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Hi, Lena! Welcome to Word Kitchen! Today we talk about colors and numbers. It is easy and fun.
Hi, Maya! Yes! Colors and numbers are everywhere. Let us start with the color red.
Red is a bright color. Look, I see a red apple on the table.
And I see a red car in the street. Red cars are fast and beautiful.
Red is also the color of fire. A big red fire is very hot.
I have a red shirt. My red shirt is new, and I love it.
So red is everywhere. Now let us talk about blue.
Blue is the color of the sky. The sky is blue today, Maya.
Yes, blue is calm and quiet. I see a blue door on my street.
My cup is blue. A blue cup of hot tea is very nice in the morning.
Blue is great. Now let us count together. One, two, three, four.
Four! Four is a number. I have four pens in my bag.
Four pens? I have four pens too. And look, four of my pens are red!
Ha! Four red pens and four green pens. Green is the color of grass.
The grass in the park is green. Green is a fresh color.
Green apples are sour. I eat a green apple every morning.
Now yellow. Yellow is the color of the sun. The sun is yellow in the blue sky.
I see a yellow bird in the tree. The yellow bird sings in the morning.
Look, four birds! One, two, three, four. Four yellow birds on the green tree.
Beautiful! Now the color black. Black is the darkest color. The night is black.
A black cat walks at night. The black cat is quiet and soft.
My shoes are black. Black shoes are good for school and for work.
White is next. White is the color of milk. The milk in my glass is white.
Snow is white. In winter, the snow is white and cold and clean.
Now a big number. I have ten fingers. Let us count them. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Ten! Ten is a big number. Look, ten white flowers in the garden.
The white flowers are pretty. And look, the pink flowers are pretty too.
Pink is a soft color. Pink is like a soft, light red.
I see a pink balloon at the party. Look, four pink balloons!
Four pink balloons and ten pink flowers. So much pink!
Brown is next. Brown is the color of wood. Our table is brown.
Chocolate is brown. Brown chocolate is sweet, and I love it.
Look, ten pieces of brown chocolate on the table. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Wow! Can we eat them? Ten pieces is a lot!
Maybe after the show! Now let us say all our words one more time.
Red is bright. Blue is calm. Green is fresh.
Yellow is warm. Black is dark. White is clean.
Pink is soft. Brown is warm. Four is a number. Ten is a number.
Great work today, friends! Remember these ten words, and we will see you tomorrow in the Word Kitchen!
Bye bye!
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Today's Shadowing Story: The Party
1. Today we have a party at home. The tree in the garden is green.
2. I see four red balloons and one red flag on the wall.
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