Shadowing Practice: Wolf Trapped by a Squirrel! ๐บ๐ฟ๏ธ๐ | Funny Animal Story #animation - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
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ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โWolf Trapped by a Squirrel! ๐บ๐ฟ๏ธ๐โ. This video has 34 sentences and 112 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 9 of its 34 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wolf noun | /wสlf/ | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| hurry verb | /หhส.ษนi/ | To do things quickly. |
| gotcha | /หษกษ.tสษ/ | I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone). |
| suppose verb | /sษหpoสz/ | To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe. |
| hurt verb | /hษt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| smart adjective | /smษษนt/ | Exhibiting social ability or cleverness. |
| dinner noun | /หdษชnษ/ | The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. |
| stick noun | /stษชk/ | A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You still want to help?
- Why am I moving his food?
- Wait, you could do that the whole time?
- Why didn't you tell me?
- Why am I doing all this work?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 wolf, hurry, gotcha.
ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืฉืืืืืื ื?
ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืืืืช ืฉืคื ืืืืกืกืช ืืืข ืฉืคืืชืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืืฉืจืช ืืชืืจืืื ืื ืืงืฆืืขืืื ืืคืืคืืืจืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคืืืืืืื ื"ืจ ืืืืกื ืืจ ืืจืืืืืก. ืืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื ืื ืขืืฆืืชืืช: ืืชื ืืงืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืงืื ืจื ืืื โ ืืื ืฆื ืืขืืงื ืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืขื ืขืืืื ืฉื 1โ2 ืฉื ืืืช ืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืคืกืืืืช ืื ืชืจืืืื ืืงืืืง, ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืฉืจืืจืื ืืคื ืืขืื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืคืืกื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืช. ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืคืจ ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืง ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืงืฆื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืืื ืช ืืฉืืืขื ืืฉืืฃ ืืืืืืจ โ ืื ืฉืืืคื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืืขืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ื ืIELTS Speaking ืืืชืงืฉืืจืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืืชื.










