Shadowing Practice: GS9 Brown II GSU9AV - Learn English Speaking with Video

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There's a little brown barn on a little old farm Where little brown bugs sleep on little brown rugs
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And little brown ducks ride little brown trucks And little brown cats wear little brown hats
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There's a little brown barn on a little old farm
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Where little brown dogs live in little brown logs
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And little brown mice eat little brown rice And little brown ants wear little brown pants Brown,
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brown, there's so much brown Well, I think so Just turn around,
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you'll see more brown
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That's all I know
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There's a little brown barn on a little old farm where little brown bugs sleep on little brown rugs.
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And little brown ducks ride little brown trucks.
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And little brown cats wear little brown hats.
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There's a little brown barn on a little old farm where little Little brown dogs live in little brown logs
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And little brown mice eat little brown rice And little brown ants wear little brown pants Brown,
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brown, there's so much brown Well, I think so Just turn around,
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you'll see more brown That's all I know.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “GS9 Brown II GSU9AV”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: brown, barn, farm, wear. This video has 15 sentences and 183 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 80% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
barn noun[ˈbɑɹn]A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
pants noun/pænts/An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
log noun/lɔɡ/The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
mouse noun/maʊs/Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
duck noun/dʌk/Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
bug noun/bʌɡ/An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
ant noun/ænt/Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
rug noun/ˈɹʌɡ/A partial covering for a floor.
truck noun/tɹʌk/A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
hat noun/hæ̞ʔ/A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
wear verb/wɛ(ə)ɹ/To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
farm noun/ˈfɑɹm/A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
ride verb/ɹaɪd/To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
cat noun/ˈkæt/A mammal of the family Felidae.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
turn around verbTo physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionyou'll see

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 barn, pants, log.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →