Shadowing Practice: 055 Bird and Kip 55 Broken Branches - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Bird and Kip, Episode 55, Broken Branches.
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Kip was asleep in his hole one night.
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Crack!
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Thunder boomed and rain fell.
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No!
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Branches snapped.
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The whole tree shook.
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Kip cried.
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The next morning the storm was over.
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Kip woke up in his kitchen.
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His bed was floating in water.
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Acorns bobbed nearby.
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Oh, no! cried Kip.
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My hole is flooded!
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Just then, Kip heard Bird.
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My nest is ruined! she cried.
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Kip went outside and looked down.
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Leaves and sticks were everywhere.
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Bird was on her branch.
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Her nest was a mess.
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This is terrible, Bird, said Kip.
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Our homes are ruined.
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We can fix them, said Bird.
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That's too much work, said Kip.
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I have a better idea.
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What's your idea, asked Bird.
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Let's move, said Kip Let's find a new tree

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “055 Bird and Kip 55 Broken Branches”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Kip, Bird, cried. This video has 27 sentences and 132 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:58. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
ruin noun/ˈɹuː.ɪn/The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
nest noun/nɛst/A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
crack noun/kɹæk/A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
flood noun/flʌd/An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
boom verb/bum/To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
shake verb/ˈʃeɪk/To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
leaf noun/lif/The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
snap verb/snæp/To fracture or break apart suddenly.
thunder noun/ˈθʌndɚ/The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
float verb/fləʊt/To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
acorn noun/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
look down verbTo lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.

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 ruin, nest, crack.

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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.

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