Shadowing Practice: Heinemann Grade K - 7 Making Soup - Learn English Speaking with Video
A1Heinemann Grade K - 17. I Can Read
A1Heinemann Grade K - 52 My Bear
A1Heinemann Grade K - 58 Birds
A1Heinemann Grade K - 56 Making A Pizza
A1Heinemann Grade K - 27. Little Things
A1Heinemann Grade K - 12. Dad
A1Heinemann Grade K - 18. Baby
A1Heinemann Grade K - 54 The Play
A1Heinemann Grade K - 25. My Lunch
A1Heinemann Grade K - 24. Making A Snowman
A1Heinemann Grade K - 13. At The Zoo
A1Heinemann Grade K - 59 Flap Flap Fly
A1Heinemann Grade K - 5 Over The River
A1Heinemann Grade K - 2 Rex
A1Heinemann Grade K - 1. At The Market
A1Heinemann Grade K - 32 Polly
A1Heinemann Grade K - 31 Playing Together
A1Heinemann Grade K - 28. Packing My Bag
A1Heinemann Grade K - 26. Toys
A1Heinemann Grade K - 16. Tom
![7. Making Soup - Grade K [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YK-Oj-H-piw/mqdefault.jpg)
A17. Making Soup - Grade K [Heinman] - Enghlish For Kids
A102 G1 Frog Food
A1Family And Friends 1 - Unit 12
A114. On The Way To School - Enghlish For Kids
A1110-G1 A Trip to the Laundramutt
A1Children's Cartoon Totoy | The Story of José Totoy's Little Soup!!!
A1GK Eng 006 Lesson 003
A1Razkid - Level B - Applesauce | English for kids #englishforkids #tienganhchotre #razkids
A1English Listening Practice – Making Dumplings | Short English Story with Subtitles
![[Learn English Through Show and Tell] Show and Tell 2_ Unit 6 _ We're growing pumpkins.](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DrdKQmBZ3tc/mqdefault.jpg)
A1[Learn English Through Show and Tell] Show and Tell 2_ Unit 6 _ We're growing pumpkins.
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Heinemann Grade K - 7 Making Soup”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: soup, boys, girls, carrots, beans. This video has 53 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:20. The speaker talks slowly, about 80 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 9 of its 53 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| 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. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| 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) |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| spoon noun | /spuːn/ | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. |
| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| bowl noun | /boʊl/ | As much as is held by a bowl. |
| 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. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are we going to do in our story?
- Boys and girls, how many beans can you see?
- Friends, what happens when you cut onions?
- I'll see you very soon.
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 soup, corn, bean.
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.