Shadowing Practice: Action Verbs Vocabulary - Learn English Speaking with Video
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welcome to kids pages improve your vocabulary and learn new English words action verbs Walk
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Wave Sit down Wait Hug
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Talk Stand up Run Ride
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Climb Laugh Scream Fall
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Crawl Help Slip Cry, walk,
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wave, sit down, wait, hug, talk, stand up, run, ride,
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climb, laugh, scream, fall, crawl, help, slip, cry, catch.
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Kick Kneel Whistle Wipe
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Throw Hit Dribble Bounce
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pass, catch, shoot, jump, catch,
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kick, kneel, whistle, wipe, throw,
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hit, dribble, bounce, pass, shoot,
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jump Wash Brush Cook
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Eat Drink Clean Water
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Smell Iron Sweep Mop
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Vacuum Wave Yawn Sleep
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Dream Wake up.
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Wash.
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Brush.
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Cook.
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Eat.
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Drink.
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Clean.
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Water.
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Smell.
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Iron.
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Sweep.
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Mop.
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Vacuum.
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Bathe.
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Yawn.
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Sleep.
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Dream.
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Wake up.
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Lie down.
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Read.
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Write.
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Listen.
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Watch TV.
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Burn.
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Pour.
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Taste.
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Very good.
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Cut.
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Bleed.
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Bite up.
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Drop.
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Pick up.
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Break.
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Oh, no. Lie down.
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Read.
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Write.
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Listen.
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Watch TV.
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Burn.
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Pour.
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Taste.
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Cut.
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Bleed.
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Bite up.
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Drop.
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Pick up.
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Break.
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Dance.
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Sing.
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Play the guitar.
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Bow.
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Clap.
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Knock.
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Open, enter, close, leave, drag,
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drive, fly,
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arrive welcome home kiss dance sing
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play the guitar bow clap knock open enter close leave Drag.
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Drive.
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Fly.
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Arrive.
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Kiss.
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Bring.
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Give.
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Take.
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Hold.
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Carry.
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Pull.
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Lift, put, push, lean,
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teach, study, draw, paint.
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Think Ask Slide Skip
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Look Point Swing Bring, give,
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take, hold, carry, pull, lift, put, push, lean, teach, study,
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draw, paint, think, ask, slide, skip, look, point, swing, flute.
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Sink Sunbathe Swim Dive
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Hide Look for Share.
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Win.
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Lose.
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Work.
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Ring.
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Buy.
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Pay.
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Cough.
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Sneeze, flute, sink, sunbathe, swim, dive, hide, look for, share,
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win, lose, work, ring, buy, pay, cough, sneeze.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Action Verbs Vocabulary”. This video has 100 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:46. Only 72% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| slip verb | /ˈslɪp/ | To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| lean verb | /ˈliːn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| dive verb | /daɪv/ | To swim under water. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| lie down verb | To assume a horizontal position. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. | |
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: sunbathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/, bathe /beɪð/
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 guitar, dragon, arrive.
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.