Shadowing Practice: Easy Activity to Practice ENGLISH with your child š£ļøš - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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So, this is your passport to travel around the world. And do you want to do it, too? Yep. I'm going to do it with you. All right. So, where should we go first? Which country should we travel to? Please turn on the subtitles down below if you would like them. If we want our babies to want to speak English, to speak to us in English freely, we have to do it playfully. Play is the language of children. And so if we want them to do something, if we want them to speak English, we need toā¦
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So, this is your passport to travel around theĀ world. And do you want to do it, too? Yep. I'm going to do it with you. All right. So, whereĀ should we go first? Which country should we travel to? Please turn on the subtitles down belowĀ if you would like them. If we want our babies to want to speak English, to speak to us in EnglishĀ freely, we have to do it playfully. Play is the language of children. And so if we want them toĀ do something, if we want them to speak English, we need to speak their language, which is play.Ā I'm so sorry for this giant mess. I am sitting here on my living room floor in my pajamas. I putĀ this screen behind me to try to hide some of my mess, my family's mess behind me, but I didn't doĀ a great job. You can still see a little bit here.
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I could either clean my home or I could makeĀ a video. Children learn through play. And so that means if your child is an absolute beginner,Ā your child does not really speak much English or understand much English yet, you can stillĀ do really fun new activities. You can call this English playtime and you can just repeat oneĀ word, two-word phrases again and again and again in a very playful way as you're doing somethingĀ cool and interesting that your child loves that your child is really interested in. You canĀ introduce fun and unique activities and use that to interest your child in learning EnglishĀ and using English. They need to have a reason to use English. And for children, play is the perfectĀ reason. In this video, I'm going to share a really fun playtime activity that you can use with yourĀ child starting from really young, maybe even 18 months or 2 years old. This is just one of many,Ā many English activities that I have available for my members. You can learn more about that. I'llĀ put a link down below. You can also get the free PDF guide and natural phrase script to use withĀ your child as you do this activity. I will put that PDF under this video, too. You are goingĀ to see three things in this video. Number one, you are going to see me explain or tell you howĀ to do this activity. It's very, very easy. It's very simple. It takes like one minute to setĀ up, but it's so much fun and kids love it. two, you are going to see me saying the natural phrasesĀ that I use with my son. So, you can listen to those natural phrases and then repeat after me toĀ practice the natural phrases and the vocabulary to use with your child during this activity. AndĀ then finally, number three, you are going to watch me and my son playing this activity,Ā doing this activity together in real life.
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We're making little passports. Uh, so I made thisĀ really simple passport for my son. It took me 10 seconds to make this. Just folding a pieceĀ of paper. I just folded a piece of paper like this. And inside it has a really messy littleĀ grid. So, nothing fancy, nothing complicated here. And then I tell my son he's going to travelĀ around the world and get little different stamps in his passport. And at different stationsĀ around our home, those represent different countries or different places. You can makeĀ this as simple or as complicated as you want.
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The easiest and simplest way to play thisĀ game is to put a different color marker, different color crayon in five or six differentĀ places in your house or to put stickers or a different color sticker in five or six differentĀ places in your house and that's it. Your child goes to each place, each country and finds theĀ sticker and puts the sticker in their passport.
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Or maybe you have stamps. You might also likeĀ to use a little stamp like this. And they can stamp their passport in every place in yourĀ home. They can travel the world in inside your home and get their passport stamped or getĀ a sticker in their passport or simply get a little smiley face drawing or a little checkĀ mark or a little X in their passport. If you would like to make this a little bit more complexĀ or maybe a little bit more fun for older kids, you could have an activity for them to do at everyĀ different station, at every different country.
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So maybe they visit the table country. They goĀ to the table and they practice their letter K.
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They practice writing letter K or they practiceĀ coloring a letter K. And when they're finished, they get a little stamp in their passport orĀ they get a little check in their passport. And then they take their passport and they go toĀ the next station and there's another activity for them to do there. And when they're finished,Ā they get a stamp or a sticker or a check mark.
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Are you ready to travel around the world? Are youĀ ready to travel? Okay, you're going to need your passport. You need your passport to travel aroundĀ the world. We're going to travel to five different places. And every time you visit a new place,Ā you get a stamp. You get a passport stamp or a passport sticker. Yeah. Are you ready? Okay, let'sĀ travel. Let's go traveling. Here's your passport.
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Are you going to fly in the airplane? Yeah. You'reĀ flying. You're flying in the airplane. Okay. Fly over here. Fly to this country first. This is theĀ table country. This is the table country. And at the table country, we're going to color. We'reĀ going to color at the table country. Can I see your passport, please? Thank you. All right. I'mĀ going to give you a stamp. There you go. There's your stamp. You're all set. You're all set.Ā There's your stamp. Here's your passport back.
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Welcome to table country. Let's do the activity.Ā Now, it's time to travel to another country.
