Shadowing Practice: Colours in My Garden: This and That - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is my garden.
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It has so many colours!
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Come and look!
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This flower is red.
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That flower is yellow.
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Red and yellow. So pretty!
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This carrot is orange.
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That tomato is red too!
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Yum! I love tomatoes.
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This frog is green.
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Ribbit! He jumps away!
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That butterfly is blue.
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Fly, butterfly, fly!
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Oh no, it's raining!
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Wait... look up!
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A rainbow! My colours in the sky!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Colours in My Garden: This and That”. This video has 16 sentences and 67 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| colours noun | Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern. | |
| butterfly noun | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| ribbit | /ˈɹɪbɪt/ | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| jump verb | /d͡ʒʌmp/ | To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. |
| orange noun | /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ | An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit). |
| garden noun | /ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/ | An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. |
| rain noun | /ˈɹeɪn/ | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
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 flower, colours, butterfly.
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.