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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to fluent fiction Check, the podcast where we bring

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you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In each episode,

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we'll present a short story in both English and Check

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with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Jirka, a shy fifth grader,

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as he overcomes stage fright and discovers newfound self confidence

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with the help of his friends during a heartwarming pre

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Christmas performance.

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Speaker 1: Pom zat pernici osbiz dobistine yirka pla hijlapetzs bueno fantasi

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seboivistop it said iv rohu tree dis text m ruzzesisvol postava,

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pomisri sirka soapomeneslova yeho camarat carrel v. She said, next

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nemo jirko nottak tetos vadn carel kaslodge alesta terza, giv

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costa navan nistromko lavni staveni marie a is tova carel

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mana pat apadi coove abel terzopomots yir cava ha ale

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naconet cerrone terrezo zachinameleot textem teresa as la si ot

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pole neestravis polo opaqui casteno teresa uchi ya uklidnit assauce

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tradit erkasi ti yaqo mi roste then pretstavne nevmnesto utvar

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biropokrivkov magiski clit i preponevin rodidle er case, cos vonto

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sam sebe Zaimova, pernico yerkaved navisti, nomaya cos olova, alex pomenes,

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natrezrade zachina, lovit prevnislova, closure, the host, dish conchisvosto, salems

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as nihlasity, potlesk yerkavruji pop carel poplaza yer kupor ameni

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ved videl jetos v espe precons vostra, the car, nove um,

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gems gross vim obavam vanneso and odarti aletaconava nivasan as

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polechnames dileiradoski.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Podbirim snehempori, ne beem za, kladnika, kulikovauchivs.

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Speaker 3: Under a sky covered with white snow. The elementary school

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in the little town of Ripup by the River pulses

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with pre Christmas excitement.

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Speaker 1: Tid pa ta coul se natradchnivauchni besitku.

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Speaker 3: The fifth grade class is preparing for the traditional Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Showt un osdubis dubistine.

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Speaker 3: The hallways smell of freshly baked gingerbread, cookies and wicker

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decorations adorn the walls.

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Speaker 1: Yirka pla hi la petzsbuino fantasi sebui vistopit.

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Speaker 3: Yerka shy boy with a wild imagination is afraid to perform.

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Speaker 1: Said yi vro Ti disticts them.

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Speaker 3: He sits in the corner of the classroom with the

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script in hand, reading his part.

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Speaker 1: Velka postava pos.

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Speaker 3: Sika yegichek is a big role thanks Yerka solova. What

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if he forgets the words?

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Speaker 1: Yeho camrat Carel Vesevi.

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Speaker 3: His friend Carel, always cheerful and laid back, sits next

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to him.

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Speaker 1: Yirko no tak tito.

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Speaker 3: Yurka, come on, you can do it, po Carrel. Carl

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encourages him.

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Speaker 1: Jerkasnad ales.

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Speaker 3: Ya takes a deep breath but still has doubts.

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Speaker 1: Terreesa give kostromku hlavni vizdo.

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Speaker 3: Tetai Terreza, a girl with a smile shining like lights

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on a Christmas tree, is the main star of the performance.

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Speaker 1: Terae Marie Ayva.

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Speaker 3: She plays warrior and her confidence is contagious.

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Speaker 1: Karel Manna pat adirkove Abel.

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Speaker 4: Ter.

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Speaker 3: Carl has an idea and suggests to Yurka to ask

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Terreza for help.

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Speaker 1: Yirkavaja Alena.

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Speaker 3: Yerka hesitates, but eventually decides to do it.

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Speaker 1: Terrezo Zachina neesle sticks them.

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Speaker 3: Beraza. He begins, shyly, can you help me with the script?

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Speaker 1: Teres ausni assol la si.

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Speaker 3: Terreza smiles and agrees.

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Speaker 1: Ottpod neestravisporo opacui CAAs doozeno.

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Speaker 3: They spend the afternoon together rehearsing each scene.

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Speaker 1: Teresa uchi ye as.

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Speaker 3: Terreza teaches him how to calm down and focus.

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Speaker 1: Yer katsi ki ya kiho sebevido miroste.

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Speaker 3: Yerka feels his self confidence growing.

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Speaker 1: Den pretztavene n hoove vada na mniesto utwari biro pokrifku

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teravch no zahariv magitski clit.

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Speaker 3: On the day of the performance, snowflakes gently fall on

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the town, forming a white blanket that envelopes everything in

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magical calm.

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Speaker 1: Dikises kaze pile.

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Speaker 3: The children gather in the crowded gymnasium, parents taking their seats.

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Speaker 1: Yirka vos e kozvon.

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Speaker 3: Yerka looks at himself in the mirror, his heart pounding

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like a bell.

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Speaker 1: Vo, can I do this patas sam sebe, he asks himself.

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Zachimoko yirkavi de naievishtye.

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Speaker 3: As the first notes of a Christmas carol sound. Yerka

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walks onto the.

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Speaker 1: Stage norimaye cos olova a lev spomene sinaterside.

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Speaker 3: His legs feel like lead, but he remembers Terraza's.

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Speaker 1: Advice zachina luvit. He begins to speak prevni slova closuzio oust.

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Speaker 3: The first words glide from his mouth.

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Speaker 1: Conchisvuvistop salem zas Nila city Potlesk.

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Speaker 3: When he finishes his scene, loud applause fills the room.

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Speaker 1: Yerkasie pivrugi.

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Speaker 3: Yurka feels the warmth of pride in his chest.

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Speaker 1: Saircu.

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Speaker 3: After the performance, Karl pats Jerka on the shoulder ve.

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Speaker 1: See video segetos v.

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Speaker 3: I knew you could do it, He laughs, er spit.

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Speaker 1: Yerka smiles back secon sutra ziska nove uvi doo mis

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gemkov odn cherisvim obavam.

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Speaker 3: He overcame his fear, gained new self confidence and realizes

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he can achieve anything when he decides to face his fears.

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Speaker 1: Van swadesoi and odarti alekava niven aspolichnem sdleni radosti.

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Speaker 3: Christmas Holidays aren't just about gifts, but also about overcoming

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personal boundaries and sharing joy together.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Zak ladny zak ladny zah.

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Speaker 3: Ladni, elementary, excitement.

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Speaker 1: Pernici, pernici, pernici, gingerbread, protein, protein, e rot, wicker zdobe

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zdobe zdobe adorn plahi, plahi, blahi shi buena, buena buena, wild, fantasy, fantasy, fantasy, imagination,

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vestop it veystopid vestope it perform, text them, text them,

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text them, script velca postava, velca postava, vel cava big role, vessi,

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vesseri vecelli.

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Speaker 5: Cheerful, borodo lay back, bos bos both.

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Speaker 3: Encourages, doubts, yes, tota yes, tota yesta, confidence.

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Speaker 1: Nakashva, nakasva, nakava.

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Speaker 3: Contagious, vaha, vaha, vaha hesitates opakui oakuai rehearsing, oh cleid knit,

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oh cleid knit clear, calm down, so stread it, so

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thread it, so thread it. Focus Snehov snehov, snehov snowflakes,

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zahallo Yeah, za hallo Yeah, thea all Yeah, envelop Sasei, sasei, sasei,

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gather jerovichnye, jerovichnye, jeraldsvichny gymnasium, bushie boushi bushie, pounding.

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Speaker 1: Closure, closure, closu glide, bootlisk, bootlisk, bootlisk, applause, bishi, bihi yihi, pride, pseconal, pseconal,

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pseconal overcome.

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