Shadowing Practice: Level 3 Book 1 B10 Dinosaur Dung 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Story 10 Dinosaur Dug My grandfather came to visit us from Japan.
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He was only staying with us for one month.
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So, I planned many things to show him around.
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Where did I start?
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The Museum of Nature.
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Why?
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It's right in our neighborhood.
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On the first Saturday morning, after his arrival, we went to the museum.
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It's free admission on weekends.
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Many families with young kids were there visiting.
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Right after we entered the building, a giant life-sized dinosaur model came into our sight.
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We went directly to the dinosaur gallery.
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A fossil display section attracted many visitors.
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A scientist was talking to kids, holding a big piece of fossil in her hand.
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In front of her, there were many fossils displayed on the desk.
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The scientist was asking the young kids questions as they looked curiously at the fossils.
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Can you guess what this fossil is? she asked.
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That's a dinosaur tooth, answered one kid confidently.
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Because he saw some teeth in the stone.
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The scientist nodded.
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That's right.
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She grabbed another pebble-sized fossil from a small box, in which there were many small round stone-like fossils.
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Can you tell me which part of the dinosaur this is from?
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She asked another kid.
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The kids looked and looked, but they had no clue about what it could be.
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A finger?
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No. Toes?
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No. A tail?
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No, no. Finally, the children begged, Could you please tell us what it is?
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The scientists smiled.
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It's dino dung, a fossilized dinosaur dropping.
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At first the kids were surprised.
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Then they all laughed.
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My grandfather took the fossil and looked at it carefully.
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He passed it to me.
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How unbelievable!
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We not only saw the fossils of dinosaur toes and teeth, but also of dinosaur dung.
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We were both amazed that we could touch fossils from giant creatures that lived on the Earth 65 million years ago.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Level 3 Book 1 B10 Dinosaur Dung 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fossil, dinosaur, kid, scientist, looked. This video has 38 sentences and 316 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:49. The speaker talks at a steady 112 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 8 of its 38 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
fossil noun/ˈfɑsl̩/The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
dinosaur noun/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
scientist noun/ˈsaɪəntəst/One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
dung noun/ˈdʌŋ/A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.
toe noun/təʊ/Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
grandfather noun/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/A father of someone's parent.
confidently adverb/ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
curiously adverb/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
fossilize verb/ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/To make into a fossil.
pebble noun/ˈpɛbəl/A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
nod verb/nɑd/To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
visitor noun/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
unbelievable adjective/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/Not to be believed.
tooth noun/tuθ/A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
admission noun/ədˈmɪʃən/The act or practice of admitting.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Where did I start?
  • It's right in our neighborhood.
  • Can you guess what this fossil is?
  • Can you tell me which part of the dinosaur this is from?

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, tooth /tuθ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, curiously /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like fossil, dinosaur, scientist.

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