Shadowing Practice: 052 Bird and Kip 52 Making a Snowman - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Bird and Kip, Episode 52,
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Making a Snowman Bird and Kip looked around.
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Snow was everywhere.
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It covered the ground.
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It covered the tree branches.
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Let's make a snowman, said Kip.
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That sounds like fun, said Bird.
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Kip made a snowball.
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He rolled the snowball in the snow.
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The snowball grew bigger and bigger.
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Bird made a snowball.
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She rolled the snowball in the snow.
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The snowball grew bigger and bigger.
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Bird and Kip lifted Bird's snowball.
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They put it onto Kip's snowball.
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Then, they put a small snowball on top.
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Our snowman is almost done, said Kip.
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He needs a face and arms, said Bird.
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I'll look for sticks, said Kip.
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I'll look for pebbles, said Bird.
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As Kip walked around, the wind blew.
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It shook the branches.
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Snow fell on Kip's head.
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Bird! cried Kip.
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Someone threw a snowball at me!
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Yeah.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “052 Bird and Kip 52 Making a Snowman”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: snowball, Kip, Bird, snow, bigger. This video has 26 sentences and 143 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:53. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| snowball noun | /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ | A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow… |
| snowman noun | /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ | A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and… |
| pebble noun | /ˈpɛbəl/ | A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water. |
| snow noun | /snoʊ̯/ | The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation… |
| branch noun | /bɹænt͡ʃ/ | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. |
| everywhere adverb | /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ | In or to all locations under discussion. |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| cry verb | /kɹaɪ/ | To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness. |
| lift noun | /lɪft/ | An act of lifting or raising. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| roll verb | /ɹəʊl/ | To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. |
| 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. |
| wind noun | /ˈwɪnd/ | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
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 shake, snowball, snowman.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.