Shadowing Practice: 23. Going Sledding - Grade K [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 48 sentences and 249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:38. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• boot /but/ (noun) — A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
• sock /sɑk/ (noun) — A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
• pants /pænts/ (noun) — An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
• jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (noun) — A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
• sled /ˈslɛd/ (noun) — A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
• mitten /ˈmɪtən/ (noun) — A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or…
• sledding /ˈslɛdɪŋ/ (noun) — The act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled.
• brr /bɝ/ — Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
• pink /ˈpɪŋk/ (noun) — A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
• snow /snoʊ̯/ (noun) — 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…
• color /ˈkʌl.ə/ (noun) — The spectral composition of visible light.
• welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
• wonderful /ˈwʌndəfl̩/ (adjective) — Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• play in (verb) — Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.

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 boot, sock, pants.