Shadowing Practice: 08 . Eggs - G1 [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids - 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 eggs, eggs.
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Mother Hen laid some eggs.
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Crack, crack, crack.
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Baby chicks came out.
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Mother snake laid some eggs.
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Crack, crack, crack.
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Baby snakes came out.
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Mother fish laid some eggs.
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Pop, pop, pop.
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Baby fish came out.
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Mother turtle Laid some eggs.
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Crack, crack, crack.
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Baby turtles came out.
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Mother spider laid some eggs.
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Pop, pop, pop.
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Baby spiders came out out.
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Mother penguin laid some eggs.
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Crack, crack, crack.
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Baby penguins came out.
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Mother duck laid some eggs.
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Crack, crack, crack.
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Baby ducks came out.
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Quack, quack, quack.
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I'm teacher Aaron 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 I'll see you very soon take care bye for now

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “08 . Eggs - G1 [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: crack, eggs, laid, mother, baby. This video has 28 sentences and 140 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
crack noun/kɹæk/A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
egg noun/ɛɡ/An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
spider noun/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
snake noun/sneɪk/Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
duck noun/dʌk/Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
turtle noun/ˈtɝtl̩/Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
penguin noun/ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual…
chick noun/t͡ʃɪk/A young bird.
lay verb/leɪ/To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
fish noun/ˈfɪʃ/A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
wonderful adjective/ˈwʌndəfl̩/Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.

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 crack, egg, spider.

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.

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