Shadowing Practice: GSU9 BV - 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video

My first book of poems.

Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the roosters and all the hens could not put Humpty together again.

The Rabbit's Race The rabbits are ready for a race Right now,

they're ready to run When they get hot, their faces turn red As they run a race in the sun

Clouds in the sky We see clouds up in the sky

We cannot see the sun We don't want any rain today

we want to have some fun a pretty card for me

I got a great big envelope in the mail you see

someone made a pretty card something just for me my towel

I threw my towel upon the floor as I was going out the door.

My mother said, not one step more.

Pick up that towel that's on the floor. If you drop it.

If you drop it, pick it up.

If you get it out, put it away.

If you spill it, clean it up.

And when you're finished, you can play the big bump oops I fell

and bumped my head it hurts

so much it made me jump I called my mommy for some help and now I've got a great big bump May I play today?

A friend knocked on my door one day.

He asked me, can you play today?

Mommy, may I go out to play?

Only if Daddy says okay.

The End We like to hear these funny poems again and again and again.

This is the last poem in this book.

So now we're at the end.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 27 sentences and 273 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
poem noun	/ˈpoʊ.əm/	A literary piece written in verse.
bump noun	/bʌmp/	A light blow or jolting collision.
towel noun	/ˈtaʊ̯əl/	A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
cloud noun	/ˈklaʊ̯d/	A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
knock verb	/nɑk/	To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
rabbit noun	/ˈɹæbɪt/	A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
envelope noun	/ˈɛnvə(ˌ)loʊp/	A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
spill verb	/spɪl/	To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
oops	/ups/	Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
hen noun	/hɛn/	A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
rooster noun	/ˈɹustɚ/	A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
jump verb	/d͡ʒʌmp/	To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go out verb	To leave, especially a building.
pick up verb	To lift; to grasp and raise.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've, they'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 poem, bump, towel.

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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