Alice in Wonderland part 6: Pig and Pepper สาธารณะ

Someone inside the Duchesss house is angry but who? The Duchesss baby is making some very strange sounds and the Cheshire-Cat smiles while the cook throws things. Will Alice meet anyone whos not mad?

Language challenge: While you listen to the audio, see how many examples of the present perfect and past simple you can spot.

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Vocabulary:

footman
a male servant who delivers letters and messages

croquet
a traditional English game played on grass. Players use long wooden hammers called mallets to hit wooden balls along the grass and through arches made of curved pieces of metal

grinning; (verb to grin)
smiling very widely

pots and pans
containers that people cook and serve food in

plates and dishes
the flat (usually ceramic) objects that people serve and eat food from

mad
crazy