Shadowing Practice: lv02 025 Bird and Kip 25 Good at Something - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Bird and Kip.
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Episode 25.
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Good at something.
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One morning Bird was drawing.
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What are you doing?
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Asked Kip.
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I'm drawing a bird.
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Said Bird.
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Wow!
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Said Kip.
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I didn't know you liked to draw.
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Oh, I love to draw said bird.
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You're very good at it, said Kip.
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I wish I was good at something.
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You're good at something, said bird.
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You're good at cooking.
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You made that yummy acorn gumbo.
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But it smelled bad, said Kip.
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So I'm not that good at cooking.
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I wish I was very good at something.
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There must be something, said Bird.
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Kip tried to think of something.
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He thought and thought.
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At last, he had an idea.
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I know, bird, said Kip.
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Watch this.
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What are you doing?
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Asked bird.
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I'm standing on my head, said Kip.
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I'm going to be very good at it.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “lv02 025 Bird and Kip 25 Good at Something”. This video has 30 sentences and 142 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 65 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
yummy adjective/ˈjʌm.i/Delicious.
acorn noun/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
gumbo noun/ˈɡʌm.boʊ/Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
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…
cook verb/kʊk/To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
smell verb/smɛl/To sense a smell or smells.
draw verb/dɹɑ/To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
episode noun/ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • What are you doing?
  • I didn't know you liked to draw.
  • You're good at something, said bird.
  • I'm going to be very good at it.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, didn't. 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 yummy, acorn, gumbo.

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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