Shadowing Practice: Animals Play (Unit 1) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Animals play.
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The bird flies in the sky.
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The bird sits in the tree.
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The monkey climbs in the tree.
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The monkey plays with a ball.
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The rabbit hops to the rock.
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The rabbit plays with a friend.
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The kangaroo jumps over the rock.
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The kangaroo sits on a rock.
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The hippopotamus sleeps under the tree.
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The hippopotamus steps over the turtle.
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The turtle sleeps on a rock.
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The turtle crawls under the rock.
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The alligator crawls on a rock.
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The alligator sits with the snake.
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The giraffe runs in the grass.
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The giraffe steps over the tree.
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I like animals.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Animals Play”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: rock, tree, turtle, sits. This video has 18 sentences and 101 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| turtle noun | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| crawl verb | /kɹɔːl/ | To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby. |
| kangaroo noun | /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ | A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea. |
| hop noun | /hɒp/ | A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| alligator noun | /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ | Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have… |
| giraffe noun | /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ | A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of… |
| hippopotamus noun | /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ | A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| step over noun | A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the… |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, hippopotamus /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/
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 turtle, monkey, rabbit.
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.