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Let's get back on the airplane. Sh. You're flying.Ā You're on the airplane. Okay, you've arrived. This is couch country. This is couch country. And inĀ couch country, we're going to play the game Simon says. Yeah. But first, let's stamp your passport.Ā In couch country, you get a heart in your passport. Yeah. A heart stamp. A heart sticker.Ā Okay, you're all set. Here's your passport.
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So, this is your passport to travel around theĀ world, right? Are you excited? Mhm. All right. So, I'm going to give you this passport. This isĀ your ticket to travel. Do you want to do it, too? Yep. I'm going to do it with you. AllĀ right. So, where should we go first? Which country should we travel to? Uh, butterfly.Ā Butterfly country. Okay. Here we're going on the jump. I need my passport, too. Here.Ā All right. Are we taking the airplane?
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Woohoo! You're on the airplane. You're flying.Ā Got it. We arrived. All right. Time to stamp our passports. Here's my passport. Can you stampĀ it, please? Okay. Is it on the ground? Okay.
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Boop. Just like a real passport. And then we'llĀ put a stamp in it. All right. Go ahead, buddy.
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Stamp my passport. Stamp yours first. AllĀ right. Great job, butterfly country. Yeah, we got a stamp from butterfly country. Okay,Ā let's go to the next. Let's go to the next country. Thank you. Should we get in the airplaneĀ or should we take the boat or the train? The boat.
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The boat. Okay, let's hop in the boat. Here,Ā get in the boat with me. This the ferry. Oh, the ferry. Okay, let's sit in the ferry.Ā We've got our passports. We're ready.
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We're there. Oh, we're here. Okay. What countryĀ are we in now? Okay, we're in heart table country.
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Table country. Heart table. Okay, let's getĀ our next stamp. It's actually a sticker, isn't it? Which one do you want? Um, I think I'llĀ choose this one. I'll choose the enormous one.
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All right. Thank you. Wait for me. I'll waitĀ for you. I'm going to do this one. Okay. Next country. Should we take the train this time? Uh,Ā yes. On the top over here. All right. Okay. So, we're on the airplane. Let's go. What should weĀ do? Should we order some food on the airplane?
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Yeah. What do you want to order? I'm orderingĀ ordering some food. What do you What did you want?
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Um I just want uh some water, please. Thank you. IĀ ordered some for me, too. Great. All right. Are we there? Soon. Oh, our food's there, actually.Ā Oh, let's eat our food. Oh, airplane food.
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Delicious. Yummy. Do you like airplane food? Yeah.Ā Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy. Okay. Are we at our next country? Yeah.Ā All right, let's get off and get our passport stamp. Bye, airplane. See you later. Look, we'reĀ at flower country. Flower country. There's only flowers everywhere. There's only flowers here.Ā Let's get our passport stamped. I love this game.
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You love this game. You made You made up a goodĀ game. Thanks, buddy. I'm glad you like it. Here, put one. Oh, can you stamp my passport for me,Ā please? Okay, I'm going to put my um forward in.
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Thank you. Oh, flower country. I visited itĀ before. Now I'm back again. Should we hang out in flower country a little bit or shouldĀ we go visit another country? Maybe hang out a little bit. Hang out a little bit. Okay.Ā Oh, yeah. Flowers. Flowers. Yay. Flowers. Oh, they smell so good. If you enjoyed thatĀ video, you are really going to enjoy this one, too. It will help you a lot in learningĀ how to teach English to your child at home from a really young age. Thanks forĀ watching and I will see you in my next
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About This Lesson
In this engaging lesson, you'll discover a fun and interactive way to practice English with your child through imaginative play. Utilizing simple activities such as creating a travel passport, children will learn to associate English vocabulary with playful tasks. This approach is perfect for early learners, as it encourages them to speak and understand English in a relaxed, enjoyable environment. By integrating play into language learning, you will foster a positive attitude towards speaking English, motivating your child to express themselves freely.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Passport
- Travel
- Country
- Stamp
- Sticker
- Activity
- Fly
- Color
Practice Tips
To maximize the learning experience while practicing the phrases from this video, consider using the shadowing technique. This involves listening to the phrases and repeating them immediately, which can enhance pronunciation and fluency. Here are a few tips:
- Listen carefully: Focus on how the phrases are pronounced in context. The natural flow and intonation are essential for effective communication.
- Use a shadow speech app: Record your voice while you repeat the phrases alongside the video. This allows you to compare your pronunciation to that of the speaker.
- Engage with your child: Turn shadowing into a game by inviting your child to repeat after you. Make the experience lively and interactive, mimicking the playful tone of the video.
- Break it down: Start with one phrase at a time. As you become more comfortable, gradually incorporate multiple phrases into your practice sessions.
- Repeat consistently: Regular practice using this method will improve your childās confidence and speaking ability over time.
By learning English with YouTube and incorporating elements of fun and play, you can effectively cultivate language skills in your child. Whether through make-believe travel scenarios or interactive tasks, the opportunities to engage in English conversation are endless!
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 ā like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1ā2 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 ā making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.
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