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The SAG -AFTRA Foundation Welcome to Storyline Online.
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Brought to you by the SAG -AFTRA Foundation.
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I'm Jonathan Price.
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And today I'm going to read Calvin Can't Fly.
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Written by Jennifer Byrne and illustrated by Keith Bendis.
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Calvin is a Starling.
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He was born under the eaves of an old barn,
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with his three brothers, four sisters, and 67 ,432 cousins.
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Starlings have big families.
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Right from the beginning, Calvin was different.
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Right from the day all the little starlings tumbled out of their nests to discover the world, Charlie discovered worms.
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Adeline discovered grass.
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Clement discovered dirt.
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Aubrey discovered water.
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And Calvin… Well, Calvin discovered a book.
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While all of Calvin's cousins chased beetles,
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bugs and ants, Calvin was learning to read letters, words and sentences.
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At night, his cousins dreamed of insect -eating and garbage -picking.
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Calvin dreamed of adventure stories, legends, and poetry.
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He even dreamed that someday he'd become a great writer himself.
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On June 1st, when all the little starlings lined up for flying lessons with their teacher, Mr. Wingstead, Calvin was nowhere to be seen.
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Where is that bird?
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Actually, Calvin was in the library.
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As the other little starlings were learning to swoop and hover and fly figure eights,
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Calvin buried his beak in books.
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And there his mind soared.
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Calvin read about pirates and cavemen,
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volcanoes and rainbows, whales and dinosaurs.
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Calvin especially loved dinosaurs.
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He learned how the planets circle the sun, what makes the wind blow, and amazing facts like how caterpillars grow up to become butterflies.
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His books took him to places wings never could, and his heart fluttered with excitement.
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Calvin's cousins called him Nerdy Birdie, Geeky Beeky, and Bookworm.
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And when you're a bird, being called a worm is a very bad thing.
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Calvin ruffled his feathers and mumbled, Oh, how the wounding words of scorn do sting.
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Then he sadly waddled back to the library, the only place where he was happy.
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And so he spent all summer reading, learning, and absorbing everything his little starling mind could,
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until the first leaf turned orange and fell to the ground.
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The fall winds sent a chill through the old barn.
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Summer's nests blew to the floorboards.
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It was time to head south.
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His cousins warned, Calvin, you better learn to fly.
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In a couple of days, we gotta be out of here.
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Calvin said, ah, yes, migration.
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I've read about that.
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His sister asked, Calvin, can you fly?
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Calvin had to admit he couldn't.
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All the other starlings took off in a giant formation, but Calvin could only stand and watch.
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A big, lonely tear rolled down his cheek.
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Calvin turned and trudged back toward the old barn.
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He was so upset, he didn't even notice his brothers and sisters and cousins coming back to get him.
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All of a sudden, they were tying up Calvin's middle with string and scraps of cloth they'd found in the garbage.
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They grasped the other ends with their beaks, and off they flew, with Calvin, somewhat embarrassed, safely in tow.
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For days and days they flew.
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Calvin recognized the rivers, mountains, and towns he'd read about all summer.
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Excitedly, he pointed them out to his brothers sisters and cousins
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but the other little starlings just flapped their wings and headed south
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soon there came a day when the winds blew especially hard.
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Trees bent sideways, leaves scattered wildly, flying became harder and harder.
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The air had an odd smell to it.
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The smell of danger.
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Calvin, remembering back to his favorite weather book, warned the rest of his family.
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A hurricane!
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A hurricane is coming!
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All his brothers and sisters and cousins asked, What's a hurricane?
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Calvin explained as quickly as his little beak could.
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We need to get out of the path of a violent tropical weather system,
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which is storming up the coast at a tremendous speed and will not diminish until it encounters large stretches of land mass.
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Everybody, make haste into that cave!
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They'd no idea what Calvin was saying, but they had to admit it did sound real.
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So the flock made a loop -de -loop left, a dipsy -doodle right, and dove into the cave.
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They did everything Calvin told them to.
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To their amazement, a great storm did blow across the land.
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It thundered over the mountains.
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It roared through the villages.
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It smashed and crashed, rumbled and raged.
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Just as Calvin had predicted the whole big Starling family gathered together, watching in fear and awe.
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The storm finally ended.
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The sun came out in the sky, and the Starlings came out of their cave.
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They were safe and sound, all because of Calvin.
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They celebrated with a great Starling party in honor of Calvin.
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They ate big, juicy worms and yummy, crunchy beetles.
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They danced and sang songs about how Calvin had saved their lives.
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They toasted Calvin with acorn caps filled with fresh, clear mountain water.
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Calvin was so happy and felt so good deep down inside that he jumped and hopped and danced and flapped his wings.
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And flapped his wings. and flapped his wings.
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All the other starlings looked at him in amazement.
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Calvin, you can fly!
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They exclaimed, and Calvin, the happiest starling in the whole wide world, chirped.
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Why, yes, I do believe I can.
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And they all flew south, with big, wide smiles on their little starling faces.
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especially Calvin.
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I suppose the main story to come out of Calvin Can't Fly is that it's okay to be different.
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It's okay to be the kid who reads books and doesn't play football and doesn't play basketball.
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But by reading, you gain knowledge, you learn about other people, and you learn how to behave in society,
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how to be a good member of society.
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And I think that's what happens to Calvin.
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He's accepted because he knows things, and he can warn people about things and lead them out of danger.
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And that's why it's a good thing to read, gain knowledge.
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Thank you for watching Storyline Online.
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Ключевая лексика этого видео

