【牛3-01】【牛3?1】
ORT L3-01 : The Duck Race
(First Sentences 1)

reed 蘆葦  weed 雜草
soggy 潮濕的
  牛2-25 Floppy's Bath
  牛3-01 The Duck Race


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it's boring so Wilma had an idea.
That’s a wonderful idea because that’s a really interesting handcraft,

If we are going to make some paper ducks. What do we need? 
Color paper, crayons, markers, scissors, rulers, tape, glue. 

Wilma is folding the paper.

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everyone is busy doing the handcraft.
you can use the scissors to cut.
you can cut out any shapes that you like probably. 
they have cut out some ducks, duck shaped paper.

you need to glue, to glue them together.
Wilma is trying to glue this top part onto the paper boat. 

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all the children go outside. there is a stream. 
over the stream, you see a footbridge.
everyone walk onto it. Mum began the race. OK! Three, two, one! Drop the ducks in. 
Let go of the duck boats. Let go!
Look at Kipper, I think Kipper is very smart
because he is lowering the duck. Look, in this way, probably, you will land better.
go, go!

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The ducks went down the stream.
Wilma’s duck sank. the paper duck is very likely to sink because it is made of paper. When paper is wet, it’s gonna sink. 
What else can sink? Astone, if you have a big stone, and you throw it in the stream, it will just sink. But some other things will not sink. For example, a boat, a boat will float on top. 
Can you float or sink? I can float! Wow, so that means
you are a good swimmer. 

He is waving his arm, go, go, go! You are not going to push your duck boat forward, right? Of course not, he is just trying.
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OK, and then Chip’s duck got stuck in the reeds. 
reeds are very tall grass that you see usually in shallow water. We can use reeds to make baskets or mats. So they are very useful. 
Chip’s duck got stuck in the reeds. So this duck boat can not keep going. 
there is a rule, you can’t touch it once it starts going. 
So Chip says, oh, no, I am going to lose.

weeds are the grass that you don’t want in your garden. Like, if you have a garden there, you have beautiful roses, and then more weeds are coming. That’s not good because they will prevent the roses from growing better. So you need to weed your garden.
need to get rid of the weeds. I only want my roses.OK? ●Page 6
When you have a fallen tree, this is the log. OK? You can use the logs to make beds, or maybe other things like chairs, tables. They can be quite useful. 

hold this, hey, this may help you. he is trying to hand the stick to Wilf. So probably they can use the stick to get it unstuck. But isn’t this against the rule? You are not supposed to touch it, right? Get it off with a stick
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Kipper’s duck is No.1 now. So Kipper is so happy.
My duck is in the lead.
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the swan almost knocked daddy off his feet. This big swan flew by dad. 
They are big birds with very long necks.
So elegant and so beautiful.
You can see them usually on the lake.
when you see them, don’t forget to feed them.
swans like to eat wheat bread. 
Now two swans flew down. 
they landed on the ducks. 
They are gonna get wet. They are gonna sink. there will be no winner.

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Six soggy ducks, said Kipper. 
Soggy means wet, completely wet. 
the swan is the winner. 
 Now do you wanna try and have a duck race? I do!
 But I have a question, it’s made of paper, so that means when it is wet, it is gonna sink. Why don’t you change something to make it?