Shadowing Practice: SE-Ed: Why Do We Get Goosebumps? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Have you ever stepped outside on a freezing morning?
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Suddenly, your arms are covered in tiny bumps!
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The same thing can happen during a sad film,
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or when your favourite song starts to play.
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We call them goosebumps. But what are they, exactly?
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Every hair on your body grows out of a tiny tube.
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At the bottom of each one, there's a very small muscle.
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When you get cold, this muscle suddenly tightens.
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It pulls the hair straight up,
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and it pushes up the skin around it too.
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Thousands of tiny bumps appear at the same time!
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In English, we say our skin looks like a goose's.
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In French, Spanish and Vietnamese, it's chicken skin!
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Either way, a bird's skin has the very same bumps.
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So why do our bodies do this at all?
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Scientists think the answer is millions of years old.
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Our early ancestors had much thicker hair than we do.
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When their fur stood up, it trapped a layer of warm air.
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It worked like a free winter coat!
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Sadly, we've lost most of that hair,
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so goosebumps don't keep us very warm today.
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Fear can give you goosebumps too.
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Look at a frightened cat, and you'll see why.
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Its fur stands up, so it looks bigger and scarier.
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A porcupine does the same thing with its sharp quills!
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Our hair is far too short for this trick,
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but our bodies still try it when we're scared.
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But why do we get them from music?
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Strong emotions send the body the same signal as cold.
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That's why a beautiful song can give you chills.
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A few people can even make goosebumps on purpose!
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And in 2020, scientists at Harvard found something new!
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In mice, the nerve behind goosebumps also helps new hair grow!
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So these tiny bumps may still be useful after all.
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Next time you shiver, say thank you to your ancestors!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “SE-Ed: Why Do We Get Goosebumps?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, goosebumps, bumps, tiny, skin. This video has 35 sentences and 315 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| ancestor noun | /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ | One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear. |
| 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… |
| frighten verb | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| porcupine noun | /ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/ | Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the… |
| shiver verb | /ˈʃɪvɚ/ | To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened. |
| tighten verb | /ˈtaɪ.tən/ | To make tighter. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| sadly adverb | /ˈsædli/ | In a sad manner; sorrowfully. |
| chill verb | /tʃɪl/ | To lower the temperature of something; to cool. |
| nerve noun | /nɝv/ | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| mouse noun | /maʊs/ | Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. |
| grow out of verb | To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin). |
| push up verb | To make (something) higher; to increase. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you ever stepped outside on a freezing morning?
- Look at a frightened cat, and you'll see why.
- That's why a beautiful song can give you chills.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bump, ancestor, scientist.
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