Shadowing Practice: 51 Play And Ride - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, I'm Teacher Aaron.
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Welcome to my story time.
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Boys and girls, do you like to play with toys?
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Do you like to ride in cars or trucks or trains?
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I do.
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Today our story is Play and Ride.
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Friends, look at the picture.
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What can you see?
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Yes, very good.
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I can see a car.
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I can see a boat.
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I can see a train.
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And I can see a truck.
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Today our story is Play and Ride.
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Look at this little truck.
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I can play with this truck.
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Friends, what color is the truck?
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Yes, very good.
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The truck is blue.
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Look at this big truck.
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I can ride in this truck.
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Boys and girls, who is driving the truck?
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Yes, I think so.
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I think mom is driving the truck.
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Look at this little boat.
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I can play with this boat.
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Friends, where is the little boat?
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Yes, I think the little boy and the little boat are at the pond
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or the swimming pool or maybe at a lake.
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Look at this big boat.
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I can ride in this boat.
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Friends, where is this boat?
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I think this boat is on the sea or on the ocean.
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Look at this little train.
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I can play with this train.
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boys
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and girls look at the picture can you see an animal
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I can I can see a cow I can
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see one two three cows look at this big train we can ride in this train
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Boys and girls, do you like riding in trains?
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I do.
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I think it's very, very fun.
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Look at this little car.
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I can play with this car.
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Friends, what color is the car?
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Yes, very good.
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The car is red.
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Look at this big car.
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We can ride in this car.
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Boys and girls, look at the picture.
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How many people are in the car?
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Yes, that's right.
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Very good.
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I can see one, two, three.
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There are three people in the big car.
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I'm teacher Aaron.
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Thank you for reading a story with me today.
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I hope you have a wonderful day.
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I'll see you very soon.
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Take care.
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Bye for now.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 61 sentences and 363 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| cow noun | /kaʊ/ | An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. |
| pond noun | /pɑnd/ | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| truck noun | /tɹʌk/ | A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. |
| pool noun | /puːl/ | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| boat noun | /bəʊ̯t/ | A small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship". |
| ride verb | /ɹaɪd/ | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. |
| train noun | /ˈtɹeɪn/ | The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| color noun | /ˈkʌl.ə/ | The spectral composition of visible light. |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| wonderful adjective | /ˈwʌndəfl̩/ | Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary. |
| lake noun | /leɪk/ | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| animal noun | /ˈænɪməl/ | A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants… |
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 toy, swim, cow.
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.