A1 & A2 listening lessons feature easy vocabulary, basic grammar, and slow speech with short pauses.
🎪 circus – A fun show with animals, clowns, and tricks.
Example: The animals jump on a circus train to escape.
👮♀️ Captain – A leader, like a police or army officer.
Example: Captain DuBois is chasing the animals in Monte Carlo.
🧏♂️ co-worker – A person who works with someone at the same job.
Example: She slaps her co-worker while chasing the animals.
🎯 escape – To get away from danger or someone chasing you.
Example: The animals escape and jump on a train.
🐅 tiger – A big, strong cat with stripes.
Example: Vitaly the tiger is one of the new circus animals.
🎭 pretend – To act like something is real when it is not.
Example: They pretend to be circus animals.
🎤 perform – To do a show in front of people.
Example: Marty is performing with the circus.
🎩 trick – A smart move in a show or game.
Example: They are learning many new tricks at the circus.
🏙️ Monte Carlo – A famous city in Europe.
Example: The story starts in Monte Carlo, where they make a lot of noise.
🏠 home is where your friends are – A saying that means friends make a place special.
Example: They learn that home is where their friends are.
Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are in Monte Carlo. They are looking for their friends, the penguins! But they are making a lot of noise. People are screaming because of the wild animals! A bad woman, Captain DuBois, is chasing them. She is slapping her co-worker to catch an animal, and an animal is falling down!
The animals escape and jump on a circus train. They meet new friends: Vitaly the tiger, Gia, and Stefano. Alex is listening to the tiger. They are pretending to be circus animals to go to New York. The zebra, Marty, is performing in the circus.
They are traveling with the circus and are learning many new tricks. They are finding that “home” is where their friends are. They are having a big adventure!