Alice in Wonderland part 5: Advice from a caterpillar สาธารณะ

Alice is beginning to wonder who she is, when a caterpillar gives her some advice about a magical mushroom. But is it good advice – and who thinks Alice is a snake?

Language challenge: While you listen to the audio, see how many examples of state verbs you can spot.

For the answer to the challenge, and to do a quiz about this episode, visit our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-25/session-5

Vocabulary:

shrank
past tense of shrink; became smaller

hookah pipe
a water pipe for smoking tobacco. Hookah pipes are popular in Turkey and the Middle East

height
how tall or short something is

chin
the bottom part of your face under your mouth

shoulders (singular: shoulder)
the part of your body on each side of your neck, between the top of your arms and your neck

neck
the part of your body between your shoulders and your head