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But because Nancy is a secret aikido master. What’s it mean? It means that no one knows that Nancy is an aikido master. Nancy keeps it a secret. It is her secret. The secret that she doesn’t reveal to anyone. She doesn’t tell anyone that she is an aikido master.

What is an aikido master? What is an aikido, first?

Aikidois something like, you know, like judo. Actually, aikido is a Japanese self-defense system where you can fight with your hands and with your feet.

So Nancy the fish is a secret aikido master. She knows how to defend herself. She is an aikido master. She is a secret aikido master.

Nancy beats the shark. The shark screams and swims away.

Okay, our next word is to beat. To beatmeans to hit someone many times. In our case, Nancy hits the shark many times. Nancy beats the shark.

The shark screams and swims away.

And our final word for today is to scream. To screammeans to make a loud high cry. Usually because you are hurt, frightened or excited. So Nancy beats the shark. The shark makes a loud high cry, because she is hurt. Nancy hits her many times. The shark screams and swims away. And the shark swims away, because she is hurt.

All the fishes love Nancy. She becomes the queen of the coral reef. She becomes the sea queen of the coral reef. And of course, Nancy is very happy.

And this is the end of the vocabulary lesson for “A Secret”. Now you know what to do. You listen to the vocabulary lesson one or two times a day. It will help you to understand the story better. It will help you to see the words and use the words correctly. And it will certainly help you speak English better.

The next lesson is your bonus lesson. Go and get it!

Hello my superstar English student! This is Alex and this is your bonus lesson. In this lesson I am going to tell you the exact same story, but in the past tense. We are going back. Imagine! See in your head it was 10 years ago. Don’t think about the rules. Just listen and enjoy the story!

Ten years ago there wasa fish. Her name wasNancy. Nancy the fish hada secret. All the fishes wantedto know the secret. But Nancy didn’treveal the secret to them.

One day all the fishes decidednot to talk to Nancy any more.

The fishes refusedto talk to her. The fishes pretendednot to see her.

Nancy said, “I don’t care. I can do well without you” and she swamaway.

Three weeks later Nancy wasswimming towards a big, beautiful and fantastic coral reef. She hadnever been there before. As Nancy swamup to the big, beautiful and fantastic coral reef, she sawa lot of fishes of different kinds. They werenice, cheerful and friendly to her. Nancy wasthrilled.

Suddenly a huge, ugly and hungry shark appeared. The shark startedeating all the fishes. Nancy wastrying to escape from the shark, but the shark followedher. Nancy wastrying to hide in the seaweeds, but the shark foundher and attacked her.

But because Nancy wasa secret aikido master, she beatthe shark. The shark screamedand swamaway.

All the fishes lovedNancy. She becamethe queen of the coral reef. She becamethe sea queen of the coral reef.

Listen to the story many times. Listen and remember that it was ten years ago. It was in the past. Don’t think about these grammar rules. Just listen and enjoy. The next lesson is the mini-story lesson. See you there.

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?