Shadowing Practice: GSU8 BV 9 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Marvin's Friends.
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Today, I am going to see some of my friends at the zoo.
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I am a big monkey, but the chimpanzee is bigger.
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And the gorilla is the biggest one of all.
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The swallow is small, but the butterfly is smaller.
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And the bee is the smallest one of all.
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The fish is long, the snake is longer,
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and the alligator is the longest one of all.
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The zebra is tall, but the elephant is taller,
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and the giraffe is the tallest one of all.
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The cat is loud.
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The dog is louder.
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And the lion is the loudest one of all.
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The panda is slow.
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But the turtle is slower.
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And the caterpillar is the slowest one of all.
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you Here they have started to race.
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The bear is fast.
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The kangaroo is faster.
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And the tiger is the fastest one of all.
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The race is about to finish.
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The tiger is first.
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The kangaroo is next.
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And the bear is last.
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The gorilla is on the ground.
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I climb on top of him.
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Then the chimpanzee jumps on top of me.
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The chimpanzee is on the top.
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I'm in the middle.
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And the gorilla is on the bottom.
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Do you think we make a funny sandwich?
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 32 sentences and 211 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 81 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gorilla noun | /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ | An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates. |
| tiger noun | /ˈtaɪɡə/ | Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. |
| kangaroo noun | /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ | A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| butterfly noun | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. |
| turtle noun | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
| panda noun | /ˈpɑndə/ | A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual. |
| chimpanzee noun | /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ | Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans… |
| alligator noun | /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ | Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have… |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, caterpillar /ˈkætɚˌpɪlɚ/
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 gorilla, tiger, kangaroo.
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.