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Hello, my superstar student. This is Alex – your English teacher. Welcome to our mini-story lesson for “A Secret”. Let’s get started immediately.

There was a fish. Her name was Nancy.

What was her name?

Nancy. Her name was Nancy.

What was Nancy? A crocodile?

A fish. Nancy was a fish. And she had a secret.

Who had a secret?

Nancy. Nancy the fish had a secret.

Did Nancy the fish have a car?

No, she didn’t have a car. Nancy the fish had a secret.

What did Nancy have?

A secret. Nancy the fish had a secret.

A piece of information she keeps from everyone.

Remember? All the fishes wanted to know the secret.

They often said, “Nancy, what is your secret?

Nancy, tell us your secret, please.

Nancy, you are a nice girl. Share your secret with us.

We love you so much. We are one, big, friendly family.

Please, tell us your secret”.

What did all the fishes want to know?

Of course, the secret.

All the fishes wanted to know the secret.

Whose secret did all the fishes want to know?

Nancy’s secret.

All the fishes wanted to know Nancy’s secret.

Did Nancy reveal the secret to them?

No, she didn’t. Nancy didn’t reveal the secret to them.

What didn’t Nancy reveal to them?

The secret. Nancy the fish didn’t reveal the secret to them.

That’s why one day all the fishes decided not to talk to

Nancy any more.

One day what did all the fishes decide to do?

They decided not to talk to Nancy any more.

Who did all the fishes decide not to talk to?

To Nancy the fish. All the fishes decided not to talk to

Nancy any more.

Did Nancy want to talk to all the fishes?

Yes, she did. Nancy wanted to talk to them,

but they refused.

Did the fishes want to talk to Nancy?

No, they didn’t. They refused to talk to her.

Who refused to talk to Nancy?

All the fishes. All the fishes refused to talk to Nancy.

Who did all the fishes refuse to talk to?

To Nancy. Right! They refused to talk to Nancy.

Why did the fishes refuse to talk to her?

Because she didn’t reveal her secret to them.

The fishes refused to talk to Nancy, because she didn’t

reveal the secret to them. She didn’t tell the secret to

them. She didn’t show the secret to them.

Did the fishes pretend not to see her?

Yes, they did. They pretended not to see her.

Though it was not true, of course.

Why did they pretend not to see her?

Because Nancy didn’t reveal the secret to them.

She didn’t tell them the secret.

She didn’t show them the secret. The fishes pretended not

to see her because she didn’t reveal the secret to them.

Did Nancy get upset about that? Did she cry?

No, not Nancy. Nancy didn’t get upset. Nancy didn’t cry.

Nancy said, “I don’t care. I can do well without you,

you and you. Bye-bye” and she swam away.

What did Nancy say?

Nancy said “I don’t care.

I can do well without you. Bye-bye”.

Could Nancy do well without other fishes?

Yes, she could. She said, “I don’t care. I can do well

without you.” And she swam away.

Who swam away?

Nancy the fish did. Nancy the fish swam away.

Why? Why did Nancy swim away?

Well, first: She swam away because all the fishes

decided not to talk to her any more. Second:

She swam away because she could live without

other fishes. I see. Three weeks later Nancy was

swimming towards a big coral reef.

Was Nancy swimming towards a big, beautiful and

fantastic coral reef or a small, ugly and terrible

coral reef?

A big, of course, a beautiful and fantastic coral reef.

Nancy was swimming towards a big, beautiful and

fantastic coral reef.

What kind of reef was Nancy swimming towards?

Remember? I bet you do.

Right! She was swimming towards a big, beautiful and

fantastic coral reef.

Had Nancy ever been there before?

No, she had never been there before.

Who had never been on the reef before?

Nancy. Nancy had never ever been on that big,

beautiful and fantastic coral reef before.

Actually, it was her first time there.

As Nancy swam up to the big, beautiful and fantastic coral

reef, she saw something.

What did she see?

She saw a lot of fishes of different kinds.

