Shadowing Practice: Group projects be like... #LordoftheFlies #shorts - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh!
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It's spreading quickly.
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Because all the wood has dried out and rotten.
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It's spiffing stuff.
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Ralph, if it pleases you, Chief, the hunters will also be the fire givers.
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We will have charge of the signal fire.
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You think you can handle both hunting and the fire?
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We won't let you down, Chief.
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That's me!
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That's me!
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I did it!
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It's getting big.
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Must be the air.
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It's the wood.
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It's the rotten wood.
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Mom, quick!
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Get back!
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It's on the tree!
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Oh, God!
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Oh, God!
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Sam!
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You've messed this up.
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Good and proper.
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The signal's getting bigger.
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Trees are too close.
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It'll spread.
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It won't spread too far.
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It won't spread too far.
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It's in the trees!
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Sam!
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Sam!
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Everybody, watch out!
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Sam!
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What are we doing?
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Sam, where are we going?
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William, step back!
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How do we stop it?
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Firebread.
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In the Great Fire of London they made a firebread.
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We must chop these trees, we're going to stop it.
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Chop them with what?
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No!
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Stop it down the mountain!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Group projects be like..”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sam, tree, wood, spread. This video has 43 sentences and 173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:30. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rotten adjective | /ˈɹɑtn̩/ | Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents. |
| chop verb | /t͡ʃɑp/ | To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions. |
| hunter noun | /ˈhʌntɚ/ | One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. |
| giver noun | /ˈɡɪvɚ/ | One who gives; a donor or contributor. |
| spiff noun | /spɪf/ | Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner. |
| signal noun | /ˈsɪɡnəl/ | A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel. |
| mess noun | /mɛs/ | A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation. |
| hunt verb | /hʌnt/ | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
| 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. |
| spread verb | /spɹid/ | To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space. |
| quickly adverb | /ˈkwɪk.li/ | Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition. |
| quick adjective | /kwɪk/ | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| everybody | /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ | All people. |
| handle noun | /ˈhæn.d(ə)l/ | The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved. |
| dry adjective | /ˈdɹaɪ̯/ | Free from or lacking moisture. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dry out verb | To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| step back verb | /stɛp ˈbæk/ | To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You think you can handle both hunting and the fire?
- What are we doing?
- Sam, where are we going?
- How do we stop it?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has dried · You've messed |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will also be · will have · won't let |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are we doing · are we going |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as won't, it'll, we're. 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 rotten, chop, hunter.
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.