Learn English with The Jungle Book

#6. Baloo's Payback


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Published: 7.12.2025
Level 4   |   Time: 4:16
Accent: American

Baloo asks Mowgli for a big favor after saving his life.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get worked up [exp] - become very upset, excited, or angry
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cave [n] - a large hole in the ground or a mountain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ snatch [v] - grab something quickly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a coil [n] - something wound into a circular or spiral shape, like a snake or rope
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the jaws of death [exp] - a very dangerous situation that could lead to death
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pass by [phv] - walk nearby
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get on with it [exp] - continue, stop waiting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ payback [n] - an act of returning a favor
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ owe [v] - need to give money or a favor because someone helped you
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ drip down [phv] - fall slowly in drops, usually liquid
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shimmy on up [phv] - climb up
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ eat my weight [exp] - eat a lot (eat an amount equal to one’s own body weight)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hibernation [n] - a long sleep-like state some animals enter during winter
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sting [v] - cause pain, often done by bees or wasps
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ attaboy [exp] - good job
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get stung [exp] - be injured by a sting (from an insect or plant)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ afraid of heights [exp] - scared of high places
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ run away [phv] - escape, leave suddenly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ A-okay [exp] - completely fine
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lick it off [exp] - remove something by licking with the tongue
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an ointment [n] - a smooth, oily medicine rubbed on the skin

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Mowgli from The Jungle Book Baloo from The Jungle Book
Mowgli Baloo
  • Mowgli is a man-cub. He used to live with a pack of wolves.
  • Shere Khan, a tiger, is hunting Mowgli.
  • Baloo just saved Mowgli from a snake named Ka.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Baloo says that Mowgli owes him a favor.
    True
    False

  2. Baloo tells Mowgli that he needs to eat a lot before he hibernates.
    True
    False

  3. Mowgli tells Baloo that he can't climb.
    True
    False

  4. Baloo claims that these bees don't sting.
    True
    False

  5. Mowgli says that he is afraid of heights.
    True
    False

  6. The porcupine thinks that Mowgli is a bear.
    True
    False

  7. Baloo says that female bees don't sting.
    True
    False

  8. Baloo suggests using honey as a natural remedy for bee stings.
    True
    False



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. Relax, kid. No need to [ get upset ], okay?

    [ get worked up ]



  2. Yeah, I [ grabbed, rescued ] you from the jaws of death.

    [ snatched ]



  3. Then let's quit wasting time and [ move forward, continue ] with it.

    [ get on ]



  4. You [ have a debt to ] me, kid.

    [ owe ]



  5. You're going to [ repay me ], because you owe me.

    [ pay me back ]



  6. You see that golden stuff [ leaking slowly ] down there?

    [ dripping ]



  7. All you need to do is just [ climb up ] there and get me that thing up there.

    [ shimmy on up ]



  8. It means that I have to eat my weight every day for [ sleeping in winter ] purposes.

    [ hibernation ]



  9. As soon as the monkeys [ get bitten by bees ], they always run away.

    [ get stung ]



  10. And could you [ talk more quietly ]?

    [ keep your voice down ]



  11. It's nature's [ balm, medicine, cream ]. I put it everywhere.

    [ ointment ]



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.



Sentence 1  

Mowgli / wake / up / find / Baloo / sniff / face


Mowgli wakes up to find Baloo sniffing his face.
Mowgli wakes up and finds Baloo sniffing his face.



Sentence 2

Baloo / tell / Mowgli / calm / down / and / explain / how / he / save / him / Ka


Baloo tells Mowgli to calm down and explains how he saved him from Ka.



Sentence 3

Mowgli / not / remember / what / happen / but / Baloo / still / insist / Mowgli / owe / him / favor


Mowgli [doesn’t/can't] remember what happened, but Baloo still insists (that) Mowgli owes him a favor.



Sentence 4

specific / Baloo / ask / Mowgli / climb / up / cliff / get / him / honey


Specifically, Baloo asks Mowgli to climb up a cliff (in order) to get him (some) honey.



Sentence 5

Mowgli / hesitant / at / first / because / height / and / bee


Mowgli is hesitant at first because of the height and (the) bees.



Sentence 6

then / Baloo / try / convince / him / by / say / he / need / eat / lot / before / he / hibernate


Then Baloo tries to convince him by saying (that) he needs to eat a lot before he hibernates.



Sentence 7

Mowgli / eventual / agree / help / Baloo


Mowgli eventually agrees to help Baloo.



Sentence 8

he / rappel / down / side / cliff / and / try / kick / beehive / loose


He rappels down the side of the cliff and tries to kick a beehive loose.



