Shadowing Practice: guess how much i love you 01 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Found one!
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A flower?
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No, a friend to play with!
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Wee!
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Little Nut Brown Hair, it's too early to play!
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But little Field Mouse, you slept in.
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Huh?
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I did?
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Yes, and I need you to help me find a flower for the sun before she goes to sleep.
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Oh!
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Hey, everything's upside down and back to front.
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That's because today is Topsy Flopsy Day.
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A day when everything feels mixed up.
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Have fun, you two.
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I'll see you back at home, little nut brown hair.
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Have a fun topsy-flopsy day.
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Bye!
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Topsy!
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Oh!
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Look at me!
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I'm walking on the sky!
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Me too!
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But there are no flowers in the sky.
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Oh!
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Little flowers?
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Where are you?
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Come out wherever you are.
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That's not a flower.
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Little Redwood Fox, come out.
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I've got something to show you.
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Not fair.
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Little Redwood Fox, you are right.
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I am?
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Yes.
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Because on Topsy Flopsy Day, you have to throw snowballs at...
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...yourself.
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I got me!
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Good shot.
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What are you doing apart from throwing snowballs at yourself?
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Looking for a flower to give to the sun.
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But it's Topsy Flopsy Day, so we're doing everything upside down.
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Ooh-wee!
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Oh!
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And front to back.
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Why?
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Because it was dark like night when I woke up this morning.
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Today is the shortest day of the year.
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And everything feels all mixed up.
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Oh no!
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What is it, little nut brown hair?
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Look, the sun is already low in the sky.
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She will go to sleep soon, and I haven't found her present yet.
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Maybe we can trick that sleepy sun into staying up a bit later.
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Really?
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How?
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We'll look for a flower...
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...backwards!
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Very tricky, Little Redwood Fox.
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Then the Sun will think time is going backwards too.
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Idea good fairy!
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Come on!
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Look out below!
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Woo-hoo!
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Wow!
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Look at this!
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Did you find a flower?
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I don't know what I found.
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Whatever it is, it's beautiful.
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It's a topsy-flopsy flower made out of ice.
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I think you're right, Little Field Mouse.
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I think the sun will love your present.
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Well, you'd better give it to her quickly.
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She's nearly gone.
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And so am I.
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Good night.
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Stay tight.
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See you in the morning light.
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Hello, sun.
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Thank you for shining.
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Here's a special flower for you.
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I'm very proud of you, my little nut brown hair.
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You are?
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Yes, you found a flower that grows on the shortest day of the year
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Little nut brown hair was very tired after such a topsy-flopsy day
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and was already in bed So did you fit everything into your day?
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Well, I found the sun a flower, explored our meadow, helped you dig for food in the snow, played with my friends.
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And that's nearly everything you had to do.
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I'm so sleepy, I nearly forgot to ask you an important question.
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And what would that be?
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I love you.
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How much, guess?
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Yes.
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Well I love you more than the sun, because you shine so brightly all day and all night.
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Even when you're fast asleep.
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That is a lot of shining.
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with me and all my friends.
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See you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “guess how much i love you 01”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: flower, sun, topsy, flopsy, nut. This video has 97 sentences and 534 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 92 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 16 of its 97 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| upside noun | /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ | The highest or uppermost side or portion of something. |
| backward adjective | /ˈbækwɚd/ | Situated toward or at the rear of something. |
| sleepy adjective | /ˈsliːpi/ | Tired; feeling the need for sleep. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| tricky adjective | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| meadow noun | /ˈmɛd.əʊ̯/ | A field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated with grass or (especially) naturally covered with grass, especially one that is intended to… |
| flopsy adjective | Synonym of floppy. | |
| snowball noun | /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ | A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow… |
| brightly adverb | /ˈbɹaɪtli/ | In a bright manner. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| mix up verb | To mix or blend thoroughly and completely. | |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. | |
| make out of verb | To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance). | |
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm walking on the sky!
- I've got something to show you.
- What are you doing apart from throwing snowballs at yourself?
- We'll look for a flower...
- Did you find a flower?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the shortest |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll see · will go · We'll look |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm walking · are you doing · we're doing |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to throw · had to do |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don'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 flower, shine, upside.
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.