Learn English through Story - The apple tree - Level 1 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.the apple tree a long time ago there was a huge apple tree a little boy loved to come and play around it every day he climbed to the treetop ate the apples took a nap under the shadow he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him time went by the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day one day the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad come and play with me the tree asked the boy I am no longer a kid I don't play around trees anymore the boy replied I want toys I need money to buy them sorry but I don't have money but you can pick all my apples and sell them then you will have money the boy was so excited he grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily the boy never came back after he picked the apples the tree was sad one day the boy returned and the tree was so excited come and play with me the tree said I don't have time to play I have to work for my family we need a house for shelter can you help me sorry but I don't have a house but you can chop off my branches to build your house so the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily the tree was glad to see him happy the tree was again lonely and sad one hot summer day the boy returned and the tree was delighted come and play with me the tree said I am sad and getting old I want to go sailing to relax myself can you give me a boat use my trunk to build your boat you can sail far away and be happy so the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat he went sailing and never showed up for a long time finally the boy returned after he left for so many years sorry my boy but I don't have anything for you anymore no more apples for you the tree said I don't have teeth to bite the boy replied no more trunk for you to climb on I am too old for that now the boy said I really can't give you anything the only thing left is my dying Roots the tree said with tears I don't need much now just a place to rest I am tired after all these years the boy replied good old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest come come sit down with me and rest the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears this is a story for everyone the tree is our parent When We Were Young we loved to play with Mom and Dad when we grew up we left them only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble no matter what parents will always be there and give everything they can to make you happy you may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that is how all of us are treating our parents Shadow an area of Darkness caused by light being blocked by something he climbed to the treetop ate the apples took a nap under the shadow time went by when you start a with a clause based on as time goes by the second Clause what as the time is as time went by people learned that the Earth is not the center of the no longer in the past but not now time went by the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day shelter a building designed to give from bad weather danger or attack we need a house for shelter delighted very one hot summer day the boy returned and the tree was delighted sailing the sport or activity of using boats with sails I want to go sailing to relax myself cruel extremely unkind and and causing pain to people or intentionally can be very cruel to each other the apple tree a long time ago there was a huge apple tree a little boy loved to come and play around it every day he climbed to the treetop ate the apples took a nap under the shadow he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him time went by the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day one day the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad come and play with me the tree asked the boy I am no longer a kid I don't play around trees anymore the boy replied I want toys I need money to buy them sorry but I don't have money but you can pick all my apples and sell them then you will have money the boy was so excited he grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily the boy never came back after he picked the apples the tree was sad one day the boy returned and the tree was so excited come and play with me the tree said I don't have time to play I have to work for my family we need a house for shelter can you help me sorry but I don't have a house but you can chop off my branches to build your house so the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily the tree was glad to see him happy the tree was again lonely and sad one hot summer day the boy returned and the tree was delighted come and play with me the tree said I am sad and getting old I want to go sailing to relax myself can you give me a boat use my trunk to build your boat you can sail far away and be happy so the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat he went sailing and never showed up for a long time finally the boy returned after he left for so many years sorry my boy but I don't have anything for you anymore no more apples for you the tree said I don't have teeth to bite the boy replied no more trunk for you to climb on I am too old for that now the boy said I really can't give you anything the only thing left is my dying Roots the tree said with tears I don't need much now just a place to rest I am tired after all these years the boy replied good all tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest come come sit down with me and rest the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears this is a story for everyone the tree is our parent When We Were Young we loved to play with Mom and Dad when we grew up we left them only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble no matter what parents will always be there and give everything they can to make you happy you may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that is how all of us are treating our parents
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
protection
B2The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
Example:
"protection from bad weather danger or"
unpleasant
A2Not pleasant.
Example:
"cruel extremely unkind and unpleasant"
sentence
B2The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
Example:
"time went by when you start a sentence"
happens
A2To occur or take place.
Example:
"the second Clause describes what happens"
passing
A2To change place.
Example:
"as the time is passing"
universe
A2Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
Example:
"Earth is not the center of the universe"
pleased
A2To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Example:
"delighted very pleased"
animals
A2In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
Example:
"and causing pain to people or animals"
children
A2A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
Example:
"children can be very cruel to each other"
describes
A2To represent in words.
Example:
"the second Clause describes what happens"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| protection | B2 | The process of keeping (something or someone) safe. |
| unpleasant | A2 | Not pleasant. |
| sentence | B2 | The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict. |
| happens | A2 | To occur or take place. |
| passing | A2 | To change place. |
| universe | A2 | Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself. |
| pleased | A2 | To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to. |
| animals | A2 | In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). |
| children | A2 | A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) |
| describes | A2 | To represent in words. |
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