Shadowing Practice: A Boxfish in a Rush | Jolly Phonics orange level - Learn English Speaking with Video
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A box fish in a rush.
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A general fiction by Jolly Phonics.
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K. Sh.
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K. S.
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Ch.
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Y. This is box fish.
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Boxfish is meeting shrimp for lunch. Must dash.
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Sud.
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A rock has cracked crab's shell.
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Boxfish fixes crab's shell with string.
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Thanks, Boxfish. Must dash.
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Slash.
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Splash.
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Eel is stuck in thick weeds.
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Boxfish helps eel.
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Eel is free.
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Thanks, Boxfish.
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Boxfish swims on in a rush.
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Boxfish sees his chum, Shrimp.
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But Haddock's shack is shut.
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Box fish and shrimp cannot have lunch.
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Just then, crab and eel swim along with sandwiches for box fish.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 27 sentences and 136 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:26.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| shrimp noun | /ʃɹɪmp/ | Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a… |
| shell noun | /ʃɛl/ | The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| dash noun | /ˈdæʃ/ | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). |
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| fiction noun | /ˈfɪkʃən/ | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| string noun | /stɹɪŋ/ | A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. |
| weed noun | /wiːd/ | Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. |
| icon noun | /ˈaɪ.kɑn/ | An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| splash verb | /splæʃ/ | To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. |
| crab noun | /kɹæb/ | Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/, shell /ʃɛl/, dash /ˈdæʃ/, fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/
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 rush, shrimp, shell.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is stuck · is shut |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | Must dash |
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.