Shadowing Practice: Heinemann Grade K - 31 Playing Together - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi, I'm Teacher Aaron.
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Welcome to my story time.
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Today, our story is Playing Together.
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Boys and girls, let's look at the picture.
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How many boys and girls can you see in the picture?
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Very good.
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I can see three boys and girls.
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Our story today is Playing Together we like to play with the blocks boys
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and girls what color is the boys shirt very good the boys shirt is green
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and the girls shirt is yellow we like to play with the trucks.
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Friends, are the trucks big or small?
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Yes, the trucks are big.
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These are toy trucks.
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They are small, but real trucks are very big.
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We like to play with the dolls.
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Boys
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and girls do you have a doll yes I think you
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do do you like dolls yes I do too we like to play with the ball boys
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and girls what are some balls you know I know basketball,
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football, ping -pong ball, soccer ball.
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There are many many kinds of balls.
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We like to play with the bears.
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Boys and girls,
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what kind of bears are these that's right these are teddy bears do you like teddy bears yes i do too
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we like to play with the puzzles boys and girls are puzzles easy or hard I think some puzzles are hard.
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Some puzzles are easy, too.
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We like to play with the cars.
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Boys and girls, can cars go fast?
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Zoom.
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Yes, yes they can.
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These are toy cars.
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They go slow.
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Hello.
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We like to play with the toys.
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Boys and girls, how about you?
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Do you like to play with toys?
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Do you have a teddy bear?
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Do you have a doll?
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Do you have a truck or a car?
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Toys are very, very fun.
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I'm teacher Aaron.
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Thank you for reading a story with me today.
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I hope you have a wonderful day.
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I'll see you very soon.
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Take care.
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Bye for now.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 46 sentences and 327 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
doll noun/dɑl/A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
puzzle noun/ˈpʌzəl/The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in…
toy noun/tɔɪ/Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
soccer noun/ˈsɑk.ɚ/Association football.
zoom verb/zuːm/To move fast with a humming noise.
ping verb/pɪŋ/To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
pung noun/pʌŋ/A set of three identical tiles.
truck noun/tɹʌk/A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
shirt noun/ʃɜɹt/An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
yellow adjective/ˈjɛloʊ/Of a yellow hue.
basketball noun/ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
bear verb/bɛə/To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
color noun/ˈkʌl.ə/The spectral composition of visible light.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 doll, puzzle, toy.

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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