Shadowing Practice: 12 G1 Woof - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi, I'm Teacher Aaron from Can Can School.
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Welcome to my story time.
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Today our story is Woof.
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Woof.
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Taco sees a bird.
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Woof.
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Taco sees a cat.
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Woof.
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Taco sees a truck.
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Woof!
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Taco sees a car.
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Beep beep.
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Woof!
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Taco sees a squirrel.
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Woof!
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Taco sees a bike.
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Woof!
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Woof!
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Taco sees a bug.
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Woof!
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Taco sees a dog.
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Woof!
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Woof!
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Woof!
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Woof!
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I'm Teacher Erin from Can Can School.
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Thank you for reading a story with me today.
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I hope you have a wonderful day.
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I'll see you very soon.
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Take care.
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Bye for now.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 32 sentences and 100 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:18. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
taco noun/ˈtɑkoʊ/A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
squirrel noun/ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
beep noun/biːp/The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
truck noun/tɹʌk/A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
bird noun/ˈbɜːd/An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
bike noun/baɪk/Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
wonderful adjective/ˈwʌndəfl̩/Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 taco, squirrel, beep.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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