Shadowing Practice: A Day in the Snowy Mountains ❄️ Slow English Listening Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone and welcome to English Cozy Chat,
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a slow English podcast where you can learn English in a fun and natural way.
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Today, I am in the snowy mountains and we are going to be talking about some snowy mountain and skiing vocabulary.
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Let's talk about everything that we see around us.
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There is something very special about being in the mountains when everything is covered in snow.
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It feels quieter, slower, and more peaceful.
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This day was sunny and beautiful.
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The sky was clear and the snow was bright white.
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It was the kind of day that makes you want to stay outside for hours.
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This is a big area where people were playing in the snow.
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Some people were sledding.
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A sled is something that you sit on and slide down a hill.
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It is very fun.
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Look at this snowman.
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A snowman is a man built out of snow.
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This snowman has a small mitten on his head for a hat.
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He also has some tree branches for arms, some small tree pieces for his eyes,
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a stick for his mouth, and a piece of red plastic for his nose.
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I think it looks funny and cute.
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These people are hiking in the snow.
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Walking in deep snow is not easy.
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Your feet go down in the snow with every step.
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Some people wear special shoes called snowshoes.
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Snowshoes help you to walk on top of the snow.
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They make walking in the snow easier.
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And these are my big red snow boots.
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They keep my feet warm and dry.
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Do you like them?
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Now here are the ski slopes.
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A slope is the side of a mountain that goes down.
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People ski and snowboard down the slope.
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Some people ski slowly.
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Some people ski very fast.
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I love to ski.
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I don't go very fast, but I always have so much fun.
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Learning to ski can be difficult.
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The skis are long and it feels
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so strange to have these big skis on your feet and to be sliding around on the snow.
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Ski instructors help beginners.
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They show them what to do.
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They give advice and help them to improve.
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Many children also learn how to ski.
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Children often learn very quickly.
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Sometimes it is easier for children than for adults.
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Watching kids ski is sometimes really cute.
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Sometimes there are restaurants on the mountain at ski resorts.
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I love to stop there and take breaks.
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This restaurant even had a DJ.
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He played fun music and the vibe was really nice.
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As always, I got a cozy drink there.
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This was a delicious coffee with boat milk.
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Cheers!
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Near the restaurant, people were sledding using a very small sled.
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This boy fell off.
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Oops!
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That can happen sometimes.
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Ski lifts help you to get from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain
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so then you can ski down.
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There are different types of ski lifts.
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Some ski lifts pull you up the mountain while you stand.
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You wait for the chair to come, put it in between your legs, and it pulls you up the mountain.
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These are used for smaller ski slopes.
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The most common ski lift is a chairlift.
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You sit down on a chair and go up the mountain.
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This is really nice because you can look at the beautiful view of the mountains while going up.
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There is also something called a gondola.
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A gondola is closed.
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It is also bigger so many people can fit inside.
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In Spanish, people call it a wibble.
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That means egg in English.
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I think that is really funny.
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Here I am riding in one.
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Spending this day in the snowy mountains was really fun.
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So tell me, do you like the snow?
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Have you ever gone skiing?
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I hope you enjoyed this day with me.
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Please let me know if you did.
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Thank you all so much for watching.
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I hope you have a wonderful day, and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.
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Bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “A Day in the Snowy Mountains ❄️ Slow English Listening Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ski, snow, mountain, slope, lift. This video has 80 sentences and 680 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| ski noun | /skiː/ | One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. |
| slope noun | /sloʊp/ | A surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the perspective of an observer. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| resort noun | /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ | A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| cheers | /t͡ʃɪəz/ | A common toast used when drinking in company. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| instructor noun | /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ | One who instructs; a teacher. |
| hike noun | /haɪk/ | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| oops | /ups/ | Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| go up verb | To move upwards. |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's talk about everything that we see around us.
- Do you like them?
- Have you ever gone skiing?
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 covered · is closed |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were playing · were sledding |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are hiking · am riding |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shoe /ˈʃu/, snowshoe /ˈsnoʊʃu/
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 ski, slope, slide.
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.