Shadowing Practice: Grid Unlocked | S7 E1 | Learn Times Tables | @Numberblocks - Full Episode - 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 me!
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That's three, five, four, three, two, one, time for some number fun!
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You can count on us with the number blocks!
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Great work, Times Tables!
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We're halfway through flight training.
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Now take it up to five spots each.
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Sorry!
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Bit of a jet power problem.
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Hmm.
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The five -by -five booster grid is up ahead.
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That might help.
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Oh, no!
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Oh!
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Uh -oh.
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Ooh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh, that doesn't look good.
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Oh, dear.
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The 5x5 booster grid is failing.
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This is a job for...
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Hush, hush.
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5x3.
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3x5.
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Time for a swift exit.
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Hi, 15.
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Had a feeling you might need a lift.
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Thank you, 5x table.
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3x5.
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Three fives.
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Go, go, go!
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Whoa!
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Fifteen!
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Jump!
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If I can be three fives, I can also be...
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High threes!
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Whee!
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Good luck!
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15!
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Thank goodness you're here.
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We need to get the 5x5 booster grid fully powered up.
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Hmm, so many empty spaces.
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Maybe we can fill them in again.
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Five times three is 15.
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So what happens if I slide in there?
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Ho -ho -ho!
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The three times table looks better already.
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We can turn this situation around.
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That's not all we can turn around.
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Five times three is fifteen.
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So I can turn around and be three times five as well.
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I think turning things around could really speed things up.
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This is a job for...
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The Super Special Secret Step Squad is here.
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Look at that first column.
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One lot of one.
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One lot of two.
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A wood lot of three...
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Wood lot?
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Of each of us.
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Let's fill that column up.
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Nice fit.
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And look, the first row looks a lot like the first column.
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If we turn it around.
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Oh.
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I'm starting to spot a pattern here the first row turned around matches the first column.
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And the second row matches the second column.
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Let's use some twos.
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I'm three times two.
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I'm two times three.
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Both ways around, the answer's me.
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Six.
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Hooray!
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Two times four is eight.
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And so is four times two.
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And ten is five times two.
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Yeah!
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Which turned around is two times five.
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We're really moving now.
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Three times four equals four times three.
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Twelve!
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Ha -ha!
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Four times five equals five times four.
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Twenty!
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Hooray!
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One empty space left, and I think I know who can fill it.
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Check out the diagonal.
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One times one, two times two, three times three, four times four.
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Five times five is twenty -five.
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Whichever way you turn me around.
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Hooray!
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I think that turned out rather well.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Yeah!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Grid Unlocked”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: column, hooray, booster, grid, blocks. This video has 96 sentences and 450 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:50. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| column noun | /ˈkɒləm/ | A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. |
| grid noun | /ɡɹɪd/ | A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. |
| booster noun | /ˈbustɚ/ | Something that boosts. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| swift noun | /swɪft/ | A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. |
| goodness noun | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | The state or characteristic of being good. |
| halfway adverb | /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ | Half of the way between two points. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| whichever | /wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/ | Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'. |
| hush verb | /hʌʃ/ | To become quiet. |
| diagonal adjective | /daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/ | Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron). |
| twos noun | /tuz/ | A reserves team. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turn around verb | To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We're halfway through flight training.
- That's not all we can turn around.
- Let's fill that column up.
- Both ways around, the answer's me.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might help · might need |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is failing · I'm starting · We're really moving |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 column, grid, booster.
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.