Shadowing Practice: 4.26 Dad's New Hammer - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Story 26 Dad's New Hammer My mother bought my father a hammer for his birthday.
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He was so proud.
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Dad went around looking for ways to use it.
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At last, he found a nail sticking up in the floor.
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Watch this.
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My father swung the hammer back.
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Bang!
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Dad broke my mother's best lamp.
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My mother looked at him and said, Why don't you practice outside for a while?
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Watch this.
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If you want to shine tomorrow, you have to sparkle today.
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Ten minutes a day goes a long way.
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Thank you for watching and see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “4.26 Dad's New Hammer”. This video has 13 sentences and 98 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:52. The speaker talks at a steady 112 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hammer noun | /ˈhæmɚ/ | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| bang noun | /ˈbæŋ/ | A sudden percussive noise. |
| nail noun | /neɪl/ | The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human). |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| lamp noun | /ˈlæ̝mp/ | A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. |
| sparkle noun | /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ | A little spark; a scintillation. |
| floor noun | /flɔː/ | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| proud adjective | /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/ | Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified. |
| birthday noun | /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ | The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. |
| stick noun | /stɪk/ | A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to sparkle |
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 hammer, swing, bang.
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.