Sentence 9

porcupine / approach / and / confuse / Mowgli / for / monkey


A porcupine approaches and confuses Mowgli for a monkey.



Sentence 10

Mowgli / final / succeed / but / not / before / he / get / sting / many / time


Mowgli finally succeeds, but not before he gets stung many times.



Sentence 11

when / Mowgli / complain / about / sting / Baloo / tell / him / rub / some / honey / them


When Mowgli complains about the stings, Baloo tells him to rub some honey on them.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.


Clip 1

Relax, kid. No need to get worked up, okay?



Clip 2

You don't remember what happened, do you?



Clip 3

And lucky for you, your new favourite hero, old Baloo here, just happened to be passing by.



Clip 4

What do you mean payback? Payback for what?



Clip 5

Okay, here's our little task. You see that golden stuff dripping down there?



Clip 6

All you need to do, little one for payback purposes, is to just shimmy on up there...



Clip 7

I can get killed going up there.



Clip 8

You don't want me to go to sleep and never wake up.



Clip 9

I would've done this myself, but I'm afraid of heights.



Clip 10

Why don't you mind your own business?



Clip 11

As soon as the monkeys get stung, they always run away.



Clip 12

You said they didn't sting. What do you call this?



Clip 13

Oh, those must have been females!



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What is your first impression of Baloo? How would you describe his personality?
  2. Do you think it was fair for Baloo to ask Mowgli for payback? Why or why not?
  3. How does Baloo try to persuade Mowgli to help him? Is he being honest or manipulative?
  4. What do we learn about Baloo from the porcupine’s comments?
  5. Do you think Mowgli should trust Baloo? Why or why not?
  6. Have you ever done something risky to help someone? What was it?
  7. Has someone ever put themself in danger to help you? If so, tell the story.

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Baloo: Relax, kid. (There is) No need to get worked up, okay?

Mowgli: Where am I?

Baloo: This is a cave. It's my cave. You don't remember what happened, do you?

Mowgli: No.

Baloo: I saved your life. Yeah. I snatched you from the jaws of death. The coils of death, if you will. And lucky for you, your new favourite hero, old Baloo here, just happened to be passing by. No big deal. Just tell me this: Can you climb?

Mowgli: Yeah.

Baloo: Then let's quit wasting time and get on with it.

Mowgli: Get on with what?

Baloo: Payback, kid. Payback.

Mowgli: What do you mean payback? Payback for what?

Baloo: You owe me, kid. You owe me. You owe me.

Mowgli: Slow down.

Baloo: And you're going to pay back.

Mowgli: But, but...

Baloo: Because that's right. You're going to do the right thing. That's the right thing to do. You're going to pay me back, because you owe me. You got it?

Baloo: Okay, here's our little task. You see that golden stuff dripping down there? That's called honey. All you need to do, little one, for payback purposes, is to just shimmy on up there and get me that thing up there that's making that funny noise and bring it back down.

Mowgli: You're kidding me, right?

Baloo: No, not really.

Mowgli: I can get killed going up there.

Baloo: Kid! Kid, kid, kid. Try to understand this. I'm a bear. It means that I have to eat my weight every day for hibernation purposes. I know I'm asking for a lot, but I don't climb and you do. Look, I really need your help. Winter's coming. You don't want me to go to sleep and never wake up.


Mowgli: There are a lot of bees up here.

Baloo: Yeah, some. But don't worry. These ones don't sting. Attaboy!

Mowgli: Ow! I'm getting stung!

Baloo: Okay. I would've done this myself, but I'm afraid of heights.

Porcupine: Oh, boy. Here we go again.

Baloo: Why don't you mind your own business? You can do it!

Porcupine: He's just going to run away.

Baloo: Not this one.

Porcupine: As soon as the monkeys get stung, they always run away.

Baloo: He's not a monkey.

Porcupine: What is he?

Baloo: A man-cub.

Porcupine: A man-cub?

Baloo: Yeah! And could you keep your voice down? I'm trying to concentrate.

Baloo: Everything going A-okay up there?

Mowgli: Ow!

Baloo: Believe in yourself! There you go! Come on! Almost! Yeah! Yeah! Oh, yeah!

Mowgli: You said they didn't sting. What do you call this?

Baloo: How the heck did you do that? Oh, those must have been females! They look like males from down here. Females do sting. Just put some honey on those.

Mowgli: Honey? Really?

Baloo: Yeah. You put it on, you lick it off. You feel much better.

Porcupine: It's nature's ointment. I put it everywhere.

Mowgli: Thanks.

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