Shadowing Practice: The Typhoon and the Golden Toad / Hello Jadoo - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Oh, it hurts!
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Oh, what am I gonna do with this thing?
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You haven't really treated your tooth yet?
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I told you to go to the dentist already!
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Ujjidu enrolled in the math academy this month, and that means I can't afford it!
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What are you waiting for?
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Do you want to lose all of your teeth?
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Oh, Mom, does your tooth hurt a lot?
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I don't need to go to the academy.
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You should go to the dentist first.
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Are you kidding?
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You're going to the academy.
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You can't simply ignore your tooth and not see a dentist.
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Sell the gold at home and go to the dentist right now.
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All right, all right.
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I'm yelling already.
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I'll go.
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Good evening.
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This is breaking news.
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Rusa, the massive typhoon heading to China, changed her course.
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It will hit Seoul tomorrow evening.
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Rusa is expected to be the strongest typhoon amongst those that have come to the Korean peninsula so far.
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Please make sure to stick wet newspaper on...
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Oh no, honey!
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You didn't fix the rattling windows, did you now?
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No, and I didn't fix the gate either.
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Things look scary!
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Then why don't you hurry up and go do it right now?
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Tomorrow all the public schools in Seoul will be closed.
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You stop that!
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You think this is funny?!
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Now all of you, go out to your room and study!
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Yeah, Alan!
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I've got to nail down the windows before the storm comes.
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I'm gonna get you!
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I can't stand it anymore!
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You children are scarier than the typhoon.
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Why don't you call someone to come and help?
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What for?
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I can handle it myself just fine.
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There!
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It couldn't be more perfect.
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Feel it.
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It doesn't shake anymore.
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Oh, my goodness, look at this.
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Mom, what was it that made you fall in love with Dad anyway?
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Ladies and gentlemen, attention, please.
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I just got the news.
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The typhoon is set to pass through our town.
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Gather at the school shelter just in case.
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Once again, everyone please gather at the school shelter.
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We have to go to the school shelter!
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Alright, hon!
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Let's pack our valuables first!
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And you guys, go and get dressed and be ready to go!
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But what about the gate, huh?
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There's nothing wrong with the gate!
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Come on, hurry up!
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S -so wait...
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We're going to sleep at school tonight?
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We're sleeping at school tonight!
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Wow, there's so many tents here!
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Hey, Minji!
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Where have you been?
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Isn't this cool?
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Where's your tent?
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I'll come back later!
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You think this is a picnic, girl?
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The typhoon's gonna blow my house away and you're happy?
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But, Mom, natural disasters can't be controlled by humans.
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So while we're all stuck in here, we have to try and make the best of it.
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Why don't you watch me make the best of my fist?
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No thanks.
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Jadu, we're losing badly.
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I need to go back in.
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We don't have time for that now.
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They'll be right after us.
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It's dead.
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Let's use the power of friendship.
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Treasure Brinks, unite!
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What the heck is the power of friendship?
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Are you kindergarteners or something?
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The whole city is in danger and you're playing like babies!
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Question, is this your tent, Aunt He?
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Yes, and I'm trying to read, so go play somewhere else!
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Alright, Chidoo, let's go somewhere else.
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Yeah!
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I can't get you back, Chidoo!
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Don't have my help, Riddick!
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Oh!
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Oh no, the power went out!
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The typhoon is passing through our town.
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The outside wires have been damaged, so we're fixing them.
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Please sit down and wait patiently.
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Oh my gosh!
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What should I do, sweetie?
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Honey, what's wrong?
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I totally thought I brought it.
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What am I supposed to do now?
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Tell me what's wrong, sweetheart!
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I must have left the cold toad at home!
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What?
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Hey Dad, if it gets flown away we won't find it anymore?
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Is that very expensive, Mom?
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Well, no, it's not that much, darling.
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Don't worry.
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What are you talking about?
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I'm going to hand it down to them when they get married!
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Please calm down, dear.
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There's nothing else we can do about it now.
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It's just best to forget about it.
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How can I calm down?
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That's the most expensive thing in my house!
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Oh, my tooth!
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You see, it hurts because you care too much about the frog.
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Oof, darling, I wanted to sell it and help you treat your tooth.
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Oh, my tooth!
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Yay!
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The lights are back on!
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Wow, cool!
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We're safe now!
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Mimi, where is Jadu?
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I haven't seen her for a while now.
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Jadu?
