Shadowing Practice: Gran ORT Oxford Reading Tree Level 5 Readaloud | 줄거리요약 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Gran series created by Roderick Hunt
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and Alex Brichta a car came to the house the children
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ran to see it's Gran said Kipper come in said mum come in said dad the children helped
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they took Gran's things what a lot of things said Kipper the children liked Gran
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and Gran liked the children come and see my toys said Kipper Come and see my room, said Biff.
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Come and play, said Chip.
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Gran played with the children.
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They played inside.
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Oh no, said Mom.
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They went outside and played football.
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Oh no, said Dad.
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Gran took the children out.
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They went in Gran's old car.
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Wilf and Wilma went too.
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What an old car, said Wilf.
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It's a good car, said Gran.
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Gran took them to the fun park.
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This looks fun, said Gran.
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Come on everyone.
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The children began to run.
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They wanted to go on everything.
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Come on Gran, they called.
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Look at this, said Kipper.
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It's a castle.
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It's called Jumping Castle.
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The children went on the Jumping Castle.
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This is fun, called Wilma.
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The children jumped and jumped and bounced and bounced.
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Come on, Gran, they called.
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Gran went on the castle.
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She jumped and bounced.
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Good old Gran, called the children.
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Gran made a hole in the castle.
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Oh, no, said the children.
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The castle began to go down.
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A man ran up.
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He was cross with Gran.
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Look at my castle, he yelled.
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Go home, yelled the man, and don't come back.
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Gran took the children home.
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Biff told Mom about the castle.
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Mom was cross with Gran.
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Gran was sad.
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Gran was in Chip's room.
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She looked at the magic key.
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The key was glowing.
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Gran picked up the key and ran into Biff's room.
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Look at this, she said.
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Oh no, said Kipper.
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It's the magic.
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The magic is working.
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The magic took them to a new adventure.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Gran ORT Oxford Reading Tree Level 5 Readaloud”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Gran, castle, Kipper, magic, bounced. This video has 52 sentences and 318 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:38. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
castle noun/ˈkɑːsəl/A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
bounce verb/baʊns/To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
yell verb/jɛl/To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
toy noun/tɔɪ/Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
glow verb/ɡloʊ/To emit heat and light without a flame.
jump verb/d͡ʒʌmp/To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
hole noun/hoʊl/A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
magic noun/ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order…
cross noun/kɹɑs/A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
pick up verbTo lift; to grasp and raise.
run up verbTo run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.

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 castle, bounce, yell.

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.

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