Shadowing Practice: Magic Marker 19 Where s the Doll Little Fox - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Magic Marker Episode 19 Where's the doll?
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Where's Maxie?
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Maxie is under the bed.
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I am scared.
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Where's the magic marker?
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It's on the bed.
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Let's go to the supermarket.
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Please help me.
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Where is my dog?
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It's next to the boxes.
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Taco, come back!
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Sue's doll is behind the tree.
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My doll is not behind the tree.
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Alex, the doll is on my chair.
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Oh, the doll is on the chair.
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Okay, let's go.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Magic Marker 19 Where s the Doll Little Fox”. This video has 16 sentences and 74 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:23. 4 of its 16 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
doll noun/dɑl/A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
marker noun/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
supermarket noun/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
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.
tree noun/tɹiː/A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
magic noun/ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order…
chair noun/t͡ʃɛɚ/An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.

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 doll, marker, scare.

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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