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SpongeBob - Present Simple - Verb To Be

A1 & A2 listening lessons feature easy vocabulary, basic grammar, and slow speech with short pauses.

🎯 Comfort zone – a place or situation where you feel safe and happy
Example: I feel scared because I’m not in my comfort zone.

👆 Pull – to take something closer using your hand
Example: Pull the rope to open the door.

🐍 Snake – a long animal with no legs
Example: That looks like a snake!

📈 Diagram – a simple picture that shows how something works
Example: The diagram shows the way through the sewer.

🚽 Toilet – where you go to the bathroom
Example: The toilet makes a loud sound when it flushes.

💥 Madness – crazy and wild action
Example: It was madness when everyone shouted at once!

🌀 Sewer – the underground tunnels for water and toilets
Example: The rat lives in the sewer.

📋 To-do list – a list of things you want to do
Example: I wrote “brush teeth” on my to-do list.

🍀 Luck – something good that happens by surprise
Example: We won the game! What good luck!

SpongeBob and Squidward’s Sewer Trip

SpongeBob and Squidward are in a strange place. They are down here! It is dark. SpongeBob asks, “Are you down here?” Squidward is not happy. He is out of his comfort zone.

They are lost. They do not know the way. They see strange things on the walls. They look like snakes! Squidward asks, “Do we run into snakes down here?” He is a little scared. SpongeBob says, “Hey, over there!” They need to get up.

They learn about a big problem. At halftime, all the toilets flush at once! It is madness! Squidward does not want to miss the cheerleaders, but the toilets are a big danger. Later, they are inside a giant sewer snake! Oh no! Are they okay? Yes! They are alive! They are very lucky.

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SpongeBob - Present Simple - Verb To Be

A1 & A2 listening lessons feature easy vocabulary, basic grammar, and slow speech with short pauses.

🦾 Cave – a big hole in the ground or a mountain
Example: Tony was trapped in a cave.

🎭 Surprise – something you don’t expect
Example: The party was a big surprise!

🔄 Start over – to begin again
Example: I made a mistake, so I will start over.

🌍 The world – the Earth, where we all live
Example: The world is big and has many people.

😢 Die – to stop living
Example: He saw many people die in the battle.

🧍‍♂️ Chance – a small possibility
Example: There is a chance we can win.

💪 Whatever it takes – doing everything you can to succeed
Example: The heroes will help whatever it takes.

👍 I like this one – a way to say you think something is good
Example: I tried two toys — I like this one.

SpongeBob and Squidward’s Sewer Trip

SpongeBob and Squidward are in a strange place. They are down here! It is dark. SpongeBob asks, “Are you down here?” Squidward is not happy. He is out of his comfort zone.

They are lost. They do not know the way. They see strange things on the walls. They look like snakes! Squidward asks, “Do we run into snakes down here?” He is a little scared. SpongeBob says, “Hey, over there!” They need to get up.

They learn about a big problem. At halftime, all the toilets flush at once! It is madness! Squidward does not want to miss the cheerleaders, but the toilets are a big danger. Later, they are inside a giant sewer snake! Oh no! Are they okay? Yes! They are alive! They are very lucky.