Shadowing Practice: How Cheese Is Made! | Ever Wonder? | Highlights Kids - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today on Ever Wonder, we're at Calkins Creamery, a dairy farm that makes cheese.
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Emily and Maggie are going to show us their process.
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There are many different types of cheese, but the first step is always milking the cow.
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The milk is stirred in the pasteurizer, which heats up and kills off bacteria that naturally lives in the milk.
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Starter cultures and rennet are added, which helps to make the milk curd and stick together.
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After stirring and resting, the cheese becomes wobbly, which means it's almost ready.
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After it becomes more solid, they divide the cheese up into small squares.
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The extra liquid from the cheese, called whey, is drained out, and the cheese is stirred again.
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After it's completely drained, it's divided and then hooped, which is when they put it in different containers.
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It looks like popcorn.
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This cheese is wrapped up in a cheesecloth and then pressed, which gets rid of the excess moisture and forms the shape of the cheese.
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This other cheese is being poured into molding containers and is then flipped several times.
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cheese can also be dipped in wax left to grow mold around it or soaked in a brine for more flavor
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next time you're eating a delicious cheese curd be sure to thank your local cow thanks for
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “How Cheese Is Made!”. This video has 14 sentences and 219 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stir verb | /stɝ/ | To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| divide verb | /dɪˈvaɪd/ | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| drain noun | /dɹiːn/ | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) |
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| mold noun | /moʊld/ | A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and… |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| excess noun | /ˈɛksɛs/ | The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. |
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| dairy noun | /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ | (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk. |
| dip verb | /dɪp/ | To lower into a liquid. |
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heat up verb | To heat, to cause to become hotter. |
| stick together verb | To physically combine or join together by adhesion. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is stirred · are added · is drained |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | hooped, which is |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is always milking · is being · you're eating |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to show |
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 stir, divide, drain.
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.