Shadowing Practice: 55. Our Pets - Grade K [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids - 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 have a pet?
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I do.
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I have a pet dog.
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His name is Potato.
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He is my best friend.
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Today, our story is about pets.
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Our story is Our Pets.
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Boys and girls, look at the picture.
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What animal can you see?
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Very good.
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I can see a horse.
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Yay!
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Our story is Our Pets.
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This is a little pet.
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It is a mouse.
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I like this little mouse.
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Boys and girls, what color is the mouse?
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Very good.
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The mouse is white.
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This is a long pet.
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It is a snake.
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I like this long snake.
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Boys and girls, how about you?
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Do you like snakes?
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I do not like snakes.
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This is a yellow pet.
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It is a bird.
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I like this yellow bird.
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Boys and girls, what do birds say?
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That's right, very good.
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Birds say, tweet, tweet, tweet.
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This is a big pet.
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It is a horse.
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I like this big horse.
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Boys and girls, what is the girl doing with the horse?
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Very good.
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The girl is riding the horse.
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The big horse.
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This is a soft pet.
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It is a cat.
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I like this soft cat.
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Boys and girls, do you have a cat?
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I don't have a cat.
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I have a dog.
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Potato, my dog, does not like cats.
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This is a wet pet.
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It is a It's a goldfish.
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I like this wet goldfish.
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Boys and girls, where does the goldfish live?
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Very good.
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A goldfish lives in water.
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This is a fat pet.
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It is a pig.
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I like this fat pet.
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Boys and girls, what do pigs say?
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That's right, pigs say oink, oink, oink.
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I like this black and white pet.
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It is a cow.
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Boys and girls, what comes from a cow?
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Yes, that's right.
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Milk comes from a cow.
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I like milk.
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Milk is yummy.
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And I like all of you.
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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 A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “55. Our Pets - Grade K [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pet, boys, horse, cat, goldfish. This video has 72 sentences and 357 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 96 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 11 of its 72 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
mouse noun/maʊs/Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
snake noun/sneɪk/Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
pet noun/pɛt/An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
tweet noun/ˈtwiːt/The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
pig noun/ˈpɪɡ/Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus…
yummy adjective/ˈjʌm.i/Delicious.
goldfish noun/ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
oink/ɔɪŋk/Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.
bird noun/ˈbɜːd/An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
milk verb/mɪlk/To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
yellow adjective/ˈjɛloʊ/Of a yellow hue.
soft adjective/sɔft/Easily giving way under pressure.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Boys and girls, do you have a pet?
  • What animal can you see?
  • Boys and girls, how about you?
  • Do you like snakes?
  • Boys and girls, do you have a cat?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, 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 mouse, snake, pet.

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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