Shadowing Practice: 10 G1 The Very Busy Hen - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 34 sentences and 187 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:08. The speaker talks slowly, about 88 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- wheat /ˈwiːt/ (noun) — Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
- mouse /maʊs/ (noun) — Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
- bake /beɪk/ (verb) — To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- bread /brɛd/ (noun) — A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
- teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (noun) — A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- horse /hoɹs/ (noun) — A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
- welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
- plant /plɑːnt/ (noun) — An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a…
- wonderful /ˈwʌndəfl̩/ (adjective) — Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
- mix /ˈmɪks/ (verb) — To stir together.
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
- 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 wheat, mouse, bake.
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.