Shadowing Practice: 100 Kids Tell a Secret | HiHo Kids - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Tell me a secret.
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I cannot tell you any of my secrets.
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Why?
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Because I have a girlfriend.
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Is that your secret?
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Yes.
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Can you tell me a secret?
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Uh.
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Oh.
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Can't tell a secret.
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I don't know what a secret is.
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I don't remember them anymore.
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Do you know a secret?
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I don't have any secrets.
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Please tell me a secret.
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I do not have any secrets.
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I have a lot of secrets.
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Who doesn't keep secrets?
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My secret is I'm afraid of pickles and cockroaches.
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I don't know how to ride a bike.
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I try and make up songs, like I sing it into a microphone,
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and I hear, and then I just delete the video.
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I'm trying to think of one that's like, an interesting secret.
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I have a crush on an anime character.
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I have a crush on somebody.
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Oh, what do you have a crush on?
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Somebody from YouTube. Who?
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Nadal.
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My dad seen it and he said, you like white boys?
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I said, yeah.
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Can you tell me a secret?
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Yes.
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What?
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I really like rainbows.
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One of my friends could apparently touch water and turn into a mermaid.
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Interesting.
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Dinosaurs do not know how to build.
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If you have a six and then you flip it over, it comes a nine.
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I like creepy games.
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Nobody lets me play creepy games, so I do.
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I don't listen to them.
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Sometimes I just play rock, paper, scissors.
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Well, I'll keep your secret nice and safe, okay?
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I don't tell anyone else.
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I won't tell anyone.
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I promise.
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Tell me a secret.
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Why would the bunny go up the road?
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Why?
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Because they were trying to get to the other side.
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That's a joke.
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What's a secret?
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Do you know what a secret is?
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No. A secret is.. something that you don't tell your sister or friend.
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You can't tell anyone.
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Have you ever told someone else a secret before?
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Yes, a lot of times.
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My friend Noah likes this girl named Marie.
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And he told you to keep it a secret?
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Yeah.
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But you just told me.
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You tricked me.
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But it's okay if somebody spills the beans every once in a while.
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Tell me a secret.
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No. No, I'm not gonna tell you a secret.
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Why not?
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I don't want to.
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Oh, fine.
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It's a secret.
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You have to keep it a secret.
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I don't really have any secrets.
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I don't have any secrets.
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Tell me a secret.
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One time I cut my brother's hair.
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My dad's father.
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We're having a baby brother.
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One time my classmate told me that he was eight, but he's actually seven.
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I stole something from my sister.
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I went on my brother's bed, and I was starting shaking it.
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He almost fell off my bed.
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I'm a model and an actor.
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And why don't you tell anybody?
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Because I don't want paparazzi following me.
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Has anyone ever told you a secret?
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Mm-hmm.
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What?
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I can't tell.
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I am not going to tell you any secrets.
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Why not?
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If I can't tell you the secret, then it won't be a secret.
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Tell me a secret.
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Ooh, that's hard.
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But I will tell one of my sister's secrets.
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Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.
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In her closet, she has one of my parents' charge to charge their phone, and then she'll give me candy.
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If I don't tell it to my parents.
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I can't tell mommy.
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Okay, I won't.
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My friend Dawson, he gives me money.
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And I don't tell my mother.
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Me and my brother had a time limit, and sometimes I pressed ignore limit.
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So you stayed on the internet longer than you were supposed to?
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That's a good secret.
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My sister likes to be mean to me.
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If my brother's being really, really annoying, I have an urge to slap him.
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Like, have you ever heard a dog's secret before?
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What?
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They always like to sniff their butts to say hello.
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That's funny.
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That's a joke though, not a secret.
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Once when my mom left, I ate candy and I wasn't supposed to.
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My dad had the coffee like on the back and I snuck down there and drank a little.
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When I was in the game room with my dad, he said a cuss word out and I was like, I accidentally said I've had a weird ice coat.
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I don't want to fight in school.
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My parents play to do games on my phone.
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My friends think my dad is dumb.
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What secrets do you know?
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Okay, can my mom hear me?
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My babysitter took us to lunch and my babysitter told me to not tell my mom.
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I have a bunch of games on my iPad.
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I just keep it from them.
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Have you ever told someone to keep one of your secrets?
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I have a little crush.
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I have a boyfriend in first grade.
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I have a boyfriend.
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He's really smart cute, kind,
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and he has this thing where he can get mad really easily but I can help him with that.
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Do you have any secrets?
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No. No. I don't have any secrets.
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I don't have a secret.
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My brother, I mean him have a secret.
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What's your secret with your brother?
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I better not say.
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Why do you think it's important to keep a secret?
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Probably because they're embarrassing.
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They It could hurt somebody's feelings.
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People might start laughing about it and tell other people.
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If it's like someone's birthday, you don't want it to spoil.
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Why do you keep secrets?
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I don't know, I'm just scared that some people judge me.
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To hide some stuff away from our parents.
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Because I don't want my daddy to know.
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Has anyone ever said like, okay, I have something to tell you, but don't tell anyone?
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My friend.
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What'd she tell you?
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To our crushes.
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And why did you keep the secret?
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Because you're my best friend and friends will never do that to each other.
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Will you tell me a secret?
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If you put poop on your head, it will be fart.
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That's your secret, huh?
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Mm-hmm.
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We should have done 100 kids tell a joke.
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About This Lesson
This lesson uses a playful video of kids sharing secrets to boost your English speaking practice. You’ll practice understanding casual, conversational speech—perfect for IELTS speaking practice or daily communication. The dialogue is full of short, natural phrases, making it ideal for learning how to express personal thoughts and respond in real time. By engaging with this content, you’ll also get comfortable with the rhythm and tone of everyday English.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Secret: Something you don’t tell others. Example: "I have a secret about my crush."
- Crush: A strong feeling of liking someone. Example: "She has a crush on a YouTube star."
- Afraid of: Scared of something. Example: "He’s afraid of pickles and cockroaches."
- Make up: Create something new. Example: "She makes up songs and sings them into a microphone."
- Flip over: Turn something to the other side. Example: "Flip a six over, and it becomes a nine."
Practice Tips
Use the shadowing technique to master the video’s relaxed speed and tone. Pause the video after each short line, then repeat it immediately—try to match the kids’ pitch and rhythm. This helps with shadow speech and trains your mouth to move like a native. For IELTS speaking practice, focus on phrases like "I cannot tell you" or "I try and make up" to sound more natural. Since the dialogue is simple, you can also practice expanding on the secrets (e.g., "I’m afraid of cockroaches because they move fast"). Learn English with YouTube by replaying tricky parts—this builds confidence in understanding and reproducing casual speech. Keep practicing daily, and you’ll notice your fluency improve quickly!
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you ever told · I've had |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were trying · was starting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll keep · won't tell · won't be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm trying · We're having |
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.