Shadowing Practice: Bài 7 - Lớn Lên Ở Nông Trại - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
95 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
Hey Todd, did you have any pets when you were a kid?
2
I did.
3
I had many pets actually.
4
I had a dog of course and I had some cats but actually I grew up on a farm.
5
Yeah so we raised lots of animals
6
and on the farm I always felt like the animals were my pets so it was pretty cool.
7
Wow that sounds really exciting for a kid.
8
Oh it was great, it was the best.
9
What kind of animals were on your farm?
10
We had almost every you know, farm animal possible.
11
For example, we had pigs.
12
We raised a lot of pigs.
13
And pigs actually are really good pets.
14
They're very fun.
15
Pigs are very friendly animals.
16
And they're not really dangerous.
17
So also pigs like people.
18
So sometimes when we were little, we would ride on the pigs back.
19
But if our grandpa saw us riding on the pigs, he would yell at us.
20
We always got So aren't pigs dirty?
21
They are dirty.
22
So when you would go in the pig pen, you would get very, very dirty.
23
But you know, when you are small, when you are young, you don't care.
24
It's just fun.
25
What about other animals like chickens?
26
We did have chickens and lots of chickens and the chickens maybe were the least friendly animals.
27
So chickens don't like people.
28
And the chickens, you have to go get the eggs.
29
So working with chickens was not easy.
30
And I never really liked the chickens that much.
31
Plus the chickens you eat more often.
32
So it's a little different.
33
Right.
34
Yeah.
35
Yeah.
36
I don't think I've ever seen a chicken in person.
37
Really?
38
No. I am.
39
Although when I was young, I always wanted to have a horse.
40
Did your farm have horses?
41
We had one horse for a while and then we had a pony.
42
So, yeah, we had one horse and we had one pony.
43
The pony was great because when I was little we could ride the pony, but the pony was actually really mean.
44
So the pony would bite you if you were not careful.
45
And if you tried to ride the pony, sometimes the pony would get angry, very angry.
46
But it's okay.
47
You know, when you're small on a farm, it's normal.
48
Oh, that pony sounds scary.
49
Were there any other animals that you had that were more friendly?
50
Yeah, actually, the best...
51
pet you can have is a goat.
52
Really?
53
A goat?
54
Yeah, goats are fantastic.
55
Goats love people.
56
They really, really love people.
57
And they're very social.
58
And goats follow people.
59
So when you are little on the farm, and when you walk around, the goats become your friend.
60
So when I was little, I would walk and I had friendly goats that would follow me everywhere.
61
And they were great.
62
And they're very curious.
63
They like to see what you're doing.
64
And yeah, and they like to be petted.
65
So you know how like you pet a dog, you pet a cat?
66
Goats also like for you to pet them.
67
They're very, very social.
68
And it's interesting because goats and sheep are kind of similar But really, they're very different.
69
So goats are very social.
70
Goats are very friendly.
71
And sheep are very shy.
72
And sheep don't like people at all.
73
So sheep stay away from people.
74
And goats always get close to people.
75
Sounds like a goat is a good pet to have.
76
Goats are the best.
77
They are so friendly.
78
And goats are cool because goats talk to you.
79
So they like to make a sound.
80
You know, like, bah, they bah, or whatever.
81
They make a sound.
82
When you walk around as a young boy or young girl, the goats are great.
83
They follow you and you feel like the goat is talking to you, which is cool.
84
That sounds really fun.
85
Now I wish I had some goats.
86
Yeah, you got to.
87
The only other animal we had...
88
We also had cows, and cows are cool.
89
Some cows are friendly.
90
Most cows are shy.
91
But cows, you know, they always come to you because they think they will get food.
92
But if they see you have no food, then cows stay away.
93
So cows, like sheep, are a little afraid of people.
94
But pigs and goats love people and they're very social.
95
lucky.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
AI PronunciationScore every sentence
IPA PracticeMaster every sound
VocabularyBuild your word bank
Vocab GameLearn while playing
📺 Same Channel
B12
📍EP 501: Đi Dạy Gia Sư #learningenglish #hoctienganh #tienganhchotre #podcast
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
📍EP 409: Món Cá Kho #hoctienganh #learningenglish #podcasttienganh
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B13
📍EP 330: Đi Nhậu Ngày Xuân #englishlistening #hoctienganh
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B12
📍EP 478: Chợ Cá #learningenglish #hoctienganh #tienganhchotre #baihoccuocsong
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B17
📍EP 172: Bánh Trung Thu
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B26
📍EP 481: Thói Đi Trễ #learningenglish #hoctienganh #tienganhchotre #listeningenglish
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B222
Bài 3 - Rambutan - Chôm Chôm
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B18
📍EP 484: Tây Ban Nha Vô Địch World Cup 2026 #learningenglish #hoctienganh #podcast
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B1📍EP 291: Ăn Tết Xa Quê #englishlistening #englishconversation
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B138
Bài 1 - Grape - Trái Nho
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A263
Bài 2 - Thói Quen Gia Đình
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B12
Bài 4 - Doctors - Bác Sĩ
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B13
📍EP 156: Lễ Vu Lan Báo Hiếu
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B15
Bài 10 - Nấu Súp Mang Đi Làm
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B25
📍EP 489: Nghiện Mua Mỹ Phẩm #learningenglish #hoctienganh #podcast #listeningenglish #english
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B13
🎧Luyện Nghe Tiếng Anh Level B1 | 📍Topic: The Vietnamese Rice Grain - Hạt Gạo Việt
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B110
Bài 2 - Giúp Đỡ Bạn Bè
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B13
Bài 6 - Đổi Chế Độ Ăn Uống
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B12
Bài 2 - Blueberry - Việt Quất
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B14
📍EP 479: Kẹt Xe Tại Việt Nam #learningenglish #hoctienganh #english
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
✨ Recommend Video
B1322
31 sentences
W2 Shadowing PETS
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
B110
420 sentences
Learn English at the Farm
American AccentKidsTeensDaily Conversation
A25
55 sentences
Bài 12 - Đi Chơi Sở Thú
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A21
30 sentences
lv02 045 Sam and Lucky 45 The Pumpkin Patch
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A2153
18 sentences
Grade 7 - Unit 1 - Getting Started
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A222
70 sentences
Bài 6 - Trái Cây Và Rau Củ
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A227
25 sentences
Family and friends 2 Unit 13 words-story
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
B155
21 sentences
u2 l8
KidsTravel EnglishTeens
B13
33 sentences
Học tiếng anh qua phim phụ đề - Vua Sư Tử
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A24
22 sentences
Unit 1. Jim's day. tiếng Anh lớp 5 Family and Friends
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A24
84 sentences
MOVERS 1 - TEST 3 - PART 3
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A216
12 sentences
Pets & Animals | Beginner English
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bài 7 - Lớn Lên Ở Nông Trại”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: goat, pig, chicken, pony, pet. This video has 95 sentences and 735 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:33. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| goat noun | /ɡoʊt/ | Any ruminant of the genus Capra. |
| 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… |
| pony noun | /ˈpoʊni/ | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| cow noun | /kaʊ/ | An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| 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… |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
| stay away verb | To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What kind of animals were on your farm?
- Did your farm have horses?
- Were there any other animals that you had that were more friendly?
- They like to see what you're doing.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the least friendly |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're doing · is talking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 goat, pig, pony.
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.