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EWIT English in Mind, One Story a Day, October 2026 Story 2.
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That's a big pumpkin.
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Harry Reddin has a strange hobby.
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When he first started his hobby, all his friends laughed at him.
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What is Harry's hobby?
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Harry grows pumpkins.
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Giant pumpkins.
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Last year, Harry set the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin.
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How big was it?
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It was 914 pounds.
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Measured with a tape, it was 14 feet around its middle.
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It took nearly 15 people to move it.
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And, if you carved it out, it was big enough for three people to get inside.
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Harry laughed and said, You could make nearly one thousand pumpkin pies with this pumpkin.
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It takes a lot of work to grow a pumpkin like this one.
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But it's Harry's hobby, and he loves it.
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How much did Harry win at the competition?
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He took home a check for $15 ,000.
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His friends aren't laughing at his hobby now.
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Story 2.
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That's a big pumpkin.
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Harry Redden has a strange hobby.
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When he first started his hobby, all his friends laughed at him.
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What is Harry's hobby?
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Harry grows pumpkins, giant pumpkins.
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Last year, Harry set the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin.
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How big was it?
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It was 914 pounds.
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Measured with a tape, it was fourteen feet around its middle.
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It took nearly fifteen people to move it.
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And if you carved it out, it was big enough for three people to get inside cried.
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Harry laughed and said, you could make nearly 1 ,000 pumpkin pies with this pumpkin.
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It takes a lot of work to grow a pumpkin like this one.
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But it's Harry's hobby, and he loves it.
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How much did Harry win at the competition?
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He took home a check for $15 ,000.
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His friends aren't laughing at his hobby now.
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Story 2 That's a big pumpkin.
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Harry Redden has a strange hobby.
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When he first started his hobby, all his friends laughed at him.
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What is Harry's hobby?
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Harry grows pumpkins, giant pumpkins.
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Last year, Harry set the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin.
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How big was it?
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It was 914 pounds.
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Measured with a tape, it was 14 feet around its middle.
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It took nearly fifteen people to move it.
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And, if you carved it out, it was big enough for three people to get inside.
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Harry laughed and said, You could make nearly one thousand pumpkin pies with this pumpkin.
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It takes a lot of work to grow a pumpkin like this one.
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But it's Harry's hobby, and he loves it.
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How much did Harry win at the competition?
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He took home a cheque for $15 ,000.
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His friends aren't laughing at his hobby now.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “OCTOBER 2026 - STORY 2 THAT'S A BIG PUMPKIN”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pumpkin, hobby, Harry, laughed, grow. This video has 54 sentences and 437 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 9 of its 54 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
pumpkin noun/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
hobby noun/ˈhɑ.bi/An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
tape noun/teɪ̯p/Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
pound noun/ˈpaʊ̯nd/A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
pie noun/paɪ/A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie"…
fifteen noun/ˈfɪf.tiːn/An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
fourteen noun/ˈfɔɹ.tin/A group of fourteen items.
carve verb/kɑɹv/To cut meat in order to serve it.
cheque noun/t͡ʃɛk/A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
laugh verb/læf/To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
measure noun/ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
strange adjective/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
giant noun/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
cry verb/kɹaɪ/To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.

Ngữ pháp trong video

Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:

Cấu trúcTrong video
So sánh nhất the -est / the most … — mức cao nhất hoặc thấp nhất trong một nhómthe biggest
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn am/is/are + -ing — việc đang diễn ra lúc nói hoặc quanh thời điểm nàyaren't laughing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as aren'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 pumpkin, hobby, tape.

Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?

Shadowing là kỹ thuật học ngôn ngữ có cơ sở khoa học, ban đầu được phát triển cho chương trình đào tạo phiên dịch viên chuyên nghiệp và được phổ biến rộng rãi bởi nhà đa ngôn ngữ học Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Nguyên lý cốt lõi đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ hiệu quả: bạn nghe tiếng Anh của người bản xứ và lặp lại to ngay lập tức — như một "cái bóng" (shadow) đuổi theo người nói với độ trễ chỉ 1–2 giây. Khác với luyện ngữ pháp hay học từ vựng bị động, Shadowing buộc não bộ và cơ miệng phải đồng thời xử lý và tái tạo ngôn ngữ thực tế. Các nghiên cứu khoa học xác nhận phương pháp này cải thiện đáng kể phát âm, ngữ điệu, nhịp điệu, nối âm, kỹ năng nghe và độ lưu loát khi nói — đặc biệt hiệu quả cho người luyện IELTS Speaking và muốn giao tiếp tiếng Anh tự nhiên như người bản ngữ.

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