Shadowing Practice: Tongue Twister She Sells Seashell | Shadowing Practice for Better Fluency | Level 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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Hello and welcome to today's tongue twister practice.
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Remember this is a shadowing exercise so listen carefully and then repeat with me and after me.
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If you feel that I'm going too fast you can always pause the video and take all the time you need.
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Let's begin.
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We're going to start by practicing the difference between S and SH.
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She see.
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She see.
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She see.
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She see.
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Cells.
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Shells.
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Cells.
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Shells.
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Cells.
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Shells.
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Excellent.
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Now, together.
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She sells.
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She sells.
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She sells.
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Sea shells.
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Sea shells.
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Sea shells.
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Sea shells.
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Now, together.
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She sells.
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Sea shells.
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She sells.
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Sea shells.
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She sells.
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Sea shells. By the seashore.
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By the seashore.
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By the seashore.
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Now, the whole thing.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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Let's try it faster.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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Excellent.
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Now, let's give it a twist.
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Let's try questions.
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Does she sell seashells?
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Does she sell seashells?
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Does she sell seashells?
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Does she sell seashells? Does she sell seashells?
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Does she sell seashells?
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Does she sell seashells?
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Does she sell seashells?
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Let's try negative.
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She doesn't sell seashells.
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She doesn't sell seashells.
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She doesn't sell seashells.
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She doesn't sell seashells.
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Let's try a different question.
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Where does she sell seashells?
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Where does she sell seashells?
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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Let's try a different question.
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Who sells seashells by the seashore?
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Who sells seashells by the seashore?
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Who sells seashells by the seashore?
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Who sells seashells by the seashore?
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How about this?
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I've never sold seashells by the seashore.
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I've never sold seashells by the seashore.
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I've never sold seashells by the seashore.
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I've never sold seashells by the seashore.
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I've never sold seashells by the seashore.
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Do you know that there is a continuation to this tongue twister?
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells.
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Are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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Fantastic!
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Now, let's try the whole thing.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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She sells seashells by the seashore shore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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She sells sea shells by the seashore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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Now let's try it with intonation.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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Once again, she sells seashells by the seashore.
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The shells she sells are surely seashells.
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She sells seashells by the seashore and the shells she sells are surely seashells.
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Fantastic!
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Well done today!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Tongue Twister She Sells Seashell”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sell, seashells, seashore, shells, surely. This video has 105 sentences and 526 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 80 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 64% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 16 of its 105 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
shell noun/ʃɛl/The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
shore noun/ʃɔɹ/Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
twist verb/twɪst/To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
pause noun/pɔːz/A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
continuation noun/kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
seashell noun/ˈsiˌʃɛl/The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
seashore noun/ˈsiːʃoɹ/The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
twister noun/ˈtwɪstəɹ/One who twists.
intonation noun/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
surely adverb/ˈʃʊɹli/Without fail.
exercise noun/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
repeat verb/ɹɪˈpiːt/To do or say again (and again).

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Let's try a different question.
  • I've never sold seashells by the seashore.
  • Do you know that there is a continuation to this tongue twister?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, doesn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shell /ʃɛl/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, continuation /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/, seashell /ˈsiˌʃɛl/
  • Long words — get the stress right: continuation /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/

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 shell, carefully, shadow.

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