Shadowing Practice: 44 Audio Track - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 44 Good morning, everyone.
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In this opening part of the presentation, I'll cover the recent work that the biology department has been involved in based on animal intelligence.
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First, I'll give you a bit of basic background.
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In 2001, we focused on monkeys and their capability to either fashion crude tools or take advantage of naturally occurring ones.
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then in 2007 we turned our thoughts to higher level thinking
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and in particular numeracy we conducted a significant piece of research
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to find out whether birds are in fact able to count the findings amazed everyone
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and caused quite a stir around the world this helped to spur us on
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and allowed us to expand the department making it the world
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-class facility it is today however it's not without its drawbacks
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and there are several difficulties
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that are peculiar to this type of study firstly this type
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of research is generally prolonged as we have to spend extensive
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periods gaining the animal's trust in terms of resources it can
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also be very costly to run as we need to employ
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a large number of supplementary staff to assist us for the length of the study
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and finally there is the question of the physical facilities themselves.
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We often have to try to find more space just to simply house the animals, which can be quite an arduous chore.
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Which leads me to our present study and the one we are going to look at today.
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Our subject this time is elephants.
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We knew there was simply no way of accommodating them on campus, so I have been carrying out field work at the Bronx Zoo.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "44 Audio Track" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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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