Shadowing Practice: Family and Friends 1 - Unit 5 : Where's the ball? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Family and Friends, Multi-ROM 1, Unit 5.
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Where's the ball?
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Listening 52.
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Listen and point.
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Seesaw.
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Slide.
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Net.
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Swing.
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Tree.
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Net.
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Seesaw.
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Tree.
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Slide.
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Swing.
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Listen and repeat.
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Seesaw.
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Slide.
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Net.
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Swing.
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Tree.
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Listening 53.
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3. Listen and chant Seesaw, seesaw,
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seesaw Slide, slide, slide
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Net Net Net
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Swing Swing Swing Tree Tree Tree
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Listening 54 Listen and read
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Oh, no. Good try, Tim.
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Where's the ball?
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Is it under the seesaw?
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No, it isn't.
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Look!
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The ball's on the slide.
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Oh no!
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Look at the ball now!
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Yeah!
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Goal!
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And now it's in the net.
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Listening 55.
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Listen and point.
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Pool.
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Armbands.
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Ice cream.
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Frisbee.
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Climbing frame.
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Ice cream.
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Climbing frame.
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Armbands.
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Frisbee.
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Pool.
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Listen and repeat.
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Pool.
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Armbands.
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Ice cream.
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Frisbee.
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Climbing frame.
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Listening 56.
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Listen and sing at the park.
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At the park, it's so much fun For you,
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for me, for everyone Play on the seats or play in the pool Eat an ice cream,
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it's nice and cool Play with a frisbee, play with a ball Play on the slide,
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it's fun for all At the park,
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it's so much fun, for you, for me, for everyone.
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At the park, it's so much fun, for you, for me, for everyone
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listening
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57 listen and point letter q Listening 57.
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Listen and point.
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t teddy letter u u umbrella listen and repeat
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letter q qu queen letter r rabbit
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Letter S, S, Sofa Letter T,
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T, Teddy Letter U U
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Umbrella Listening 58 Listen and chant Where is the queen?
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Qu-qu-queen Where is the rabbit?
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R, R, rabbit Where is the sofa?
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S, S, sofa Where is the teddy?
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T, T, teddy Where is the umbrella?
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A, a, umbrella Listening 59
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Listen to the sounds and join the letters.
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Q. Queen U.
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Umbrella T.
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Teddy S.
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Sofa R, rabbit.
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Q, queen.
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T, teddy.
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Listening 60.
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Listen, read and point.
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Look!
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This is a park.
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Can you see the boys and girls in the park? Where are their toys? Can you help?
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This is Toby.
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His toy is under a tree.
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What is it?
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Her name is Sarah.
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Can you see her toy?
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It is on the slide.
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His name is Pete.
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His toy is in the football net. Can you see it?
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This is Anna.
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Her toy is under the swing.
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What is it?
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Listening 61.
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Listen and number.
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1. It's on the slide 2.
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She's under the tree 3.
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It's in the tree 4.
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It's in the bag 5.
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It's in the net

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 106 sentences and 402 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:38. 75% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
slide noun/ˈslaɪ̯d/An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
swing verb/ˈswɪŋ/To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
litter noun/ˈlɪt.ɚ/Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
umbrella noun/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
rabbit noun/ˈɹæbɪt/A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
sofa noun/ˈsoʊ̯fə/An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
toy noun/tɔɪ/Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
seesaw noun/ˈsi.sɔ/A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
armband nounA band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize mourning or protest.
pool noun/puːl/A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
cream noun/kɹiːm/The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
frame noun/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
repeat verb/ɹɪˈpiːt/To do or say again (and again).

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like slide, swing, litter.

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