Shadowing Practice: Animals on the Farm - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to my farm, Lily!
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Wow! The barn is big and red.
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Let's go and see the animals.
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Look, Grandpa! A big cow!
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Yes. She is brown and white.
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What does the cow say?
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She says moo!
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The pigs are pink and small.
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They love to play in the mud.
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They are very dirty! Ha ha!
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Oh, the baby chicks are yellow!
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And the mother hen is white.
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Look, here are some eggs.
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Can I hold one, please?
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This is my horse. He is tall.
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His hair is long and soft.
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He likes apples. Give him one.
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He is eating it! I love the farm!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 18 sentences and 105 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:42. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| 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… |
| chick noun | /t͡ʃɪk/ | A young bird. |
| barn noun | [ˈbɑɹn] | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| soft adjective | /sɔft/ | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| dirty adjective | /ˈdɝti/ | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| pink noun | /ˈpɪŋk/ | A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| farm noun | /ˈfɑɹm/ | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| 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… |
| apple noun | /ˈæpəl/ | The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating. |
| horse noun | /hoɹs/ | A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is eating |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like egg, pig, chick.
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.