Shadowing Practice: Rock Pools at Low Tide: What Lives Down There? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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31 משפטים
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1
Look, the tide's right out! Perfect timing.
2
Dad, it's freezing. And it smells like old fish.
3
That's the seaweed. It's the smell of the seaside!
4
Hmm... so what are we actually looking for?
5
Rock pools. Little worlds that the sea leaves behind.
6
Careful, that green seaweed is really slippery.
7
Whoa! I nearly fell over then!
8
Walk on the bare, rough rocks. They've got more grip.
9
What are these little pointy shells stuck everywhere?
10
Those are limpets. They hold on really tightly.
11
Ha, I can't move this one at all!
12
Here's a good one. Come and have a look!
13
What are those red blobs on the side?
14
They're sea anemones. Look at the ones underwater.
15
No way! They've opened up like little flowers!
16
Touch one very gently with your finger.
17
It's sticky! It feels like it's holding on to me!
18
Dad, something just moved under that rock!
19
Lift it slowly... and put it back the same way.
20
It's a crab! A green one, and it's so fast!
21
And look, there's an orange starfish in the corner.
22
Is it alive? It isn't moving at all.
23
It's alive. Starfish just move really, really slowly.
24
Hang on. The water's coming back in quite fast.
25
Oh no, the rocks we walked over are underwater!
26
We'll go back along the higher rocks. Stay close.
27
Aw... I wanted to stay longer.
28
We can come back tomorrow. Low tide's about an hour later.
29
Okay... honestly, that was way better than I expected.
30
So it doesn't smell like old fish anymore?
31
It still does! But I don't mind.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Rock Pools at Low Tide: What Lives Down There?”. This video has 31 sentences and 259 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:08. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 5 of its 31 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| seaweed noun | /ˈsiwid/ | Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp. |
| starfish noun | /ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/ | Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach. |
| underwater adjective | /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ | Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. |
| anemone noun | /əˈnɛməni/ | Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower. |
| limpet noun | /ˈlɪm.pɪt/ | Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or… |
| pointy adjective | /ˈpɔɪnti/ | Pointed in shape; having a point or points. |
| seaside noun | /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/ | The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs. |
| slippery adjective | /ˈslɪpəɹi/ | Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc. |
| tightly adverb | /ˈtaɪtli/ | In a tight manner. |
| crab noun | /kɹæb/ | Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace. |
| sticky adjective | /ˈstɪki/ | Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| gently adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ | Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. |
| grip noun | /ˈɡɹɪp/ | A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| fall over verb | To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| leave behind verb | To abandon. |
| open up verb | To open. |
| walk over verb | To gain an easy victory. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Ha, I can't move this one at all!
- It feels like it's holding on to me!
- We'll go back along the higher rocks.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as they've, can't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, anemone /əˈnɛməni/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like seaweed, starfish, underwater.
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