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Bird and Kip, A New Neighbor.
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Episode 1, A Perfect Tree.
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Bird lived in a perfect tree.
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I love my tree, she said.
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It's in a nice quiet park.
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And I can see the ocean.
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One day, Bird was sleeping.
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Boom!
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Bonk!
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What made that sound? asked Bird.
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Bird looked up, but she didn't see anything.
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Bird went back to sleep.
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Boom!
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Bonk!
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Ouch! said Bird.
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Bird looked up again.
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But she still didn't see anything.
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Bird went back to sleep again.
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Trash!
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Bonk!
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Boom!
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Acorns! cried Bird.
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Where did these come from?
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Bird looked up and saw a chipmunk.
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Sorry, said the chipmunk.
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Oh, that's okay, said Bird.
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What are you doing with all these acorns?
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I'm moving in, said the chipmunk.
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You're moving in, asked Bird.
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Yes, said the chipmunk.
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I'm moving into this hole.
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My name is Kip.
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I'm your new neighbor.
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Bird and Kip, A New Neighbor Episode 2,
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Bird's New Neighbor Bird did not like having a neighbor.
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Kip was loud, and he dropped acorns.
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Aww, I need a break, said Bird.
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I think I'll go to the beach.
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Bird walked in the sand.
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She dipped her toes in the water.
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She ate a snack.
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I love the beach, she said.
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Just then, Bird saw something.
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There was a big hawk in the sky.
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Oh no, said Bird.
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That hawk will eat me.
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Bird found a good place to hide.
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At last, the hawk was gone.
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Bird flew back home.
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I saw a big hawk, said Bird.
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Oh, no, said Kip.
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I don't like hawks.
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Where was it?
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It was at the beach, said Bird.
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Will it come here? asked Kip.
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I don't think so, said Bird.
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This tree is a very safe place.
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Bird and Kip, A New Neighbor.
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Episode 3, Acorn Gumbo.
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The End bad.
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Then Bird smelled something.
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It was something that smelled very bad.
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You are going to eat that? asked Bird.
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No, said Kip.
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We are going to eat it.
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You are invited to dinner tonight.
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Kip, this doesn't smell good, said Bird.
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It doesn't smell good, said Kip.
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But it tastes great.
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Just then, Bird saw something.
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There's the hawk!
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She cried.
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The big hawk was swooping toward the tree Yuck!
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Something smells bad Said the hawk The hawk turned around and flew away Phew!
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Said Kip
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Oh, your acorn gumbo saved us, Kip!
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Said Bird.
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And you're right.
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It does taste great.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Toddler learning videos”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Bird, Kip, hawk, neighbor, acorn. This video has 80 sentences and 403 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:03. 77% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hawk noun/ˈhɔːk/A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
neighbour noun/ˈneɪbɚ/A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
boom verb/bum/To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
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…
trash noun/tɹæʃ/Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
invite verb/ɪnˈvaɪt/To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
toe noun/təʊ/Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
dip verb/dɪp/To lower into a liquid.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.
ouch/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/An expression of one's own physical pain.
acorn noun/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
chipmunk noun/ˈt͡ʃɪp.mʌŋk/Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in…
bonk verb/bɑŋk/To hit or strike; to collide with something.
gumbo noun/ˈɡʌm.boʊ/Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
swoop verb/ˈswuːp/To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
look up verb/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/To have better prospects.
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.
turn around verbTo physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • What are you doing with all these acorns?
  • I'm moving in, said the chipmunk.
  • I'm moving into this hole.
  • I think I'll go to the beach.
  • You are going to eat that?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas sleeping · was swooping
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around noware you doing · I'm moving · You're moving
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll go · will eat · Will it come
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingare going to eat

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, doesn'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 hawk, neighbour, boom.

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