Shadowing Practice: Heinemann Grade K - 32 Polly - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, I'm Teacher Erin.
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Welcome to my story time.
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Today, our story is about a bird.
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A bird named Polly.
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Boys and girls, look at the picture.
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What can you see?
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I can see many things.
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I can see a bird.
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I can see a woman.
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I can see a fruit.
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I can see vegetables.
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I can see Polly.
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Today, our story is Polly.
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Polly likes the banana.
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Boys and girls, what animal likes to eat bananas?
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That's right, a monkey loves to eat bananas.
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Polly likes the carrot.
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Boys and girls, what animal likes to eat carrots?
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Very good, a rabbit likes to eat carrots.
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She likes the apples.
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Boys and girls, is the apple red, blue, or yellow?
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That's right, the apple is red.
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Polly likes the tomato.
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Boys and girls, is the tomato big?
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Yes, yes, it is.
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Polly likes the orange.
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Boys and girls, how does the orange taste?
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Very good.
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The orange tastes sweet.
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Yummy sweet.
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She likes the corn.
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Boys and girls, what color is the corn?
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Yes, very good.
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The corn is yellow.
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She likes the flour.
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Friends, look at the picture.
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What color is the flower?
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Very good.
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The flower is purple.
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Polly likes the hat.
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Boys and girls, look at the picture.
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Is it a big hat or a small hat?
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Yes, it's a big hat.
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And Polly, you are a silly bird
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I'm Teacher Aaron Thank you for reading a story with me
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today I hope you have a wonderful day I'll see you very soon Take care, bye for now
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 46 sentences and 261 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 78% 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 |
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| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| silly adjective | /ˈsɪl.i/ | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| 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… |
| 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) |
| flour noun | /ˈflaʊ.ə/ | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and… |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| yummy adjective | /ˈjʌm.i/ | Delicious. |
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
- 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 corn, banana, carrot.
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.