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My dear students, welcome all once again to JK English, your online English course. Today we will be learning English in a very fun and very effective way to improve your listening comprehension and your pronunciation. In today's video, we will be listening to a classic story in English, Little Red Riding Hood. Do not worry if at first you cannot understand the story in its entirety. It is completely normal. In the first stage, just focus on listening and watching the subtitles. Later, I will be explaining the story part by part, and I will also be teaching you the meaning of each sentence in Spanish, as well as the most important English vocabulary. So relax and listen carefully. Get ready to learn English with this beautiful story. I am Professor Erika, and I invite you to subscribe to our channel, activate the notification bell so you don't miss any of the following lessons we will be preparing for you. Let's begin with today's lesson. Let's begin. A little girl. She wore a red hood. People called her Little Red Riding Hood.
One day, her mother said, "Please take this basket to your grandmother. She is sick. Don't talk to strangers and don't leave the path." Little Red Riding Hood said, "Yes, Mommy." She walked through the forest with the basket. Suddenly, a wolf saw her. He said, "Hello, little girl. Where are you going?" She said, "I'm going to my grandmother's house." The wolf smiled and said, "Goodbye." Then he ran to the grandmother's house. The wolf knocked on the door. "Who is it?" the grandmother asked. "It's me, Little Red Riding Hood," said the wolf. The grandmother opened the door. The wolf jumped in. He put her in the closet. Then he wore her nightgown and got into her bed. Later, Little Red Riding Hood arrived. She saw her grandmother in bed. She said, "Grandmother, what big eyes you have." "All the better to see you with," said the wolf. "Grandmother, what big ears you have." "All the better to hear you with." "Grandmother, what big teeth you have." "All the better to eat you with," said the wolf. Then the wolf jumped out of the bed, but a man was near. A woodcutter heard the scream. He ran into the house. He hit the wolf. The wolf ran away. The woodcutter opened the closet. Grandmother was okay. She hugged Little Red Riding Hood. They all said, "Thank you, Mr. Woodcutter."
Now that we have listened to the story in its entirety, it is time for us to analyze it step by step. First, I will give you the complete translation into Spanish, and then I will explain the English used. The story begins by saying, "Once upon a time there was a little girl. She wore a red hood. People called her Little Red Riding Hood." This translates into Spanish as: "Había una vez una niña pequeña. Ella llevaba una capa roja. La gente la llamaba Caperucita Roja." As we have already seen in previous classes, which you can find on this channel, "Once upon a time" is a phrase used to begin fairy tales. It literally means "one time in a time," but it translates as "había una vez." It is a traditional way to start stories in English. "Once upon a time" is the equivalent of "érase una vez" in Spanish. "There was a little girl." "There was" is used to say that something existed in the past. "A little girl" means "una niña pequeña." "Little" means "pequeña," and "girl" means "niña." "She wore a red hood." Here, "wore" is the past tense of the verb "wear," which means to use or to have on. "A red hood" is "una capucha roja" or "una capa con capucha roja." "Red" means "rojo," and "hood" means "capucha." "People called her Little Red Riding Hood." "People," "la gente," "called her," "la llamaban." "Little Red Riding Hood" is the English name for the character "Caperucita Roja." "Riding Hood" refers to a hood for horseback riding, but here it is more symbolic. Let's listen to this fragment of the story once more.
"One day, her mother said, 'Please take this basket to your grandmother. She is sick. Don't talk to strangers and don't leave the path.'" "One day, her mother said, 'Please take this basket to your grandmother. She is sick. Don't talk to strangers. And don't leave the path.'" This translates into Spanish as: "Un día su madre le dijo, 'Por favor, lleva esta canasta a tu abuela. Ella está enferma. No hables con extraños y no te salgas del camino.'" "One day" means "un día" and is a very common way to start a new part of the story. "Her mother said." "Her mother," "su madre," "said" is the past tense of the verb "say," which means to say. So, "her mother said," "su madre dijo," "'Please take this basket to your grandmother.'" "Please," "por favor." "Take" means to carry or to take. In this context, it would mean "lleva" (carry) "this basket," "esta canasta," "to your grandmother," "a tu abuela." "Please take this basket to your grandmother." "Por favor, lleva esta canasta a tu abuela." "She is sick." "Ella está enferma." "Don't talk to strangers." Here, "don't" is the contraction of "do not" to give negative commands. "Don't talk to strangers" means "no hables con extraños." "And don't leave the path." "And" means "y." "Don't leave" means "no salgas" or "no abandones." "The path," "el camino," "the trail." So, "don't leave the path" means "no te salgas del camino."
