'm so sorry, you sure!
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I'm so sorry!
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I'm so sorry!
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Oh!
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Yeah!
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Wow, Auntie Dee!
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Yeah!
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Whoa!
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Auntie Dee!
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Oh, great job!
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Oh, go on, let's see!
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Catch it!
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Brilliant!
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Caught!
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Remember, just like you practiced, Jojo, you've got this.
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You only need one more run to win.
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Okay.
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It's okay, Jojo.
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Let's try again.
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Okay.
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Wow!
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Yeah!
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Oh, nice!
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Yay, Jojo!
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Go, go, go, go!
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Oh, yeah!
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Woo-hoo, Jojo!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Yay!
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Well done Jojo!
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Yes!
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Well done.
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Thank you Grandad's bat.
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Hot, hot, hot!
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Now our feet are covered in sand so let's shake it off.
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Shimmy shimmy shake!
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Shimmy shimmy shake!
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Shimmy shimmy shake!
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Shimmy shimmy shake panda!
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And now it's time to cool down.
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Sit nice and still.
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Close your eyes.
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Breathe in.. and out.
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Huh?
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Hmm...
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Oh, that was a nice relaxing way to end our exercise.
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Thank you, Auntie Dee.
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You're welcome.
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I've got to run now.
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See you both soon.
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Bye, Auntie Dee. Are you okay, Jojo?
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I like exercise with Auntie Dee, but the relaxing bit was quite hard, Gran Gran.
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You have to sit still and close your eyes and breathe.
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We're not very good at closing our eyes and sitting still, are you panda?
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Well, there are lots of other ways to relax, Jojo.
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Really?
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I think it's time for a Gran Gran plan.
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We're going on a sensory safari.
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It's a walk where we'll pay attention to our senses.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “School Holidays with JoJo & Gran Gran ☀️😎”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jojo, Gran, panda, sandcastle, shimmy. This video has 304 sentences and 1277 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 73% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| capsule noun | /ˈkæps(ə)l/ | A membranous envelope. |
| cinnamon noun | /ˈsɪnəmən/ | A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae. |
| gate noun | /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| wicket noun | /ˈwɪkɪt/ | A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. |
| yummy adjective | /ˈjʌm.i/ | Delicious. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| cricket noun | /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ | An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cool down verb | /kuːl ˈdaʊn/ | To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature. |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| lock down verb | To secure (something). | |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Ready for our next holiday adventure?
- Is that my old magazine?
- What's everybody chosen to put in the time capsule?
- Can you remember what this is called?
- Which one do you want to add?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've done · have left |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called · are covered |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the biggest |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | yummier than · better than |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shell /ʃɛl/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, shimmy /ˈʃɪ.mi/
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 panda, adventure, 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.