Shadowing Practice: Climate Change - The environment for Kids (Updated Version) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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smile and learn have you ever heard of global warming did you know
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that over the past decades sea level has risen all these
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news are related to climate change to understand better what climate
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change is we should define what climate is the climate is the combination of atmospheric conditions
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that occur in place for a prolonged period of time.
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Over the past centuries, the climate everywhere around the Earth has changed,
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altering the usual conditions of a place regarding precipitation and temperature.
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This way, water shortage, desertification, the disappearance of lakes, or even sea level rise are becoming more and more common.
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In addition, the number of natural disasters like droughts, floods, or huge storms has increased.
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All these situations are a consequence of global warming, meaning the increase in temperature happening on the planet,
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owing mainly to human activity.
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But why has the planet's temperature risen?
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The Earth is surrounded by the atmosphere, a thin layer of gas which allows part of the solar radiation to penetrate. For
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that, this layer consists of gases called greenhouse effect gases whose mission is to absorb part of the energy received
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and maintain the planet's temperature.
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One of the main greenhouse effect gases is CO2.
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With the Industrial Revolution, CO2 emissions started to increase owing to the use of fossil fuels like coal or petrol.
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Over the past years, the presence of gases like CO2 in the atmosphere increased,
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and for this reason, its capacity to retain solar radiation has been enhanced, resulting in an increase of the average temperature of the planet.
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Climate change affects every country in the world, causing a negative impact on their economy, people's lives, and all living beings.
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Here are some facts.
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Over the past 150 years, the average global temperature increased almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Would you say it's not much?
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If the Earth's temperature keeps rising, thousands of animal and plant species may disappear forever.
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Oceans got warmer and for this reason, the amounts of ice have decreased, causing sea levels to rise.
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Did you know that between 1901 and 2010, the sea level has risen 7 .5 inches?
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This may cause some places to disappear beneath the water's surface.
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Worst consequences are predicted in the future if we don't take measures urgently.
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Currently, there are some viable solutions at hand.
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Would you like to learn about them?
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It is necessary to turn to renewable energies to reduce CO2 emissions.
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Cars are responsible for 10 % of CO2 emissions.
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Use public transport, bicycle or walk.
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Reduce your plastic use.
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Use less plastic.
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Reducing plastic involves high CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
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Plant a tree taking into account the ecological characteristics of your area.
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Did you know that five trees can absorb up to one metric ton of CO2 during their lifecycle?
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Always recycle!
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An interesting fact is that we would need less energy to make paper from old newspapers than
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if we made it using directly the wood from trees.
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turn off the lights whenever they are not needed
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if we save electricity we also reduce the energy waste required
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to produce it remember it's in your hands to look after the planet want to join us in in our mission?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Climate Change - The environment for Kids”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: temperature, climate, gases, emissions, sea. This video has 44 sentences and 531 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:32. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| emission noun | /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/ | Something which is emitted or sent out; issue. |
| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| radiation noun | /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light. |
| owe verb | /oʊ/ | To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| consequence noun | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. |
| absorb verb | /æbˈsɔɹb/ | To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in… |
| greenhouse noun | /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ | A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or… |
| occur verb | /əˈkɜː/ | To happen or take place. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| electricity noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ | Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now… |
| disaster noun | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent… |
| flood noun | /flʌd/ | An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| define verb | /dɪˈfaɪn/ | To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has risen · has changed · has increased |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are related · is surrounded · has been enhanced |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may disappear · may cause |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: thin /ˈθɪn/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emission /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/, radiation /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/, shortage /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/, precipitation /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/, desertification /dɪˌzɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: radiation /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, atmospheric /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/, ecological /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
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 emission, atmosphere, layer.
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.