"Little Red Riding Hood said, 'Yes, Mommy.'" "She walked through the forest with the basket. Suddenly, a wolf saw her. He said, 'Hello, little girl. Where are you going?' She said, 'I'm going to my grandmother's house.'" This translates as: "Caperucita Roja dijo, 'Sí, mami.' Caminó por el bosque con la canasta. De repente, un lobo la vio. Él dijo, 'Hola, niñita, ¿a dónde vas?' Y ella dijo, 'Voy a casa de mi abuelita.'" As we have already said, "Little Red Riding Hood" means "Caperucita Roja." "Yes, mommy." "Yes" means "sí," and "mommy" means "mami," which is an affectionate, childish way of saying "mamá." "She walked through the forest with the basket." "She" means "ella." "Walked," "caminó," which is the past tense of "walk." "Through the forest," "por el bosque," "with the basket," "con la canasta." "She walked through the forest with the basket" means "ella caminó por el bosque con la canasta." "Suddenly, a wolf saw her." "Suddenly" means "de repente." "A wolf," "un lobo." "Saw" is the past tense of the verb "see," which means to see. In this case, "saw" means "vio." "Her," "a ella." "Suddenly, a wolf saw her." "De repente, un lobo la vio." "He said, 'Hello, little girl. Where are you going?'" "He said" means "él dijo," "'Hello, little girl.' 'Hola, niñita.' 'Where are you going?' '¿A dónde vas?'" "She said, 'I'm going to my grandmother's house.'" "I'm going" means "estoy yendo" or "voy" "to my grandmother's house," "a la casa de mi abuelita." This sentence also uses the present continuous to talk about what is being done at that moment. Let's listen once more.
"Suddenly, she said, 'I'm going to my grandmother's house.'" "The wolf smiled and said, 'Goodbye.' Then he ran to the grandmother's house. The wolf knocked on the door. 'Who is it?' the grandmother asked. 'It's me, Little Red Riding Hood,' said the wolf." Translation into Spanish: "El lobo sonrió y dijo, 'Adiós.' Luego corrió hacia la casa de la abuela. El lobo tocó la puerta. '¿Quién es?', preguntó la abuela. 'Soy yo, Caperucita Roja,' dijo el lobo." "The wolf smiled and said." "The wolf," "el lobo." "Smiled." "Smiled" is the past tense of the verb "smile" and means "sonreír." "Sonrió." "Smiled" means "sonrió." "And said," "y dijo." "'The wolf smiled and said.'" "'El lobo sonrió y dijo.'" "'Goodbye,' 'adiós.'" "Then he ran to the grandmother's house." "Then" means "luego," "entonces." "He ran" is the past tense of "run." "Él corrió." "Run," "correr," "to the grandmother's house," "a la casa de la abuela." "Then he ran to the grandmother's house." "Después él corrió hacia la casa de la abuela." As you can observe, the verb "run" is an irregular verb. Its past tense would be "ran." "The wolf knocked on the door." "Knocked" is the past tense of "knocked." "Tocó" "on the door," "en la puerta." "Knocked." "Knocked." "Knocked" means "to." In the present, it would be "knock," "tocar la puerta." "On the door," "en la puerta." "Knock on the door" is a common phrase that means "tocar la puerta." "'Who is it?' the grandmother asked." "'¿Quién es?'" "The grandmother asked." "Preguntó la abuela." "'It's me, Little Red Riding Hood,' said the wolf." "'Soy yo, Caperucita Roja,' dijo el lobo, pretending to be Little Red Riding Hood." Here we can see how the wolf is lying to deceive the grandmother.
"The grandmother opened the door. The wolf jumped in. He put her in the closet. Then he wore her nightgown and got into her bed. Later, Little Red Riding Hood arrived. She saw her grandmother in bed." "The grandmother opened the door. The wolf jumped in. He put her in the closet. Then he wore her nightgown and got into her bed. Later, Little Red Riding Hood arrived. She saw her grandmother in bed." This translates as: "La abuela abrió la puerta, el lobo saltó dentro, la metió en el armario y luego se puso su camisón o su bata y se metió en su cama. Más tarde, Caperucita Roja llegó y vio a su abuela en la cama." "The grandmother opened the door." "La abuela abrió la puerta." "The wolf jumped in." "El lobo saltó dentro." "He put her in the closet." "Put" means "puso" or "metió." Here we see an irregular verb that does not change when it is in the past. "Put," it remains "put" in the past. "Her," "a ella." "In the closet," "en el armario." "He put her in the closet." "Él la puso en el armario." "Then he wore her nightgown and got into her bed." "Then" means "luego." "Wore," "se puso." "Nightgown" means "camisón" or "bata." It is sleepwear. "Got into." "Se metió en." "Her bed," "su cama." This type of sentence is common for describing routines or consecutive actions. "Later, Little Red Riding Hood arrived." "Later" means "más tarde." "Arrived" means "llegó." "Arrived" is the past tense of "arrive." This is also a regular verb. "She saw her grandmother in bed." As we have already seen, "saw" is the past tense of "see," which means to see. "Her grandmother," "su abuela." "She saw her grandmother in bed."