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What's going on?
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I almost lost it!
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Quickly!
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Someone open the door and go outside!
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What did you say?
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Jadu!
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Worry not!
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I'm going to get the golden toad!
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Don't do it!
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I have to go after her!
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Let go of me!
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Hold on, please calm down!
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Call the rescue team first!
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We'll go find her together!
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It's far too dangerous to go out and follow her!
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Let go of me!
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I can't wait for the rescue team!
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I'm her mother, don't you see?
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Let me go!
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Jadu!
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Sweetie!
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Honey, no!
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Jadu!
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Jadu!
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Golden Toad, stay right where you are!
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Jadu, where are you?
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Where on earth did she go?
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Oh, goodness, honey, I bet she got hurt or even worse!
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It's no time to talk about that right now!
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Oh, honey...
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I've got it!
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Let's use that bike to get around!
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Really?
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A free noodle, Koopa?
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Oh, boy.
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Help me!
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Help me!
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I'm not just crying.
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Shut up!
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I think she's already gone home.
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What do you think?
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What if she's so scared that she couldn't come back out, honey?
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Let's go quickly anyway.
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Hold on tight!
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Chadu!
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Chadu!
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Oh, honey, what do we do?
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She's not home.
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I'm poor Chadu.
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Excuse me, folks.
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I just got a report.
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Did you happen to find your daughter?
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We've come all the way here.
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But no, we couldn't find her.
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Alright, then you'll come with us!
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Jadoo!
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Jadoo!
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It's.. it's...
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It's Jadoo's hair tie!
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Look, it's Jadoo's hair tie, hun!
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What on Earth?
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Please stop the car!
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Stop the car!
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Jadoo!
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Ma 'am, stop!
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It's dangerous!
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Annie, wait!
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Come with me!
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Jadu!
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Jadu!
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Huh?
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Ah!
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Oh my, what a relief!
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Honey, are you okay?
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How can we find her?
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Tell me what to do!
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Chuchu!
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Sorry, I couldn't go find the golden toad!
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On the way home, I'd better cry, go to the street alone, and I had to be with her so I couldn't go home.
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Much ado, baby.
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Is she your daughter?
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I'm glad you found her.
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It's all right, Princess.
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Don't cry.
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By the way, do you know where her mom and dad are?
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Sorry, Officer, but I don't know.
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I do know her, Officer.
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I know the child's mother.
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She's the girl from Mina's snack bar, remember?
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I wondered why the couple didn't come to the shelter.
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You did a good job, my daughter.
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Mom, what about our golden toad?
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I wanted you to fix your children, I said!
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Oh no, sweetheart, what are you talking about?
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You're way more important than a silly golden toad can ever be, my darling.
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As long as you're safe, I don't need anything else.
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Oh, Mom!
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Jadu!
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Oh, Mom, Dad!
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Don't cry, Jadu, it's okay!
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Don't cry.
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Hi, Mom.
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I'm starving.
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Oh, yes.
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I want to have some noodles.
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N -N -Noodles?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Typhoon and the Golden Toad / Hello Jadoo”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jadu, mom, honey, toad, tooth. This video has 230 sentences and 1248 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:12. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 53 of its 230 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
honey noun/ˈhʌni/A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
tooth noun/tuθ/A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
typhoon noun/taɪˈfun/A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
shelter noun/ˈʃɛltə/A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
dentist noun/ˈdɛntɪst/A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
gate noun/ˈɡeɪ̯t/A doorlike structure outside a house.
darling noun/ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
tent noun/tɛnt/A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
rescue verb/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/To save from any violence, danger or evil.
friendship noun/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/The condition of being friends.
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
gather verb/ˈɡæðɚ/To collect normally separate things.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
goodness noun/ˈɡʊdnəs/The state or characteristic of being good.
sweetheart noun/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/A person who is always very kind.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
calm down verbTo become less excited, intense, or angry.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
pass through verbTo go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another.
come back verbTo return to a place.
get around verbTo move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • You haven't really treated your tooth yet?
  • You didn't fix the rattling windows, did you now?
  • Why don't you call someone to come and help?
  • We're going to sleep at school tonight?
  • I'm her mother, don't you see?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhaven't really treated · have come · have you been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis expected · will be closed · is set
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe strongest · the best · the most expensive
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould go · should I do

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 66 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: tooth /tuθ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, peninsula /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/

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 honey, tooth, typhoon.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →