Shadowing Practice: Counting Sheep | Full Episode - S2 E8 | Numberblocks (Level 2 - Orange 🟠) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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One, two, three, four, five, number blocks.
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Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, number blocks.
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One, and another one is two, and another one is...
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Me!
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That's three, five, four, three, two, one.
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Time for some number fun.
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You can count on us with the number blocks.
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What a great game of hide and sheep, but now it's time for sheep to sleep.
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One, two, three, four, five, six.
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Six sheep ready for sleep. Or maybe not.
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There's always time for one more game.
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Let's roll.
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A three.
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Okay, sheep, listen to me.
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I want you all in groups of three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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Well done, sheep.
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It's clear to see.
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Six is the same as three plus three.
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Let's roll.
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A two.
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Okay, sheep, here's what to do.
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Arrange yourselves in groups of two.
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One, two.
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One, two.
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One, two.
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Six is the same as three lots of two.
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I know that now, thanks to you.
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Listen now, I can't count more sheep.
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It's time for you to get some sleep.
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Oh, I see.
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Time for tricks.
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Arrange yourselves in a group of six.
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One little sheep, two little sheep, And three little sheep.
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Four little sheep.
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Five little sheep.
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And six little sheep.
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Wait a moment.
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Was that the gate?
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It was.
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They're gone.
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I'm too late.
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Look at that.
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Two lots of three.
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That's one too many for just one me, or is it?
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Ha!
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Found you, Sheep One, Two and Three.
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There you are, behind that tree.
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I found another sheep.
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One, two, three.
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You've got to be smart to hide from me.
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One, two, three.
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That's three from me.
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One, two, three.
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And three from me.
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One little sheep.
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Two little sheep.
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And three little sheep.
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One little sheep.
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Five little sheep.
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Not again, you naughty sheep.
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Come back here, it's time to sleep.
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Oh, no, they've found three ways to run.
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And I thought counting sheep was fun.
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Yay!
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Oh, no, they've found three ways to run.
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One, two, one, two, one, two.
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If that's the way you want it to be, six naughty sheep need six of me.
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Yeah!
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Now, listen up, you naughty sheep.
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It's definitely positively time to sleep.
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If counting sheep sends me to sleep, counting blocks might work for sheep.
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Finally!
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Bedtime!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Counting Sheep”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sheep, sleep, blocks, naughty, counting. This video has 80 sentences and 390 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:45. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| naughty adjective | /ˈnɔːti/ | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
| arrange verb | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. |
| yourselves | /jəˈsɛlvz/ | You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| gate noun | /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| positively adverb | /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/ | In a positive manner. |
| bedtime noun | /ˈbɛdtaɪm/ | The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep. |
| count verb | /kaʊnt/ | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| block noun | /blɑk/ | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| roll verb | /ɹəʊl/ | To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. |
| definitely adverb | /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ | Without question and beyond doubt. |
| plus | /ˈplʌs/ | And; sum of the previous one and the following one. |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
| tree noun | /tɹiː/ | A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| listen up verb | To listen closely; to pay attention. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Listen now, I can't count more sheep.
- It's time for you to get some sleep.
- That's one too many for just one me, or is it?
- You've got to be smart to hide from me.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as they've, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
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 sheep, naughty, arrange.
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.