"She said, 'Grandmother, what big eyes you have. All the better to see you with,' said the wolf. 'Grandmother, what big ears you have. All the better to hear you with. Grandmother, what big teeth you have. All the better to eat you with,' said the wolf." Translation into Spanish: "Ella dijo, 'Abuelita, ¿qué ojos tan grandes tienes? Son para verte mejor,' dijo el lobo. 'Abuelita, qué orejas tan grandes tienes. Son para oírte mejor, abuelita. ¿Qué dientes tan grandes tienes? Son para comerte mejor,' dijo el lobo." "'Grandmother, what big eyes you have.'" "'¿Qué ojos tan grandes tienes?'" "What big eyes you have" is a common structure to express surprise at the size of something. Literally, it means "qué ojos tan grandes tienes." "'All the better to see you with.'" "'Son para verte mejor.'" "'All the better to'" is an old expression that means "better for" and is used here with a dramatic touch. "To see you with" literally means "para verte," although the order sounds more formal or old-fashioned in English. "'Grandmother, what big ears you have.'" The same as the previous sentence, but with ears. "'¿Qué orejas tan grandes tienes?'" "'All the better to hear you with.'" "'Son para oírte mejor.'" "'Grandmother, what big teeth you have.'" "Teeth" means "dientes." Again, the same surprise structure follows. "'All the better to eat you with.'" As we all know, "eat" means "comer." Here the tone changes. The wolf is no longer trying to hide and shows his true intentions. The sentence sounds threatening, and the verb is capitalized to emphasize the moment. To emphasize the moment of tension.
"Then the wolf jumped out of the bed, but a man was near. A woodcutter heard the scream. He ran into the house. He hit the wolf. The wolf ran away." "Then" means "entonces" and is used to advance the sequence in the story. "The wolf jumped out of the bed." "Jumped out" is a combination that means "saltó fuera de" "out of the bed," "fuera de la cama." "But a man was near." "Pero un hombre estaba cerca." "Near" means "cerca." "A woodcutter heard the scream." The word "woodcutter" is a compound word. "Wood" means "madera," and "cutter" means "cortador." So, "woodcutter" is "cortador de madera," which translates to "leñador." "The woodcutter heard the scream." "El leñador escuchó el grito." "He ran into the house." "Él corrió dentro de la casa." "He hit the wolf." "Él golpeó al lobo." "The wolf ran away." "El lobo escapó." "The wolf ran away" literally means "corrió lejos" and is a common phrase to say that someone escaped quickly.
"The woodcutter opened the closet. Grandmother was okay. She hugged Little Red Riding Hood. They all said, 'Thank you, Mr. Woodcutter.' Then they ate the food from the basket and they were happy. The end." "The woodcutter opened the closet." "El leñador abrió el armario." "Grandmother was okay." "La abuela estaba bien." "She hugged Little Red Riding Hood." "Ella abrazó a la pequeña Caperucita Roja." "They all said, 'Thank you, Mr. Woodcutter.'" "Y todos dijeron, 'Gracias, señor leñador.'" "Then they ate the food from the basket." "Luego comieron la comida de la canasta." "And they were happy." "Ellos estaban felices." The end.
Next, we will listen to this story once more, but without any subtitles. If you like these types of lessons, please let me know in the comments. Little Red Riding Hood. One day, her mother said, "Please take this basket to your grandmother. She is sick. Don't talk to strangers and don't leave the path." Little Red Riding Hood said, "Yes, Mommy." She walked through the forest with the basket. Suddenly, a wolf saw her. He said, "Hello, little girl. Where are you going?" She said, "I'm going to my grandmother's house." The wolf smiled and said, "Goodbye." Then he ran to the grandmother's house. The wolf knocked on the door. "Who is it?" the grandmother asked. "It's me, Little Red Riding Hood," said the wolf. The grandmother opened the door. The wolf jumped in. He put her in the closet. Then he wore her nightgown and got into her bed. Later, Little Red Riding Hood arrived. She saw her grandmother in bed. She said, "Grandmother, what big eyes you have. All the better to see you with," said the wolf. Grandmother, what big ears you have. All the better to hear you with. Grandmother, what big teeth you have. All the better to eat you with," said the wolf. Then the wolf jumped out of the bed, but a man was near. A woodcutter heard the scream. He ran into the house. He hit the wolf. The wolf ran away. The woodcutter opened the closet. Grandmother was okay. She hugged Little Red Riding Hood. They all said, "Thank you, Mr. Woodcutter." Then they ate the food from the basket and they were happy. The end.