As Nancy swam up to the reef, she saw a lot of fishes of

different kinds.

Did Nancy see many fishes of different sorts?

Yes, she did. Nancy saw many fishes of different sorts.

She saw a lot of fishes of different kinds.

Were the fishes the same or were the fishes different?

They were different. All the fishes were different.

All the fishes were fishes of different kinds.

Were the fishes ugly, mean and unfriendly?

No, they weren’t. They were nice, cheerful and friendly.

What kind of fishes were they?

They were nice, cheerful and friendly.

Who were they nice, cheerful and friendly to?

To Nancy. They were nice, cheerful and friendly to Nancy.

How did Nancy feel? Remember?

Of course, Nancy felt thrilled. Nancy was thrilled.

Did Nancy feel happy and excited?

Yes, absolutely. Nancy felt happy and excited.

She was happy and excited. Nancy was thrilled.

Suddenly a huge, ugly and hungry shark appeared.

O, my God.

Who suddenly appeared?

A huge, ugly and hungry shark appeared.

Suddenly a huge, ugly and hungry shark appeared.

What kind of shark was she?

She was a huge, ugly and hungry shark.

The shark started eating all the fishes.

What did the shark start doing?

She started eating all the fishes.

Why? Why did the shark start eating all the fishes?

Because she was a huge and, of course, because she

was very hungry.

Was the shark small, kind and nice, right?

No, no she wasn’t. The shark was huge.

The shark was ugly. The shark was hungry.

She started eating all the fishes. And Nancy was trying to

escape, but the shark followed her.

Who was Nancy trying to escape from?

From her mother?

No, not from her mother, of course.

She was trying to escape from the shark.

When was Nancy trying to escape from the shark?

When the shark started eating all the fishes.

Nancy was trying to escape from the shark,

when the shark started eating all the fishes.

Did the shark follow Nancy or she didn’t?

Yes, she did. The shark followed Nancy.

Why did the shark follow Nancy?

It’s obvious. The shark followed Nancy, because she

wanted to eat her. She was hungry. Nancy was trying to

hide in the seaweeds, but the shark found her and

attacked her.

What was Nancy trying to do in the seaweeds?

Nancy was trying to hide in the seaweeds, but the shark

found her and attacked her.

When the shark found Nancy,

did the shark kiss Nancy?

Kiss? No, The didn’t kiss her. No, not the shark.

What did the shark do, when she found Nancy?

The attacked her. When the shark found Nancy,

she attacked her.

Did the shark eat Nancy?

No, she didn’t. The shark didn’t eat Nancy.

Why? Why didn’t the shark eat Nancy?

Because Nancy was a secret aikido master,

and she beat the shark.

Did Nancy know how to defend herself?

Yes, she did. Nancy knew how to defend herself.

She was an aikido master.

She was a secret aikido master.

What was Nancy?

Nancy was a secret aikido master.

And she was a fish, of course.

Did the shark know that Nancy was a secret aikido

master?

No, no, no, she didn’t. She shark didn’t know that

Nancy was a secret aikido master.

What did Nancy do, when the shark attacked her?

Nancy beat the shark. Nancy hit the shark many times.

Nancy beat the shark.

Who beat the shark?

Nancy. Nancy beat it.

What did the shark do, when Nancy beat her?

The shark screamed and swam away.

Did Nancy scream? Did Nancy swim away?

No, no, not Nancy.

The shark screamed and the shark swam away.

Why did the shark scream?

Why did the shark swim away?

Because Nancy she beat the shark.

Because Nancy hit the shark many many many times.

All the fishes loved Nancy.

She became the queen of the coral reef.

She became the sea queen of the coral reef.

And one more question.

What did Nancy become?

She became the see queen of the coral reef.

And of course, she was very happy.

This is the end of our mini-story lesson for “A Secret”. Listen to this story every day. Listen and answer the questions. It is very important to answer the questions. If you do it, I promise, you will speak English easily and confidently.

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