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Bird and Kip Looking for Acorns Episode 1 The Perfect Acorn
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What a great day, said Kip.
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The sun is bright, and there are no clouds.
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BOOM!
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A big acorn landed next to Kip.
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The acorn was round and shiny.
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Kip picked up the acorn and smiled.
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This acorn is perfect, he said.
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What a great day!
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Kip walked back toward his tree.
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That's a nice acorn, said Squirrel.
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Thanks, said Kip.
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Pretty acorn, said Mouse.
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Thanks, said Kip.
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I'm having a great day.
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Kip walked across the bike path.
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What a great day, said Kip.
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The sun is bright.
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There are no clouds.
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And I found the best oof.
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Kip tripped over a stick.
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He dropped the acorn.
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The acorn rolled away.
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Oh no!
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Cried Kip.
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Kip dived for the acorn.
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But he was too slow.
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The acorn was gone. So too.
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A horrible day.
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I lost my perfect acorn, cried Kip.
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This is a horrible day.
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Bird flew over to Kip.
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I'm going to the beach, Kip, said Bird.
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Do you want to come with me?
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No thanks, Bird, said Kip.
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Kip sadly.
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What's wrong?
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Asked Bird.
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This is a horrible day.
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Said Kip.
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I lost my perfect acorn.
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Oh, don't worry.
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Said Bird.
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You'll find another perfect acorn.
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Bird flew off.
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Bird is right.
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Thought Kip.
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I'll look for another acorn.
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Kip went to the playground.
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He saw acorns on the steps.
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Kip climbed the first step.
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He found a cracked acorn.
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Kip climbed to the next step.
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He found a moldy acorn.
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Eww, said Kip.
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Kip climbed to the top of the steps.
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He stood on the bridge.
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But there were no more perfect acorns.
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This was a horrible day.
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Bird and Kip.
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Looking for acorns.
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Episode 3, A Great Day Kip sat down on the bridge.
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This is a horrible day, he thought.
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Suddenly, stomp, stomp, stomp.
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Kids ran across the bridge.
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Kip dived out of the way The kids went down the slide.
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Kip went back to the steps.
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But more kids were coming!
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Oh no!
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Cried Kip.
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Kip ran away from the steps.
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Just then, some raindrops fell.
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Soon it was raining hard.
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The kids left.
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Kip stood near the slide.
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Rain fell on him.
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He sighed.
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This is a horrible...
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Whoa!
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Kip slipped and fell down the slide.
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Water ran down the slide.
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Zoom!
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Kip flew fast.
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Weeheehee!
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Cried Kip.
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Bird flew to the playground.
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Kip was in a puddle near the slide.
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Did you find any perfect acorns?
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Asked Bird.
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No, said Kip.
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But I found a water slide!
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This is a great day!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 92 sentences and 431 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:47. 68% 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
horrible adjective/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
slide noun/ˈslaɪ̯d/An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
cloud noun/ˈklaʊ̯d/A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
dive verb/daɪv/To swim under water.
playground noun/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
crack noun/kɹæk/A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
boom verb/bum/To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
slip verb/ˈslɪp/To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
sadly adverb/ˈsædli/In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
sigh verb/saɪ/To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary…
zoom verb/zuːm/To move fast with a humming noise.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
acorn noun/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
stomp verb/stɑmp/To trample heavily.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
fall down verb/fɔl ˈdaʊn/To fall to the ground. To collapse.
fly off verbTo flee rapidly; to run away.
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
pick up verbTo lift; to grasp and raise.
roll away verbTo move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, earthquakes, explosions, impacts, etc.
run across verbTo cross by running.
run away from verbTo avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something.

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 pastwere coming · was raining
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionYou'll find · I'll look

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. 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 horrible, slide, climb.

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