Shadowing Practice: L2 014 Meet the Animals 14 Rattlesnake - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “L2 014 Meet the Animals 14 Rattlesnake”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: rattlesnake, animal, prey, skin. This video has 31 sentences and 160 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:32. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 69% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 8 of its 31 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prey noun | /pɹeɪ/ | That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| falcon noun | /ˈfælkən/ | Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey. |
| prairie noun | /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ | An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America. |
| desert noun | /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ | A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| mouse noun | /maʊs/ | Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail. |
| 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) |
| fork noun | /fɔɹk/ | A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food. |
| warn verb | /woɹn/ | To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
| crawl verb | /kɹɔːl/ | To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby. |
| rattlesnake noun | /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/ | Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where do you live?
- What's on your tail?
- What do you eat?
- How do you find food?
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 prey, bite, goodbye.
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.