Shadowing Practice: Snug as a Bug | WordWorld Full Episode! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to the place where words come alive.
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Let's build a word.
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Play the world.
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Jump to the beat.
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Pop your hands in the air.
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Let's build a word.
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Play the world.
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We've got friends of every size.
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Building words before our eyes.
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Nothing's better than a letter.
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They hold our world together
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With dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog,
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dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog,
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dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog,
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dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog,
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dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, Welcome to our world!
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Word World!
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Word World!
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It's a beautiful world!
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Word World!
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Yay!
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It was nighttime in Word World, and everyone was asleep.
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Um, except, it seems, for Frog.
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Uh, Frog?
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Pardon me.
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Is there something wrong?
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I can't fall asleep.
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Hmm.
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Well, maybe some running around might make you tired so you can fall asleep.
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Yes, running around, like in a nice game of tag.
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And I've got the best tag -playing partner in all of Word World!
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B...
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Ugh!
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Bug!
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Evening, Bug!
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What's up, Frog?
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I am!
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I can't sleep.
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And I was wondering, would you be up for a game of tag?
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Tag?
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I'm always ready.
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You're it.
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Missed me.
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Whoa.
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Ooh, almost got him, Frog.
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Oh, water!
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Yuck!
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You can't catch me!
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Almost got you!
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Whoa, close one!
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By the end of the game, Frog had become quite sleepy.
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Good night, Bug.
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But Bug was wide awake.
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Yeah, that's right.
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Now I can't sleep.
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Well, sure you can, Bug.
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Everybody needs sleep.
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You just need to get snug.
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Bugs love being snug.
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Um, what's snug mean?
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Oh, you know, comfy cozy.
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Ah, well, I do like being comfy cozy.
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Yep.
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Snug as a bug in a.. in a...
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What was that rhyme again?
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Snug as a bug in a... In a what, frog?
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wake up snug as a bug in a what where will i be snug
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what what i need to go to sleep oh right i'm not sure bug snug as a bug in a
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well it's got the same ugh sound i know that much
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Hmm, Snug, Bug, Uggs.
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So, it's something that rhymes with Ugg.
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That's what I need.
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Hmm.
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Okay, Frog, so what's the Ugg word?
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I can't think of it.
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Maybe a mug of hot chocolate will help me remember.
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Yeah, maybe a...
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Dwight!
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What did you say?
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I said maybe a mug of...
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That's it!
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Mug!
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Yes, you're right.
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Mug rhymes with bug and snug.
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Snug as a bug in a mug.
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Let's find out.
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Hmm?
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Ugg?
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Mug!
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Mug?
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Well?
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Um, I don't feel very snug in this mug.
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It's cold and hard.
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Nope, that's not it.
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Well, maybe Bear will remember that Ugg word.
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Like everyone else in Word World, Bear was sleeping.
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Bear?
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She's asleep.
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Yep, you're right, Fran.
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She's asleep.
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Hey!
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Oh, but look, she forgot to turn off the light.
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Bug, no. That's her night light.
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Who turned out the light?
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Whoopsie -daisy.
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Frog?
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Bug?
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What are you two doing here?
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Well, the thing is, Frog couldn't sleep, so we decided to play a game with Tag,
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and he was sleepy, but I wasn't, so here we are.
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Huh?
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Bug, let me explain.
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Bear, have you ever heard the rhyme, snug as a bug in a...
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In a...um...in a...
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And don't say mug.
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We already tried that. In a hug!
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Yeah!
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Snug as a bug in a hug.
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Yeah, like a bear hug.
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Hug definitely rhymes with hug.
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That might be right.
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Well, let's find out.
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What?
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Bear hug! Are you snug yet?
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Not really.
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Huh?
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Oops!
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Sorry, bug.
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Thanks, Bear, but your hugs are a little too snug for me.
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Let's go, Frog.
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Oh, right.
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Night, Bear.
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Good night, guys.
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Good luck.
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Off they went to the barn, where Pig was sound asleep.
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Or was he?
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He's cooking! And sleeping!
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Look at him!
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He's cooking in his sleep!
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I always thought he might.
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He's making pancakes!
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Well, I guess we're not going to find any Ugg words here.
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Uh oh, that jug of maple syrup is going to spill!
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Yeah, it's going to...
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Jug?
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Wait a minute...
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Jug!
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That's...
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An Ugg word!
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J...
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Ugg?
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Quing quing quing...
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Jug!
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Snug as a bug in a jug!
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That could be right!
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That jug looks pretty snug to me!
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Get away!
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Frog!
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Frog!
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A little help?
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Pig?
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Well, pig, wake up!
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Pig?
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Frog, help!
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Bug!
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Bug!
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Bug!
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Bug!
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Oh my!
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What is that?
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It's just me, Bug.
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Oh, hi, Bug.
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That's ankles.
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Sheep, have you seen Bug?
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Stop!
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Stop!
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You found my tickle spot?
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Huh?
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Oh, it's okay now.
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He moved. Who?
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Bug.
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Where is he? In there.
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Hiya, Frog!
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Bug!
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Oh, it's no use.
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We're never going to find a word that rhymes with UGG.
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Let's just go home.
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You know what, Frog?
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I might just stay here.
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Sheep's wool is comfy cozy.
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It's sort of like a rug.
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Well, thank you.
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I appreciate the compliment, but actually...
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Wait, did you just say...
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Rug?
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That's it!
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Snug as a bug in a rug!
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I need a rug!
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I've got just the letters at home!
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Let's go!
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What just happened here?
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So Frog and Bug rushed back to Frog's log.
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Okay, ready?
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It's time to...
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Build a word!
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It's time to build a word!
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Let's build it!
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Let's build it how?
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Ugh!
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Wrong!
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Yeah, we just built a word!
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We built it!
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We built it!
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Here you go, Bug!
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How's the rug, Bug?
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Pretty snug?
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I'm snug as a bug in a rug.
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Thanks, Frog!
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So, with his friend finally snug as a bug in a rug, Frog went off to sleep himself.
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And he slept like a frog in a log.
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The End
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Snug as a Bug”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dog, bug, snug, frog, word. This video has 222 sentences and 1038 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 42 of its 222 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| rhyme noun | /ɹaɪm/ | Rhyming verse (poetic form). |
| comfy adjective | /ˈkʌm.fi/ | Comfortable. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| sleepy adjective | /ˈsliːpi/ | Tired; feeling the need for sleep. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| bug noun | /bʌɡ/ | An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| hug verb | /hʌɡ/ | To cling closely together. |
| barn noun | [ˈbɑɹn] | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| ankle noun | /ˈæŋ.kəl/ | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| compliment noun | /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ | An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. |
| wool noun | /wʊl/ | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| run around verb | To be very busy doing many different things. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). | |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We've got friends of every size.
- I can't think of it.
- What are you two doing here?
- You found my tickle spot?
- Let's build it how?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might make · might be · might just stay |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was wondering · was sleeping |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | He's cooking · He's making |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | we're not going to find · is going to spill · We're never going to find |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/
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 asleep, rhyme, comfy.
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.