15 слов из видео, которые стоит выучить, с произношением и значением:

СловоПроизношениеЗначение
cousin существительное/ˈkʌz(ə)n/ро́дственник, ро́дственница
discover глагол/dɪˈskʌvə/открыва́ть, откры́ть
cave существительное/keɪv/пеще́ра, подземе́лье
hurricane существительное/ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/урага́н
warn глагол/woɹn/предупрежда́ть, предупреди́ть
barn существительное[ˈbɑɹn]ови́н, амба́р
worm существительное/wɝm/червь, червя́к
loop существительное/luːp/пе́тля, петля́
leaf существительное/lif/лист, ли́стья
garbage существительное/ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/му́сор, отбро́сы
nest существительное/nɛst/гнездо́
dinosaur существительное/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/диноза́вр
beetle существительное/ˈbiːtəl/жук, жесткокры́лый
lesson существительное/ˈlɛs.ən/уро́к, ле́кция
adventure существительное/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/приключе́ние, собы́тие

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

СловоЗначение
check out глаголпроверя́ть, прове́рить

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

КонструкцияВ видео
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делаетwas born · be seen · being called
Past Continuous was/were + -ing — действие, которое длилось в определённый момент прошлогоwas learning · were learning · were tying
Необходимость: must / have to / need to сказать, что что-то необходимоhad to admit · need to get
Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing — то, что происходит сейчас или в эти дниis coming · is storming

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Говорящий использует 12 сокращённых и редуцированных форм, например can't, doesn't, I'm. Произносите их коротко, так, как слышите.

  • Звуки «th»: thirty /ˈθɝti/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
  • Звуки «sh» и «zh»: migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, smash /smæʃ/, diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

Звуки, трудные для русскоязычных:

  • /w/ — губы округлены, это не /v/: warn /woɹn/, worm /wɝm/, nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/, wound /ˈwund/, whale /ˈweɪl/
  • /h/ — лёгкий выдох, а не русское «х»: hurricane /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/, hop /hɒp/, nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/, haste /heɪst/
  • Звонкие согласные в конце слова — не оглушайте их: cave /keɪv/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, legend /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/, wound /ˈwund/, bug /bʌɡ/

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  2. Повторяйте предложение за предложением на обычной скорости, пока ваш ритм не совпадёт с ритмом говорящего.
  3. Запишите себя и сравните с оригиналом, обращая внимание на такие слова, как cousin, discover, cave.

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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