welcome to English skills Mastery in today's video Sophie will share a special story about her pets with you you'll learn useful words and phrases that are commonly used in everyday conversations this is also a great opportunity to practice and improve your English listening and speaking skills listen carefully my pets at [Music] home hello I'm Sophie I want to share a special story with you it's about my two best friends friends snowy and Buddy snowy is a fluffy white cat and Buddy is a playful dog they have brought so much joy into my life and I
have learned a lot from taking care of them first let me tell you how I met snowy it was a cold winter day and I found her hiding under a bench shivering she was so tiny and looked very scared I couldn't leave her there so I took her home I gave her some warm milk and a cozy blanket snowy quickly became a part of my family she loves to sit by the window and watch the birds at night she climbs up and sleeps on the bed with me purring softly a few months later I found
buddy he was trapped in some bushes near my house I carefully freed him and he followed me home wagging his tail all the way buddy loves to go for walks and play in the park he is very friendly and always happy taking care of snowy and Buddy is very important to me I make sure they have food and water every day snowy has a litter box that I clean regularly and I take Buddy for walks twice a day I also take them to the vet for checkups to make sure they are healthy snowy and Buddy
are very different but they both love to be near me when I am sad they seem to know and try to cheer me up snowy will jump onto my lap in purr while buddy rests his head on my knee having pets is a big responsibility but it is also very rewarding snowy and Buddy have taught me about friendship patience and love they are not Just Pets they my family interesting vocabulary and phrases before we begin our speaking practice let's learn some interesting words and phrases from our story to improve our English skills fluffy describes something
that is very light and soft to touch example the pillow was so fluffy and comfortable to rest on shiver means to shake slightly because you are cold frightened or excited example I started shivering as soon as I stepped outside into the snow tiny means very small example snowy was so tiny when Sophie first found her under the bench if a cat purrs it makes a soft low sound in its throat to show that it is Happy example I knew my cat was happy because she was purring loudly if someone or something is TR that person
or thing is unable to move or escape from a place or situation example the two men died when they were trapped in a burning building if a dog wags its tail the dog moves its tail many times from one side to the other example buddy wags his tail every time Sophie comes home a litter box is a container that is filled with material that absorbs liquid and is used as as a toilet for cats example Sophie cleans snowy's litter box every day to keep it fresh a vet is short for a veterinarian a doctor for
Animals example the vet gave the puppy a vaccination during his first visit a checkup is a general examination by a doctor or vet to see if a person or animal is healthy example Sophie takes snowy and for a checkup at the vet every year rewarding means giving satisfaction happiness or benefit example teaching can be a very rewarding career now it's time to practice repeat after Sophie hello I'm Sophie hello I'm Sophie I want to share a special story with you I want to share a special story with you it's about my two best friends snowy
and buddy it's about my two best friends snowy and Buddy snowy is a fluffy white cat snow Noy is a fluffy white cat and Buddy is a playful dog and Buddy is a playful dog they have brought so much joy into my life they have brought so much joy into my life and I have learned a lot from taking care of them and I have learned a lot from taking care of them first let me tell you how I met snowy first let me tell you how I met snowy it was a cold winter day
it was a cold winter day and I found her hiding under a bench shivering and I found her hiding under a bench shivering she was so tiny she was so tiny and looked very scared and looked very scared I couldn't leave her there I couldn't leave her there so I took her home so I took her home I gave her some warm milk I gave her some warm milk and a cozy blanket and a cozy blanket snowy quickly became a part of my family snowy quickly became a part of my family she loves to sit
by the window she loves to sit by the window and watch the birds and watch the birds at night she climbs up and sleeps on the bed with me and at night she climbs up and sleeps on the bed with me purring softly purring softly a few months later a few months later I found buddy I found buddy he was trapped in some bushes near my house he was was trapped in some bushes near my house I carefully freed him I carefully freed him and he followed me home and he followed me home wagging his
tail all the way wagging his tail all the way buddy loves to go for walks and play in the park buddy loves to go for walks and play in the park he is very friendly and always happy he is very friendly and always happy taking care of snowy and Buddy is very important to me taking care of snowy and Buddy is very important to me I make sure they have food and water every day I make sure they have food and water every day snowy has a litter box that I clean regularly snowy has a
litter box that I clean regularly and I take Buddy for walks twice a day and I take Buddy for walks twice a day I also take them to the vet for checkups I also take them to the vet for checkups to make sure they are healthy to make sure they are healthy snowy and Buddy are very different snowy and Buddy are very different but they both love to be near me but they both love to be near me when I am sad when I am sad they seem to know and try to cheer me up
they seem to know and try to cheer me up snowy will jump onto my lap and purr snowy will jump onto my lap and purr while buddy rests his head on my knee while buddy rests his head on my knee having pets is a big responsibility having pets is a big responsibility but it is also very rewarding but it is also very rewarding snowy and Buddy have taught me about friendship patience and love snowy and Buddy have taught me about friendship patience and love they are not Just Pets they are my family they are not
Just Pets they are my family listen to the story carefully one more time hello I'm Sophie I want to share a special story with you it's about my two best friends snowy and Buddy snowy is a fluffy white cat and Buddy is a playful dog they have brought so much joy into my life and I have learned a lot from taking care of them them first let me tell you how I met snowy it was a cold winter day and I found her hiding under a bench shivering she was so tiny and looked very scared
I couldn't leave her there so I took her home I gave her some warm milk and a cozy blanket snowy quickly became a part of my family she loves to sit by the window and watch the birds at night she climbs up and sleeps on the bed with me purring softly a few months later I found buddy he was trapped in some bushes near my house I carefully freed him and he followed me home wagging his tail all the way buddy loves to go for walks and play in the park he is very friendly and
always happy taking care of snowy and Buddy is very important important to me I make sure they have food and water every day snowy has a litter box that I clean regularly and I take Buddy for walks twice a day I also take them to the vet for checkups to make sure they are healthy snowy and Buddy are very different but they both love to be near me when I am sad they seem to know and try to cheer me up snowy will jump onto my lap in per while buddy rests his head on my
knee having pets is a big responsibility but it is also very rewarding snowy and Buddy have taught me about friendship patience and love they are not Just Pets they are my family great work today keep up the amazing effort remember every lesson takes you one step closer to fluency in English don't forget to like share and subscribe for more enjoy able English lessons happy learning goodbye
